Chubby me and not so chubby me...

Apart from the disgruntled look on my face(I tend to feel serious in self portraits...the flashy light always surprises me!) , you can probably tell that the Erin on the right (a year or so ago) is a tad more zaftig then the version on the left (today). I was feeling a little down today what with my holiday weakness for cookies causing my scale to slide up a bit...

I tried on my favorite dress to see what the damage was and the truth is, I'm still a lot smaller than I was last year. And, apart from my morose expression and my roots (I'm getting them done tomorrow, lest anymore of my dishwater blonde peeks out) this is the best I've ever felt or looked.I sent this picture to Tim and he said that he's always thought I was beautiful no matter what. I guess that is the only answer a man can give when his wife shows him the pudgy girl he fell in love with. ;)

All the same, I feel encouraged by the progress I've made. Plus today, we went rock climbing and I did 3 5.9 climbs. That is the best climbing day I've had to date. Tomorrow I am trying out my new Core Secrets with Gunnar Peterson, then maybe next year this time I'll have those rock hard abs I've always wanted. Or maybe the cookies will win... who knows? ;)