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Barb, you look amazing!  LOVE the new hair!  And sorry, girl, but you also look SO much younger than when you began this journey!  Time for you to take out those old pix and do some comparing!

Thanks Suzanne!

As always, you are my constant cheerleader! I know that in certain photos I look younger ... I have to say that I didn't select the old lady photos when I decided to purchase one yesterday ... LOL. Some of the photos really showed my turkey neck, thick waist and arms, and the wrinkles that are showing up around my eyes and neck. I looked more like a plus size model in most of the portraits, than someone sporting a new, slimmer body. I know it sounds like a bunch of whining, but ... okay, maybe it is a bunch of whinning...

Thanks for the compliments. I do appreciate them.

Hey ... isn't it about time for a new photo of you?!

Barb

P.S. I LMAO when I got your card last night! I don't know where you found it, but I think it's the best one yet! Love, B

WOW!!!!!  Absolutely stunning!!!  You have done an amazing job and it really shows!!!  Congrats on your success!! Hugs, Donna

Thanks Donna!

You look pretty "stunning" yourself. You look at least a decade younger! Keep up the good work... and thanks for being part of the "Mutual Admiration Society"!

Barb

  Well, they didn't leave me a word to describe you....so, I will just repeat what they said, because it is very true.  You look very pretty.  I did a double take when I saw your pic.  You do not look old.  You look beautiful.  Stunning does describe you well.  You have come a long way.  Keep up the great work. 

thanks so much! i can't tell you how much i appreciate your kindness. when i had my photos taken yesterday, they took about 40+ photos ... honestly, i selected the best, but in some of them i really do look very "middle-aged" ... my wrinkles really showed up, my waist looked so thick, as did my arms... i'm going to be 50 in a couple of months and it really looked like it.

i do appreciate your comments and those of everyone else in the past few hours. it helps me to see myself with more perspective. i think that i, like many others, focus on the flaws instead of the transformation. when i look at the earlier photos, i can see a big difference.

so.... thanks again.

barb

p.s. i can't wait to see your transformation ... it's coming soon. you must be soooooo excited and i'm excited for you. i know it's been a long time coming.

Barb, do you know who your own worse critic is?  It is you.  We are all our own worse critic.  You see and feel things we don't about yourself.  You are exactly right, you are looking for flaws.  Nobody is perfect.  Even someone that is a size 4.  We all have flaws.  That is what makes us speical.  Thank you.  I am so excited.  I know I am going to have a lot of loose skin on my belly, but hey thats what tummy control "draws" are for.  I am so ready to be able to buy clothes that are pretty.  No just what fits.  I want to be able to post a beautiful pic too.  You are doing a wonderful job!