Before and After Pics: Warning- Graphic Content

I've been on a diet for a while. I tried South Beach Diet, slowly morphed toward Paleo until I was taken down by acidosis quickly followed by a nasty bought of diverticulitis (the last had me in bed for a week!). So after a bunch of doctor visits, I revamped my diet. I lost weight, my strength and energy are back, and my super long list of miserable symptoms have gone. Thank goodness! Now, I'm vegan.

Here I am, in May of 2010 at 169. I've lost 10lbs at this point, but I had lost it back in Feb and March and totally stalled here. I stayed this weight, give or take 5lbs, until September of this year. I did keep running all that time. I didn't start feeling REALLY sick until 5 or 6 mths after this pic

And, then how I look now. I'm 154 and  as usual decided to take a pic of myself in the middle of folding laundry in the bedroom. Doesn't everyone want to do that? My goal weight is 145..I'm amazed at how much thinner my arms are! yikes! Anyway, still working at it, but I'm finally making progress.  Oh yeah, and I'm not sick at all now! Thinner, and healthier! 

And, one more with my friend Tina after we finished the White Rock Half Marathon. Gosh what a miserable day that was (weather-wise...we had a great time!)

Thanks for looking!