Practice makes perfect...

Felice was kind enough to let me pretend to be photographer of the day yesterday. I had a lot of fun trying to snap pictures of her and Calvin, although I will admit it was really hard trying to get Calvin to sit still for more than 0.2 seconds! I thought they turned out fairly well considering my poor little camera is only a 3mp and doesn't have any special lenses, etc.

Just for fun....

And a few more laughs...

Biggest Loser

Growing up, weight was never an issue for me. Well I should say being overweight was never an issue for me. I was deathly skinny when I was little. Then I got pregnant...and the pounds came. Then I got pregnant again... and more came... and again... and again... Add to that the medical complications that came along with the pregnancies and the heart attack and stroke that followed in 2004, the weight came on and became increasingly difficult to take back off. By the time Matthew was about 2 -3 years old, I was at my heaviest - 300 lbs. I look back and wonder how in the world I could've let myself go like I did. I still don't know the answer to that one. I just knew at that point that I needed to get the weight off... and it's been a battle ever since.

This year has been great motivation-wise. Not only do I get to have fun working out in the gym all day long with the kids, but we've also started a "Biggest Loser" contest at work as well with the employees. So far I've lost 15 lbs since we started a little over a month ago. This is actually the first time that I have actually been able to notice a significant change in my body since I first started losing weight about three to four years ago (and 82 pounds ago!) :-) I know, how can a person lose 82 lbs and not notice the difference, right? Well it's not that I haven't been able to notice ANY change, but this is the first time I've been able to actually look at myself in the mirror and think "wow...who is that person standing there?!?!" So far, I've dropped 10 sizes... 10 more to go and I'll be tickled pink! I have to say that I am really beginning to like the newer, HEALTHIER me!!! :-)

This was me in 2002ish... pretty close to when I was at my heaviest.

Christmas 2005... a little thinner...

This one was taken yesterday. I was able to wear size 16 jeans for the first time since before I had Sarah!!! Now THAT was definitely an exciting moment for me!