A picture can't be wrong...

JStarnes
JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
edited September 20 in Success Stories
Ok so I've been complaining like mad lately about how much I've sucked since pretty much the end of summer. The scale has bounced between 173 & 167 for months and months and months - today I'm 170, tomorrow I could be 169 or 171, who knows. But anyway, so I was looking back at photos from the summer & came across one that made me cringe - now granted it wasn't my highest weight- or even close to it, I was actually down probably 40lbs by that point. It made me cringe because that night I thought I was hot *kitten*, a skinny minnie...but it turns out I was not. I jumped out of bed & put the same outfit on I wore that night & realized that I haven't sucked since the end of summer - even if the scales haven't shown the exact number that I've been looking for - the picture can't be wrong. I feel like seeing the difference between these 2 pictures will really help me get back on track. :smile: All I can think about is trying these same clothes on 6 months from now & them being too big. Anyway - here's the pictures ...

Yeah Idk why it's blury, or even why this one was taken but ya get the pt...
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And this one I was probably 5 or 6 drinks in...so you can overlook the hideousness that is my face...
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And THIS was TONIGHT :bigsmile: I'm guessing my weight to have been 190ish in the first pics...today as you know its 170.
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  • gr8fuldet
    gr8fuldet Posts: 7
    Great work, you look mighty fine!
  • bksteve26
    bksteve26 Posts: 216 Member
    Wow! You look great. Those pictures are definitely telling the truth. The scale is not always the best thing to use. I know I live by it because I'm too lazy to do anything else, but if I can give you some hypocritical advice I would tell you to bust out the tape measure and start measuring yourself every 2 weeks or so. That might give you the confidence boost you need that the scale is not.
  • StarryEyedGirl
    StarryEyedGirl Posts: 585
    MAJOR DIFFERENCE! you can see your stomach has gotten much flatter! great job. your hips too!! I can't wait to get down 20lbs
  • FabulousFifty
    FabulousFifty Posts: 1,575 Member
    Ok so I've been complaining like mad lately about how much I've sucked since pretty much the end of summer. The scale has bounced between 173 & 167 for months and months and months - today I'm 170, tomorrow I could be 169 or 171, who knows. But anyway, so I was looking back at photos from the summer & came across one that made me cringe - now granted it wasn't my highest weight- or even close to it, I was actually down probably 40lbs by that point. It made me cringe because that night I thought I was hot *kitten*, a skinny minnie...but it turns out I was not. I jumped out of bed & put the same outfit on I wore that night & realized that I haven't sucked since the end of summer - even if the scales haven't shown the exact number that I've been looking for - the picture can't be wrong. I feel like seeing the difference between these 2 pictures will really help me get back on track. :smile: All I can think about is trying these same clothes on 6 months from now & them being too big. Anyway - here's the pictures ...

    Yeah Idk why it's blury, or even why this one was taken but ya get the pt...

    Wow! Pictures don't lie....they tell the truth and the truth is .... you look fantastic. I see such a difference in your midsection and in your face. Keep up the hard work and keep us updated on your progress dear one!
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    And this one I was probably 5 or 6 drinks in...so you can overlook the hideousness that is my face...
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    And THIS was TONIGHT :bigsmile: I'm guessing my weight to have been 190ish in the first pics...today as you know its 170.
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  • queensara2478
    queensara2478 Posts: 60
    you look AWESOME! Scales are our enemies =) I have taken pictures in my swimsuits since I started losing weight 2 years ago. Sometimes I look back on them, maybe one day I will burn them =) but for now they make me proud at how far I've come.
    Keep up the good work
  • inkprincess
    inkprincess Posts: 56
    Thanks for the pick me up! I'm stuck around that area too! For like 3 months i've bounced around from 168-171 too!! It's driving me crazy!! Must be a popular plateau weight!
  • Ecourter22509
    Ecourter22509 Posts: 25
    wow u look great ur right pics dont lie i think its a great way to really see results
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    Definitely a difference! I can really tell in the belly area.

