So what does 33.6 pounds look like?

Well, I know what it weighs...(DUH!!) but when you put it in terms of more than 3 big sacks of potatoes...that's pretty amazing.

It's also 4.48 newborns.

Or 4 gallons of water.

Or just over 39 cans of soda.

Or 7.62 chickens.

(FYI, I got those conversions from www.weirdconverter.com, in case you're wondering what you weigh in blue whales, elephants, or spider monkeys...)

I now ALSO know what 33.6 pounds LOOKS like.

It's the difference between this:


and this:


Not in size, but in "happiness"...can you see the difference?

I sure can...and I can feel it too...especially in the humiliation I feel in looking at these types of "before" pictures....can't wait to get NEW ones!!!

This was taken on my birthday, December 17, 2006:


You can bet I'll post back with another picture here NEXT December 17th...and it better be a lot better than that! In the same or better shape as I am here, right after the Freihofer's Run for Women:


Thanks for sticking with me on my journey...we're almost there...

Till next time,
~L