I should get a copy of my before pics. Even though I'm only going on my fourth week of IP, I still want to see. :)

Thank you! I had pictures taken every 2 weeks but, it was when I saw these 2 pictures together that I could see the difference for the first time. I still don't see a difference in real life. Even today, I put on a pair of shorts which were the smallest I'd been able to wear since high school, although they were quite loose, I wasn't able to reconcile that I am smaller than I have ever been.

Even when people say you are skinny, (I am not and they are polite :) ), I can't accept that they are speaking in terms of where I came from to now. I hear it and think "no, I am the same."

Thank you! I will post new pictures after my vacation next week. I should be able to get several new photos to share!

Remember when you were excited about your bathing suit?? Well, I tried on my last bathing suit yesterday. It is the last because I've toss out all the big ones. It doesn't fit!! It is loose everywhere. I was hoping to wear it for the trip as it was a size 12 and the top fit well last time I tried it. NOT gonna happen. I will be swimsuit shopping this week it seems.


Thank you. :) I appreciate that so much. By the way, I was referring to the exclamation points. ;) I am quite expressing with my hands and voice. Somehow, I can't get away from over using exclamation points too. LOL...

I was wondering, are you a teacher, editor, or somehow very skilled with English writing skills? I notice that your structure is very clear and well done. I have even see you catch your own split infinitives. I wish I were strong with my grammar skills.

carla'

omgosh, i am SO excited for you!!!!!! i have YET to buy the new swimsuit, still waering the one that i bought on my honeymoon.

sad but funny story now. i was 4 months pregnant with my son on our honeymoon(my daughter was with a not so wonderful potential husband-so i left him for the hubster). i somehow FORGOT to bring my swimsuit on my honeymoon to south padre island(which is wonderful and i encourage you ALL to go there). well fatty McPregnanters had to go bathing suit shopping and i LITERALLY started crying in the surf shop we were at because i couldn't find any bikini to work right with me- mind you i've always worn a two piece-from the heaviest to the lightest, i always have refused to wear a one piece because i FOURTUNATELY did not inherit stretch marks from my lovely mother(love her for this)

the poor saleswoman just looked at me with pity the entire time i was squeezing my butt into MEDIUM bottoms-which are basically meduim juniors bottoms-because that's all they sell in two pieces:lol:

JEEZ-did i get a wake up call then that it was time for something different-and IP was completley IT!

just had to share the story, poor lady dealing with an overweight, pregnant mess:lol:

Sheila, thank you for the link. I had already created my before and after pic, I just didn't see the paperclip, so here we go:[/QUOTE]

Wow! Great Job! You look awesome!!!:bravo::cp:

Well, uh, I have a PhD in English and Theatre so I d--m well better have some skill. But I'm also mildly dislectic, so it's always an up hill battle. I thank you, so very much, for the compliment.

Awesome pictures! It just really brought such a smile to my face to see how everyone made such a big change in such a short period of time! SO SO happy for all! :cheer2::cheer2:

Wow!!!!! Everyone Looks Fantastic. Love Seeing The Photo's. Keep Up The Good Work.

Carla, AMAZING!!!!!

OH my! I must say you were brave to be in a little 2 piece while pregnant. I don't think I would ever be so courageous. On the other hand, I have always been super self-conscious.

I feel so bad for you that you were stranded without a bathing suit and had to go through that experience. It isn't the easiest time in your life and, from watching my friends/sisters, you don't feel like yourself sometimes so, to had the bathing suit shopping (horrible under the best circumstances)... ARRGHHH!

I can't wait to hear which bathing suit(s) you end up with in a week or two! I am sure you can't wait to try them all on with your new, skinny body! YEAH!!

I thought so!! I didn't get that you had dyselxia but, I did realize that you had an English background. I was never very strong in that arena. I still remember doing sentence diagrams and CRYING!

Thanks! I really made the most change in those months. I don't think I have changed much in the past 3 months. I also haven't lost much weight since then. I am trying very hard right now to get a new "burst" or change but, if things go as they have, I am about 8 pounds a month now. That seems to make it tedious and less noticeable.

ALSO, all the initial change was face and upper body, now, I am losing in the hips, butt, and legs.

That's right! Show it off sister! Great job! Thanks for sharing.

Hi Erin, thanks for the greeting and the encouragement. I'm sorry to admit not a native texan (air force brat), but I have been here for 35 years (well transplanted, and use y'all just like a native).

Thank you for the kind words. I've had so many others encourage me, that it's nice to know that I am now encouraging others. :hug:

Great Job ShrinkingSusie. You're losing like a champ.

WOO-HOO SUSIE!!:cheer::dancer:

WOW!!! Look at you! You go girl! Great Job!

Ladies, these pics are AMAZING! Thanks so much for sharing - it is truly inspiring to me as I am on Day 2 of my journey. I will keep coming back to this thread to see the changes in all of you when I am in need of inspiration!