Can you tell a difference?

A long time ago when I started the whole bodybugg thing, I said I would post some before and after pictures when I met my goal. Well I am about there...just some fine tuning here and there to do =). Anyway, here are my pictures {click to see larger}. What a difference! The first photo was taken on Bella's first day of 1st grade at the end of August. I had started exercising about 3 weeks earlier when I decided that I had let things get out of hand {also had a health screen at work and they told me that even though I was not overweight, I was overfat}. I developed some bad eating and exercise habits in Idaho and was in the worst shape of my life. I exercised for about 6 months regularly and gained a fair amount of muscle, but was not doing a very good job with my eating...so really hadn't made any progress. So I started the bodybugg at the end of December. The after picture {taken today by the lovely and talented Bella} shows me about 18-19 pounds lighter and with about 7% less body fat.

That shirt which is the same one in both pictures is now huge on me, where as before it was tight. The pants in the before picture have been retired and my new ones, which are actually getting a bit loose, are 3 sizes smaller! I weigh about what I did when I got married {12 years and 2 kids ago}, but actually think I am smaller...I am more muscular now. So there you go....I figure if I {who loves food and loves to eat like a pig} can do it, anyone can! Anyway, I'm pretty proud of myself. It has taken some hard work and changing of my attitude towards food {and some mourning over the fact that I CAN'T eat anything I want} but I think I have the tools to stay this way forever {if I want to =) }

Anyway, the JUNE SCRAPPY GIRAFFE KIT is up. Something else to note is that they are having a design team call. So if you would like to join little old me on the design team for the next 6 months, just apply =). Click on the above link for details.

I also keep forgetting to tell you all that I had a layout requested by scrapbook trends magazine. It will be the September issue. I've never been published with them before.

Well, that is all for now. Have a lovely day!