Friend of Julie: Before and After Photos

Before and After Photos

I'm finally catching up on my photo uploads. We have a laptop upstairs, but that's a few years old. We have a new computer in the basement, and my husband is keeping the kids happy, so I am able to upload about 300 + photos that I never get a chance to. Kids! Anyways...Never in a million years would I have ever posted photos of myself. I'm the photographer. No one takes pictures of me! I was so disgusted with the way I looked, that was never going to happen! Now, I will oblige to photos, but generally grab a kid and have them right in front of me. Whatever works, right?!?

The first photo is from the summer of 2011. I was not yet on the Julie diet. This was camping with my family:

The next photo is about a month into the diet, taken in August of 2011:

This photo was taken around the holidays...November or so of 2011:

And this latest photo was taken last week(April 2012):

I'm thrilled with what I see to be honest. I look in the mirror sometimes, or I look down, and I still see fat. My ob/gyn says another 20-30 lbs to go. At that rate, there would be nothing left of me. There is no way I'm going to get to a 140, which is what I was in high school, since having kids, etc. Maybe if I have surgery to get rid of the excess skin, I could be a step closer. Time will tell. Now, I'm going for maybe another 10 lbs or so. I said a size 8. It's where I am. I want a lose 8. But maybe, just maybe, a size 6 is where I really want to be....

7 comments:

Theresa4/22/2012
Wow! You look younger and younger as your weight dropped. My thin friends say there are times when they feel thin and other times when they don't...it's all relative. You'll find the right niche for you. Your journey is inspiring.
Anonymous4/23/2012
Congratulations!!! You look amazing!!! Thank you for posting pictures with your timeline it is reasuring to see what I have to look forward to:)
Unknown4/23/2012
Meaghan!!! WOW!!! Thank you for posting pictures!!! What a change!! You look GREAT!!!! What size did you start at, I don't remember. How exciting! agree with Theresa, you look younger and younger!!! Keep posting! Love when this blog is active!!!!
twinglesmomma4/23/2012
Thanks ladies! I started as a 20/XXL.... This past week I bought size 8 capris. :) I even bought a size 6! They are from Kohls and the waist is elastic vs having buttons and zippers. I highly recommend them!
Chris4/24/2012
Thanks for posting your pictures. You look so beautiful!! I went from a 14 to a 6 and at first I could see the change but now that I have been in a size 6 for a while, I can't remember what I looked like before. Until I put on an old pair of jeans! I love this program and would recommend it to everyone. It's the best investment in myself I have ever made. Keep up the good work, if you can see yourself as a size 6, you will make it.
Jennifer4/24/2012
Yay Meaghan!!!!!!!! You go girl! If I could ever figure out how to put pictures on, I would do it! Maybe I can get my daughter to come over and help me figure it out! I have a new co-worker who was shown a before picture of me, and she just about fell out of her chair....She told me I looked like a Grandma then! Wow! 45 years old! Ouch! More motivation! Congratulations to you-Enjoy the size 8, and work for the 6-You might be surprised (like I was) when you try on a size 6 in some manufacturers.... Congratulations again! Proud of you!!!!!
Anonymous4/26/2012
That's so exciting Meaghan!You look absolutely wonderful! I've been taking pictures of myself along this road I'm traveling on, and I've gotten to the point where my old pictures are starting to make me cringe. I'm down from a 18 to a 10/12 since the very end of January! I can only imagine how wonderful I'll feel in the summer! Keep up the good work!