It took a while but I am serious now

I saw a picture of myself in Septemeber 2014 and I thought, wow I do not like the way I look.  I thought that I should do something about that.  And I kind of did but wasn't too serious about and I did lose some weight, it was such a struggle and I didn't feel it was worth the effort.

5 years later.....


As you know at the end of August 2019 I got serious and decided it was worth the effort. So below is that original picture, then me at the end of September 2019 in the same outfit, and then the black dress was taken a day or two after that and was something that fit me a bit better than the pink shirt and capris.

So from that 2014 picture when I was at my heaviest and when I got serious in August 2019  had lost about 18 lbs but I wasn't tracking it because it was embarrassing so that estimate is based on my recollection of what my number was at my heaviest.

From August 2019 to the September 2019 pictures I lost 9.2 lbs. (note I started my thyroid medication at the beginning of September)
From September pictures to today I have lost an additional 7.6 lbs.

I should probably take another picture here in the next day or so to add to my picture collection so they are all about a month apart.  I started on August 22nd, and the Sept pictures are Sept 25th and 27th.  The angles and distances are a bit different in each picture but I think it is good enough to see a change happening.

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