November 11 Weight Watchers Update...

It's official!  I have been on Weight Watchers for 8 weeks now.

How much have you lost, Tara?

Well, I'm glad you ask.  I have lost 17 lbs!

I am down into a pair of jeans I haven't worn since before Mia.

I am 8 lbs away from pre-Olivia weight.

I am really excited for me!

Because I don't have much more to say about this, I am going to show you a few before pictures.  However, I need to explain something.  I started working on losing weight at the end/during summer 2010.  I had gotten to a place that I was no longer comfortable with myself.  I was embarrased and ashamed of myself.  I never wanted to be in pictures.  I didn't want to look at myself in the mirror when I was getting a haircut.  I didn't even want to visit with family because I was so embarassed.  My chins were overwhelming and the multi-rolls when I sat down!  Oh my goodness!

So, I decided to start weighing myself.  I wrote down my weights on a daily basis. When I first started, I weighed in at 257 lbs.  I was 265 when I gave birth to Mia.  Two years later, and I had only dropped 8 pounds.  Working hard, I was down to 245.  However, I was not able to get lower and this is where I was when Weight Wathchers began.

I tell you this not because I need to let you know how much I weigh, but because I need to explain where I have been.  I have 3 pounds to go to hit an even 20 lbs on Weight Watchers, but I will also be at 40 lbs down since Mia was born.  I am proud of this!

My ultimate goal is 150 lbs.  I have quite a ways to go, but I am ready to do it and become a lifetime Weight Watchers member.

Me, all the way in the back with my Grandma and female cousins on my moms side.

My little family, Summer 2010

Me, second from right, holding Mia.  With most of my girl cousins on my dad side.

Halloween, 2010.  I was a librarian.  I look amused.

I threw this one in just because it was fun.  Halloween, 1999.