Prom season is going on right now. Graduation season is coming up. This has me thinking about high school. I started looking through old pictures. Enjoy...
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| Studying in the hall during what I think is senior year... Note my awesome legs. I didn't like my legs then. I still have them under a bunch of fat. I want to find them. |
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| This is my whole class (and one random guy on the left). For those that don't know I went to a small private school. This was our senior class trip to Arizona. I planned on being in a swim suit this trip. A week after we came back was banquet (our prom). I wanted to look good for these two big events. I dieted before this. I was probably about ten pounds overweight on this trip. I didn't weigh myself back in high school. I don't know how much I lost before the trip, but I know my clothes fit better. I was so strict. I remember someone offered my a jolly rancher and I refused. I remember feeling panicked being offered junk food. I was around it all the time. I worked so hard and this trip was my big reward. |
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| This picture was taken about a month ago. This is around 220 lbs. |
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| Note the difference in my face. This is the day we got to Arizona (May 2008). I was so happy. This was the lowest I've ever weighed. I was around 170 lbs. I didn't realize how much weight I've gained until I was looking at this picture this week. The other day I weighed myself. I was 227.4 lb. The highest I've ever been. I've gained about 60 lbs. I have about 70 lbs to lose. |
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| I loved this tank. Now I can't wear tanks like this because it shows all the fat. Soon after this trip it ripped. :( |
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| These are the five girls of the class of 2008. Again I would kill to be able to wear a tank or those swim shorts or swim apparel at all. |
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| I didn't like how I looked in a swim suit, but I knew I was close and I had earned it. I actually played basketball in swim shorts and a swim top. That was a lot of fun. I knew my fat was jiggling. I cared, but not enough to stop. Now you wouldn't catch me playing sports in a swim suit or even just in one. |
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| This was banquet (prom) Lets just say it. |
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| I make this look goooood. ;) |
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| After high school I worked and dated. Between the two I ate out a lot. I wanted to escape my life in Mankato. The problem was that I didn't know what to do. I ended up at NPTI (national personal training institute). My education and careers are a whole other post. Best six months of my life. I became a certified personal trainer and certified nutritional consultant. Even with my new knowledge I kept eating out a lot. I went from my banquet weight to this in about a year. This was my friend from NPTI. She was just what I needed at the time. That is also another story. |
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| I knew I was creeping up in weight, but I didn't know why and I didn't stop to figure it out. Now it is obvious. One day I weighed myself. I weighed 203. I was livid. I went to a concert that night. It was fun, but whenever a song stopped I remembered how fat I was. Something clicked and I lost almost 30 lbs. I lost so much weight that I couldn't were these jeans anymore. These jeans were a Christmas gift from my friend now roommate. I had never had any that were more than maybe $30. This appalled her so she spent a pretty penny on a pair of Big Stars for me. I've been in love ever since. I dream of the day that I can buy another pair. I refuse to spend the money until I'm down to a weight I want to maintain. I wish I had kept them. Although now they would be too small for me. |
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| This picture was when I had lost 25 lbs. Again I was so happy. I hadn't reached my goal, but I was proud and happy. I was doing Weight Watchers then. I make Katie wait for me to get my token from my WW meeting. I think she was irritated, but I didn't care because I was so proud and happy. I miss these feelings for so many reasons. You'll have to wait to hear the rest. |
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