before and after FACE edition

kingjabou · July 2016

henleyjo2009 wrote: »

kingjabou wrote: »

Before: 340 After: 230 (Still a work in progress)

Awesome beard!!! You're doing great! Keep up the good work!!

Thank you, I just shaved it off. Need to see my face after 9 years and 120+ pounds difference. Now time to grow it back again!

joans1976 · July 2016

cariduttry wrote: »

i'm about a third of the way through my weight loss journey. christmas day 2015 vs. yesterday afternoon. about a 35 pound difference.

This is epic! Good work!

cabwj · July 2016

I love this thread!

annaweezer229 · July 2016

Kjo9111 · July 2016

kingjabou wrote: »

henleyjo2009 wrote: »

kingjabou wrote: »

Before: 340 After: 230 (Still a work in progress)

Awesome beard!!! You're doing great! Keep up the good work!!

Thank you, I just shaved it off. Need to see my face after 9 years and 120+ pounds difference. Now time to grow it back again!

Yourwelcome and completely understand!!

MishaWest79 · July 2016

joans1976 wrote: »

I am so scared to post this. It's not a very good comparison. I tried to "recreate" the before photo, tilted my head, took my hair down. That's not why I'm scared though. I'm scared because I can't see any change. Maybe in the chin. I'm also scared of judgement.
I've lost 30 pounds since April 4th. I'm looking for some perspective from others who aren't people who see me every day.
Here goes:

I see so much difference around your jawline, your face is also much slimmer and lovely lady you are naturally gorgeous! You are doing really well, it shows. Keep it up and don't worry, soon enough your brain will register the change. I think we all have had the same problem of mentally judging our bodies as large, even as changes become evident to others.

joans1976 · July 2016

@MishaWest79: so true! You are one of my biggest strengths I look for on here and I SO appreciate it! It will take time, I know, but the positive (of my self image) replaces the negative piece by piece. No matter how small those pieces may be! Thank you for your kind words as always!
P.S. You're next on here aren't you?

joans1976 · July 2016

@annaweezer229 you look smashing! What a great loss! Love your little collage too. Keep smiling!

annaweezer229 · July 2016

joans1976 wrote: »

@annaweezer229 you look smashing! What a great loss! Love your little collage too. Keep smiling!

Thank you joans1976! ☺

MishaWest79 · July 2016

@joans1976 Let me search for some old pics, until then I better start taking some now because honestly I have been hiding from cameras for years now.

trilog · July 2016

Started at 365 (6/28/16) left is around 350 and right is 327 (7/26/16) Just protein shakes and dieting.

mazarasltm · July 2016

trilog wrote: »

Started at 365 (6/28/16) left is around 350 and right is 327 (7/26/16) Just protein shakes and dieting.

You can do this !!! Good werk so far. Stay on the path. A year will fly by quick. Before you know it, you'll make this Calorie stuff second nature. You look great, give it time. Its easier for an objective observer to see it. Like the MFP crew

jasperdog52554 · July 2016

nicknock01 wrote: »

you look awesome! don't take this the wrong way, but you look like your before picture's daughter

carmkizzle · July 2016

Left: December 2015
Right: June 2016

About an 18lb difference

moya_bleh · July 2016

carmkizzle · July 2016

I feel like I may have posted on here before, so if I have...forgive me

bigb2001 · July 2016

nettiklive · July 2016

wow, nice thread! It really hits home for me.

It's funny how differently people hold their weight. For some people, 15-20 lbs makes a more drastic difference in the face than 100+ lbs for others! I have also known larger women who had NO fat in their face, perfect cheekbones and all (though that's more rare). I myself hold weight in my face and I hate it, I'm small and every extra pound seems to literally go to my cheeks straight away. 15 lbs made a huge difference for me, and I wasn't really even close to overweight at the higher weight - only 122-25ish at 5'4! The other photo is 108-110. These pictures were taken about 13 and 10 years ago respectively, and I didn't think I looked that bad back then in the first pic but looking back I think I looked horrible; and knowing just how little of a weight 'margin' I have with my face, I live in dread of getting back there as I get older

Shells918 · July 2016

July 2016

November 2015

jusbar71 · July 2016

60lbsDown

L8model · July 2016

Lots of beautiful faces on here. Congrats to you all!!! I started my journey 2/27/16 and my after pic was taken 107 days later. I've lost more since then. As of today (5 months from starting), I'm actually down a total of 53.1 lbs.