My laugh for the day.....

So I mentioned how I've been up late working on photoshop the last couple of nights. Well today in our class, I was going through some old pictures trying to find some cool pictures that I could use for a project that I'm working on. I went through pictures of my nieces and nephews, engagement pictures, wedding pictures, NY pictures, mission pictures....random pictures. I found some today that I thought were pretty funny.

Photoshop has been used to alter pictures, airbrush faces, add 4 inches to Andy Roddick's biceps, extend models' necks, trim a waistline, remove acne, you name it, it can be done. The great thing about these pictures, is that you don't need photoshop to see the drastic changes made to this body. Pardon the quality of the first two pictures...they were taken with film cameras, scanned into a computer and resized.

This first picture was taken of me at the MTC. That's Sheryl Fischer (sorry about the spelling), a good friend from Maui...we were in the MTC together. For 6 months or so prior to this, I had been hanging drywall 5 days a week, and surfing or working out everyday after work....needless to say, I was in better shape than I am now.
Nearly Two years later, and after serving in a ward that fed us steaks every other day, another ward that I swear was having a competition about who could feed the Elders the best tri-tip (I wasn't complaining at all), and a Samoan ward, I had put on quiet a bit of weight. There was a day when I went to someone's house and got on their scale. It was one of those needle scales that went up to 275, and I buried the needle....and it wasn't like you see in the cartoons where the needle slowly goes past 275, it about sprinted past it...I think in this picture however, I weighed about 275-280ish.
After returning home...I got back to the routine, hanging drywall, surfing and working out (weren't those good times Jeff?). I got back up to school and was working out in the gym 5-6 days a week. On top of that, I was getting married, and we all know how that motivates you to lose weight. This picture was taken on my honeymoon. By the way, don't you love that Cea's niece Katelyn was there with us....we took our families on our honeymoon to Maui...it was a fun experience. Oh, and I love how Katelyn is just head buried in the hole we were digging. Anyways, that's me at about 205 lbs or so.
Ah....now almost 2 1/2 years later....here I am. Not overly big by anymeans, but a little heavier...I probably weigh 245 in that picture. Let that be an answer to anyone who asks if Cea can cook. This picture was taken in Hawaii this past May by my Sister-in-law Ev, which by the way is an amazing photographer for anyone who needs to get pictures taken. Her website is "www.littleswundersphotography.com"...sorry, there's the advertiser in me. by the way, doesn't Cea look beautiful in this picture... you really should see the other photos from this shoot...she's looks amazing...especially her eyes.
That was my laugh for the day. It was funny for me to see where I've been and where I am in terms of weight. So what now? Well we have a gym at the complex that we live in, and I'm planning on getting far more active, and who knows, I may end up looking like this guy........with a lot of help from PHOTOSHOP!