Fuzzy Mints: Before and After

I always love seeing Before and After photos of people who have lost a lot of weight. It is sometimes hard to keep up the motivation when it seems like the weight loss takes FOR-EVER. And as this is an anonymous blog, sort of, I am hesitant to include such photos of myself. However, in an attempt to show the progress from close to day 1 and now, I am posting a few before and after photos. I would include some "progression" photos but the truth is, I have completely avoided the camera for a very long time until now. Tonight my daughter turned 6 and I thought it would be appropriate to have a photo of the "now" since my moment of "clarity" happened when I saw a photo of myself at my stepdaughter's 16th birthday 5 months ago. I have come a very long way since that photo. In fact, I have shed 39lbs of myself since August 10th and I am not afraid of the camera anymore. Here you go:

BEFORE - taken around 2/2010 (after first starting the blog) approx 195 lbs I am in green and below taken around 3/2011