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How Often Do You...

heather7marie
heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
edited October 2024 in Success Stories
How often do you take comparison pictures to see your current success(es) and keep yourself motivated? Once a week? Once a month? Once ever 5... 10... 20lbs? Never? Just curious to see how often everyone else does it. I have never really been one to take pictures to document my weight loss thus far, but now that I'm doing the 30DS and starting C25K, I'm more interested in taking them more frequently.

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  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    i take mine every 10 lbs and whenever I start a new challenge.
  • zml_mom
    zml_mom Posts: 270 Member
    i do mine usually every 20 lbs
  • MrsSorenson
    MrsSorenson Posts: 450 Member
    I will do mine when each of my personal goals is met.
  • Elle_Jamaicangirl81
    Elle_Jamaicangirl81 Posts: 418 Member
    i take mine every 10 lbs and whenever I start a new challenge.

    me too
  • kendradl
    kendradl Posts: 595 Member
    I take mine every month, I started taking pics when I first started in January and will continue until I get to my goal weight. The changes from month to month are very noticeable and are also a great pick me up when needed to see how far I have come.
  • MisterDubs303
    MisterDubs303 Posts: 1,216 Member
    So far, I've done it quarterly (April 1, July 1). Maybe when I get closer to my goal I will do them more often because it seems like little changes make bigger differences the closer you get.
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    It used to be every 10 pounds, but after every time I noticed very little difference, I just stopped. LOL I'll take a pic when I reach 60 pounds loss, and then once more when I get to my final goal of 185.
  • heather7marie
    heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
    Thanks for the feed back! :smile:
  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
    I told myself I'd take monthly pictures so I can watch myself shrink over time :)
  • Forensic
    Forensic Posts: 468 Member
    Haven't taken one yet. I have a starting photo, I just hadn't mustered up the gumption to take a comparison. Maybe I'm afraid I won't see anything.
  • HannahPendrigh
    HannahPendrigh Posts: 147 Member
    ive only took one set of pictures so far - going to take more every month as well as my measurements
  • outersoul
    outersoul Posts: 711
    I take a face pic almost everyday and a full body shot about once a month. In the end I'm going to do a time lapse of my face to see how it changed.
  • heather7marie
    heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
    I take a face pic almost everyday and a full body shot about once a month. In the end I'm going to do a time lapse of my face to see how it changed.

    That's a cool idea!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I love love love taking pictures of myself, so I've seen myself progress from mildly overweight, to obese, and now I'll track more methodically down to 'healthy' (I taken a photo of myself almost every freaking day for years) ... I'm taking full body photos every month, and I think I'll probably start taking face-photos (same hair, makeup, etc.) every month too, because seeing the change in my face so far has blown me away.
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