I literally hide from cameras, but I went out with friends today, and some photos were taken and uploaded onto facebook. I looked at them and feel terrible. When I look at the mirror, I feel much better about myself. I think that I'm starting to look great ... and then I see photos and feel really down, albeit motivated to lose weight. I can't help but feel 30 pounds heavier in photos.
Last edited by Elsewhere is Fine; 06-12-2012 at 12:06 AM.
The same thing happens to me. I feel really good about myself, I look better in the mirror and my clothes are getting baggy on me...then I see a picture of myself, and it brings me right back down. I look fat(ter) and awful. I hate it, and it's really depressing. But there's nothing else to do other than continue on. It's hard though.
Yes, same here. I usually think I look cute in the mirror, but let someone take a picture and I pretty much want to cry......we are all our own worst critics.
Pictures can be motivating in good ways, if you let them -- I just posted some transition pics and am now glad I had them to compare when I started to now. I also avoided the camera, but when a neigbour took a picture of me at or near my highest weight, it helped motivate me to get healthier.
Then my sister snuck some pics of me after I had lost about 30 lbs -- she loved it but I didn't becuz it really showed what I looked like, but again I decided to use it as a positive motivator. So every now & then, I would take some pictures (for myself only) to do a comparison. Take a look at these, and I think you can see how they can be a great inspiration too ...
Oh my goodness... this. I will go out for the day all confident, feeling good about myself, then I see myself either in a reflection next to someone else or in a photo... yeah. It is me, and I know people around me don't care, but it's still hard.
i hated taking pictures for the longest time, i still have a hard time. but i do my best to not let it get to me anymore, especially when someone tags me on fb. had the same thing happen today, but with a picture of me 30 pounds heavier. my legs look like 2 gigantic hams covered in denim!!
I don't think pictures necessarily ever get better. They flatten you out, catch odd expressions, and add on pounds. I can like some pictures I take of myself, but other peoples' pictures of me never cease to make me feel bad about myself. Maybe I'm just not very photogenic. Everyone in my family has always hid from cameras though, regardless of weight. We just don't want to be a part of them!
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But there's nothing else to do other than continue on. It's hard though.
