OK, so I am in the begining stages of this whole thing. I am currently 3/4 of the way through the first steps and am getting ready to meet with my surgeons nutritionist and nurse on 4/2. This is the last appointment before my actual surgical consult.

Anyways I have to bring a current full body photo along with my medical records. Well, I reluctantly took that picture this week. I almost died when I saw that pic! I mean, obviously I know I am a big girl, but wholly s**t! I cannot believe I look like that! :thumbup: I have not taken a full body photo(or many other types of pictures either for that matter) since my wedding in 02 when I was about 3 sizes smaller! For goodness sake I only display pictures of me in my home that are about 10 years old and god knows my old myspace page had a six year old picture of me. I mean, I have never seen myself like that before, not even when I look in the mirror! I guess that is why I am always bumping into things? The only good thing about me not being able to live in denile of what I look like anymore is that I am soooo glad I did not wait any longer to get back in control of my life and start this whole process.

Boy do I agree with you. I have the magic mirror in my house. I look at it, and look fine. Once out in the world, I look again and wow, I am fat!!:thumbup:

Then took the photos for the doctor too. The front shot wasn't too bad, but the shot from the side? OMG, I never realized how big my arms were. Right then and there, took the weight loss Quest seriously.