Still hate photographs of myself!

sweetnessandlighter

While I am not yet at my goal-- maybe halfway?-- I have still lost 17 lbs. and I thought I would finally be okay with getting pictures taken and seeing them. But I still hide and feel awful when I see photographs of myself! Will it get better when I am finally to my goal? Or is there something else going on? Does anyone have anything to share about their own experience? Thank you!

ksarkarati

You know what, I've never liked getting my picture taken. I think it's because I'm prone to taking really awkward shots for some reason. While I think it is somewhat of a confidence thing, I have noticed it gets easier to more frequently I do it. If I go a while without being in a picture, I notice it's harder for me to "snap to it". Don't know if that helps.

brianchi

Hi. I am in the same spot. I hate taking my picture - have very few of them anywhere. I think Ksarkati gives good advice about taking them more frequently, I should try that too.

In my experience, I never think I look good enough. It has to do with the image in my head, even as my body changes, I still see the "old me". Or the "me" that others have put down over the years. In any picture, if it is out with friends or anything, I just feel I look awkward. I think we just need to retrain the way we think about ourselves and change the self-image in our heads - which I am working on myself.

I actually finally posted a picture of myself to try to force myself to try to be more confident. On Facebook, I have just one picture where I feel like I actually look confident and not afraid of the camera.

I am definitely not an expert by any means in this subject, just trying to give you my experience as I have the same problem. Hope I answered your question and didn't just ramble on about nothing.

sweetnessandlighter

Thanks to both of you for replying. I'm glad I'm not the only one. Maybe you're right-- taking more pictures should help, and realizing that what I see is likely not the current reality; instead, it is probably left over from how I always saw myself before.

Bob314159

I have almost no photos of myself. Maybe by years end I could change that.

MENichols5

I understand completely. I think pictures can be very discouraging! I went out with some girlfriends the other night and was so excited about my new size 6 jcrew pants and then I saw a picture of the 3 of us and I looked 2 times bigger than both of them! (They are both in very good shape, but still...). For the rest of the night I felt uncomfortable and upset because I didn't feel great in my new pants anymore.

I like to think that pictures aren't always good representations of how we really look though! It could be a bad angle or maybe that outfit just doesn't translate to photos well.

Anyways, I do understand. Just try and ignore bad pictures. You will have some good and bad and you can't let the bad ones ruin your mood or motivation! Keep up the good work

sweetnessandlighter

I completely second this-- seeing a picture of myself that doesn't match up with how I feel or think I look can be devastating!