My surgery is coming up on July 23rd and I have been juggling the thought of taking a few before pictures then every month do follow up photos to see my progress. Do you see this a good tool to motivate myself ? Please give me your thoughts it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

absolutely! i plan to do so, i did it when i was pregnant imagine taking pictures of a growing belly ugh lol, but it was the little man growing inside that made it worth it, now time to take pictures of the shrinking belly, woo yes go for it.:thumbup:

they took my picture at the surgeon's office but i also took my own before pictures. a close-up of the face, full body front, fully body side. the face pictures REALLY show the weight-loss quickly. you won't be disappointed you did!

definetly do it!!! i took them the night before surgery and then i take them every 4 weeks. i take a front, a side and a back. sometimes you can get frustrated when the scale only moves a pound or 2 but when you see the difference with side by side pictures then it makes a world of difference and will keep you motivated!!! take them for sure!!!!!!

IT is a YES no matter how much you hate it, trust me! You need to see where you came from someday! Sucks now but you will be happy later! :thumbup:

Yes! Take pictures! And something else I found in another thread somewhere. Take precise body measurements, probably fully naked. Because when you are stuck on a plateau for who knows how long (and many people do) and get discouraged, you will need that encouragement of lost inches to keep you motivated and excited. So, measure, measure, measure!

Ditto to all of the above.

Take those pictures, then hide them! You'll be glad you did.

I didnt, I hated photos of myself!

But I wish I had if only to show people here. I can post afters but nobody knows what I looked like before.

I don't get banded until the 22nd but I plan too. I never see progress in mirrors but alway can in pictures.

I haven't allowed my photo to be taken in over 10 years (though, of course, due to some sneaky shots, there may be some around but my immediate family has none). I will permit before photos now just so I have comparisons to see my progress.

I personally think pictures are a great idea. I will be taking them monthly and definitely the morning of surgery. Good luck!:cool: