Two things:
Firstly, you'll find that you don't need to be defensive about weight around here at all. If you peruse some posts you'll find that all body types are represented here provided that they are at least slightly bustier than average. Clearly you always exceeded that requirement, but it is good to hear that you got back to being healthy and happy before the first procedure.
Secondly, judging by the red lines I'm assuming that you had started with a corset when this was taken. How long had it been? Was there a noticeable change at that point?
I am not ashamed of being chubby. XD I love my body. <3
I was just weirdly pressured into being someone else in the time that I took that first photo. If anything that's the cause of my frown. XD
It is rad how friendly this thread is being though. ^_^
I had been corset training for about two months at that point, and my waist was well effected by the corset. ^_^ I think I could cinch down to about 25 inches there. =p

That's me from that time frame in a corset.
and this one was right after my first surgery. XD

My waist was at it's smallest there. 23 inches. ^_^