About Me:  Before and During Pictures

Hi Everyone,

Here I am again, with some before pictures, as well as some "during" pictures.  I've got a long way to go before I can show "after" pictures!

Let's see, my highest weight was somewhere over 276.  I'm not sure how much over, only that I've blocked it from my mind!  It was one of those days that I got off the scale, dazed and scared to realize I was over 275, well on my way to 300 pounds.

Nope, of course I didn't have any pictures of me at that weight!  If it looked like there was a camera anywhere near, I ran off screaming.

Still, I have a picture near my high weight and some gory statistics.  I also have my most recent photo.

OK, here's me at close to my top weight, somewhere around 265 pounds.  This is one time I did want to get a photo, so I could document my weight loss. Approximate measurements (since I was too scared to actually do them at the time): Waist = 44" Hips = 57" I could only get into some stretch pants, so I am not really sure what my real pants size was, but I'm guessing between 24 and 26.
Here's my most recent photo, taken December 14, 2007. The statistics are: Weight:  226 Waist:  36.75 Hips:  49.5 I'm finally able to wear size 20 pants and size 18 tops. Progress! Up to this point, I have lost the weight with a combination of 3 day diets and NutriSystem.  I started with the 3 day diets, then began NutriSystem when my husband decided to join. My goal weight is 135.
This is March 21, 2008.  The statistics are: Weight:  211 Waist:  35 Hips:  47 This outfit is about... hmm...8 years old.  I've worn it maybe a half dozen times before today.  It's a size 18, and the top is loose -- I'm probably 16 there. Gosh, my hair looks terrible -- a windy day! The clothes I wore in the December photo are too large on me now. Still using Nutrisystem.

I'm the first person to admit:  gaining the weight was all my fault.  No one force-fed me, no one coerced me into eating that extra piece of cake or extra scoop of ice cream.

And I finally realized that I was the only person who could lose the weight.  What I mean, is that I had to really want to do it.

No diet in the world was going to work, no pill or no surgery could make me lose weight unless I really, truely wanted to.

Every day is a struggle, but at least I can look at my old clothes and old measurements and say, "I won't ever be there again!"

Oh, and although I have kept one outfit (one pair of pants and one top) as a reminder, I have given or thrown all the rest of my largest sizes away.  I don't want any "fat clothes" around that I could feel comfortable in.

My next goal -- size 16 jeans!

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Stay Away From the TV!

No, not because you have the tendency to snack (although that, too).

I recently tried counted food-related commercials on TV, during a one hour time frame.

Each break had one or more commercials about food...and I'm not talking diet food, either!

It's frustrating and scary to realize how we're bombarded each day with the message:

EAT!