Pictures are interesting.

I always thought I looked fat in pictures, and now I look really skinny. Weird but at 196 I felt I looked fatter in pictures then I did in the mirror, and at 170 I look skinnier in pictures then I do in the mirror.

Good for you! At this time, I look fat in both the mirror and in pictures! The only place I'm not is the picture in my head!

But, it's getting better and hopefully this time next year my post will be entirely different!

Groggy60 - that's so great!

Pugzilla - Yeah, I like the picture in my head the best to!

I look HUGE in photos - seriously obese. Mind you I think that whether I weigh 160 pounds or 225pounds...... Sometimes you just cant win

I don't know how I look in pictures...since the last picture anyone took of me was just after I went on Atkins. The last picture I have of myself was when I was 320 lbs. I am now 246 give or take. Strangely, my face has looked pudgy since I was 200 lbs. My first lisence photo had me at 168 lbs and I didn't look half bad except for the damned zits. But, I had to get new lisences at 200 and 320 pounds...so, my current lisence has my picture at 320...so, my face looks horrible.

I look at pictures of myself a long time ago, a mere two years ago and think how fat I was and how I could have let myself get that fat. But I recently got married on April 9th and when the pictures came back, I was happily surprised how good I looked in them. The only part I was really unhappy about was my tummy area. I work out at a gym and I really try to concentrate hard when I am doing ab exercises. It is getting bettter, though. But back to the point. For years I hated taking pictures, but now I am starting to like it. I know I will not look fat in them, because I am not so fat as I used to be a long time ago. I still have a lot of improvement to go, but I only have one thing to say. I hate to see the days when I get to goal and love taking pictures, will I then become vain?
Have a good day, Belle

I had my DH take a snap shot of me with the dog, pretending that I wanted a picture of our dog doing her trick. It was so that I would have one of me at my highest ever. I'm now 20 lbs lighter but still look fat to me. Especially in certain clothes.

I quit taking pictures for a while. My first picture was Christmas Eve, 24 days after starting LC. Visible difference. Took some pictures today at a fair in Manhattan. I have a loooong way to go

I just bought a nice digital camera for a class I'm taking. So, I'll try to snap a picture of myself sometime soon...

Here is a picture of me from August 2002 (Weight: 320)



Here is a picture of me now (Weight: 245)...I can't really tell much difference. But, people who know me are asking if I've lost weight so...someone's noticing.



I'll have to see if I can get a side profile for a better comparison.

Ahhh.. I delete my fat pictures.. lemme see if I can find any... in my mind im still thin like I was in high school..(around 140) and when I see my self in the mirror I see a good version of me.. but when I see pictures of myself that other people have taken Im mortified.. I hate the way I look in pictures..

cc.. you CAN tell a difference..! Youve lost a lot of weight, I bet you feel so much better now than you did in August.. Keep it up, man.. Oh and what kinda rifle is that, out of curiosity???

SAR-1...It is a Romanian-made semi-auto only knockoff of the AK-47.

It's funny, but over the years, I've seen pictures of myself taken recently and thought YECH!!! But then, a few years later, I'll look at the same pic or video and think, gee, I looked pretty good!

I think a lot of it is how hard we are on ourselves at the time.

I think we're a lot more forgiving of ourselves, given time.

Ahh nice.. my dad buys/collects guns like you wouldnt believe.. (well maybe YOU would believe it, CC..) Anyways.. I wont stray off topic any more than I already have.. take care all.!

ohh and I couldnt find any fat pics of me, so I'll just stick with the ones that make me look good..

I have my daughter take pictures of me in my underwear or a two-piece bathing suit. That way, I know what I really look like.

The photos also serve as motivation. If I feel discouraged, I can look at my fattest one and compare with the smallest one. They're an excellent appetite suppresant!