It's been about a month since my post about being back on the wagon with the whole weight loss thing so I figured it was about time for an update and some new pictures. For those of you on Facebook, you probably saw that I'm down 25 pounds since starting January 7th. Well, I was down 25 pounds. I did gain back about 2 pounds over the weeked from all of my birthday celebrating, but I've lost 1 of those pounds again ... so let's just stick with 25 pounds for now, ok? :)
So, I'm pretty excited about being 25 pounds lighter than I was 2 months ago. It's feelin' pretty good. I will admit, I don't really feel more energized or anything like that, but I attribute that mostly to having to get up at 5 am to exercise and also to all the OT I've been putting in at work lately. Hopefully starting next week I will find some energy since our work rush will be over (for me anyway).
Some of you have not seen me or pictures of me since my last post, and I'm sure you're dying to see this new me. So, without further ado, here's what I look like lately:
Not the most flattering picture, I know. However, apparently that is what I look like. "Why do I think I look like this?" you might ask yourself. Well, let me explain. Apparently all 25 pounds that I have lost have been
in my face. That's right.
IN MY FACE. All of it! I know that when you first start to lose weight, seeing a change in your face is normal.
However. As mentioned above, I haven't just lost a few pounds, we're getting into significant weight loss at this point. So last night, Jay and I went out for dinner for my birthday with my parents and Kinsey. We left Paxton with Jay's Dad and step-Mom since we were going to Coco Pazzo and didn't think Paxton would want to sit still and eat with us ('cuz that's how he rolls). After dinner we went to pick up the Monkey so that we could meet back up with my family for ice cream so they could see him for a bit. While we were there, Roseanne commented something to the effect of, "You've lost more weight." To which I replied, "Yes. I've lost 25 pounds now." And her response ... "I can really see it in your face." Yup. So apparently since the human head weighs 10 pounds (which we learned from the little boy in
Jerry McGuire), at the beginning of January my head weighed somewhere around 35 pounds. I can only conclude therefore that I now look like the guy above. Geesh.
But in all seriousness, here are some real pictures of me from Sunday:
Not sure why I have crazy eyes here. Maybe it's just my shrunken head.
And for comparison:
Good times :)
