Comparing

Perhaps it's because I had a donut for breakfast and Chick-Fil-A for lunch... but I feel like I need to remind myself of the progress I've made. I did a little searching for some old photos and here's what I found.

Oldest:
Oh my, will you look at that? My shirt and pants hardly cover my stomach! Though I do miss that kitchen... my avocado green and bright orange kitchen. But I certainly don't miss looking like that in my clothes!

Middle: I might still have this shirt. If I do I'm going to put it on and take a picture wearing it. My oh my... check out the bra lines in the back. I think my boobs are also half the size now. But that's ok because I think my stomach might be as well. I'll take the good with the bad!

This Weekend:
Granted it's not the best shot to compare to the other ones. But I think you can still see that at least my midsection seems to be somewhat under control. Even if I AM ordering soft serve ice cream in the picture. At least I got a kids size!

Today:

I figured since I had my camera at work I'd try to snap a shot. I got two.... they are both headless. But yall know what my face looks like. (Though I AM having a super good hair day that you're missing out on). But this is much better. Now I need to stop eating donuts so I don't go back to looking like picture number 1!

So to recap.....

Looking Back

I was just looking at what I was blabbing about on this blog a year ago... Shall we have a look?

Well here's a picture of me on last year's MS 150 ride:

Here are two pictures of me from this past weekend's Breast Cancer Awareness Ride:
I look better yes? I think I'm about 20 pounds lighter. If nothing else I at least look HUMAN and happy in the more recent pictures. The first one literally makes me cringe.

And then in my Dec 11 post of last year I wrote this:

Last night I had my first session with my trainer. He's adorable. A student at UNC Charlotte. Anyway, he KICKED MY BUTT. I almost threw up when we were done. I totally felt like I was on the The Biggest Loser. But it was a great kick in the butt! He even made me SWEAR that I'd go back today to do some cardio. I have until Monday to learn how to walk again!

Ahh yes, my first session with TB. I remember it well. And I do remember going to the locker room afterwards, sitting down, and thinking I was going to pass out. Not really knowing how I'd be able to get to the car.

Now I work out with him 3-4 days a week and can still walk!!! I rarely feel like I'm going to throw up (though it does happen still) but I'm so much stronger.

Then in January I wrote this:

Yes, you read correctly above. I did say Triathlete! Why? Because I'm going to be one in 2008! I put registration to the 2008 SheRoxTri in Philadelphia on my Christmas list and my brother signed me up! Yikes! But this is the kick in the pants I need to get back in shape. The MS 150 wasn't pushing me enough anymore since I knew I could do it... even if I did it slowly, I could still do it with minimal training. So on August 3rd I'll (hopefully) be swimming 0.8K, biking 25k and running 5k! Wish me luck as my training starts SOON!

Consider it done! Not only did I do one... I did TWO!

So even though I've been at a bit of a standstill... I'm at least headed in the right direction. I've made progress this year. And I'm proud of that.