Why are my pictures in PSE 6 being reduced in size after adjustments

Hi:
I have the MAC version of PSE 6 .
I just noticed that my file size is being reduced.
The file is 3.7 mb and when I save it it reduces to 907k.
I have a issue with a picture I was working on the last time I use PSE and am not sure what happened or what I changed.
That picture was fine and so was the file size for that picture when I transfered it to iPhoto.
I am not that knowledgeable with computers and cannot figure out what is wrong or what I did.
If someone could help me I would appreciate it.
I made all the adjustments to the picture and it shows as 33.3% on the top of the file when I open it now.
I saved it to my desktop and transfered it to iPhoto and it continues to show it as a reduced file.
Also since I already made all the adjustments is there a way of bringing back the file size without having to start all over again.
thank you,
Greg

Each time you do a save of a .jpg, you reduce the image quality. If you save it as 8, you reduce the image quality more than if you save it as 10 or 12.
For most people, you cannot see the difference between a first edit saved at 8 versus a first edit saved as 12. The exception is if you want to blow up the file to a large size, then the difference between 8 and 12
i may
be visible.
For second and later edits, the quality degradation gets worse than the first edit and may become noticeable. So if you are working with .jpg photos, it is a good idea always to edit the original, not to edit and already edited version.

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