I Seriously Did A Double Take

When I uploaded my weekend pictures onto my computer tonight,

I seriously had to do a double take.

Is that me?

Maybe it was taken at a weird angle.

That can't be me . . . though it reminds me of the me from many years ago.

No.  This is what I look like.

(taken in March)

I quickly looked at more pictures . . .

. . . looking for the fat  fluffy  puffy  plump face 

and double chin that I know is "me".

(taken in April)

(taken in June)

But . . . in pictures from this weekend, I keep finding this face . . .

(next to the adorable little guy with the chubby cheeks)

. . . not this one.

(taken the end of June)

. . . or this one.

(taken in July)

Really?

Is that me?

Now . . .

please go back and look at all of the adorable pictures of Noah . . .

that is why these pictures were taken.  (smile)

When we walked into Gregg & Kayla's on Saturday afternoon,

Kayla immediately mentioned that she noticed my weight loss,

and specifically mentioned "in the face".

She knows I'm trying to lose weight.

I thought she was "being nice",

but hoped that maybe there was a little difference.

I didn't realize that we haven't seen them in 6 weeks,

and I guess I have lost a bit of weight in that time.

Usually (as in when the earlier pictures were taken) I do my hair,

put on my makeup, and feel okay about how I look . . .

until I upload the pictures.  In each of the pictures from the last 6 months, 

when I put them on the computer, I thought, "Ugh.  Do I really look that bad?"

So, I always feel like pictures make me look a lot more overweight

than I feel "in real life".  Therefore, you can imagine my SHOCK

to upload pics and think they make me look skinnier than in real life

(especially since they were taken after a long, hot day at the fair,

when I had not just put on makeup or done my hair).

Yes.

I definitely did a double take tonight.

Woo Hoo!

I've got a lot left to lose, but these new pictures sure are a motivator.