i WISH i had been as brave as you when I started losing weight. I'm like purple. I avoided cameras and putting up pics until I had lost quite a bit. way to go
Yeah me too...I might have a picture around somewhere. I avoid cameras like the plague...maybe I should take a picture now and brave the posting world with that little gem lol.
You are very brave. Thanks so much for posting those. You will be soo glad you did as you continue your journey and are able to take after pictures! I still haven't gotten up the courage to even take before pictures because I don't want my husband to know how bad I really look so you are an inspiration!
You are very brave to take these. I still haven't taken any and I am down to a size 16W dress. My husband wants to take nude pics of me and put them on his computer screen saver. I told him he was nuts! Once I get more comfortable with myself, he can have all the booty pics he wants lol. You have a great guy who loves you and I wish you good luck in your weight loss journey.
Sachiko, you have so much courage to show your pics. I won't even show mine with clothes on. I won't even let anyone take pictures of me. I can't stand to look in the mirror. But the courage you show now, also shows you have what it takes to beat this. Way to go girl.
Well I fell off my Diet wagon right after I started. LIfe just got way to hard and in the way. So much stress It is hard to know when you are coming and going. Had a Job that I hated, BF was not working and could not find a job. Ex not sending any support what so ever, kids soo upset about all the lifes Ups and down.s Lost my job. Lost my Home, lost my car. Lost my mind. my BF has been a rock through it all. And I am so Thankfull I have him. I know there is alight at the end... some where, I have just had a Hard time seeing it. Monday was the day that stands out the most..... My duaghter that just turned 15, was mad and stressed sad and angry, all the things that come with being 15, but also being abandond by her father. Her birthday was the 26th of Dec. He did not call. He did not send her a card a gift... nothing. Punishing her for living with me. She snapped and took a 10 in knife and slit the top of her Beautiful Perfect skin open on the top part of her arem " cutting" is what it is call. Feeling like the stress is built up inside soo full that there is no way to let it out. We rushed her to the Er and she had to have 8 stiches. We had an appt set for her to see a therapist the next week but she did this before she had gotten in to see her. We took her the next day. It has been so hard not knowing how to deal with this. I jusr want to curl up with a tub of Ice cream and never wake up.
Thank you for sharing! That must've taken ALOT of guts, which tells me you are one tough and strong lady. Therefore, there is no doubt in my mind that you can do this - no worries!
Thank you all that posted and gave me kind words. Reading them made me cry and feel so good! I will come back here everyday to read them over and over. And everytime I want to put that Num Num in my mouth!
One thing that has helped me in this weight loss journey is realizing that I can really cope so much better when I'm taking care of myself (eating right, exercise, getting enough sleep). When I do that for me, everyone else benefits too, because I have more resilience to help them!
Good luck and keep coming back here! You CAN do this!
What's sad about them? I think you are beautiful now and you will be stunning as your journey progresses. Pretty soon you will be comparing those pics to new ones and feeling nothing but joy.
When I started this journey, I had a feeling that when I got to, or close to, goal weight, I'd have this really intense wish to go back and hug myself at nearly 400 lbs and tell her she was beautiful already, and thank her for all the sacrifices she had to make to become me...and I was right. I was right. DC at 370 lbs was just as beautiful and deserved just as much love and happiness as DC at 209 lbs deserves. Seriously. As do we all.
Mad props to you! I am taking my "before" pics today, but I will be fully clothed because 1. It's cold as heck here! and 2. I'm a chicken like that. I was going to skip them, but then I realized I would probably want them to show myself how far I've come later on down the line.
How exciting this is! We're on such a journey. Can't wait to celebrate with you when we reach our destination!!
You have been through a lot. Here's a little bit of a spin on it though... you can't always control what's going on around you (not able to find a job, home loss, etc) but you can control what you put in your mouth or how much water you drink or that you take a walk everyday even if it's only for 15 minutes. Good luck to you on your journey!
Once I get more comfortable with myself, he can have all the booty pics he wants lol. You have a great guy who loves you and I wish you good luck in your weight loss journey. 
You have been through a lot. Here's a little bit of a spin on it though... you can't always control what's going on around you (not able to find a job, home loss, etc) but you can control what you put in your mouth or how much water you drink or that you take a walk everyday even if it's only for 15 minutes. Good luck to you on your journey!
