I've been heavy since I was 10. I've battled with depression and a binge eating disorder since then, and this year I reached my heaviest at nearly 325 pounds. I broke up with my boyfriend of almost two years two months ago (he was a jerk, but that's another story...) and the morning after I decided I wanted (and NEEDED!) to make a positive change for myself. I went into Jenny Craig with my mom, and followed it for six weeks. Since then, I've been watching calories and portion sizes, eating more nutritious foods, and trying to exercise more.
This forum has REALLY helped, and actually; I've fallen off the wagon this past week, and it's funny how it correlates with not coming on 3FC! I've "fallen off the wagon" mostly because I've been upset about my ex-boyfriend--that he brought another girl with him to his parents' house in Virginia for a week (it's only been TWO months since we broke up!!! Ugh...guys suck.).
Last night, I was looking through my iPhoto library and found some of myself taken on May 6...about a week and a half before I started my new journey. When my younger sister came home from a three-week trip to Italy a few days ago, she told me my face looked "less poofy." It meant a lot to hear her say that, but I wasn't convinced much had changed. Well, I decided to pull out my camera and see what a picture would say.
So the one of me on the left is somewhere around 323 pounds on May 6, and the one on the left is of me somewhere around 296 pounds, taken yesterday! A 25ish--on my way to 30--pound difference! (Please excuse the lack of makeup and un-tweezed eyebrows--I need an appointment for a haircut and brow wax badly!)
Well, it's not a HUGE difference, but I still have to agree with my sister on this one.
I've still got a ways to go, but I'll get there!!
My sister told me my face is "less poofy" :)
