I think lots of us go through this. I have a picture that a neighbour took for her daughter becuz they were moving away; and I asked her for a copy.
I was so shocked when I saw it. It's really true; we often don't realize how much we have gained and how we really look.
Well, I kept that picture -- I made a picture pocket and put it in the first page of a journal so I could look at it regularly and get a "reality check". That picture and health issues is what helped me to get on the right track. I used it as a positive motivator. I made a decision and a commitment to get healthy again, once and for all; and this time, there's no turning back ...