The photo that started it all
 

I found it. Its....amazing in a sense. I cant believe i let myself get that bad. And it brings back all the fears of going back to being like that again. Not that everything was bad because i was at that weight, but just look at it! No wonder i have trouble coming to terms with being a lower weight.

Anyway, here it is. It was taken around Christmas 2007 (sorry the pics are kinda odd, had to edit other people out)

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...08xmas-1-1.jpg

And to put it in perspective, here's a picture from Christmas 2008

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...09xmas-1-1.jpg

I feel like crying. Crying because of what I've done for myself, the change, the fact i spent so much time at a weight i didnt like, being too scared to try and change it...

It also makes me excited. I gotta go buy myself some dumbells now :D

Post your pictures that started it all for you!

Oh I like this thread lol
I will post a picture when I get home

that's awesome!

here's my before and after. the before picture didn't really spur my weight loss, but it should have.
left: 180 pounds, summer of 2007. right: 130 pounds, last month.

painted lady- thats an awesome change too! Looks like you have some arm/shoulder muscle-age going on there too :D

Kalikat- post post post!

i totally do! AND i have a faint six-pack. :)

Here's the most recent picture of myself that I took in years... I actually had a video of myself doing the chicken dance with my 2 year old son in the candy aisle of walmart that was part of a dare (long story) but the picture was too big for the post so I included this one instead. It's still frightening to me...

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...12081842-1.jpg

and here is one from college before i gained all of this weight

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...2918PM-1-1.jpg

This is "the" photo but it's one of many.

Me Feb 06.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...newhair2-1.jpg

Me a few days ago....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...IMG_2995-3.jpg

Painted lady- awesome! I hope to have the same one day ^_^

Lita- maybe we all feel the fear. I try to use it as motivation, but sometimes it is a bit over whelming. The older picture looks like great motivation too, shows that you CAN get there. I've never been a healthy weight in my adult life, so its all sort of new and strange to be getting close to that >.<

Lynsey- amazing difference in your face!

Here's a full body shot.

Me and my daughters...end of 06...like Nov/Dec.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...01320ccc0d.jpg

Me in July 08 with my hubby and daughters.......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...IMG_2338-1.jpg

Simply incredible. Your daughters are super cute too ^.^

Painted lady, Iconised Ghost and Lynsey... your pics are all amazing!
Lynsey, the change in your face is so dramatic, congratulations!
Painted lady, wow, looking HOT!
And Iconised Ghost... I don't think your "before" pic is as bad as you think it is lol but you look fabulous and you look healthy and happy! Good for you!

And LitaScarlett... girl you look good in your "before" too! But wait til you get back to what you want, you are doing great so far!

Lynsey, I just saw your full body shot too... WOW!

I'm so tempted to post my own pics but it would just be for vanity purposes, they're already up in the mini goal photo album. Gotta get a little attention for losing all this weight once in a while though. ;)

this thread is all about glory :D and motivating others. Post your pics if you want, we're all itching to see them anyway :D Maybe my before photo doesnt look as bad because there is no one else in the photo to put it into perspective lol :D

I'd like to say that the photos from my son's baptism were the AHA! photos but I would gain almost 15 more lbs before I finally started my weight loss.

At any rate..

what a difference a year makes, huh?

you look great!!!! what kind of workouts do you do? i'm struggling to find a plan that works and yours surely does. whatever your doing, its inspiring!

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...90382_9240.jpg

Is one of them, but I can find more if need be lol

I don't have any proper "after" pictures, so I snapped one in the mirror as I was getting ready to run this morning. I probably should have cleaned up first :p

http://www.geocities.com/riverdanceflutist/oregon.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/riverdanceflutist/SDC10271.JPG

Each and every one of you look really fantastic--thinner, younger, happier. You should each be so proud and I know you are. You have motivated me to post photos as well.

A photo taken of me last June is what really pushed me over the edge. I thought I really looked good that day. I got the photo in my email and could NOT believe it was even me. I looked nothing like I thought and kept thinking, "who is that?" Photos don't lie and I knew that.

Keep up all your good work ladies. You are all so inspirational.

kalikat- thats a good start photo, i think you can see a difference already in your face, judging from your avatar. Did you end up eating that fish? :D

Ttkm- great change! You have such a lovely defined waist now, great job :D

Thighs be gone-i would love to see your photos! I know that your posts have inspired me before. Photos dont lie, but thank god we take them, otherwise i dont know what would have been my wake up call

Here are mine...the first picture was taken in January 2007. The second one was taken at the beginning of March 2009.

Ironically enough, the photo in my avatar was taken after I went to my roommates cottage, it is just the angling lol

No I didn't eat the fish, we caught and released!

