Hello, So my surgery is August 2nd and i'm a very big picture person. I think that you see yourself everyday and its hard to see progress.. I have previously lost some weight and couldn't tell until I look in pictures.. Does anyone have any creative ideas on before/after pictures or ways of keeping up with progress.

Keep some of your old clothes as you shrink out of them. It will make a nice pic holding them up next to the new you in the future.

I have an actual folder on my lap top called "my evolution". Every month or two, I put a new picture in it. Looking at how I've changed along this journey puts it all in perspective for me.

Jim's idea to keep clothes is good, too. In fact if you look at my profile, my "after" picture is me wearing the pants in the "before" picture.

I've seen some people make graphs and charts as well as YouTube videos. I do like to see monthly pictures though. I track my personal progress on MyFitnessPal. Best wishes to you!