That was then, this is now... (14 years later, with pics)

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  • Masterchef2000
    Masterchef2000 Posts: 127 Member
    Awesome! I like the new you better as well! :-)
  • garita93
    garita93 Posts: 267 Member
    Love this!!! Thank you, you look just amazing! :happy:
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    you look fantastic!
  • cookingwithtrace
    cookingwithtrace Posts: 30
    great comparison.. you look awesome!
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    Can I transplant your legs onto my body?
    They don't need to be where my current legs are, for all I care they could be attached to my boobs or back! So gorgeous.
    :P
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Love the side by side photos! Like fine wine, you have only improved with age. Never been a fan of that style of bathing suit, but you make it look good!
  • BetterCrazyThanLazy
    BetterCrazyThanLazy Posts: 336
    So cool! :happy:
  • DAM_Fine
    DAM_Fine Posts: 1,227 Member
    Simply? Beautiful!
  • iron_jj
    iron_jj Posts: 446 Member
    Love your smile! :laugh:
  • kimimila86
    kimimila86 Posts: 399 Member
    That is so awesome! It's amazing how being fit makes that 15 lbs look so good on you! :D I have a little dress from a few years ago that I'm determined to fit into again...
  • drewbird911
    drewbird911 Posts: 117 Member
    Very Inspiring. I've been thinking similarly lately the last time I was less than 200 #s I was smoking and not very fit at all.
    Thanks for the post with pictures...
  • RoxyLDN
    RoxyLDN Posts: 96 Member
    You look great & you rock! :drinker:
  • myak623
    myak623 Posts: 615 Member
    Wait... You lift weights... Where's the big bulky muscles!? Ha!

    Great job!
  • kim_mc
    kim_mc Posts: 321 Member
    This is awesome! Love that suit! I can't believe you are actually heavier in your current picture! Shows what being healthy can do!
  • cabg6
    cabg6 Posts: 40 Member
    <big wolf whistle>
    Great job! Congrats on the new you!
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    you look wayyyy more amazing now and it shows in your smile, killer body, and how strong you must feel on the inside! were you married at 26? because you're in the same exact place--same furniture, room, and obvi, the swimsuit!
  • KMiche82
    KMiche82 Posts: 144 Member
    You look wonderful!
  • everytree
    everytree Posts: 127
    Gorgeous
  • kekl
    kekl Posts: 382 Member
    You look a lot happier and stronger now :)
    Thanks for sharing, I love reading your posts!
  • KSC811
    KSC811 Posts: 56
    14 years od being a sexy lady!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    *smooch* Thanks everybody!

    After I gained weight, I used to look at that 1998 picture and think, "I wish I could look like that again." Now I look at it and think, "Don't get that skinny again. You got better legs and arms now." :happy:
    you look wayyyy more amazing now and it shows in your smile, killer body, and how strong you must feel on the inside! were you married at 26? because you're in the same exact place--same furniture, room, and obvi, the swimsuit!

    I didn't get married until I was 29, but I became a homeowner at 24. I was still with my douchey ex-boyfriend in the first pic, which is probably why I look so much happier now! :laugh: My bedroom furniture is from the 1930s... my Mom bought it at a thrift store, and my dad and I refinished it when I was about 20. Always loved retro and antiques!
  • MizCJ84
    MizCJ84 Posts: 335 Member
    First of all, you don't look like you're even close to 40. Second of all, you look so much happier and healthier now. Amazing what healthy eating and exercise (particularly weight lifting) can do for you! Thanks so much for sharing!
  • cynthiaj777
    cynthiaj777 Posts: 787 Member
    Did no one notice that the background is almost exactly the same!

    I KID! You look great either way, but I do prefer you now! 130 lbs looks great on you! Your legs look much stronger! :bigsmile:
  • nikkiej2012
    nikkiej2012 Posts: 236 Member
    wow you really look amazing...:smile:
  • whr0411
    whr0411 Posts: 26
    You look fantastic. Thanks for the inspiration :)
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,163 Member
    Congrats! Your muscles are surely showing NOW - take a look at those calves, for example!

    And, I agree about the suit...WAY TOO CUTE to part with!
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    What an inspiration! Congratulations!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    And in more recent history...

    12 months. 12 pounds.

    march-to-march.jpg
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    You seriously have the same dresser? Awesome. ;)

    Before I read what you wrote, I thought your arms and calves look bigger in a good way. Thanks for sharing! Great success story
  • monroe61
    monroe61 Posts: 620 Member
    You look amazingly fantastic!!! And I am in love with your bathing suit :)

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