Well....next week I will be 8 weeks out....so far I've lost a total of 46 pounds since my surgery date, June 11th, 2012...my family suggested that I take a picture, but I am not a picture taking person....

I know one suggestion is to take pictures along the journey so you can see the difference....but I've been big my whole life, well since age 6, and I just never liked taking pics....others usually take a pic of me and catches me by surprise....

Well let me get to the question...when was it that you were no longer running away from the camera??

I'm actually documenting my journey taking pics every 4 weeks. You should take some too. You don't have to share them but you might want to one day. Till then, keep them private. I know people have said they regret not doing so.

Ever since I got my surgery date! Once a week when i weigh my self i take a picture of myself, i am only 5 weeks out and have lost 30# but it is amazing to see myself change each step of the way

I too was camera shy - as most fat people are. I just HATED to see myself, I even avoided looking in mirrors. It seemed better after about a year, we actually went out and had portraits made - a first for me in decades.

I never really ran from the camera because I figure it is what it is. The weight is apparent, even if you don't want to see it in a photo. Everyone sees it when I'm out and about so trying to shield myself from seeing it, I feel, is futile. I may not like what I see but it's me. I walked past a mirror at a department store once and that ruined my day but I got over it.

Then again, I have a performance background so I'm used to putting myself out there; good, bad, ugly, pretty.

no longer running away from the camera??

PEvette

Stop running

not worth it try and hide - you are mainly hiding from yourself

that being said -

i seriously still haven't stopped running away from the camera

as a kid, i wouldn't let anyone take a picture of me - some pictures got snuck in by others though

as a "heavier" person, i always have hated pictures taken of me

i do wish now i had taken basic stages of my journey through different weights

good luck

kathy