I'm sitting here blogging when I should be packing and moving. PROCRASTINATION - LOL - Anyways I'm going through clothes seeing what fits and doesn't fit so I don't take it all with me.

As I'm going through things and realizing the bulk of my clothes are either too big or too small I started to think about all of the changes that have happened to me and my body is the last couple of months (including pre-op) and it's just AMAZING. Everything in my life has gotten better. I have a pretty great life anyways, but I feel better, I look better, my business has gotten better, my home has gotten better, finances, etc... just everything seems to be falling into place. Moreover, it's only going to continue to get better; and those are the changes I'm SO excited for.

I found a pic of me and my mom from my wedding day 8 yrs ago size 26 bride in a size 30 wedding dress because you know they run small and I remember at the time feeling pretty but uncomfortable. Not at all what I imagined I would feel like as a bride. I feel better on a daily basis than I felt on that day all done up.

But now, as I enter into my relationship with my special friend, I can't help but smile when I realize I will NOT have "fat" wedding pictures.

In just over a month I went from "cute pics" but having to use the infamous fat girl angles to get them to being able to take a pic straight on and from almost any angle.

And it's paid off, some offers have come my way from some people I've dealt with in my past and some new people as well. They can tell from a pic if you're using an angle to create a look. But they've noticed the difference in just the few new pics I've taken and now.. I'm sitting here wondering... Is it crazy that at 33 I'm considering going back into plus size modeling? I stopped when I was 21 and started packing on weight, especially in my face. But as it comes off...I'm thinking hmmm I could totally do this. I know I don't "look" 33 to most people but now I have to sit back and figure out if this is really what I want to do.

I already run my own business, a church (churches) and act as a personal assistant to two people. Not sure when I would make time for it.

But it's a dream deferred so to do it, or not to do it? Not many women my age get this opportunity or these types of offers.. I should take it. I still have weight to lose before I go full force into it because unlike in my day if you were a plus size model you were actually plus sized.. now you're a size 10-12 and they photoshop you fatter lol..

The differences just amaze me though, in such little time... just amazing.. God Results!

Before with a camera angle..

Last week... straight on.. no camera angle.

Wow! Great job!! You look awesome!!! :smile2: How many lb's have you lost? How long have you been banded? OH, goshhh...I can't wait!!!!!

I'm 17 days short of 2 months of being banded.. it'll be 2 months on 2/18. I've lost 60lbs so far including pre-op diet weight loss. I'll weigh myself again next monday at the dr's office for an accurate weigh in.

Thank you for much for the compliments.. I sometimes forget other people read these LOL ... but thank you again!

Damn!!! Girl you look so good! I can't wait til I can take a straight on pic! LOL Im the queen of "self pics" to hide my chins lol. You have lost so much! Girl what nationality are you? I love your hair!!! My baby has curly hair too, I can't wait for it to get longer. Take care and keep it up! You are so inspiring

LOL you and me both, I got them angles DOWN girl lol... thank you so much for the compliments. It feels SO good to be able to turn my webcam on at pretty much any time and not have to prop it up on boxes and pillows or to just snap a pic with my friends and not have to hide my chins behind my hair or someone's shoulder or hand or or or..gimme a minute I can come up with more lol. As for my ethnicity I'm 1/2 black and 1/2 white (Black Irish and Italian).

LOLLOL rite!!! Oh thats cool pretty much the same as my daughter (I'm half Puerto Rican and 1/4 Italian and 1/4 Irish and my husband is Black).