Am I alone?

....as some of you know....the line..."you have such a pretty face, you should lose weight"....has done more damage to me then good....so far in my pics i only put facial shots....i know that to see before and after i need to take a full length shot........has anyone before MFP had trouble with posting full body pics of themselves?
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  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    At least you have a pretty face. All I get is "you have an ugly face, fatso."
  • that is so mean....the nerve of people....i dont think your ugly Sir.....and thanks for the compliment
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I didn't have any pics up for the longest time, but then I just genuinely quit giving a **** and threw some up for the hell of it. I'm still a tank *kitten*, AND ugly in the face, but there are plenty of pictures of me in nothing but shorts floating around here.
  • xxghost
    xxghost Posts: 4,697 Member
    I get that all the time. My face just doesn't match the rest of my body. A lot of people are shocked when they see the rest of me, because they weren't expecting me to be so "big." When they say that, they scramble to add "oh you're so much taller than I was expecting" but I know that my weight is a big part of it. I'm just a really big girl.
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    You got to roll with what God/Goddess/Random Deity/Your Parents gave ya :-) I've always thought I was ugly, that's why you kill them with a big smile and a bit of a Missouri country boy charm :-D.

    Everyone has things that are attractive about them. Plus this site is about the journey!
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    At least you have a pretty face. All I get is "you have an ugly face, fatso."

    And you have a short goatee. :glasses:
  • kkimpel
    kkimpel Posts: 303 Member
    At least you have a pretty face. All I get is "you have an ugly face, fatso."

    Roaddog, You must be fishing for compliments.. You're a cutie and you know it! OMG.. you guys have to talk kinder to yourselves.
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    Take the pics, don't post them. problem solved
  • Yeah heard that
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    At least you have a pretty face. All I get is "you have an ugly face, fatso."

    You look like a friendly Mr. Clean, and chicks dig Mr. Clean... Not just because he can get their kitchens sparkling either!
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    Usually I get nice body shame about the face!!! Or the one I hate most is 'nice *kitten*'

    No amount of weight loss will make me pretty!

    I have to get by on sparkling personality!!
  • a pic in shorts????....OMG....not yet..no way no how.....maybe when i dont look like i do now....ill post my BEFORE pics here....but shorts????...>DAMN YOU LIVE DANGEROUSLY......thanks for your input!!
  • kkimpel
    kkimpel Posts: 303 Member
    At least you have a pretty face. All I get is "you have an ugly face, fatso."

    You look like a friendly Mr. Clean, and chicks dig Mr. Clean... Not just because he can get their kitchens sparkling either!

    yea, cuz.. we can sparkle our own kitchen.. wink wink nod
  • I get that all the time. My face just doesn't match the rest of my body. A lot of people are shocked when they see the rest of me, because they weren't expecting me to be so "big." When they say that, they scramble to add "oh you're so much taller than I was expecting" but I know that my weight is a big part of it. I'm just a really big girl.


    Im so glad im not alone...thank you for your words
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    Yes, I've been very hesitant to take body shots.
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    Usually I get nice body shame about the face!!! Or the one I hate most is 'nice *kitten*'

    No amount of weight loss will make me pretty!

    I have to get by on sparkling personality!!

    I just saw your bikini pic, sure you do (Shakes head no...).. I don't believe you have your age right on MFP.. no way you are that old!
  • Macgeek74
    Macgeek74 Posts: 298 Member
    People trying to not mean end up being mean. I am sorry those people hurt you.
  • Take the pics, don't post them. problem solved


    gee thanks.....how did you know i was blonde.....oh yea...my pics.....silly me
  • I have serious self confidence issues with my face actually. I don't mind posting full bodied shots here because it helps me feel motivated. Even though I'm overweight, my body is strong and I have respect for it. It's that respect that makes me want to make it better and not be embarrassed by it.
  • People trying to not mean end up being mean. I am sorry those people hurt you.

    my boyfriend loves me the way i am now...and it is a health issue....its nice to know there are other guys like my bf that actually LOOK at the inside of women...not just the outter layer.....
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    Usually I get nice body shame about the face!!! Or the one I hate most is 'nice *kitten*'

    No amount of weight loss will make me pretty!

    I have to get by on sparkling personality!!

    I just saw your bikini pic, sure you do (Shakes head no...).. I don't believe you have your age right on MFP.. no way you are that old!

    lol! bikini pic is when I was 25! A very long time ago!!!
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    People trying to not mean end up being mean. I am sorry those people hurt you.

    my boyfriend loves me the way i am now...and it is a health issue....its nice to know there are other guys like my bf that actually LOOK at the inside of women...not just the outter layer.....

    Your boyfriend is a radiologist!!! COOL!!!! (SORRY, I just really wanted to say that, nerdy joke!. :-D)

    I'm done now :-D
  • I didn't have any pics up for the longest time, but then I just genuinely quit giving a **** and threw some up for the hell of it. I'm still a tank *kitten*, AND ugly in the face, but there are plenty of pictures of me in nothing but shorts floating around here.
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    adding you.....and im from NJ...tank *kitten* was a word i heard often....(even tho my weight is belly fat)]
  • mlclarke22
    mlclarke22 Posts: 551 Member
    I am with you..although I have posted a few body shots now...it was hard but its definitely getting easier. You should take the pictures and at least hold on to them so you can look back and see how far you have come..it will be totally worth it I promise!
  • I didn't have any pics up for the longest time, but then I just genuinely quit giving a **** and threw some up for the hell of it. I'm still a tank *kitten*, AND ugly in the face, but there are plenty of pictures of me in nothing but shorts floating around here.
    [/quote

    adding you.....and im from NJ...tank *kitten* was a word i heard often....(even tho my weight is belly fat)]


    thank goodness your done!!
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    Usually I get nice body shame about the face!!! Or the one I hate most is 'nice *kitten*'

    No amount of weight loss will make me pretty!

    I have to get by on sparkling personality!!

    I just saw your bikini pic, sure you do (Shakes head no...).. I don't believe you have your age right on MFP.. no way you are that old!

    lol! bikini pic is when I was 25! A very long time ago!!!

    Even your other pics you don't look that old. *thumbs up* good job!
  • I have serious self confidence issues with my face actually. I don't mind posting full bodied shots here because it helps me feel motivated. Even though I'm overweight, my body is strong and I have respect for it. It's that respect that makes me want to make it better and not be embarrassed by it.



    thank you for your insight....i feel better knowing that other deal with my issues too...make a person not feel so alone
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    its better to have a pretty face than a not so attractive face :)

    because there may be girls who have wonderful bodies but not so pretty faces.. so feel grateful you were blessed with that :)
  • LankyYankee
    LankyYankee Posts: 260 Member
    I commend you for being willing to take shots at all when you aren't comfortable. I spent 2 years avoiding cameras at all costs. There are no before pictures of me because they don't exist. So I say good for you! Post or don't that's still awesome.

    As for people making those types of comments? Tell them they'd be so much fun to talk to if they just worked on their social skills! Youu can lose weight, you can't fix ugly though
  • tndejong
    tndejong Posts: 463
    i have trouble with pictures in general. the one i hate the most is me and my sister. she is a twig and had 3 kids! i get people that always comment about me not having any pics of myself.