Chapter 9: The True Test

I unloaded my car and put my things in my room.  I then got into my PJs, since it was already about 10pm, and made my way into the laundry room which is where the scale was located.  I turned on the light and stood there looking at it.  I honestly felt like I was waiting to hear my verdict for murder.  I finally took a deep breath and stepped on the scale. 

The needle spun around and bounced into the 200's.  I couldn't look.  I finally heard the needle stop moving.  I slowly looked down.  My heart was beating and I felt like I could die at any minute.  The scale read "260"....my mouth dropped and I nearly fainted.  Tears welled up in my eyes when I did the math in my head and realized I had dropped 30lbs in less than three months. 

I stepped off the scale and stood there, looking at the scale, my mouth open, still dumbfounded that I had lost 30lbs.  I stepped back on it, shaking my head, believing that something must be wrong.  Once again it read "260".  I stepped off and walked into the living room.  I was almost in tears as I looked at my dad and said "I've lost 30 pounds."  He looked at me, smiled, and said "That's great Chase!" 

For once in my life I felt worth something.  I quickly went to the computer and went to the same site as before to find my BMI.  I typed in my height and weight and it read "Obese".  I was Obese, no longer Morbidly Obese, but just Obese.  My heart dropped and I knew this was no longer a great start, but this was a great accomplishment.  I had not weighed 260 since Sophomore year of high school.  It was a great feeling. 

My mom and sister came home and they noticed too.  Throughout Spring Break I ran into many old friends and some noticed while others could probably care less.  But I didn't mind.  I was doing this for me, nobody else.  I noticed and that's all that mattered.  Or so I thought.