Before and After

Well, I am still 152 pounds. I've decided that it's good enough for now. Anyway, I had made it a goal to lose fifty pounds, but forty is pretty good, right? I'm actually down 58 from my pregnant peak! I'm within my recommended weight limit and just don't have the motivation to give up treats, so I'll just call it good. I'll start out with a photo the morning I delivered my baby. Can you tell I am so ready? I definitely was-all 210 pounds of me.

This is a very flattering picture, I know. Anyway, six weeks postpartum I still weighed an unfortunate 192 pounds. This next one is actually nearly two months later.

I had already lost 25 pounds and was down to 185. Pretty sad that "that" was 25 pounds down, but at least I was headed in the right direction. I guess I was only really 7 pounds down, because I don't really count the first six weeks' weight loss.
This next one was taken at the beginning of April when I was down to 172.

This was taken on Mother's Day (May 10) when I weighed in at 163 pounds.
This next one was taken on June 7 when I was down to 158 pounds.

July 3 I was to 155.
By August 6, I had reached 153.

I have basically just been maintaining since the beginning of August. Here is a full body shot of me at 153. I even had keys and my phone in my pockets.

Here is one more for side by side comparison.

Obviously I didn't take any specific before and after pics. I actually take almost all of our family photos so I'm hardly in any of them. I had pretty slim pickin's, which is why I'm zoning in half of these.

Well, I hope that if you feel like you look a bit like I used to, there is a lot of hope. Even if you're like me and can't seem to keep up the eating right forever, don't give up the exercise. You'll feel so much better- inside and out!
Keep at it! I'll do what i can to keep at it too!