It’s Here: Before Pictures

Hello Friends Old and New!

I hope that everyone is doing  great in whatever point of their journey they are in. I’ve been holding off on doing something, because I’ve been afraid. It’s no secret as to what my weight is, but I feel that with some shape wear and nice clothes those secrets don’t have to be know by the entire world.  

Recently my clothes are starting to fall off of my body and I’m having some omg moments as I look in the mirror. That being said I think that I need to honor my journey and my starting point, so that with every step I’ll always remember how far I’ve come. So here we go: 

Notice the cross the leg trick. Also I had lost about 30 lbs at this time and started running every morning

This was about the time I decided I really needed to do something about my weight, it was an awesome trip, but I had a hard time keeping up and I was so self conscious. I kept that bag in my lap to try and cover my stomach. But I was still cute!!

Clothed View

Before Front

Before Back -Lord I have no booty, lol!

Side View

Take Care!!

-J. 

I wanted to share this because I think it serves as a reminder that regardless the amount of weight loss you will never truly look like the person standing besides you. So having WLS should not be about appearance or wanting to look like someone else. It truly needs to be a decision that is going to be for the betterment of health. I also post this with the following disclaimer, because I hate when people who receive this surgery don’t just say it. So here it is: Though I have many health related issues. I want this surgery because I want to look better in the clothes I wear and be physically smaller, and sometimes I just hate being the fat girl.” There it is folks. It’s the first and quite possibly the only time I’ll be saying it because I am all about self worth and I don’t trash myself, but I do try and keep it real! Til next time… 😉

Body, Mind & Sol

70 kg is the current weight of the average Australian woman, according to a new study Marie Claire used for an article I was interviewed for. I roughly fit that criteria with my weight fluctuating a little depending on what’s going on in my life exercise and stress wise. Hence why I was interviewed.

While the feature wonderfully showed beautiful women of all heights, shapes and sizes, I wish it had included an article on body image. And not just a positive “isn’t-it-great-we-can-all-look-good-at-different-sizes” kind of articles but an honest, hardhitting one. One that would have taken a look at the comments made by my fellow models for the day  – about not being able to help comparing herself to the “real” model-  and – about constantly trying to lose weight or having been unhappy with weight in the past. I would have wished for an article that questioned what the…

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