Latest Before and After Pictures

It's so important in my journey to take pictures of my body. I forget how far I've come, or how much I really did weigh before. I, like all of us sometimes just don't have a realistic view day to day of my body. Pictures help me see the outside reality.

What I see now, I've done a lot of work that I would hate to undo. I have what I've worked for so I don't need or want to blow it now!

I've come along way baby!

Before and Current pictures!

09/01/2011 Picture

Here is my latest Pic

weighing in at 175 pounds

and feeling good.
If I'd know how good I'd feel I would have never gained the weight, actually if I'd know how bad I would feel with the weight I wouldn't have gained it!

Reality Check

This past Saturday I wore this skirt ......

and it was tight, not tight like,

"doesn't that look nicely fitted" but tight like,

"oh, my goodness I don't know if I can sit down in this skirt!"

Nevermind that I wore this same skirt just last Sunday and it was fine!?!

Today I started walking/running again!

3 miles in 44.43minutes!

August's picture

Weight 175

shirt size Medium (!)

pants (cotton) size 12

**I turned the bathroom light on for the picture on the right

and please ignore the tp next to my head!**

I love my new little bargain shirt

I found it for just $7.50 on the sale rack!

June's 2nd picture

OK, I just couldn't stick with June's 1st picture!

It just wasn't my best day and My curling iron broke!

The great thing about this being MY blog,

I can put whatever I want on it, and

I want another June Picture!

June picture take 2

weight 184

size 10 skirt

size L top

(all cotton and it's been washed)

June's picture

173 pounds

large top

size12 skirt

Let's not mention the bad hair day I was experiencing,

seems you get those whatever your weight is!!?!

May's Picture

May 16, 2010

176 pounds

size 10 skirt

large top

Easter picture

Easter Sunday

with my boys

I believe weighing around 184

in a size L shirt!

Slim Down week #4 results

Results week #4
-1 pound
-1.25 inches
of me GONE!
Gone! Gone! Gone!
Things I've learned
in week #4
I don't ever want to be the lady that wears her jewelry, her nice clothes and full make up while working out!
Yes, I've seen 'her' but I've not seen her perspire!
Gum is my friend
it changes the taste in my mouth, so I know that the meal is over!
I think it's time to put a riser under my step
the workout is becoming too easy
I always thought I had a 'bad leg'
all it was needed to be worked out! It's a GREAT leg!
It's still hard to find time for me
even after 4 weeks
I like to work out
but it's time to 'shake things' up with my workout.

Slim Down day #1 (02/01/10)

This morning marked our first weigh in and
workout with our "Biggest Loser" type program at the local Y.
I knew what I weighed so it wasn't a surprise.

I weigh 203 pounds

my measurements are

Chest 41"

Waist 40.25"

Hip 45"

Thigh 25.75"

to my knowledge this is the biggest I've ever been!

My friend Stephanie goes at 8 and does the water aerobics.
I meet her there for an hour of working out together.
Today we did the Elliptical machine.
then I went to a low impact aerobics class.
In the middle of the class I swore I was going to die.
So it must have been doing good, right?
I made it all the way through the class.

Then I came home and got out my Calorie King program.
I love this program it makes watching what I eat a breeze.
*I paid $50 for this program eons ago and they still allow me to download new foods, BUT there is a similar program that is free. I don't recall the name right now, but if you're interested just look around.

Where it all began

In order for me to always remember where I came from (and where I could be again) here are my before pictures. They aren't pretty but they are the reality of my body.

Christmas Eve 2009

New Year's at Midnight 2010
Gotta love those Chins!

let's see how many are there in this picture,

when I'm not even trying to make them

I think I see 4!