Let's post our favorite pics of ourselves BEFORE the surgery. I hope this can be a positive thread. Many plus size people don't like taking pictures. However right now this is who I am now and I love me but I have to get better so I can be around alot longer for my husband and kids. Post a beautiful picture of you and tell us a little about the picture

I loved this shirt just bought it wore it this weekend matched my new miss mes jeans perfect and after seeing this picture I wanted to burn them both lol I'm so ready for my surgery and my new life on the losing side

Its almost like our minds say you look good! Then you see yourself in a picture and hello reality check. The camera adds 10 lbs right lol? The picture I posted ended up facebook One of those terrble pictures that people tag you in and you quickly untag yourself hahaha!

Its almost like our minds say you look good! Then you see yourself in a picture and hello reality check. The camera adds 10 lbs right lol? The picture I posted ended up facebook One of those terrble pictures that people tag you in and you quickly untag yourself hahaha!

But to add! Your outfit is way cute

Me at 280

Another pic of me @ 290 lbs. don't look it but yes that's 290

But to add! Your outfit is way cute <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Omg it was I hate that I'm like if I cant crop them from the boobs up I don't want them on fb haha and who ever told me I looked ok was clearly drunk before me hahaha thanks I love the outfit too but on someone else or me about 50lbs lighter )

This is my senior year 18 years old that was only three years ago makes me wanna cry but after baby I blew up and never lost any

This is my senior year 18 years old that was only three years ago makes me wanna cry but after baby I blew up and never lost any

This was not even a month ago I dreaded family pictures and my bf said do it and next year u will be able to look back and see how far you have came so for that reason im glad I made myself do them ( poor hubby and son tho I tried hiding behind them any chance I could )

This was not even a month ago I dreaded family pictures and my bf said do it and next year u will be able to look back and see how far you have came so for that reason im glad I made myself do them ( poor hubby and son tho I tried hiding behind them any chance I could )

OMG we had family pics done in December and I wanted to throw all of them away! I can't believe that is what people see when they look at me. Anyway I kept them and can't wait to say "that used to be me"!

This was not even a month ago I dreaded family pictures and my bf said do it and next year u will be able to look back and see how far you have came so for that reason im glad I made myself do them ( poor hubby and son tho I tried hiding behind them any chance I could )

I'm glad you did. I know we all feel different when it's ourselves, but I think you are beautiful. Stunning.

I always feel bad, because I NEVER take/keep pics of myself, and I'm always afraid that if something happened to me right now, my kids would have no pictures of me.

This pic is me 1 week before surgery at 285 lbs....

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I'm glad you did. I know we all feel different when it's ourselves' date=' but I think you are beautiful. Stunning.

I always feel bad, because I NEVER take/keep pics of myself, and I'm always afraid that if something happened to me right now, my kids would have no pictures of me. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Aw thanks yeah I have a ton of pictures of my son and like none of us I know what you mean and we are def our worst critic I hope that changes as my body does

This is me 2 weeks pre op. 327 lb. Best I have, sorry about red eye.

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Me at 241lbs

I don't look near as awesome as the other lady's. I am prob 225-230 here. I am prob 240 now I am only 5'2 I am like an apple on sticks and no bootie! Hope to find it in a few mths! Lol. I start my liquid diet 8-3. I am very ready.