Progress - 2008 - Current, With Pics

KnitOrMiss

Thanks to a friend, I may have finally figured out the picture thing. I hope they aren't too huge to slow the feed loading.



This is, as best I can recall, early 2008 for the yellow tee picture, and last week for the comparison picture.



The picture in green is around July 2008 and the comparison picture is from yesterday (2/11/15). If I get a chance to take a tee shirt picture to compare arm size and such better, I'll post it.

Now, nearest I can figure, I hit my highest weight between 2005-2007. And ironically, pictures from that "era" are hard to come by... I didn't avoid the camera; it is more likely I just wasn't as social.

Height: 5'4"
HW: 335 (recorded) / 350 (truer estimate)
CW: 248 (Another 25 or so, if I remember right, to get out of Morbid Obesity to just Obese)
GW: TBD - going by how I feel and health. Likely somewhere between 150-180.

Just wanted to share. Hope y'all have a good one.

wennim

That is amazing progress! Your eyes are so much bigger. I guess I never really thought about it but when people lose weight it comes off everywhere including the eyelids etc making the eyes look bigger. I should figure out how to post pictures one of these days. I don't have the confidence to post in the open forums but I think in here I might be ok. Thanks for sharing and I love your final goal.

KnitOrMiss

Here's a better one, tee shirt to tee shirt...this is today...about an hour ago. I'm thinking I should have left my shirt out for comparison, but I like the fact that even though I have fat rolls, I still have a waist. I also did a fun one of my new me superimposed over my old me...



Thank you. I didn't realize about the eyes. Hadn't thought about it. Posting the pictures is easy if you have them on a computer. above the text box is buttons for bolding and such. On my screen, 9th from the left is what looks like a black page with the corner folded down. Click there and you can add a picture to your forum post. Still trying to figure out on blogs how to do it.

I'd post them in the open forum if I wouldn't get bashed for my new WOE choices, per doctor instruction, as I'm sure the question would come up. This was the first place, other than my feed, where I posted them. And yeah, my final goal is loose. I might bulk up and need the 180. I might stay more lithe (like I've never been before) and be closer to 150. Won't know until I get there. Been too many years since I was there to have a point of reference.

wennim

You definitely have more curves now it is very clear in the tshirt comparison. I know what you mean about the point of reference for an end goal. I haven't been this weight in 18 years and I was never a small person so getting into uncharted territory here.

Thanks for explaining the picture thing. Maybe tomorrow I will get up the guts to post some of my own. Might have to dig awhile to find a pic of me at my highest wearing acceptable clothing...maybe I will just cut the head off the pics like I have seen some people do.

KnitOrMiss

I don't know...the face is where I see the biggest changes! I understand wanting to be comfortable posting, but this is about the most forgiving and accepting group I've ever been part of!

maoribadger

Huge difference. Might have to show you one of mine. You are doing so well its inspirational

KnitOrMiss

You posted some somewhere...one in a dressy shirt/outfit, and wowza, I could hugely tell a difference!!! You should to a superimposed image like above if you can't wrap your head around it on your own. Visual aids make a difference!