    BTW, I have lots of pictures where I thought I looked good because I felt better, but when I look back now, I am like "I was still pretty fat there." LOL
  • mvl1014
    mvl1014 Posts: 531
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    You look amazing! Throw out the scale because you're doing something right!!! applauses.gif
  • Beth1978
    Beth1978 Posts: 19
    You look GREAT!!! No need to complain about being 170, cuz you really look fantastic!!!:flowerforyou:
  • Yurippe
    Yurippe Posts: 850 Member
    You look amazing at 170! How tall are you?
  • naesdestiny
    naesdestiny Posts: 677 Member
    See I told you that you look awesome! Keep it up girlie!!!! Much :heart: !!
  • roylawrence87
    roylawrence87 Posts: 970 Member
    You look very nice! Or should I say "HOT"!! YEs that sounds more appropriate. Great job!!!!!!:flowerforyou:
  • johnporcaro
    johnporcaro Posts: 76 Member
    WOW! HUGE difference! You must be building muscle and toning up--either that or your scale is stuck! Keep up the great work! You look A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!
  • tiffanygil
    tiffanygil Posts: 478 Member
    I think you look awesome! you should be so proud. Congradulations girl!!!
  • LisaC1026
    LisaC1026 Posts: 1,203 Member
    You look awesome! :flowerforyou:
  • 25anniversary2011
    25anniversary2011 Posts: 123 Member
    I would of never guessed that in the current picture you weigh 170. You don't look 170, much lighter than that. Great job and determination.
  • kimber607
    kimber607 Posts: 7,128 Member
    HUGE difference
    u look fantastic..keep up the great job
    I think we are hard on ourselves to loose the weight then if we feel like we are slacking or gain a few pounds back, we are even harder on ourselves and don't realize how far we've come
    *coming from someone who has recently gained back 10 pounds and struggling to get back on the band wagon*
  • ericac
    ericac Posts: 2,679
    Wow...I wouldn't have guessed 170 now either....Don't get too jacked up about the numbers....just keep up doing your workouts....whatever your doing is working> You look hott!
  • LisaZaugg1976
    LisaZaugg1976 Posts: 1,144 Member
    you look amazing!!!
  • BombolinaM
    BombolinaM Posts: 561 Member
    You look fantastic!!
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    :flowerforyou: Thanks guys! Ya'll are all too sweet.
    And I'm 5'10 so I have plenty of height to hide 170lbs. :tongue:
  • Sparksfly
    Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
    Thanks for posting! I am really struggling too with a plateau at 149-150. It's been aggravating the shiot out of me, but I have to remember that I once was over 170lbs (@ 5'4, believe me nowhere to hide allllllll of that).

    I guess we just gotta keep on keepin' on....
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    :noway: Wowwww - ok so I have to add more pictures on here - my coworkers decided today that I needed to cut my hair short again (which so isn't happening) so I thought I'd dig out the pics from when it was short to prove how bad it looked. Man, I'm loving finding these before pictures, makes me realize how far I've actually come & is more motivation to continue.

    This is me & my son in Feb 2007 (he was 1)
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    This is me & my daughter in Feb 2010 (she is 1) the clarity on this one is pretty terrible but I liked that it was with DD at 1yr.
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  • busymom74
    busymom74 Posts: 3,341 Member
    Holy crap JS! You look so different!
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    Your belly is gone!! You look fantastic :flowerforyou:
  • themethod
    themethod Posts: 257
    Keep the hair long, you look great and don't need to lose another pound. And "looking" 170 and having height to "hide" it has nothing to do with anything. I'm 6'0" and I think you look great! You look appropriate for your height. As long as you're comfortable in your skin and in your clothes, who cares what the scale says?
  • ellashoe
    ellashoe Posts: 1
    you look great!
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    Holy crap JS! You look so different!
    Post yours!! Copy em from our thread - you look SO different in yours too!
  • ykantoro
    ykantoro Posts: 24
    Wow! looking good! =)
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