The End

I suppose it is no secret that I've been finding it difficult to find the motivation to write within the last few... several... months. I have officially lost 47 of the 57 pounds I hoped to lose when I started this blog and I think that is an awesome accomplishment! Over my time with this blog I have built some great habits that are now ingrained in my daily life including making better food choices and walking a lot. I actually feel the physical changes in my body.. my contours are different and my overall body image I had in my head now, more or less, matches the image I see in the mirror. I know this doesn't happen for everyone who loses weight but for me, I'm truly happy with who I am and where I am in my life. I'm a much healthier person than I was 2 and a half years ago. There is still room for some improvements and I look forward to working off the last 10lbs of my original goal.

The difference is that I am no longer constantly focused on taking off the weight.  These days more of my thoughts are dedicated to our upcoming wedding. So far I'm enjoying the shit out of planning this thing and while I'm sure struggles are going to come I am more interested in documenting this time of my life from a perspective that isn't focused on weight loss. The rest of my journey will be a part of it but it won't be the majority.

I've been thinking about this a lot and about how my relationship to writing helps me aspire to being my best self. I know that sounds like a lot of cliched bullshit but I feel like I am a better me when I write on a regular basis so that is something I want to keep doing. I want to keep blogging but I don't feel like I have the same "Trouble with the Curvy" that I once did. I mean once a foodaholic always a foodaholic and I'll have to be conscious of my relationship with food  my whole life but I no longer want to talk about that every single day like I did when I started this.

That's why I am announcing a big transition today. The thing I want to talk about everyday is our wedding and a big part of the process is going to be making my wedding dress with Ben's mom Nancy. There are so many wedding blogs out there that talk about the arrangements and how to PICK a dress and all the other stuff that traditional brides do. Do you know what I couldn't find in a wedding blog ? How to make your own wedding dress. This made me feel like a pioneer bride and I have decided to run with it.  Today marks the end of my "Trouble with the Curvy" series and the beginning of "How to Make a Wedding Dress."

 "How to Make a Wedding Dress" is going to be my semi-daily account of planning a wedding that makes a game of how LITTLE money I can spend to throw the wedding of my dreams. The biggest part of this is the dress and I can't wait to document the process from start to finish. I am so sentimental and when I look back on this time in my life I want to be able to relive the whole thing in my own words.

For those of you who stuck with me throughout my TWTC journey I hope you'll join me on another that I hope proves to be even more fun and fulfilling. Together we will learn how to make a wedding dress that will be individually tailored to my new body that Trouble with the Curvy helped me carve.


As a fitting ending to TWTC I did a fun photoshoot with Forest Taber. I rocked some blue steel AND could get higher off the ground then ever before thanks to my lighter load. Here are the results..


Thank you for all of your love and support over the past two years. It means the world to me and I'll never forget it.



Without further adieu.... Here comes the bride...
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  1. UnknownDecember 13, 2015 at 7:39 AM

    What good work. Congratulations. Great pictures. Uncle

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