yes I see you have transformed a bit since I last 'saw' you in pictorial fashion. I have also lost 15 lbs though I still have perhaps 15 to go... My skin is quite tan also and my hair has grown a bit, some kinda natural reddish highlights.
yes like your manner of transformation as noted by your cousin I feel the preferred method of transformation is quick. I am evolving from a dread-fully slow transformer to an "Optimus Prime" transformer. Quick change is less painful like ripping off a band-aid quickly and ones skin gets tougher I notice.
I recall you saying 33 was a year of big events for you right because I was stuck at 33 1/3 when I came here and things started movin.... I recall I could feel a big whoosh coming a few years ago for you and next thing I know you wrote and said that you were in a whirlwind of change and I was not at all surprised. Fact of matter is I was more prepared when the whirlwind hit me!
The juicy bits are what makes the change bearable and worthwhile and yes I feel that you have met your self. And you are a most beautiful male I should have said!