my befores...

[jenn]

i don't have a ton of pics where i'm not standing behind someone/thing but here's a couple of recent ones - one in june'08 when i still had my pink hair and the other in sept'08 with the black hair. i'm looking forward to no more hiding!

[CohenInAz]

You look great now, I can't wait to see your afters!

[jenn]

aw thanks! it's so funny how we really are our own worst critic. i'm going to get another before shot done but this time wearing a shirt i want to fit into but look terrible in. then i'll take another shot in 4 weeks in the same shirt...then at 8...etc - i think that'll be a neat way to show how it's really changing my body!

[Lauren]

Hey Jenn!

I don't think I've "met" you yet! Welcome! You look adorable! I can't wait to see your progress--the shirt idea is great! I like your avatar--very pretty. Actually, I really like your t-shirt in the photo with the black hair. I love Dia de los Muertos stuff--I just dressed up like that for Halloween last week. I'll post pics after the real Halloween because I'm hoping to get better pictures portrait-style. My costume turned out awesome! :)

[jenn]

hi lauren! i love the art for dia de los muertos too! i bet you looked awesome! great idea for a costume - look forward to seeing it!

my avatar is a local artist arleigh wood <Link removed by Admin> ~ if you click at the top of her site where it says 'gallery' and then choose the 'migration' series you'll see the piece i posted among others of a similar style - although her other stuff is fantastic too.

nice to "meet" you lauren! it's great to have people like you on the board to offer extra motivation & inspiration for life on the other side of the looking glass :hii: congrats on your success!

[Mandy]

You look wonderful. Love the pink hair. :)

[jenn]

thanks mandy! i had it for 3 years but then decided it was time to go 'back in black' :) pink is fun though! i highly recommend it!

[LiLNightShift]

You are gorgeous now! You are going to be one hell of a vixen after this. You have such a wonderful personality that I've seen so far!

[jenn]

thanks much lilnightshift! can't wait to begin!

[Bronwyn]

Great pics Jenn! Welcome to the diet and to the forum and thanks for sharing your pics up front. You are so cute already - after this diet you'll be a real knockout!

[UnspeakableJoy]

Jenn, you have a such a beautiful smile!! And I LOVE the pink hair - I could never ever pull that off!

Keep up the great work!!

[lfingers11]

Jenn,
It is so nice to be able to see what you look like when I read your posts. I will have to find my pics from about 12-14 years ago when my hair was bright red!! I will wait till I am done with the plan though before posting:)
Pam

[Lauren]

Hey Jenn!

I checked out that artist's website. She has some amazing photography on there too! That was fun to look at--thanks for sharing!

Yeah, I always wanted to be Dia de los Muertos for Halloween, and my cousin just graduated from horror makeup school, so she did my face for me. It turned out amazing! I can't wait to do it all again Friday! I love Halloween! :)

So you're going to be starting the diet on Halloween! No trick-or-treating for you! :)

Last time I did the diet, this is exactly what happened--I pigged out (more than this time, though) and my weight started creeping up. I planned to eat on the diet to get it back down, but I didn't have the willpower. That taste of freedom was just too good and I didn't want to be back in "jail". So I kept putting it off, saying I'd do it tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow, which became what I call the "manana diet". Anyway, it's so familiar, these feelings I'm having, so that's why this time I'm MAKING myself be on the diet until I'm back to goal so I don't repeat the cycle. I already lost 2.2 pounds in one day, so I feel better already. Hopefully the weight will keep falling off. Of course, it's that time of the month, so that doesn't help either, I'm sure.

[jenn]

thanks bronwyn! and congrats on meeting your goal! that's fantastic!!! yay you!

[jenn]

hey lauren - that's wicked about having a friend who does makeup! gotta love connections! i look forward to seeing your shots! aahaha the manana diet - that is totally so true! i'm actually psyched to start on a friday - i've told some people that i'm being a cleanse/detox (which is true!) and i'm starting on friday and they are all - what? might as well drink over the last wknd' but i said NOPE! i'm going to have to go through other wknds not drinking/eating sh*te so might as well start this friday and suck it up! plus, look how well i stuck to things with monday starts ;) ha. i should be able to start whenev :) although, in some ways it's good timing b/c my brother just got into town for 2 nights and it's his birthday so i will be having some final bevs before the door closes for awhile. i will savour them for sure. :)

good job on stopping the scale creep cold lauren! that's a great habit you have picked up which will serve you a lifetime!