First Goal met! Pictures

My first goal was to reach a 20 lb loss since joining MFP, or 30 lb loss total, by Hallowe'en - and I made it! It's been a tough week of stress, frustration, and living at a friends house, and it has thrown my healthy eating lifestyle for a loop. I decided to post the picture that woke me up to needing a change, as well as some pictures taken this morning at work, to give myself some motivation to keep going. I feel so much better these days, I'm wearing clothes I gave up on years ago, and I actually have hope that I can reach my final goal - I just have to stick with it!

Before:



Today:


ETA: I know it's a little backwards - usually the person is glum in their before picture, and grinning in their afters ... but as I said, it's been a rough week. And besides, look at that view in the first picture! How could I not smile?