I've had several this year. I'm usually the one behind the camera and haven't had too many pics taken the last few years. I've been busy being a soccer-cheer-band-you name it mom and life just kept rolling.

The last couple months I have been on the other side of lens and somehow, somewhere I forgot to take care of myself. My hair is always a wreck, no make up, sloppy t-shirts over stretchy shorts or oversized sweatshirts over too tight jeans. What on earth happened to me?????

I hope this forum helps me along on my journey to find myself and to be proud of who I am and to take pride in my appearance.

I had one of those moments a few days ago.

I had my husband finally purchase me a full length mirror. Boy was I shocked. All the mirrors in this house only show my bo*bs up. So I didn't think I was THAT fat.

I REALLY do look like I am pregnant. I am thankful for this mirror though. I think it is going to help keep me on track.

I had a picture taken of me for our church directory. I looked at the page for 10 minutes looking for my picture. Finally i found it...i had kept looking over it...apparently i hadnt had a picture taken of myself in a while. I literally didnt even recognize myself. Then there is the picture of me at my nephews birth. It was a profile of me sitting down. It was just disgusting. I looked like a pyramid...i almost wanted to cry. it was a good reality check though. Those pictures still haunt me.

Here is my OMG is that me!???!!



I directly cut off all my hair and decided to get off my butt and do something about my width.

I had one of these moments early in the summer. There was a ceremony at my college for people who won scholarships (I won two of them) and we went on stage to receive congradulatory certificates. I was so excited about my brand new outfit and shoes - I thought I looked great in them. Then I saw the pictures my DH took... I didn't realize just how LARGE my backside was!!!



And if that weren't bad enough... I just celebrated my birthday party at Dave and Busters. I was quite drunk and tried doing one of those dance games. My step sister took a picture of me from behind... there's a jacket blocking the view of most of my butt (thank god) but you can see just how large it is anyway!! (Me in the jeans and black shirt - and I'm the girl obviously, not the guy who is also wearing jeans and a black shirt, lol)



Starting tomorrow, I plan to get SERIOUS about this diet!!!!

I have a few pre-pregnancy. This was my size when I concieved...no bueno. Bout 235 or so....

I have had many of those.... more than I care to count. We are going to Hawaii in March & I need to ensure that I don't have that problem in vacation photos.

I sure did.

From a trip we took back in July. I didn't realize I looked like that! I wanted to cry. What I did was tape my pics to the tread mill. When I feel whiny I look at them and say to myself... "all right...all right... I'm going..."

That was a sucky moment in my history, but it did prompt me to put in better effort.

Yes i have had a few of those! Its amazing we see ourselves so different!

That is why I am here. My DH took a pic of me and the baby the other night, I just keep looking at it trying to figure out when I got so BIG?? I had no idea that is what I look like