Night out on the town - in a dress (size medium! Woot Woot!) Photo, of course.

Way to go Candy, sounds like you guy's had lots of fun and you both look great!!

Tell Tom next time Jenn and I are in Austin we will have to definitely hang out again!

Most definitely! We loved hanging out with you guys in SA!

You look fabulous!!!  When you realize how great you look and see what others have seen all along, you can be more confident:). Believe it...you look great!!!

First, OMG! You're SO close to goal! You're awesome!!!!

And yeah... I see what others see sometimes, but when I don't... yeah. I'm getting SO much better about it, but it's SUCH a mind screw.

You two are just the cutest freakin couple! 

Candy, you look terrific, and I hope you feel terrific, too.  It seems that Kairk and Frisco 'get it,' too.  I know I'm somewhat biased, but society doesn't seem to judge men as harshly as it judges women, whether the issue is obesity or overall attractiveness.

The other day, someone posted parts of an interview with Dustin Hoffman about preparing for the making of "Tootsie" that I thought was particularly enlightening about the demands (or perceived demands) of society on women in this regard.  I think it's worth seeing, so here's the link for anyone interested:  http://www.themarysue.com/dustin-hoffman-tootsie/

Keep on rocking it, Candy - it's yours!

I read that the other day too! I thought it was a pretty enlightening interview for sure.

And yes... I think though that society doesn't judge us as harshly as we judge ourselves sometimes though. It's tough.

Great work! I know its been a tough road to get there but I can guarantee you noone even thinks you may have been an XL at some time.

You look fantastic! I'm headed to a comedy club tonight, in fact. They make me nervous, too, but you've inspired me to put on a cute dress and do my best to walk in confidently :)

Girlfriend, if I can do it, you totally can! I just had to have my moment and then walk out of it.

Hell, I walked out of it in HEELS! LOL :) xoxo