Keeping Track of my Progress ...

«--The picture on top was my wake-up call.

The pictures on the left we're taken somewhere in August/September (about 4 months later).

The ones on the right were taken somewhere in October (about 5 months later).

These are a few before/after shots I took. I should've taken them at the very beginning of my journey since these were taken about 2 months after. I still have a long way to go, some 50 more pounds, but I truly believe that this time will be the "right time". *Fingers crossed*

There it is! I absolutely hate doing this but I have no choice. I need this as a constant reminder of what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. To me, it's one thing having people notice that the pounds are coming off but it's totally something else when it comes to "stubborn old me" seeing it with my own 2 eyes.

So yes, I'm losing, I'm shrinking .. it's great. I just wish that I would lose more but that may stem from my "Biggest Loser" overdose. It's unrealistic for me to think that I can pull such huge numbers. On the other hand, I'm proud of my progress so far, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't.

I'm learning so much from this. I wouldn't even know where to start.

I haven't stepped on the scale since my last weigh-in so that's something I'll be doing this week.

Alrighty, off to the gym!

Eye Opening Reality Check! "The before" vs & "the 4 months later" ...

Reality check!

As a was saying in my previous post, I was sorting through pictures of myself which I believe will help me keep track or my progress and stay focused.

The picture on top is the "now picture". The other one is the dreaded before picture.

The before was taken at last year's Christmas party (December 2007) at my heaviest (about 230/235 pounds). You can clearly see that I'm trying to hide my stomach area hoping that I would look smaller but ... please! Boy, was I foolish for believing that. I don't have too many pictures because I was really good at running away from the camera.

In the now/4 months later picture, I had to crop my head out because I had a 'fro going on, was taken last week (October 2008) after having lost a little over 30 pounds. I still have a long way to go, I'm aiming to lose another 55 pounds by the way ...

There is no way I want to go back to my old habits, no thanks! So, I'm going to keep it up and finally do this for myself.