Skinny Mo and other stuff
Sep 19th, 2005 by Accidental Thinker
Edit: When I transferred posts from Blogger to this new blog location, the picture attached to this post didn’t make it. I haven’t figured out yet how to relink it. However, it’s a larger and less cropped version of the same photo used in the banner at the top of this page.
I don’t exactly blog anonymously like some bloggers do; I use my name and my family’s first names here. Mostly because I never really expected to have actual readers! But I’ve been hesitant to share pictures other than my little mug shot that is part of my profile—because you just never know who is surfing the web. Yet that mug shot is a year old, and I’m 40 pounds lighter and in the mood for showing off. My original goal was to lose it before a cruise that we have planned for next March, so I could fit back into my pre-Noah bathing suits. I started quietly back in January, but when people started noticing I was shrinking, I redoubled my efforts and was so far ahead of schedule that I revised my goal to get it off before this wedding that I just attended. Mission accomplished. So now I am unveiling here the “skinny” me. This picture was taken this weekend, and is my new favorite. The camera normally hates me, so getting a good picture like this is a rarity indeed!
The weekend was a blast. My friend’s wedding was beautiful, and it was wonderful to visit with old friends. I’ll have more to blog about on that soon, and I’m inspired to write about my own wedding, kind of as a bookend to the story about how Kent and I met. But I must finish this article first. It will therefore be a quiet week or two for me here. I’ll be back to blogging in full force again very soon, and about much more consequential things than my weight loss efforts.
You do look skinny! Congrats on that. I
like to be a little bit anonymous on my blog. I use a nickname, but
mostly because it’s fun. I use everyone else’s real names (yeah, I know
they’re dogs), but I don’t use last names. I worry about weirdos,
sickos, and the like.Paranoia is me.
Congratulations!!! Great photo! I’m an “event dieter” too. I don’t
fight with weight issues (lucky for me), but I carry around some extra
fat that I can shed when I give it some effort. It takes an event, like
a cruise where I know I will be seen in a bathing suit, to motivate me.
And you’re right, when people begin to notice, it motivates me even
more!! Thanks for sharing!
Congrats!Now
that I have reached that age where my metabolism isn’t doing my work
for me, I find that the gym and watching what I eat are SO important…
and even at that I am living large; or at least, larger 🙂
Has anybody ever told you you’re a knockout?Way to go! 🙂
Congratulations! You look an aweful lot like a friend of mine. I’ll
have to see if I can find a picture as you two could almost be sisters.Believe
it or not my name is not designed to make me annonymous as a lot of my
friends and acquaintences new me by this name prior to my bloging.
Honestly, though, I use it on my blog because I think it adds to the
curiosity that is generated and the light hearted mood. After all.
Chirs’ Oddyssey just doesn’t have the same feel.The Lumpy
Listen, you deserve all the kudos you get for your weight loss victory. It’s not easy.Thanx for sharing the picture …. Kent’s a lucky man! 😉
Congratulations on the weight loss. You look terrific! Thanks for
sharing. Now , get that article finished and get back to the important
writing, here on your blog. (Of course I’m kidding.) 😉
Oh, and I updated your blogroll icon – only fitting, wouldn’t you say? 😉
Thanks for the compliments, everyone!Schnoodlepooh:
Yeah, I stay away from last names too. I also don’t use the first names
of anyone except my immediate family (wouldn’t want anyone to be guilty
by association).WordWhiz: I’ve seen your picture on your blog. I do not believe you have an ounce of extra fat anywhere!Steelcowboy:
I haven’t been able to make time for a gym. I’ve been walking, when I
can find the time. Mostly on weekends though I took a break for most of
the summer because it was too darn hot. I’m back at it now, though.FTS: Wow, thanks! Kent tells me that, or something like it, pretty regularly. But he’s biased, of course.Lumpy: There must be good story behind your name!Mike: I’m the lucky one. Kent puts up with me! ;)Lejnd: Thank you! I’ll get right back to writing in my blog in very short order.
Honey, you are lookin’ GOOD!
Congrats on the weight loss!!! You look great!!Best of all, you look happy.You should be very proud. I’ve
been working on my own weight loss goal (25 pounds). Maybe I will post
a pic of less of myself before Thanksgiving. I’m working on it. Fingers
crossed and mouth closed!!!