Hey…I went through a similar size transformation when I joined the Army and many people who hadn’t seen me since I was fat didn’t recognize me at all. Did you experience the same thing?

YES. I’m answering this publicly because I don’t know that I ever told you guys about my 10 year high school reunion. I was heavy enough in high school that when I went back for my reunion no one really recognized me if I wasn’t friends with them on Facebook. The cute boys that wouldn’t give me the time of day in high school, were suddenly falling over themselves to buy me a drink. It was FANTASTIC! The pretty popular girls were shooting me evil glances across the room because they couldn’t figure out who I was! BEST REUNION EVER!

I will say, that sometimes I don’t recognize myself when I look at photos from back then…I’ve been this size for awhile now, and the brain tends to want to forget the past and hide your mind from painful memories. This weekend I went shopping for a dress for some weddings I have this month. I found and bought the dress below because it fit like a dream. It hugs my curves in all the right places and made me feel like a million bucks. Juxtaposed against the photo on the left from 10 years ago…I don’t even recognize myself! 

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What a difference a decade can make, right?!?!

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