Power of Visualization- SHOW ME YOUR GOAL PICS! :)

angelams1019
angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
in Motivation and Support
I read up a little on the power of visualization today and it warranted me going back into the Facebook Archives to find a picture of me at a weight I would like to get back to! If you have any pictures of yourself at a goal weight, or even a picture of someone else with a look you'd like to achieve, feel free to post them here! Work every day to visualize yourself in that state as a way to stay motivated.

Side note: In a world of photoshop and unattainable expectations, out of kindness to yourself, please try and find a picture of something you believe is attainable. Not a picture of a barbie doll (or Ken doll! :wink: ) that has spent many hours in surgery and many more hours in a photoshop workspace.

Here is mine. I am 5'6" and 266 pounds right now. I would like to get back to this look (I don't know how much I weighed in these pictures)

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  • walkitback
    walkitback Posts: 11
    I can't get my photo to load or figure out how to delete my comment , so I am editing here. Sorry! New at this lol
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Awesome topic! It's pretty sad that I don't have a "weight that i'd like to get back to", this is the lightest I've been in as long as I can remember. To tell you the truth, there's really nobody I desire to look like. I just want to be healthy, man...
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    Awesome topic! It's pretty sad that I don't have a "weight that i'd like to get back to", this is the lightest I've been in as long as I can remember. To tell you the truth, there's really nobody I desire to look like. I just want to be healthy, man...

    Must t be nice!! I'm tryin to get like you! ;) I mean I would definitely say I'd just LOVEEEE to look like Kim K! hahahaha But that is probably NEVER going to happen....So I'd rather visualize MYSELF smaller as opposed to someone else. Its much kinder :)
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    This is me at my grad. I would still like to be a little thinner than this as I still had some flubber on me, but I looked pretty good at grad!
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  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    I can't get my photo to load or figure out how to delete my comment , so I am editing here. Sorry! New at this lol

    You can go here http://tinypic.com/ and upload whatever picture you want to use. Then copy and paste the URL for message boards. It will be a web address inside blahblahblah Just copy and paste that to the message and make sure to make the IMG in brackets lowercase instead of capital. Hopefully that makes sense! :)
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    Awesome Mystic! Very attainable! :) Use this picture and visualize current yourself that way! Look at that picture every day and tell yourself you WILL get there! (And then keep going if you feel like you're not ready to start maintaining!)
  • HealthyLifestyleG525
    HealthyLifestyleG525 Posts: 64 Member
    Here's some pics of me in a thinner bod

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  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    No need to have them twice, so I will delete this one!
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    Here's some pics of me in a thinner bod

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    indiningroom_zps6f056b69.jpg

    Thanks for fixing Mystic.

    Whenever you post the URL you want to make sure IMG is lowercase at the beginning and end :) Good luck on your journey! You can do it!!
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    This was me in 08 and it is my goal. However, I would like to tighten up a bit more than what is shown in the picture.
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  • HealthyLifestyleG525
    HealthyLifestyleG525 Posts: 64 Member
    thanks for the help everybody, I got it
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    @Randinek- Good luck!! :)
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    Thank you. what the hell did i do wrong? lol
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    @Randinek
    Here's some pics of me in a thinner bod

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    indiningroom_zps6f056b69.jpg

    Thanks for fixing Mystic.

    Whenever you post the URL you want to make sure IMG is lowercase at the beginning and end :) Good luck on your journey! You can do it!!
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    better chance at me finding a pic of sasquatch eating a snickers bar

    sadly i have always been "husky"

    but so far im on the right track i think

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  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    better chance at me finding a pic of sasquatch eating a snickers bar

    sadly i have always been "husky"

    but so far im on the right track i think

    LMAO Jerry BE KIND to yourself!! You look amazing! You're progress is awesome! Keep it up! :)
  • svelt123
    svelt123 Posts: 173 Member
    Wow. You look great! :smile:
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    Wow. You look great! :smile:

    Svelt- Who are you referring to?
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    Anyone else!? :flowerforyou:
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    I don't have access to my pics at work, but I would love to rock Alecia Keys body.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    This is mine.

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    I was 19 or 20.

    It would be cool to be back there during my 40th year.
  • Janelle173
    Janelle173 Posts: 396 Member
    What a great topic, :) I would much rather work towards my own personal best that towards a photoshopped version of a celebrity. After my baby, I am not sure I can get back to the same size pants even, but if I can at least get back to being fit and healthy and happy, again, my own personal best, I will be stoked!

    Somewhere between the muscle definition I had at 110, and the more curvy look of the second pic is what I would like to be at :)

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  • MenaMena
    MenaMena Posts: 232 Member
    bump
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    Testing....

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    YES! Totally just figured out a MUCH easier way to upload! I've been downloading the pics and then uploading them to a website that gives me the img thinggy. If you just go to the picture from whatever site its on a right click, select copy image url and then paste it between the img brackets it works! :)
  • walkitback
    walkitback Posts: 11
    These pics are all so inspiring! I feel so honored to have found people to be sharing this journey with to health with. This is me 10 yrs and 120 lbs ago. The only good thing about my body now is that I finally have boobs :wink:

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  • walkitback
    walkitback Posts: 11
    Thank you for the help with the upload
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    What a great topic, :) I would much rather work towards my own personal best that towards a photoshopped version of a celebrity. After my baby, I am not sure I can get back to the same size pants even, but if I can at least get back to being fit and healthy and happy, again, my own personal best, I will be stoked!

    Somewhere between the muscle definition I had at 110, and the more curvy look of the second pic is what I would like to be at :)

    @ Janelle-125 looks good on you girl!! You can do it! And yes, I definitely think its much kinder to your self if you visualize yourself as a healthier version of YOURSELF! That way you're not setting yourself up for failure.

    But I also realize that some people may have been overweight their entire lives and may not have any pictures of themselves to reference...So if you DO choose a picture that is not of yourself, just make sure its a natural picture of a REAL PERSON! :smile:

    Good luck! You can get back there!! And in my opinion, curves are always sexier! :love:
  • angelaanhela
    angelaanhela Posts: 111 Member
    The skinniest I've been in my adult life is 259, which is shown below. I had lost 50 pounds and felt so good about myself. That is my short term goal as I strive to go all the way down to 175.

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  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    The skinniest I've been in my adult life is 259, which is shown below. I had lost 50 pounds and felt so good about myself. That is my short term goal as I strive to go all the way down to 175.

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    @Angela- Here is your second pic! Looking GOOD BABE!!!!!!! We can do this!!!!! :drinker:
  • walkitback
    walkitback Posts: 11
    The skinniest I've been in my adult life is 259, which is shown below. I had lost 50 pounds and felt so good about myself. That is my short term goal as I strive to go all the way down to 175.

    [img}https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/6490_144075786762_5474719_n.jpg[/img]

    19943_297547611762_5871263_n.jpg

    My short term and kind-of emergency goal is a 50pound loss too--my whole body hurts right now from the weight. I would loooove to be at 175 also!! I really like the dress in this pic and the sparkle in your eye!!! You will get there!!! Feeling good bout your self is the best part to me!!!!

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