honey, leave a light on for me

This post is for Em.

Em had asked a while back for me to take photos of me in my bridesmaid dress. Hey, I'm a bridesmaid in her wedding, go figure.

So, here's a shot from April 15, two days after it arrived via UPS:

Whoa, check out that smirk on my face. Yeah.

Back in April, I had lost enough weight to squeeze into this size 10P dress. I remember being frustrated that I still struggled to zip it up. The dress was tight across my stomach and my chest. I hurriedly took it off and hid it in the closet.

( I could have purchased a size 12P, but that size was a little loose.)

Fast forward. I hung out with Em earlier this month, and she asked me to take another photo in the dress, since it had been a while.

So, here are a couple of shots from yesterday:

It fits way better now.

i said, "stand and deliver or the devil, he may take you."

This is how I looked on Aug. 2:


sweater: Macy's.....skirt: Wal-Mart
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: Payless

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I present to you a "before and after" montage.

The 155 number is a rough estimate. Back then, I wasn't doing much stepping on scales, other than doctor's office visits.

The skirt tag states that it's a size 8, but it fits more like a size 10. And judging from the before pic, the life was being squeezed out of me. And in the after pic? I'm swimming in it.

It truly is fascinating to look back through previous blog pics and see how far I've come.

i'll be there for you as the world falls down.

This is how I looked on July 27:



sweater: JC Penney.....t-shirt: Marshalls.....skirt: Ross
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: DSW

It's very amusing for me to browse through my blog photos on Flickr and see how I wore this skirt before I changed my eating habits and subsequently lost weight. This size 12 skirt sat higher on my non-existent waist.

- Sept. 14, 2009 - around 155 lbs. -


- Feb. 17, 2010 - looking trimmer because of tights, around 149 lbs. -

I may do a few more 'before and after' posts because they will help me stay on track. I'm such a visual person.