Towards the End of my Honeymoon February 2008: 138 Pounds
After my honeymoon I was like that's it - i'm over being this size. I joined a gym in April and went from doing nothing to working out 4-5 days per week with my friend Monica. I did 3 miles cardio/day and strength training 3 days/week. This picture was taken Labor Day weekend - two days before I started the blog.
Labor Day Weekend, August 29, 2008: 136 Pounds
When I decided to start the blog (following this vacation) I took some progress pics so I would have something to compare my 115-pound self to (my goal self). Here are some taken the day before I started the blog.
August 31: 135 Pounds
I started seeing results in September and I saw them QUICK - losing 10 pounds that month (which I credit to the blog and Spark People - calorie tracking!). This photo was taken on September 27, a meer 27 days after the picture above, but 9.5 pounds less on my frame.
I kept on working and lost a few more pounds. Here is one on October 11 at 124 pounds (back in Auburn again).
Now i'm at 117.5 (today - i've been bouncing between this and 118/119 for a week or so). Here are some pics taken this morning, Dec. 24, 2008.
Yes - I am a big old cheeseball. I'm also excited because I just got 4" taken off my hair and i'm loving the shorter length! Here are some 'before and afters' - the 'afters' were taken this morning!
The dress kind of swallowed me now.... Sad, too, because when I bought it I had it altered!
I could really tell here...
September 27: 126.5 Pounds
I kept on working and lost a few more pounds. Here is one on October 11 at 124 pounds (back in Auburn again).
October 11: 124 pounds
Lost a few more the next few weeks...I know it's not the best photo - but the rest are in coats or in large groups! I can mostly tell in my face here...
October 25: 121 Pounds
Now i'm at 117.5 (today - i've been bouncing between this and 118/119 for a week or so). Here are some pics taken this morning, Dec. 24, 2008.
Yes - I am a big old cheeseball. I'm also excited because I just got 4" taken off my hair and i'm loving the shorter length! Here are some 'before and afters' - the 'afters' were taken this morning!
The dress kind of swallowed me now.... Sad, too, because when I bought it I had it altered!
I could really tell here...
These were my FAVORITE Hudson jeans.... mostly because it got to a point when these were the only ones that fit comfortably. Now - they just hang!
The dress from my honeymoon was so loose! I tried tightening the halter but it just hung there stupidly. The first 'after' picture is me showing the excess fabric and the second one is me attempting to show you the extra!
I think my legs are slowly slimming up. I'm pretty straight up and down but a bit of a pear so my legs (and butt!) will be the last to shape up.
So - what do you think?! I know the 'befores' weren't the best... I never thought to to do them until August - and by then i'd been working out regularly for over 4 months! But again, I didn't start Spark People until September 2 and that's when I really started tracking and losing. Anyway, I hope you can tell a difference!
Oh real quick - Austin wasn't too interesting in participating in the before and afters - but here is a couple of afters and a before i snagged!! He's holding steady at 178/179 (he's 6'2") - i'm so proud of him! (if you click on the picture below and it gets larger you can really tell!)
UPDATE February 7, 2009
These are me as of 2/7 at 114.5 (compared to August 2008 at far left and December 2008 in the middle).
I can't tell a HUGE difference, but really - we're talking August, to December to February.
More comparison pics... (August 2008 - 135 pounds, December 2008 - 117.5 pounds, February 2009 - 114.5 pounds)
That's it for now!!
