One Cookie at a Time

My weight loss is snagged on a plateau. I'm trying hard not to get hung-up on pounds lost. Overall health and well-being is a much better score card, but I’m getting close to being less than 200 pounds.

200 pounds is a significant milestone. I know intellectually 200 is just a number, but in my mind it's the threshold back to new life. I remember the struggle and resignation when I crossed 200 going the other way. It was a hard reality to face, but slowly, one bite at a time; it was 210, then 220, then 250 and ultimately 320. No one ever decides to give up, to get fat. It creeps up on you one cookie at a time until one day you are trapped in your circumstance. Worst of all, it becomes normal.

 

I am forever thankful for the opportunity to have Weight Loss Surgery. I cannot overstate the impact it has had in my life. As I approach this next milestone, I can tell you there is going to be a serious happy-dance as I cross this threshold.