One of the things that has happened to me with loosing weight is that I no longer just completely and utterly HATE myself.

So the other day my dad was playing around with his phone and I noticed him holding it up like he was going to take a picture of me. So I just smiled and he took the picture.

Then this happened:

dad: "wow"

me: "what?"

dad: "you actually let me take your picture"

and then it hit me. Before, if I ever saw someone pointing a camera/phone in my direction I would put my hands up or walk away or just say please don't take my picture. I couldn't stand someone taking a picture of me

but now I didn't even think about it, just smiled for the camera

I love this post. I recently started getting here myself. Happy for you!

Nice...

Well done...

Congrats girl rock those pics

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This is awesome. I am still self conscious but it isn't as bad. I got a new drivers license picture yesterday and it wasn't half bad.

I'm definately still self conscious but not nearly as bad as before

That's an important, thrilling one, @@Sophie74656, one of the most significant NSV's I think. I had a similar experience about a week after arriving in Onederland at 197 pounds, having started at 310. It became part of an essay that was published five years ago.

Excerpt

"A few days later a friend and I went to the live HD screening of the Met's new production of Nixon in China. During an intermission, he took pictures of me as he has on other occasions to document my weight-loss progress. A woman watched, laughing, while waiting for her husband. She told my friend, 'She's good,' nodding her head to point toward me while referring to my apparent comfort and fun with our photo session. Ordinarily I would have explained, offered apologia: 'Oh, no, you don't understand, I've lost a lot of weight, I always ran from cameras, I never felt good about myself, I haven't let anyone take pictures in many years, blah blah blah.' This time I controlled the impulse to burden this open-hearted, unsuspecting stranger with my mishegas. This time I smiled and said, 'Thank you.'"

Edited April 23, 201610 yr by WLSResources/ClothingExch

Great news, great NSV !

Congrats !!!

Oh yeah...I so get this. I hated myself for what I had done to my body. I hated the way I looked. That's how I knew I was in trouble when after losing 100 lbs., I didn't recognize myself. Now..two years later, I not only recognize myself, I think I'm a fairly attractive middle aged woman.

Oh...and one more observation...when I had no choice and was aware that my picture was going to be taken, I tried to be seated or at least have something ...or someone in front of me. Not anymore. I no longer fear the camera because I no longer hate the image I see.

Definitely a good NSV. Congrats!

I'm getting here myself...kind of. I'm comfortable with head shots now, but full body pics still freak me out.

I think I'm opposite of most WLS patients in that I perceive myself as SMALLER than I actually am. Seeing myself in a photograph doesn't match what I see in the mirror. They remind me how far I still have to go, and it makes me sad. But I'll get there! Lol

Sorry, what's NSV?

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Non Scale Victory

I also always thought of myself as smaller than i really was, that's how i got so big. Denial is powerful. Full body shots still freak me out a little because I am super aware of and very self conscios of the skin hanging from my tummy