I hate taking pictures, but.... me before and during....

[cajunthunder]

The first picture was taken in December 2004 and the other one today. I really hate having my picture made. I always feel like my smiles look fake. Oh well, here I am... if I did it right....

[wannabethintoo]

You look great Monica!

[AllieCat0817]

lookin SUPA DUPA!

[FightingTheFight]

WOW!! :yikes

[BreakfastSurreal]

dang you weigh 198?! You like like you are in the 150s! I'm so jealous! :-p

[Sarah1341]

You look great! Congrats on your success!

[cajunthunder]

dang you weigh 198?! You like like you are in the 150s! I'm so jealous! :-p

Thanks everyone!

Clare, I totally attribute that to all of this exercise! LOL! My trainer doesn't even know what I weigh - we only measured. She says, who cares how much you weigh, it's how you feel and what you look like that counts! :yes

[not2late]

dang you weigh 198?! You like like you are in the 150s! I'm so jealous! :-p

Everyone carries weight differently. So, you can look "slimmer" and weigh more than you look.

One of the girls at the office is 5 feet tall and weighs 134 pounds. She's technically overweight, but she looks alot slimmer and fits into a size 4 or 6. Her sister, however, is 1 inch taller, weighs 132 pounds and fits into a size 8 or 10.

[Buddrfly]

Monica, you look so great! What size do you wear now, if you don't mind me asking?

[cajunthunder]

Monica, you look so great! What size do you wear now, if you don't mind me asking?

Thank you ma'am! I'm in a 14 misses in bottoms and tops vary from medium to large, depending on how they are made. :joy

[Buddrfly]

Cool! I'm trying to get into a 14 average, girl it doesn't even have to be misses! LOL I am in a 16/18---roomy 18, snug 16--depending on the store of course.

I also want to get down to 185lbs, no smaller. I have 31lbs left to lose, and I can already tell that once I hit my final goal I will be smaller than a size 14! This I am excited about.

[cajunthunder]

Cool! I'm trying to get into a 14 average, girl it doesn't even have to be misses! LOL I am in a 16/18---roomy 18, snug 16--depending on the store of course.
I also want to get down to 185lbs, no smaller. I have 31lbs left to lose, and I can already tell that once I hit my final goal I will be smaller than a size 14! This I am excited about.

You know, it's funny, I could tell I had lost, my clothes sizes said I had lost, the scale said I had lost, but what really did it for me was finding a pair of my old size 20 pants stuffed up in the closet. When I started Atkins, I literally pulled every stitch of my size 20s and XXLs, etc out of my closet and sent two HUGE bags to Goodwill. I didn't know these pants were up in the closet, so when I found them and tried them on I was shocked!!

I'm like you though, once I hit my goal, there's no telling what size I'll be in! I may have to reevaluate as I get closer! :nod

At the rate you're losing Iyshi, you'll be at goal very soon girl!! :joy

[BreakfastSurreal]

dang you weigh 198?! You like like you are in the 150s! I'm so jealous! :-p

Thanks everyone!

Clare, I totally attribute that to all of this exercise! LOL! My trainer doesn't even know what I weigh - we only measured. She says, who cares how much you weigh, it's how you feel and what you look like that counts! :yes

gah i wish i had a trainer!!! not enough $$ though.

[G-Mom]

WOOT!!! You look awesome! :icondance

[cajunthunder]

Thanks G-Mom. I think you are looking great too! :yes