Funny you said that, I have to go in to get a new drivers license even though it doesn't expire till '07. People keep looking at the pic, then at me, then at the pic, then at me....
When I got the license, I lied and said I was 200lbs. I figured nobody can tell, fat is fat. Two years ago at 245lbs, I never, ever, ever thought I could really see 200lbs again. Today, I'm 155 with 30
(ish
) more lbs to lose.
For me, perspective is when I go to the gym and heft the 45lb plates up onto the leg press, and think, I can't pick up 2 of these at once, yet that's what I was carrying around strapped to my body at all times just 2 years ago.
Some days, like today, when I'm really down on myself for not working out 2 or 3 days in a row because of this and that, I get depressed and angry and have really negative thoughts. Then I visit this forum, and I read everybody's stories, and I think about my own journey, and find somthing to put it in perspective. Sorry for the ramble, but this kind of thing really keeps me going every day.
So, Chris, thanks for posting this thread, Imnotjoking, congrats, and Hiccup -- you'll get there!