Here is a before shot.

My sisters and I are on track to being thin. ;) Well at least that is the goal. I for one am carrying about 40lbs extra. That is a problem. I have started to notice headaches, body aches and general fatigue continue to be a problem for me, and I'm tired of being out of energy and achey all the damn time.

I started back on Weight Watchers, which worked for me remarkably well before and after I had Kira. What I've been doing with myself for the last nearly 6 years though is not good. And it shows. I printed this picture to show the yard. I forgot to switch it over to photo paper, so I got a ginormous shot on 8X10. What I didn't know prior to printing was that I was in it on the edge. I was really disappointed in myself and embarrassed by this picture of me. This is me, not posing, not knowing I'm in the shot, turned to the side. And I couldn't believe how large I look. I am ashamed when I see this picture. I really struggled with posting it at all. But I think that if I'm going to be honest with myself on this journey to get well and lose this weight, I had to start by being honest about what other people see when they look at me.

I'll be posting "after" pics with my sister once a month. Hopefully in a few short months we'll all be seeing much better shots of me!