I said I'd post some progress pics, so here are the best I could scrape together. I don't have any shots of me at my heaviest, 304.5. You might understand why. The earliest one in my weight loss journey that I have is from November of '05, which, according to my log, was about 288:
Here I am making a toast at my wedding in May of '06 - 285 pounds:
March of '09, in front of a recently completed woodworking project, at about 255:
Another update, taken July 17, at 234: