Down with the weight

I have struggled with my weight all of my life. Some of it real, some of it perceived and some of it from comments made by other people. A couple of years ago I had a tough time emotionally and man did those pounds pack on. I often avoid mirrors and rarely let anyone take a photo of me. Sometimes when I look in the mirror it's either, "wow, I'm not as fat as I think I am" or "Holy cow, look how fat I am."
I came to the realization after vacation this year that if something were to happen to me, my kids wouldn't even have photos of me. So I made a mind shift and decided this is it! Since that time I have been working out and trying to eat better. It has already been a challenge which I would have normally given up on, but I have to do this for me! So here is my before total and photo, I hope to be down by 15lb by mid August.
June 20th...Day 1 weight 175#