Showin' it off at Carnaval... 3 lbs to go!

Some friends convinced me to go to the Brazilian Carnaval in Austin this year, so I decided to get in to the spirit of things and show off my new body a little bit with a fun (and skimpy) costume. It was liberating! And I haven't had the confidence to show off my body like that since high school. Here are some fun pics, and one before pic so that you can see the difference. I've lost 15 pounds, and I have 3 more to go. After that (and I realized that this weekend too with all the pics that we took), it's all about toning!

I'm really not sure if you can tell the difference in the photos, but for me, it was all about finally having the confidence to do it...







And finally a before for comparison...