I finally decided to take my in-between pictures today. I started my new healthy lifestyle on January 9th 2009. I weighed in at 243 lbs! I am 5'3", by the way. That wasn't my biggest, though. Last September I was 260 - 265 lbs. I rarely let anyone take any pictures, but I do have a photo from when I was nine months pregnant in July 2008. I was 275 lbs in the pictures, and I had only put on about 15lbs during my pregnancy. I look back at my old photos, and I am still amazed that I was ever that large. It's funny to me, because I never realized I was so big. I always told myself that I didn't look so bad, but in reality, it was getting out of hand. I am now at 175lbs and in the new pictures I am wearing size 12 jeans, and I can get into some size 10 clothes, too. In January I was wearing a size 22w in pants and 3x in shirts. I'm sorry the pictures are so large, but I did resize them with irfanview and in photoshop, but they keep coming out as full size.

You look amazing! Congrats!

Congratulations! You are doing a great job and I love your hair!

You look great! Keep it going girlie!

You look amazing! Congrats on all your hard work! Your hair looks really good too, I'm totally jealous.

Zow! What a difference! Well done on your hard work!

Congrats!!!

Wow, what a fantastic job you have done so far! You look beautiful

You are beautiful! What a difference

OMG - what a difference! Look at the new expression in your face in the more recent photos, it makes all of your hard work worth it. I would put these on my refrigerator to remind me everyday of my goals.

you look sensational

Gorgeous! Congratulations, you are looking simply FANTASTIC!

You look great !!

Wow! Great work, you look adorable!!

omg, congratulations!!! You look so awesome!