Some days I still feel fat, ft. The Power of Progress Pictures.

jessieleah

Hey guys! Over the past almost-2 years I've completely turned my life around by counting calories and introducing regular exercise into my routine. I'm a 25 year old female who started around 235 lbs at my peak (at 5'5"), who is currently sitting around 135! The highest official weight I ever logged was 220, though.

I still have more fat left around my lower stomach & upper thighs than I'd like, and that leftover fat ends up making me feel bad about myself on some days.. even when my entire outfit for the day consists of size small/extra small clothes. What the heck! I'm sure many of you have body image issues as well.

Today was one of those days. Today also marks the end of my 9th consecutive month of working out 5x per week, so I took some progress pictures even though I was feeling pretty "meh" about myself. I decided to compare them to before pictures and GEE GOLLY it cheered me up almost immediately. I don't even look like the same person anymore! I've come so far, and even though I haven't hit my goal yet and I still have problem areas, I'm freaking awesome for all that I've achieved so far. Old me probably couldn't even fathom the things I can do now. Run 3+ miles, do chin-ups, pull-ups and push-ups (even military style!).

So, do yourself a favor and consistently take progress pictures from any and all angles and look back on them from time to time. It's an insta-ego boost.

Without further ado, the pictures:

Kphenderson

Congratulations, you look amazing!!! I think I'll start taking more pics too!

annette_15

Omg you look incredible!!

FariasMomOf3

You look amazing! Not fat at all

Spreyton22K

Absolutely incredible.....Congratulations. You look amazing.

janeanon111

Tremendous job! You look fantastic and are convincing me to take pictures. Good work!!!

jules6669mfp

Congratulations!!! You look amazing. I agree, having pictures that show progress is an instant ego-boost. You should be very proud of your success.

efrensgirl2015

Super fabulous

katekc22

You look Amazing! Nice job!!

JenniferInCt

Gee golly you look amazzzing!

Reema_capricorn

you're a stunning girl!! good work!

karen_fitzgibbon

Omfg! You like so much younger!!! Congratulations lovely lady!!!!!!

annekka

Yes, totally agree with you. Wearing size small clothes but still feel like I'm fat sometimes. Though congratulations pretty lady, you look fantastic!

chesnity3

Great job!

Jen2Bfit

Congratulations!!! You look amazing! :-)

wizzybeth

Beautiful! Progress pics are such an awesome motivator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LouiseHappy

Wow, thank you for posting these! So much inspiration for me and for all to get going. You look amazing!

suruda

Wow! Amazing progress! Congratulations on your success , your hard work has paid off!

rayw89

Wow! I'm glad you were able to see the difference. It's a fantastic change! Very well done.

overin2015

Great advice! Congrats on your amazing transformation through your goal setting. I wonder if hormones play a part in our body images. Most days I am feeling really good about my continued weight loss. My stomach is shrinking fast which is awesome even at the small amount I have lost but then one day everywhere I looked I saw super fat. It was strange because I had been so confident and saw myself always, I felt, realistically. Maybe it's outfits or hormones or something. There should be no reason a size small/extra small feels fat.

creationscrown

Amazing. What a great accomplishment!!!

MrsMizart

Excellent job lass! You look very good indeed :-)

cindys921

You look great!

Alidecker

You look amazing!! I understand the body image issues. It is so hard when I look in the mirror and see the old me instead of the girl staring back at me.

spunkypug100

Agreed, you look amazing! Fantastic job

enchanted_daydream

Wow you look awesome!

hellbettybrat

You seriously look so much younger, that's an amazing transformation! You look really lean now, congratulations