Day 120 - Thursday, 15th January 2009

Just realised I hadn't put up my latest comparison pictures, and I love doing these because I can see then how far I have come. So I am doing that today. The "before" photos were taken at V Festival in August 2008. The "after", or "during" as I prefer to label them were taken on New Years Eve 2008. Just 4 and a half stone later!!

You must excuse the cigar, New Years Eve was a big lapsing day for me and I drank for the first time in 3 months. Therefore, crazy things happened that I would not normally have done. God I miss drinking!!!!

Anyway, I like to do the comparison photos and I keep a photo diary as well, just so that I can see the changes in me. I think it's really crazy that I look in the mirror and I can remember what I looked like before and so I think I still look the same. And so now, looking back at how big I was in August, I honestly can't believe it is me. I guess I never truly looked at pictures of myself until now, when I am looking through them trying to find one of my where I am not hiding behind someone else!!

I have kept that blue top I wore at V. I wonder what it looks like now!?

I can so guess how my photo obsession is going to develop from here! Seriously, I am getting an addiction to taking pictures now. I guess I am just catching up on the many many years of taking pictures of everyone else and hiding from the camera myself!

I have also made a decision that I am going to go back to swimming next week. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday maybe? 3 days definitely. I will ponder it over the weekend. But I am looking forward to it. Just need to make sure I have a swimming costume that fits now!!! And this weekend, I am going to break in my winter walking boots. Bought them months ago, not worn them in yet. I know, I just kept making excuses not to go, to put it off until next week. But now I am ready to start that whole "excercise" thingy. GULP! Walking and swimming is pretty easy going though. At least I am easing myself in gently! There shall be no swimsuit photos though. I can tell you that right now!!!