This is my last weekend before surgery and I want to take some "before" photos.

Any suggestions or things you wish you had done?

I took naked pictures in the mirror. Front, sides, and back. I took the same ones with clothes on too. The naked ones are nice because it is easier to see where you have lost weight. In mine you can't tell as much in the clothes one but the naked ones you can see a huge difference. It's kind of motivating!!

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My husband took photos of me each month.One facing forward and one profile. He also took a photo of me in my hospital bed the day of surgery.

@jessicashae33@♥dreamable I did that too! If you use your phone for the love of everything holy don't lose that phone!!!

I took naked pictures in the mirror. Front, sides, and back. I took the same ones with clothes on too. The naked ones are nice because it is easier to see where you have lost weight. In mine you can't tell as much in the clothes one but the naked ones you can see a huge difference. It's kind of motivating!!

Thanks! I have been debating doing this as a personal reminder for myself (most likely can guarantee I will not ever be posting those anywhere online or sharing with anyone LOL). I think I will do it

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My husband took photos of me each month.One facing forward and one profile. He also took a photo of me in my hospital bed the day of surgery.

Thanks! I have relatives who have had surgery and they keep telling me, "MAKE SURE YOU TAKE SOME BEFORE PHOTOS!" I have noticed in a lot of before photos that they are usually people in the middle of "doing things" or standing in the background- they aren't necessarily photos that were taken just for the sake of being a "before" photo.

@jessicashae33@♥dreamable I did that too! If you use your phone for the love of everything holy don't lose that phone!!!

haha thanks. I plan on having my phone with me at the hospital and secretly inside if I felt better about the way I looked, I know I would be a total selfie/picture junkie. Soo I am anticipating me being in a lot of photos in the near future

I simply did a front facing and side photo in front of the full length bedroom mirror.

I posted them in my profile as my "Before " pic.

I'll update each month.

Looking forward to the 12 month update already.

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My photos were the start of my weight loss.( I always hid from cameras in the past) People started in the middle?I had no idea? They will miss out on the full visual of weight loss.

I can tell you one that didn't work. I had a tight dress shirt and my plan was to take a pic every week in the same place and see it getting lose. I missed a week, and the next time I tried to get it done the shirt was too loose, after 6 weeks it was useless as a marker. What I wish I had more than B/A pictures were really comprehensive measurements. Would have been great encouragement during a stall.

I have hired my photographer, whom I trust completely to take my pics with clothes on and off/bra & panties of course...before surgery and then after every month for 6 months. I will also use my phone for weekly pics which my husband or daughter will take. I have a massive amount of clothes from the last 10yrs that as I fit back into I'll take a pic in my favorite jeans of that size and then get rid of them as they get too big. I'm excited for my photographer to capture my journey. It will be emotional and fun I think. Gotta search for bra and panties every month though. Trying to figure out if I should go with the same style and color every time. The people in my support group love the idea and wish they had done it this way.

Besides the poses everyone else has already mentioned, I also took some of my hands. Specifically showing how far down my finger I could put on some rings that no longer fit.

One of those rings that I couldn't get past the knuckle on the before pic, fits perfectly now, even so early out. But without the aid of that pic I would have sworn that I've lost no weight in my hands.

It's a great motivator and NSV in one.

I did the same style of black tank top and bike shorts every month against the same wall in my house.

I wish I had been brave enough to do a bra top!

I use an App called Body Shot

It stores the photos away from your camera roll, so people don't get a shock if you are scrolling through for your kids' birthday photos!!!!!