Fat Pictures...

[passionlapband 0]

Does it bother anyone else to see pictures of the old you?

Im down 150 pounds from my starting weight so there is quite a diffrence in how I look.. you would think I could look at them and feel some sort of accomplishment or happiness in the diffrence I see in myself and my health but thats so not the case!!

I literally want to cry when I see them I cringe and have to look away... Idk what it is maybe ashamed that I ever let myself get there.. Or scared to think of getting that big again.. Idk

[Humming Bird 275]

This is the reason I still can't bring myself to the point of posting before/after pics. I just can't stand it. How did I let myself get so obese?! There is also that part of me that will nit pick at new pics. Maybe at some point there will be a new pic I like and I will post those dreaded before/after shots.

[DizzyLizzy 21]

Yea, it makes me want to cry too when I see pictures of myself when I was heavier. Even just face pics, I was like wow, what a difference! And the sad thing is when I was my heaviest, my son was a baby, so as much as I love to reminisce on those pictures of me and my son when he was young and think of how much of a joy he was, it still makes me sad to see myself like that. But at the same time, it's encouraging.

I like the idea of putting the old pics on the fridge. I think I will do that. Maybe even figure out a way to send them to myself every so often during the day to keep me motiviated when I'm out of the house!

[Amanda1982 142]

OMG This is why I love this site I’ve been struggling with this lately but for me it’s every time I see an old picture of myself I think that’s what I must still look like even though I’ve lost almost 90 pounds. I never really knew I looked that heavy in the first place so I struggle with my mind telling me “since you weren’t aware you were heavy back then, your still not aware the you are heavy now” Does this make since to anyone else? I feel like I look okay when I take pictures alone but when I take picture with other people in them I feel like I look fat….

[auntielle 42]

I don't like to see them either, even though there are very few. However, one thing that happened the last time I lost 100 lbs+ was that I got stopped for speeding & the cop didn't believe I was the same person. It was a hassle ( but in a good way.) I got a ticket anyway. So, I went & got a new photo. I may do that again. My school Id was right before my surgery. May have to get that changed, too!

[Ashleigh Childress 16]

OMG This is why I love this site I’ve been struggling with this lately but for me it’s every time I see an old picture of myself I think that’s what I must still look like even though I’ve lost almost 90 pounds. I never really knew I looked that heavy in the first place so I struggle with my mind telling me “since you weren’t aware you were heavy back then' date=' your still not aware the you are heavy now” Does this make since to anyone else? I feel like I look okay when I take pictures alone but when I take picture with other people in them I feel like I look fat…. [/quote']

Wow. Yes I understand. That is our minds playing tricks on us. And also confirms that even though we've lost the weight, we still have a lot of internal work to do. I've only lost 25 lbs so I can only imagine the feeling when I've lost more than 40 lbs (which is the largest amount of weight I've lost on my own).

[Krussell19 217]

I don't like to see them either' date=' even though there are very few. However, one thing that happened the last time I lost 100 lbs+ was that I got stopped for speeding & the cop didn't believe I was the same person. It was a hassle ( but in a good way.) I got a ticket anyway. So, I went & got a new photo. I may do that again. My school Id was right before my surgery. May have to get that changed, too![/quote']

Lol when i first lost 100 lbs they wouldnt let me on the boat at the casino because he swore it wasnt me

[Skyvic 226]

I did not take very many pics of myself. Lots of family trips without my body in them...maybe just my face only hiding behind my kids and husband. I to ally have a full body on Facebook as a friend pointed out the other day. But how could I have let myself get this far...and why. I am so scared to fail.

[HolliJ 24]

I actually don't mind it. It makes me feel proud knowing what I used to look like.

I wear a badge at work with an old picture on it. Everyone tells me I should get a new one taken because it doesn't even look like me, but I think it's funny to keep wearing.

[Aummie58 19]

I keep copies of the two pictures I allowed at my heaviest on my cell phone. I show them to people to help motivate them. I feel if I could do it I want to help others. But I had to search to find a picture since I was always the one behind the camera.

[hopetolose 192]

I keep my fat picture on my desk at work to remind me of what i don't want to go back to. I show it off sometimes when people ask how much I've lost. I let the picture do the talking. I think of it as an accomplishment not as embarrassment.

[Krussell19 217]

I think it bothers me knowing thats what i looked like i looked miserable and bloated and my skin looked maxed out like i was gunna burst.. Plus ive had some complications and gained 65 lbs back (which ive now lost again) but on the way up the scale im going omg im going to be there again and it scares the crap outta me.. Ppl look at my pic and go omg thats not you! Because it truly doesnt look like me i never knew i looked that awful

[Dawn200321 146]

I was going through my photos on Facebook and I came across my pre op photos. I stared for like 10 minutes because I guess I never really knew I was that big. It made me very sad to know that I ever let myself get that bad. However I will keep them because I need that reminder every now and again to never let that happen again.

[yvonne74 73]

I hate looking at pictures of myself! There are very few pictures of me b/c I hate how I look in them. Its evidence of how I didn't take care of myself. Even now with what bit I have lost, I still don't like looking in the mirror or pictures. I can't see a big difference between then and now but my husband (who is in Kosovo and skype with every day) says that he can see it. But I think he is just saying it to be kind.. I have a long road ahead of me.