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A friend of mine who had GBP had this happen to her. She went from 257 to 145 and was denied access to a club b/c the bouncer said it wasn't her ID. She said she asked him if he really thought that she would use a "fat girl's" ID to try and get in if it really wasn't her. She said he told her congratualtions on the weight loss and that she looked really hot, but that she still couldn't get in. She wasn't happy! She really does look like two totally different people when you compare her old DL to her new one...I hope I have the same success!!

I happened to reach my goal in the same month I needed my new drivers licence.

AlL I can say is for the first time I really like my picture and I look happy in it. I always hated pictures before.

edie

When I had my licence renewed late last year, they asked for other forms of ID to confirm who I was (might have been 3 or 4 other forms.. Birth certificate, credit card, and marriage certificate I think).

I guess they have to cover their backsides. It was slightly annoying having to go home and get all the bits and pieces they wanted, but at the same time, I totally understand. I didn't look anything like the woman in my old picture.

I had to renew my licence last year too but funnily enough, the old one was 10 years old and I wasnt fat 10 years ago, so I dont look very different, just the usual change of hairstyle and a few extra wrinkles.

My student card was funny however. I got a new one in the mail and they'd just reused the old pic from 4 years ago. So there's one bloated fat face staring back at me. I went to use it the other day (you can load up money on it and then use it to buy stationary, coffee etc) and since there's a big problem with people swapping cards to get the discount for being student union members, they now check the ID carefully. The guy in the coffee shop refused to believe it was me, lol. I had to give him my drivers licence so they could see that it at least had the same name on it.

If you want your DL pic retaken, just go back to the DMV and tell them you lost your ID. They will charge you a small fee, but you will get a new photo.

I had to renew my licence last year too but funnily enough, the old one was 10 years old and I wasnt fat 10 years ago, so I dont look very different, just the usual change of hairstyle and a few extra wrinkles.

Same thing here....not only was I not fat when my old photo was taken, but I was 5 years younger! I'm keeping it until they tell me I have to have it redone.

I work with developmentally disabled adults in a private home setting. The five ladies I was working with were sharing their family photos and showing me their picture ids. They wanted to see my picture id (dl). I showed it to them and they didn't believe it was me, I am fat faced in that photo. I explained to them that I had lost some weight so that made my face look different. I still don't think they thought it was me. LOL!

I thought you HAD to get a new license if you were under or over the weight on your license by 50lbs??? No?? It's been a while for me since drivers ed (22 years) but I remember being told that...not sure it was 50lbs, but it was xx#'s.

We dont state our weight on our licences here anyway.

It seems nuts to just keep reissuing the same photo! Regardless of weight gain or loss people change so much over the years. I think I havent aged much, no saggy skin yet etc but when I look at a photo of myself at 28 I want to cry, lol. So fresh faced!

Not all licenses have your weight on it, though. Mine (Tennessee) doesn't.

My license says I weigh 150...they have never question that. I need to lose 150 so I am not sure how they end up not asking me about my weight... I am just glad they dont.

Some of these stories are just great!!! I love that idea of not being able to recognize someone because they have lost weight and having to show that scars and loose skin..HAHAHAHA!!! LOVE IT!!! Could you just see the cop at home that night..."Oh, honey you should of seen what I saw today!!"Deanna

I don't look much like my old license anymore, but haven't gotten a new one yet. I get questioned all the time about it. Anymore I just tell them before they ask that I lost a lot of weight!

Mine looks totally different than I do now. Not only have I lost weight, but I have grown my hair out for the first time in a dozen years. I get a lot of double takes a nd question about it. My pic is also on the from of my Visa debit card and I get the same reaction to that.