The main reason i started losing weight was because of a picture of me i saw ! i cant wait to scan it lol

Oooh, I don't really have a picture that "started it all," i.e. I when I saw the picture, that's what triggered me to want to lose weight, etc (especially cuz I've pretty much always wanted/needed to lose weight :p) but I definitely DO have a couple "least favorite" pictures! I cringe every time I look at this one taken towards the end of my senior year of high school (should say May 2007, not 2008). I just look like a big huge blob! All chins and bulges and squinty little eyes that can barely be seen through all the face chub. :o I remember seeing that picture and being pretty shocked, because although I knew I was fat, I definitely did not feel like I was THAT fat. I was sure it was just an unflattering picture, but perhaps that picture was just the only accurate one I'd seen in a while! Heh. For comparison, the second pic is from a little over a week ago. :dizzy:

Star2Be.. you look freaking awesome.. you're almost at 100 pounds lost! Congradulations!

my before and 'current' (well plus five pounds I gained over the winter) are in my profile. still a work in progress - but I'm happy.

Val-

What a difference! How tall are you? :) Keep it up- you'll be at your goal in no time... ok, it will take some time, but sooo worth it! LOL

This wasn't exactly my "started it all" pic either but its definitely one I would never want people to see. I was also in shock thats how I ACTUALLY looked. I posted these in the mini goal section a lil while ago, but here are mine. GAG

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...5e26bb84c8.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...a/DSCF7349.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/k389ax.jpg

That is probably the only picture I have of me at a very high weight (over 250lbs). I avoided the camera as much as possible and succeeded. I hated how manly I looked. The second picture was taken yesterday. I can see my bellybutton!

you all look amazingly different! :carrot: i cant wait to see us all at our final goals

Lets see if this this works...

The one with my face in it was me at 18 and the very last time I took a full body pic until earlier this year. I was about 320 or so in that pic. the other one (without a face) is me around January of this year. This is my new before pic...60 pounds to go!

caligirl--wow..you are having wonderful success....and looking great too--what method are you using? Keep rockin' it! :)

Oooh, this is a better one that shows my belly and lack of waist...

Um, please ignore the background...that's my teenage room and I liked darkness so I had a comforter hanging from the window...Oy...Goodness, look at all those posters!

Thighs be gone: Thanks! right now, it's trial and error. After that pic, I just avoided mirrors and scales for about 3 years. When I was 21, I recorded a weight of 286 and have gone from there. Some times I have good years and some times I have bad years. I have a cruise to go on in Jan and I would like to wear a takini worry free. So this has to be a good year. I work out every day and drown my self in fruits and veggies.

I've never liked having my picture taken....but my post-wedding photo really did it for me....even though my posture wasn't great there...it's just awful. I also have posted an "after" taken earlier this year...January actually. Not my favorite picture of me because I think I look weird without glasses...but it's the most recent full-length shot of myself.

posting to save... i'll post pics when i get home

Mindi--wow you are looking--well...WHOA! Hot chic alert!

I absolutely love and adore that top you are wearing in the after pic.

Thanks, Thighs Be Gone! I tried that top on a while back and just loved it. It took me a while to wear it because I thought it was kinda bright...that's the ONLY thing I have anymore that fits. Even the pants in the pic look like they fit...but they're entirely too short! I still struggle with finding pants that fit...

Mindi--I have the short pant problem too...the bad news is the smaller we get, the worse the problem will be.. :( totally worth it though..

I did buy some White House, Black Markets recently that are the perfect length..fyi...also jeans wise, I found a brand called Divided that are very long and fit nicely.

Wow , i wish i had a picture to share but they aren't on this computer.
There is one i have in mind too, i had just had my daughter (she was 4 mo old)- weighed about 220+, and i remember thinking there was no way i actually looked like that-
But i did.

Not anymore. I still have a ways to go, but i'm at 180ish right now.


I love looking at all your pics. Its so amazing to see such a huge change in people.

Thanks for the tips! Yes, I've noticed that I can't find pants in long lengths anymore since I'm not a size 14 or 16 or bigger. Right now I'm at 140 and wear anywhere from a 4 to an 8, depending on the brand of pants. Nothing other than "average" or "medium" lengths. A LOT of "petite" sizes. Crazy, huh? Where did you find the jeans you were talking about??

Thought I would share My pics also.
Not where I wanna be yet but I will get there! I am determined.
In my before Picture I always say I think I looked like the marshmellow guy from the old ghost buster movie~HAHAHA~Needless to say a definite Reason for wanting to lose weight is my before picture! I am very happy with my results so far though even though I haven't reached goal.(The before picture was taken about a week before I started calorie counting In Fall of 2008. The after pic was taken about 3 weeks from today and My avatar picture was taken about 2 weeks ago.)
I have lost 49.9 Lbs! Just .1 on scale from 50lbs! I am nearly halfway to my goal also~WOOT WOOT