My first small victory - with pictures

brandygburke

I had my OMIGOSH I'm fat moment on Christmas morning after viewing this picture on the digital camera
<img src="http://photos1.mfpassets.com/images/photos/490/91/3490091_5893.jpg"&gt;
And this one taken with my daughter Christmas morning
<img src="http://photos2.mfpassets.com/images/photos/490/91/3490091_1494.jpg"&gt;
But last night at my daughter's birthday party, my husband took this photograph and I can finally tell a difference -- an eighteen pound difference to be exact.
Eighteen more to lose, but I'm finally getting comfortable!
<img src="http://photos1.mfpassets.com/images/photos/490/91/3490091_5107.jpg"></a&gt;
If the images don't show up, someone help me!

phatycake

I think you need to use the html link, they arent showing up. Congrats!!!! =]

CrazybeeRX

can't see the pics...sorry...but congrats!

sassylilmama

You looks wonderful!

ChuckgM3

On the bulletin board, they use their own code, not html, so instead you put Only with lowercase img...







Fantastic work btw, big difference!

EightDMB

Congratulations! You look fantastic. I'm started at 163 too. Can I ask you how tall you are? I'm 5'4 and you are my current role model :-)

What excercises did you do?

kelhun1

You look AMAZING Brandy! Congratulations!

rnroadrunner

you look awesome! WTG!!:drinker:

Kath712

Looking great!! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

mamareese

Wonderful work!! You look amazing.

Nbuckton

I see a big difference, great job!!!

maipai21

Wow! Totally noticeable difference! Great job!

A_New_Horizon

Great job. I can really tell a difference. You look amazing. keep it up and those 18 lbs will come off.

emrogers

holy crap!! that's a big difference. You are thin!! way to go!!!!

courtrptr13

Congrats, you're looking great!

Momma5366

You look fantastic!!

shellyxxxxx

you look fab im so jealous right now ha ha ive only managed to lose 5lb so far so big congrats x

anna441

Congratulations! You look great

JaimeLaRae

Nice job! It looks like you've lost more than 18 pounds!!!

AFitasticYou

Huge victory!! Congrats!!

edryer123

Great job!

brandygburke

Thank you so much everyone -- and thanks exceptionally for the help with the pictures -- I'm all old skool with my text book HTML - haha.

To answer the questions - I'm 5'4 -- in the after pictures, I'm standing next to my 5'5 teenager - she outgrew me quickly!
I hit the gym about 4 times a week and do only 30 or 40 minutes of treadmill at 3.5MPH and 10 or 15 minutes on the bike with circuit training following -- and then I reward myself with a little skin cancer in a relaxing tanning bed. I can't do a whole lot on the exercise front - as I have had congestive heart failure since I was 15, so I'm very mindful about my heart rate -- God knows the damage I was doing to it at 163 pounds, right!!!?

I'm starting this next two weeks off with a bang, as next week the kids will be with their dad for Spring break, so I won't have all the mom guilt when I'm spending time at the gym, I want to see the next 18 pounds come off, but I want it to happen slowly, because all of the research I've seen shows that the slower it comes off, the longer it will stay offf.

Anyway, thanks everyone --