Before I go, here are my 'official' before and after shots. The first one was taken just before surgery, and the second one was taken a few days ago. This is the first time I've seen the change quantified, because we had lost the 'before' picture until recently, but it is truly INCREDIBLE. I am totally overwhelmed by the change these pictures show. When I look in the mirror, or go shopping, all I see is that I still have to shop in the plus size, and even though I'm down to a size 18, that doesn't seem--in my head--so different from the size 36 I was wearing before. I mean, they sell the clothes on the same racks. I still don't look like a supermodel, I still have to shop at specialty plus stores. That all means that I'm still fat, and fat is fat.
At least, that's what I used to think.
This fat, this size 18 fat, is just so different that my body is... transformed. It's just plain craziness. I carry it in totally different places. My FEET have shrunk, but my elbow rolls are the same size.
This losing weight thing is madness I tell you.
I decided to go ahead and post the pics here, because my little out-of-the-way blog doesn't draw nearly as much unwanted attention as my facebook or myspace might, if you know what I mean.
After all, it IS a weight loss blog. It's not like you don't expect to see a few fat rolls, and it's not like you expect me to have transformed into Giselle.
:-)
As much as I wish that was the case!
