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ReDbEaN    654

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Well do share :-P it was my sister that took the photo!

See!! Your sister sucks!! :P

My stuffing pic is also me flipping her off so not good :D

But look at my selfie and one my husband took two weeks ago.. See the major difference?

Oh and I weigh less in the one my husband took..

But I don't look it!

But I chalk it off to he sucks at photography :P

Don't tell me I look good! Look at the difference :)

humph! I think you're looking like a HOT MAMA!! SOOOO there! :-P

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No game    14,436

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humph! I think you're looking like a HOT MAMA!! SOOOO there! :-P

I told you not to say that!

Just look at the difference!

I bet you look good in your photo too we are our own worse critics really...

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No game    14,436

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Oh!!

And I saw your picture on my gobble gobble turkey day thread from thanksgiving girlie!!

That one was a GREAT picture..

Your sister didn't take that one, did she???

I rest my case....

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Keep your head up and get back in it! I think it's only natural to want instant gratification in pictures and we all know that pictures add 15 lbs to each of us, so it's not the real test. I also think that you know that you have probably lost about 5 sizes by now and that is such a huge accomplishment!!! Since you have more weight to lose, pat yourself on the back for getting where you are today, get refocused and mean with it girl, and look forward to this summer when you will be fine and oh so sexy ;)

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ReDbEaN    654

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Oh!! And I saw your picture on my gobble gobble turkey day thread from thanksgiving girlie!! That one was a GREAT picture.. Your sister didn't take that one, did she??? I rest my case....

My sister is the one in that photo with me! And the pic really is bad...but honestly y'all have made me feel much better...so thank you...and btw, you ARE a HOT MAMA! ;-P

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ReDbEaN    654

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Keep your head up and get back in it! I think it's only natural to want instant gratification in pictures and we all know that pictures add 15 lbs to each of us, so it's not the real test. I also think that you know that you have probably lost about 5 sizes by now and that is such a huge accomplishment!!! Since you have more weight to lose, pat yourself on the back for getting where you are today, get refocused and mean with it girl, and look forward to this summer when you will be fine and oh so sexy ;)

Hah! I'm not feeling that I'll be hot and sexy but as long as I can be healthy and not so darn fat I'll be good :)

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ReDbEaN    654

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Who's this girl right here? Cause she's cute.

Thankya, kind sir. I do wonder though - have you seen your optometrist lately? :-P

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southernsoul    773

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I know exactly what you mean, so here's my example from a few weeks ago. Same day, same outfit, but the angle makes all the difference. When I saw the second one my friend took & posted all I could think about was how ginormous my ass still is. I'm pretty sure that even if I lose another 50 or 60 lbs I'll still be carrying enough junk for me & 2 others. :P

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I know exactly what you mean, so here's my example from a few weeks ago. Same day, same outfit, but the angle makes all the difference. When I saw the second one my friend took & posted all I could think about was how ginormous my ass still is. I'm pretty sure that even if I lose another 50 or 60 lbs I'll still be carrying enough junk for me & 2 others. :P

Hmmm interesting. Cause when I saw that on FB the only thing I thought was "she looks so happy". No thoughts of your ass entered my mind :P

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McButterpants    2,846

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Hey there, Redbean...You have had such great success - 53 pounds is amazing. Please don't put value in some crappy Thanksgiving day photo.

I am not sure I have every liked a pic taken of me - at any weight.

Keep your chin up and be proud of what you've accomplished and look forward to the future.

I'm going to copy your signature here - read it until you believe it! :-)

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. ~Nido Qubein

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Beach Lover    1,084

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I think you looked fantastic!! I also think that seeing pictures of ourselves take some time to accept. We have spent so many years not even letting someone take a picture and loathing the pictures that they managed to take that we just automatically shut down a good picture because of what we are so used to seeing in our minds. We can't even see the good picture staring us in the face. I also agree that angles and bad photographers play a major part in the pictures we are looking at. Be happy because I think you look amazing! You have come a long way! :)

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southernsoul    773

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I know exactly what you mean, so here's my example from a few weeks ago. Same day, same outfit, but the angle makes all the difference. When I saw the second one my friend took & posted all I could think about was how ginormous my ass still is. I'm pretty sure that even if I lose another 50 or 60 lbs I'll still be carrying enough junk for me & 2 others. :P

Hmmm interesting. Cause when I saw that on FB the only thing I thought was "she looks so happy". No thoughts of your ass entered my mind :P

Luckily, having a ginormous ass does not prevent me from being happy. And it tends to make Tony happy, too. B)

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indecision    863

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Suck it up buttercup......

You have done an awesome job and should be proud of that! You look awesome! And just think this is just the beginning...

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