Progress Pics
crazykatlady820
Posts: 301 Member
Hello, all! A friend of mine encouraged me to take some progress pics. I didn't want to do it because I didn't think there would be much difference that you can see. But I did it anyway out of curiosity and when I put the pics side by side I almost started crying. I started at 330lbs with 200 pounds to lose. I have lost 42 of those 200 pounds so far. I want to share the pics with you guys in hopes that it will encourage you. I know that it helps me to see other people who look more like me when I need some inspiration. 
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Damn lady! What a difference it's made!!! I agree that it's hard to feel the progress day to day. Now I wish I had taken photos from the beginning too. Keep rocking hard!1
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Your doing amazing!!! Congrats1
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@crazykatlady820 Wow! Way to go. You can already see such a difference!!1
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there is definitely a noticeable difference - that's awesome!1
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Way to go!!! I can see a huge difference! I totally agree that it helps to see others with similar starting points. The threads in the main forum are great, but most of those people started out with 40/50 lbs to lose... not 200 or 300!
Here’s mine
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you're looking fantastic, Melly! Even your eyes seem brighter in the after pics
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@crazykatlady820 amd @Mellykay88 you are both soing so great! I can see such a difference!1
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@mellykay88 You look so fantastic! I'm so glad that we have you on our board to inspire the rest of us.1
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Thanks so much for all the kind words!
@Mellykay88 Exactly! When I look at the success pics I don't always see people that started out like me and so it isn't quite the same. Your pics are amazing and inspiring! You can tell you've worked really hard! I can't wait to keep seeing your progress!1 -
Here are mine. First pic is a comparison of me at ~600lbs (before I started) and a pic just before Christmas having lost 80 lbs. The last one is me today at 120 down (~480lbs). I've been cleaning today so last one I'm a bit dirty/sweaty.
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I love seeing the progress pics. Especially with folks from this group 0
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@alevans4 That's awesome! Look how baggy your clothes are getting! Great job!1
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@crazykatlady820 One of the hazards of losing a lot of weight; those jeans are brand new (well, bought last month). Each picture is actually a size down of jeans now that I'm thinking about it...1
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Dang! Just a month old jeans? I'm sure it hurts the wallet, but it's still awesome!1
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Oh may you all look so amazing! I can't wait to see some difference so that I can post a pic too! It is so selfishly nice to know that I am not alone in this.2
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Oh wow! You all look amazing! The differences are so obvious! Almost wish I’d taken a starting pic now! Though I’m only 35lbs down and still have 130 to go! Maybe more depending on how I feel when I get there!
@alevans4 you have lost the equivalent of a young woman! You must feel so good about that!
In awe of all of you and wanting to join the hall of fame asap!2 -
I don't think mine is as dramatic as some here, but the latest pic in this set was taken at Christmas and I've lost another 8 lbs or so since then. I might be able to get a better picture eventually, but I'm not big on taking selfies
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@alevans4 @bmeadows380 you both look fabulous!! Everyone looks so much happier and confident in the “afters”.1
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@Mellykay88 @alevans4 @bmeadows380
I know this is a weird thing to say but I actually got a little teary eyed looking at your progress photos. Knowing how hard it is day in and day out, you are all truly inspiring.
Also @bmeadows380 You might not think it's that dramatic because we always see ourselves as worse than others see us. When I lost weight a while back, someone commented "looking great!" on a facebook photo of mine, and I was like are you sure? I'm pretty sure I look like a tub of lard? But now that I've gained quite a bit back, I look back at that photo and now I see what a difference it was from when I started.2 -
Yay! You all look great!!! You are so inspirational! I can't wait to join you either.1
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@bmeadows380 you’ve done amazingly well, I think you look fab and you have a beautiful smile.
Loving all the pics here today!0 -
@fatoldladyonamission Thank you!
@evilfairies Oh yes, I do have that problem! Since I recently moved, I had to get an updated driver's license made to reflect my new address. WV makes you get a new photocard when you change your address (unlike PA which just gave me a change of address card to carry with my license). Since I was getting one that was for federal identification too, they gave me a temporary card to carry until the real one came in. The same thing happened when I first moved back to WV in 2015, and while sorting through some papers, I stumbled across that temporarily license and compared to the one done a month ago. I don't see much of a difference when I'm looking in a mirror, but I definitely saw it when I had those two photos side by side!0 -
bmeadows380 wrote: »I don't think mine is as dramatic as some here, but the latest pic in this set was taken at Christmas and I've lost another 8 lbs or so since then. I might be able to get a better picture eventually, but I'm not big on taking selfies
Selfie it up girl, you're beautiful!4 -
thank you, @cnavarro002
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About 100 pound difference12 -
Body pics, I actually didn’t take one til I had lost about 35 pounds. (Gained 25 or so back last summer/fall that I’m working on losing9 -
To me it’s therapeutic to look back at photos of myself before. I say damn, I’ve made such progress. It makes me motivate that much harder to never go back. My don’t wanna go back photo is below.
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@NicoleVT83 You're doing awesome! Thank you very much for sharing your pictures You can tell a huge difference in that second set. Keep up the awesome work! 2
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@NicoleVT83 keep it up. Your pics are great and there are changes every where. You should be so proud! Congrats girl. You got it going on!! Stay the patch and keep it up!2
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Wow! That's a huge difference, @NicoleVT83 ! You have every right to be proud!1
