The Journey

I have been on a journey this past year. It started 28 July 2012 and continues through this day. Very hopefully, it will continue on for a few years more.

I can't remember if I had posted about this journey . . . but here is the beginning and end of this first year.

Along the way, I could feel small changes. Like, at Christmas when I asked for, and received two new tops in the 4X size I like. (Mom and I always said we liked to wear tops/jammies that we could turn around inside of and this was how I liked my shirts. When I tried them on, they were a lot bigger than I expected.

I was TOTALLY amazed when I saw these two pictures side by side. Granted, the one on the left is a little closer, but still, the difference is amazing . . . and, pound wise, I believe it is less than a 30 pound loss.

As I compare the photos this time, I can see a change in the "rolls" at the elbow. Man . . . it is still a surprise seeing these pictures. After a year, I don;t see any difference when I look in the mirror . . it just looks like me, Paula Sue Gaumer Tooke.

I think the first thing I noticed was my chin . . . not as many as I had when I started. Next, I realized that my ankles were smaller . . . what a weird thing to notice, but they aren't as "swollen" looking as before.

Now, I can't wait to see how the inside of my body has changed. I get my year end blood work before I go to the doctor in a couple months, I'll get blood work done. MAN ALIVE, I so hope the inside numbers look as good as I feel the outside numbers look.

Am I bragging, no . . . I am just in a state of semi-shock that this difference has occurred.