"I have lost 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) and have shrunk 2 pants sizes so far in my weight loss this year. Woohoo! I'm almost at my college size!" - Russellreno from Bookmarklet

@Mark no, he just likes the girl ;) - A.T.

CONGRATULATIONS!! that's awesome!! you look GREAT! :) - Susan Beebe

eek... Does Carmen know about this? :\ - Mona Nomura

o hai! :) thx for the fave and the post Russell! thanks Susan and Mark ;) Comments and such when I first published the photo: http://friendfeed.com/e... - Carmen is cold!

@Mona if Carmen had it put into public view, why on Earth she should bother about knowing? and probably she won't hear anything negative -- after all, she maid such a leap forward! - A.T.

+++++++++Carmen!!! - Anna Haro

GREAT JOB CARMEN! - CW™

congrats and now i think, 'gosh, i could have lost 30lbs since jan.'. instead i converted a lot of my muscle into fat. which was hard, but so not fulfilling. - Admiral Anika

Wow, great job. She even looks a little younger too! - Jeff P. Henderson

Congratulations! You look great! - Anna Lynn M.

congrats! hot! - cjmart

I've been doing plenty of gym work over the last couple of months, i'm fitter than i've been in a while, and i've dropped two trouser sizes - fitness FTW :) - Iain Baker

this is awesome! cute shoes, too :) - Bren - Minister of Mayhem

Awesome, well done. - Toby Graham

so carmen...umm.,,what are you doing this friday night? maybe you and i can...you know....exchange cooking recipes here on friendfeed or something. - Cee Bee

Congrats!! - Tamara J.

Awesome job Carmen! - Shey, Jamaican of FF

inspirational! - DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE

Cee Bee - If my plan works, I get to meet Carmen and her husband Friday night at the APR art stroll in ATL. - Russellreno

Way to go! - Steve Lowe

thanks so much for the wonderful comments, everyone! I'm getting closer to my goal and it's so exciting! my new lifestyle has made this a wonderful year. so, cee... exchanging recipes... is that what they're calling it these days? ;) delicious. russell - hubby may be in class that night, so it may be just me. I'll ask a friend of mine who is starting photography school if she can make it out too. - Carmen is cold!

drats, foiled again! - Cee Bee

don't worry, cee, i can fit two ff'ers in one night. wow, this is getting raunchier by the comment. lmao - Carmen is cold!

Fabulous! Well done, Carmen. How did you (and Russell) do it? - Sally Church

Congrats to Carmen and Russell! Now I feel like getting my butt out of my chair. :) - Ayşe E.

Awesome! :) - Shawn Farner

Sally, i explained how I lost the weight in the comments when you click on the link. Thanks everyone! - Carmen is cold!

Congratulations! Worth Celebrating! - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart

Wow! Great stuff - Charlie Anzman

So Fine! - Valley