Ack. This sort of happened to me today. My best friend came to visit me last October, and posted a ton of pictures on his blog. I made it into one or two of them, but I've not looked at them in ages.

I just did right now. Yeesh, I looked terrible. I mean, really, really, really terrible. I cringed. Of course, I also know I look better than that now, so there's that, but. . .man, what a blow to the ego!

This is why I take pictures. That way I'm not in them. No in all seriousness I either stand behind people OR I give the photographer the look. You know- that scary glare. And then tell them that if they tag me they're dead. I hope that one day I'll be able to be in pictures and the first thing I notice won't be "omg am I really THAT fat?". Photos, if not taken in the right light and angle makes me look absolutely horrid. DX

So much of this rings true for me! I think I look good until I see that picture! UGH! At my heaviest, I refused to be in any pictures at all. I think I may have lost a friendship in part because of that... but then she must not have been much of a friend to begin with.

I also untag and move on. Occasionally, like after a particularly fun weekend, I might set my "tag" settings so that only I can see tagged photos. That's just in case an interesting one slips in to the mix, so I can "screen" what gets out there.

I look forward to the day that I don't mind my picture being taken, and I don't feel like I have to hide behind someone else in order to hide my fat rolls, while I pray I look thinner in the picture.

I always worry about running into people I know too.. but I guess you're righht! I shouldn't worry so much :o

I have tagged pictures of me hidden. (Cue Carly Simon music here... :lol: )

Seriously though, I know just how you feel. :hug:

Ryler, I love your avatar! Is that from one of those websites where you can put your picture in and see how you would look at a different weight? You have done great with your weight loss, by the way!

Carol

I have a slightly different view on this - I used to get really upset, untag, etc. Now I have finally been able to accept that people are just trying to capture moments, not make me feel terrible. And in all honesty, it's not like my friends are looking at me seeing a size 8, and on facebook I suddenly have a different body. Sure, some pics are a bit more unflattering than others, but the camera doesn't add 100 pounds. I have also kept my facebook to people that actually love and care about me, so I know they're not trying to deliberately annoy me.

It motivates me like none other, actually, because I'm sick of being left out of special moments and/or untagging like a fiend because I've not been taking care of my body like I should.

This is reason #94583967348 why I don't have a facebook account. Never mind how I look, I don't want pictures of me on the internet, attached to my real, full name. Eek!