Not trying to knock the purpose of this thread, but I've found its crucial to long term success to not have an ultimate goal in mind, at least not in terms of a number on the scale. My goal has become to live and eat healthily, and let my body adjust as it will. Sure, I might try to lose fat, I might try to gain muscle, but there is absolutely no point I could ever get to where I would say ok, thats enough, I made it, lets celebrate. It just won't happen. My body will never be perfect, and I can always work harder to make myself better/healthier. As long as I can force myself to accept that fact, I know I will be successful in maintaining my new healthy lifestyle for the rest of my life. I've faltered before... I got to a number/look I thought I could be content with, only to find that becoming content let me slide back into old ways, and gain more weight back than I ever imagined I would. It won't happen again.
All that being said, I still have fun, and there are still things I look forward to doing that I wasn't able to do before as a result of my size. I still have mini goals, and my next goal is to be able to ride the major roller coasters at Cedar Point. When I achieve that goal, I plan to spend a day at the amusement park doing nothing but coasters non stop, trying to see how many rides I can get on in a single day, specifically focusing on the ones I wasn't able to ride before. That will be a fun day. Only question is whether I'll make it by the end of this season, or have to wait for next. I trying really hard for this season - halloween weekend, <30lbs to go... I might just have enough time to make it.