Look at this visual 250 lb woman vs 120 lb woman (pic)

Wow - really shows where the extra weight goes. I can't imagine what an almost 400lb woman would look like (where I used to be). Puts a whole new perspective on the stress that's put on joints and muscles.

looking at this picture and realizing wow I was there I was at that point....thats scary to visually see where I was at I've now lost 40 pounds and feel far more better than I had at that weight and I'm still going I'm not quite at "healthy" weight yet but I'm doing better than I was thank you for this post it's a real eye opener to keep me going!

I honestly think people dislike obesity being referred to as a disease due to the societal discrimination and shaming of obese individuals. Consider what you said here:

However, many disagree with the AMA's definition, citing that obesity is a complex issue with multiple causes and treatment options.

The same could be said about lupus, but ya don't hear people saying it isn't a disease.

"Big and beautiful" sure does have a new meaning, doesn't it? Nothing on that woman on the left looks "beautiful". I knew a woman who was happy to maintain her 220+ figure. Why?!

I've always wanted to lose weight for aesthetic reasons. This totally bumped that mindset into wanting to accomplish my goals for health reasons. Absolutely jaw-dropping image.

I'm an MRI Technologist and I see images similar to this on a daily basis. Another interesting view is the sagittal plane which is a side view. You can see in cross section the fat in the abdomen and back. There are days when all of my patients are over 220 pounds. I think overweight people get hurt and/or sick more often.

This is my first day back on MFP because I am starting to look like my patients.

The most jaw dropping part of this photo is the shoulders/arms to me. It's like they are consistently like this " / | \ ".

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Very enlightening. That visual is seared into my brain now. I'll be able to call it up when I need the extra willpower to say "no."

My thoughts exactly. I will remember this picture when I'm tempted to overeat.

Wow... idont know why but i feel like throwing up after seeing the amount of fat stored coz im most likely carrying that same fat around! My poor organs and body hmph -_-

Quite a shocker.

Makes us think carefully about what we are going to do from this point on!

This is powerful

Very enlightening. That visual is seared into my brain now. I'll be able to call it up when I need the extra willpower to say "no."

My thoughts exactly. I will remember this picture when I'm tempted to overeat.

i actually saved it as my desktop picture so ill remember all day everyday, i weigh more than 250lbs so i know im worse than she is, how horrible and how bad ive been treating my body!

I'm gonna go for a run now.....

Wow, very powerful image. Thanks for sharing! A great reminder about what we do to our bodies when we let ourselves "go" and do not concentrate on being healthy and good to ourselves.