<human>: So in June 2007 I graduated high school: with honours, accepted into university, promising future, yaddayaddayadda all that crap my parents focused on. But let me tell you something. I absolutely *loathe* photos from my high school grad. Because I weighed, to the best of my knowledge, at least 200 lbs (probably more). I had been overweight as long as I could remember. My parents had tried to encourage me to exercise/eat better/everything good parents encourage, but nothing had stuck. I kept lapsing back to old habits. 

It took another year and a half for me to truly decide to change my ways. That year and half included a year of exchange in Switzerland (dietary staples: bread, potatoes, cheese, very rich yogurt, and of course, chocolate!) and one semester in residence (dorm food - enough said). When I went home for Christmas in 2008, I saw myself in my mother's full length mirror, had a brief period of angry hysterics, and then vowed to change. I had decided I was absolutely done with being overweight. 

There have been some ups and downs in the intervening few years since then. I've tried lots of different approaches, and I'm finally settling into what works for me. I'm now an avid runner, go to the gym 3x/week, and a friend of mine is teaching me rock climbing. I don't follow any specific diet, although I have cut down on wheat/bread products quite a bit. Mostly I just count calories and avoid junk food. 

Last week, I received my BA degree. I weigh 150 lbs - an unprecedented weight for me: as I recall, I had already hit 180 lbs in grade 9. I don't recall a time in my public school career when I weighed less than 170. So I just thought I'd share the pictures with all of you. Now without any further ado: 

[2007: 200+ lbs (Head to toe portrait)](

[2007: Head and shoulders](

[2012: 150 lbs (Head to toe portrait)](

[2012: Head and shoulders](

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<bot>: Looked awful in high school grad pictures due to weighing 200+ lbs, looked much better last week in university grad photos because I lost 25% of my body weight in the intervening five years)