A year ago, I would never have imagined I would be sharing pictures of me in a bathing suit online.

Isn't it amazing what can happen in a year?

I've lost over 70 pounds. These pictures are from last week. Please ignore the multiple colors of skin being exposed. I have not yet figured out how to buy bathing suits and summer clothes that have similar exposure patterns, so I am brown, red and go-blind white.

The last picture shows the area I still really need to work on: my upper thighs, but things in even that area are so much better than a year ago.

Linda

I don't know what you looked like before but I think you look great now!

Thanks, Debby!

Here's a before picture from a year ago:

I think you look great!

A wonderful transformation! Congrats on your weight loss and all the best to reach your goal soon!!!!

Wow. You look great! One hot Mama!

Fabulous

You look great!!

Don't think I will look like that in a bathing suit no matter how much I lose...ROCK THAT SLEEVE!!!

YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!! I can't wait til my swimsuit debut!! I don't care if it's DECEMBER!!

Thanks, everyone!

My husband actually uploaded these to facebook before I'd even seen them, and I thought I'd be mortified. I was pretty pleased. I would have been ready to kill him if he'd done it a year or two ago. LOL!