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My Progress (Pictures)

8/1/08

Height: 5′8″

Starting weight:  227

BMI:  34.5– obese

 

9/13/08

weight:  210.5

BMI: 32.0– obese

11/1/08

weight: 191

BMI: 29.0– Overweight

12/1/08

weight: 181.5

BMI: 27.6– Overweight

1/1/09

 weight:  171.5

BMI:  26.1– overweight

This was taken New Year’s Eve.  I didn’t actually wear this out, but it’s the only picture I have.  I was fooling around while my friend was taking pictures.  I just realized you can really tell I’m more tan.  I had only been twice in a month.  Maybe it’s the lighting since it’s in a different place.

                     

2/1/09

Weight:  164

BMI: 24.9– Normal!  Woo hoo!!

Well, my BMI is finally normal– just barely, but that’s okay.  I couldn’t decide which picture, so I just put them both in.  I’m wearing a size 8 in jeans now, and I have one more month left on my program before I go into stabilization.  I should continue to lose about 1 lb. a week on stabilization for six weeks, so if I’m not all the way there by the end of February, it’s okay. Hopefully I can make it close to 150 by March 1st.  I think I should be able to do that as long as I keep up the hard work at the gym and don’t cheat too much this month.

June 7, 2009     Weight:  165

I just realized that I was exactly one pound heavier in this photo than I was in February!  I find that totally depressing since I’ve been on a “diet” the whole time.  Granted, I gained about 20 lbs. that I re-lost, but it’s still a bit depressing.  Okay– I’m over it.  At least I didn’t gain it all back.  It’s all part of the process, I suppose.  This dress is from White House Black Market, and people kept telling me all evening how good I looked, and in person, I thought it looked much better than it does in the photo.  The skirt makes me look like I have a tummy bump in the photo.  Isn’t that how it always works?  So, I’m not sure which was the true perception.  Who knows.  I made the little lace jacket the night before because I didn’t want to go with bare arms.  I think I could pull it off now, but I’m still a little weird about my arms.  Anyhow, I had no pattern, and it turned out great.  Go me– I’m rather proud of it.  Too bad you can’t see much of it in the photo.

GOAL– end of February 2009 (when my program expires)

Goal weight:  145

Goal BMI:  22– mid range of normal