Hello Nurse, I'm usually a t-shirt and jeans kind of gal, too, unlike my best friend who was in a skirt that barely covered her you-know-what that night! I'm just beginning to force myself into less baggy shirts and things lately, even if I wish my arms were big enough to wrap around me all the time. I think the hardest part with that picture for me and it making me feel bad about myself is that it makes me feel bad about that dress, too, and the dress is just so pretty!

dragonwoman, I'm SOOOOOO glad my gym only has mirrors in the free weight section!! I never have to go over there, so I never have to see myself! There's only one mirror by the dressing area, but I usually only see myself in it when I'm half undressed and covered in sweat, standing under the AC vent in front of it. I'm usually too proud of myself for completing my workout and enjoying the cold air to get displeased with myself.


My other best friend lives where I do, and when I got home today, after reading all of the lovely things you guys have said, I had to look at a picture of us together, taken just a week after the first picture. I don't know if it's because she's more my size or what, but it makes me feel better about myself. She's also my WW buddy and in this struggle with me.



Sometimes we just need to vent, to be reminded we're not alone in all of this, in order to come back to reality and ground ourselves again. I still want to curl up in bed and cry, but I'm doing better. Thank you, PMS. Ha.

Ah hun. You are much too beautiful to be shedding those tears. Chin up! I've watched you push yourself daily and you are doing an excellent job. You keep doing what you have been doing and you will succeed!

Be disgruntled, be angry, be anything you need to be . . . the fact that you have posted about this is AWESOME!!! (think about it, if you are anything like me then the alternative in past years may have been to eat those feelings away. . . )

You are doing SO great!!!! And you will lose as much weight as is healthy for you. I started at the same weight as you and I know there were points along the way when I felt like I had been on the road to losing weight for sooooooooooooooooo long and not seeing the results that I wanted to (you know, to be a supermodel within a few months ). . . but time goes very quickly . . . and time ticks along whether you are losing weight or not. You will look back in a year and be so glad that you made the start when you did and be amazed at the progress

You are GORGEOUS hun! I love your dress, the colour, the style. I love your smile and your beautiful skin. I just love everything about that picture

*hugs* This too shall pass.

heya gorgeous.

don't quit or it never gets better eh?

and what everyone said about the dress and the colour and your smile is true. it's what i thought when i saw the picture.

your friends look like best mates. and you fit like a glass slipper

isolde

You're gorgeous, courageous and delightful and worth every ounce of effort this is going to take. I did hear somewhere that you were a chick up for a challenge

You look fantastic! Very stylish. I always tell myself to "keep your eye on the prize", this time next year you can get a dress in that exact color (because it is fabulous on you) several sizes smaller and you'll be smokin'! The time will pass anyway right? Might as well use it to your advantage...

Yep, I think both pictures of you in the blue dress are very cute. Nice rack, BTW! That's what I think when I see your avatar: Beautiful girl with an awesome set of twins on her!

We are our own worse critics. We really are. No matter how pretty we are, we always seem to compare ourselves unfavorably to others and it's just so depressing! We just need to be kinder to ourselves, you and I. We need to stop thinking about the things we don't have (skinniness) and think about the things we do have (brains, nice boobs, determination to get this thing done).

You can do this. And you should always wear that color because it really does accentuate your eyes.

Ok, now I'm tearing up for other reasons!!

Windchime, my girls are my best feature, IMO! My eyes are up on that list, too.

This is the reason we have this forum!!

You are beautiful.Very!!!Dont give up.You deserve to be happy!

You're lucky you have nice arms, too!! I'd never go sleeveless in a million years but if I had your arms i'd be in a halter top in january

Everyone's said what I was going to say.

Trazey, really? I think my arms are HUGE! I just don't really care enough to find a way to cover them up half the time! It's more annoying to be hot and uncomfortable, and I'm uncomfortable enough wearing heels!

ack, god that was me this weekend. I know exactly how you feel. It seems like a never ending battle.....

~choirgirl~

Yep, it really helps to see yourself through the eyes of your girlfriends sometimes! That's why I love this place, too.