Becoming Thin… And Staying That Way

My Life Before, During & After Weight Loss Surgery

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I only put photos that I was in on this site. Soon I will have all the photos up on our family website. I just wanted those following my weight loss to see what a grand time I had being smaller, feeling better about myself and feeling healthier!


Sunday - Kim and I wearing our lifevests, participating in the mandatory drill.

Sunday - Before the cruise even left port, we were sittin’ by the pool, sippin’ pina coladas!

Sunday - Whew! I had to catch a nap before dinner time… this cruisin’ is rough. ;-)

Sunday - Kim and I are dressed and ready for dinner!

Sunday - Me and my hubby. :)

Monday - Sunrise was kind of foggy that morning.

Monday - It sure did clear up later, though… and we caught some rays!

Monday - For the first formal night Chris bought me a new beaded dress. Isn’t he sweet!?!?!

Monday - Chris and I took a close-up photo of ourselves.

Monday - And then some passersby got a good photo of us together.

Monday - We brought a bottle of wine to celebrate our 9-year wedding anniversary. To us!

Monday - Between the sun and the wine, I got a little toasted!

Monday - Aaaawwww… isn’t that sweet? Or do you just want to puke?

Monday - As if the wine wasn’t enough, the girls decided to have a shot. The shot glasses were labled “Loving Cup”. hahaha

Monday - The head waiter brought us a cake to celebrate our anniversary. Too bad neither of us likes coconut cake.

Monday - Obligatory staircase shot… (didn’t come out very well)

Monday - The three Chicas.

Tuesday - Catchin’ some more rays before we dock in Key West.

Wednesday - Looks like a fake background, doesn’t it?? It was sooooo beautiful.

Wednesday - Since we’d had such a rough night in Key West, we decided to stay out of the sun and… wait! That’s another drink in my hand!

Wednesday - We gambled instead. (Blasted machine took my twenty bucks!)

Wednesday - Mmmmmm… sunset… and another drink?? Those Mango-Tangos sure were yummy!

Wednesday - I sure felt better about how I looked after I got some color on my skin.

Wednesday - Chris kinda liked it too. ;-)

Thursday - Who would have ever thought I’d wear a shirt that tied at the waist!!!

Thursday - HAHAHHAA! Chris liked the view better from behind apparently.

Thursday - Me with Manny (our Cabin Attendant). He made the funniest towel puppets!

Thursday - Me, the second formal night, on the outside deck.

Thursday - Having a Bellini before dinner. Mmmmm….

Thursday - Chris and I before the second formal dinner, having Bellinis (champagne and peach schnapps).

Thursday - I changed into something a little more comfortable so we could go dancing. Of course, we only ended up at the casino.

Friday - Chris caught a glimpse of me walking up the stairs.

Friday - Me trying escargot for the first time in my life. I didn’t care for it. But it wasn’t as nasty as I thought it would be.

Friday - Showing off my new tattoo! (Another first for me.)

Friday - See it UP CLOSE! Relax, folks… it’s not real, it’s temporary.

Saturday - It rained our last day, so the girls decided to join a slots tournament!

Saturday - Check me out! I was in 3rd place going into the final round!!!

Saturday - HA! HA! HA! This picture cracks me up!!!

Saturday - I was trying to show my machine some love so it’d pull through for the final round. Damn thing didn’t get me anywhere. :(

Saturday - Once again hoping to go dancing, I dressed up in my fancy pants. Where do you think we ended up? Yep, that’s right… the casino. Well at least I won some of my money back.

Saturday - Obligatory fountain photo.

Saturday - Me and my darling husband.

Saturday - The final evening dining with our waiter Bilal.