I was happy until I saw the pictures!

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  • kgool
    kgool Posts: 177 Member
    Yeah, this happened to me last week but it wasn't pictures. I had just hit 35 lbs lost since joining MFP and over 45 lbs lost overall and we had a health screening at work. They measured my waist line and did it from the belly button around for a 46" measurement. It really had me ready to go eat an entire cake and chase it with a milkshake or ten, but instead I chilled and went to the gym. Not worried about it now! You'll be fine.
  • Jodasi
    Jodasi Posts: 9 Member
    I see that it's been said but I'll say it too- You are doing great! Try to remember that you've already come a long way. Fine-you're not where you want to be yet but that's okay. You're on your way and the 39 pound loss proves that you're committed to getting to your goal. It takes a lot of work to lose 39 pounds- I've done it before so I know firsthand. Love yourself now! Don't wait until you meet your goals. XOXO>
  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
    Just keep going! Get your mojo back! As for the wedding day...do you have a pro photographer? Because they will make sure you look good :) (I know because that's what i do for a living).
  • AmyPfl
    AmyPfl Posts: 9
    The way I have tried to beat getting discouraged is by NOT looking at those photos, de-tagging yourself, or asking your friends to take them off. Realizing that everyday is a new day, yesterday is history, and focusing on the main reason I am doing this which is a healthy, happier life everyday as a lifestyle, not just to lose weight. It is a daily struggle, but you know you look good whether there is one unflattering photo of you or not. Same thing happened to me on Facebook, I detagged it and posted a comment saying, "Not the most flattering photo of me, but that's OK I know I'm hot.":) Just focus on those really great photos of you. Give yourself daily affirmations. Your opinion of yourself is the only one that truly matters because you are the one to carry yourself through in this life. If you tell yourself you are amazing, you will be amazing, at any weight. Then when you reach your goal weight, it will really be just a bonus, because you are already where you need to be to be happy. Like Jodasi said above, you have to "Love yourself now! Don't wait until you meet your goals.' This is the best way to avoid, stop, and prevent self-sabatoge, which is what I did last time I started to lose weight. Now that I am nice to myself (for the most part) I feel like a new person even though I still have 15 lbs to go.
  • kitkat536
    kitkat536 Posts: 27 Member
    You're doing excellent! You've lost almost 40 lbs! Don't beat yourself up! You're going to look wonderful at the wedding!
  • Nana_Anne
    Nana_Anne Posts: 179 Member
    A photo taken at a bad angle can be unflattering no matter how thin you are!

    Don't feel bad, you are doing amazingly.

    This is so true. My daughter showed me how to take a picture where I never have a double chin :) We have a rule on FB "Friends don't post bad pictures of freinds". You give that camera to someone else and they could take some awesome pictures of you! I think you have done an outstanding job! Seriously. 39 lbs is a success.
  • BettyMargaret
    BettyMargaret Posts: 407 Member
    Look at it this way... now you have "39 lbs. lost" pics! When you reach your goal you will be glad you have them!
    You're doing great! Don't get discouraged!
  • brit49
    brit49 Posts: 461 Member
    Been there done that. Im happy looking at myself now but when I take a picture, it looks a good 10lbs more Im 149 now I have't loss any weight yet but clothes look and fit better. I need to lose about 19 to 25 pounds. Dont let it get you down!!
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