Before and so far…
Posted October 9th, 2008 by Jeff J. SniderAs promised yesterday, I thought I’d post a little visual evidence of the progress so far. I can’t really see the difference day-to-day, because I see myself in the mirror all the time. But there’s already a noticeable difference.
This is us in Cancun at the end of June:
And this is us in the canyon yesterday:
Obviously, I still have plenty to go. I hope you weren’t expecting me to be ridiculously skinny (I did mention that I still weigh 350, right?). But I love being able to see actual progress, and I see it, especially in my face. Take a look at this comparison, with two photos from Cancun and one from yesterday:
I tried to get the faces on the same scale, based on the position of the hairline, the eyes, the nose, and the chin (the main chin, that is). Looking at those pictures from Cancun, I look terribly unhealthy. I remind myself of the fat guy in “Remember the Titans,” the guy who plays Randy on “My Name Is Earl” but before he lost 200 pounds or whatever, with the deep shadows on the eyes and stuff. And look at those chins! My face almost had no shape at 400 pounds, but that shape is starting to return.
Things like this make me happy and motivate me to keep going. Thanks for all your support.
P.S. — By the way, doesn’t Bethy look great? She’s been SO supportive of me, and it’s been benefiting her too. She’s lost 18 pounds, and while she obviously looked great before and didn’t have nearly as much to lose as I did, she looks great in these pictures from yesterday. I didn’t know you could improve on perfection, but there you have it.
