I had an emotional moment today...

I had a really good moment today and got pretty emotional about it. I just wanted to share…

I was walking toward the Hanover Admin building to get a permit signed and the front of their building is all windows and doors. So, you can see your reflection in the glass. It was bright and sunny today so I could really see myself coming towards the building. I couldn’t help but notice how much my overall appearance has changed.   I know I look in a mirror everyday, but not full length, from a distance, watching myself walk and all.  It was sort of out of body experience like, like I was watching someone ELSE walk towards the building.  Obviously I’m smaller, but I’m starting to get my hourglass back, I can see my waist and my neck looked longer and my head seemed smaller and my hips weren’t so wide. I nearly stopped dead in my tracks because I thought to myself “I look NORMAL”. I mean, you know as normal as it is to be 250lbs, but seriously, considering that I have lost a third of my body weight at this point, 250 is pretty damned normal looking to me after all these years of looking at my fat ass reflection.

After I was finished up and was driving away, I was almost overcome with tears because I just couldn’t believe that I’m finally at a place that I’m happy again. Granted, I have a long road ahead, but I’m just so pleased with my results so far and I can’t tell you how happy and emotional it made me to feel normal again.  It's been so long.