43.4% Thanks, buddies, for all your sweet comments re: missing me and telling me not to worry if I gain. Just so you know, though, I never thought that any of YOU would judge me for gaining, it was more that I was trying to avoid thinking about it and getting down about it myself. Fortunately, the weight is going back down again. Starting just after I weighed in last, I've had a few unusually bad days food-wise. Too many carbs + too much cortisol + Easter holiday = too much food. I'm refocusing and I feel like I am off to a better start today already. I've also been slacking on the strength training and stretching and want to pick that back up again. I'll be going to the beach with my little sis (who's on spring break from college) later, so I hope to get lots of walkng in.
I'm sooooo looking forward to reaching my next mini-goal. I will post a new picture then. My profile picture is really of me from when I first got up to about where I am down to now. It also makes me look skinnier than I was because I intentionally took it from above so as to avoid capturing my chin/neck area. So, if my new picture looks worse rather than better, don't worry, its not. People lately are not just telling me I look skinny but that I look "different." Here's a picture of me in January before I really started losing:
and here's a picture of me as a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding, the last time I weighed 185:
[img src]me bridesmaid.jpg[/img src]
and, for an extra special preview ;) here's a picture of me last time I weighed about 175:
[img src]me & sar.jpg[/img src]
Anyway, I don't know if you can tell the difference, but looking at my face in the mirror and at pics that others have taken of me (but not given me copies of) I do think I look "different" in a way that resembles my bridesmaid picture more than it resembles my January picture.
When I hit 185, I am also going SHOPPING!! :)
Have an awesome day! I am with all of you in spirit as we reach our goals together!
addendum:
let me try these photos one more time.
january: <img src>http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=214754624/PictureID=4723332606/a=21332059_21332059/t_=21332059</img src>
185: [img src]http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=214754624/PictureID=4723332606/a=21332059_21332059/t_=21332059[/img src]
175ish: [img src]http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=214754624/PictureID=4723322072/a=21332059_21332059/t_=21332059[/img src]
When I looked this up, I realized it was from about 5 mos before I was thinking it was... so it may be more like 170 or even 165, not exactly sure.
