I did it!

I did it! I REALLY did it! My first, long-haul goal has been reached. It's been 7 month and 3 days for me to lose 45 kgs, or 100 US lbs.
I set out to do this in a year, and I am already done. Wow. Honestly, I was not sure I would be able to do it when I started, but having such great tools from Fatsecret, using the website and the phone app really helped me keep track of things, and of course the unending support of my beautiful with helped me immensely. I could not have done this without her. My friends have been SO supportive also, hearing me yacking on and on about weigh loss for what must have seemed forever. Thanks for all the "likes" on Facebook and all the positive comments, both online and in "real life".
Now, I am off to phase two: Lose another 10 kgs, to get under 100 kgs. I think that's where I comfortably see myself, but I won't know until I'm there. We'll see.
Today, I will hang with my brother, we're doing campfire and hot dogs.
I included a couple of before and after photos in this post.
The first picture is taken one year ago, at my brother's house, ALSO doing hotdogs.
The "after" picture is taken this morning.
Indeed, life is good.

Before:



After:

Congrats! The before and afters show just how far you've come. Go give your wife an extra hug. You both deserve it!

What amazing progress!!!!!!!!!! You look wonderful!! Keep up the good work! You managed 45kg you can do the 10 last!!! Congratulations to you!!! I'm sure you will inspire a lot of people!! save one hot dog for me!!! Have fun!!

Amazing transformation, kingkeld! You must be so proud of yourself, and I bet your wife is pretty thrilled, too. I like hearing how her support helped you through this journey. Good luck completing it and keeping up with your new healthy lifestyle.

WOW! Your story keeps me motivated! way to go! You should be proud!

Very inspiring for me. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on your progress.

Congratulations! Everyone on this site knows how much effort it really took to get there. You should be proud. Keep up the hard work!

Thanks for sharing your story. Amzing!

Way to go! It's not easy to commit to making the change and then stick with it, but you've done a great job. Such a transformation!

wow - you are amazing and such an inspiration )

WOOOT! CONGRAD's and thank you so much for sharing your story. Awesome pics!!!

Outstanding!

Congrats!

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. You look great - I bet you feel even better. Good luck with the next 10kg.

Hooray for the C-note! Congratulations, you have definitely earned the right to celebrate! It's wonderful to have a huge milestone like this to get you motivated to work on that next goal. Awesome!

This is amazing and so inspirational. I need to lose about 60 kgs as well, So far i am about 2/3 of the way through. The difference is remarkable. This truly inspires me to keep at it. Thank you

I know you can get to your next goal !

Congrats!! You're an inspiration.

thank you for sharing! Congratulations and you have done an amazing job on your journey!

Thanks for all the acknowledgements, guys. It means a lot more than you think. Yes, I do feel like a whole new person, it it will get better still.

Well Done! Looking terrific really!