My small victory but I'm halfway there!

The first photo (holding my 2 month old & I promise she's not freezing, I just covered up to look slimmer! haha) in October 2012. No exercise whatsoever. Eating any and everything.



The second picture and third (courtesy of my sweet 4 year old) are from end of November 2012. These 2 pictures really made me realize how plump I had become! I know I had just had a baby and blah, blah, blah but I was still that weight at the end of January 2012 and I have always eaten horribly.


Fourth pic is of me mid-April 2012. Working out pretty regularly and eating ok.

(*Screwed with this last pic FOREVER and it's off center no matter how I resize it! Ahhhh Help!)
Last pic is from last week on the way out to run some errands and I thought, "Hey, i can see my waist IS actually getting smaller!".I'm definetely an apple shaped woman. 30 Day Shred has made all the difference thru my waist. Soooo I know 18 pounds isn't a lot for some people but for me, this is huge! I haven't weighed this much since just after I was first married in 2002-3ish.

I am not trying to look like a fitness guru or a supermodel, I just want to be healthy! I'm 5'9 and I'm within my healthy BMI. I really wished I would've measure before but I didn't start using MFP until the end of January this year and was still learning the ropes. I know that I started at 180 in January and now I'm 162. I was wearing a size 14/16 in pants and now I'm down to a size 9. I'd like to lose at least 10 more pounds and I know I can and will. If I were more faithful about eating better and maybe stop drinking diet soda I would be farther along but at the end of the day, I'm making progress. I'm strong and I feel great! It's not a race and I know I'll get there eventually. Wish me luck!