EVERYONE IS NOT HAPPY FOR ME

I think you look great and there is an obvious difference! Some people just don't know how to be happy for others because they can't be happy for themselves!

you do look prettier and healthier and such but the before picture wasn't the nicest of before pictures in the first place.

because

after:
makeup
better lighting
better angle
hair done
(amongst being healthier and thinner looking)

Before:
Make-upless
Poor lighting
The dreadful under chin angle (flatters no one)
Hair just average
(without the lustre of healthier skin and hair and such)

So i would say I'm happy for you and your loss but also that when comparing two pictures it's best to have them both have as close to the same circumstances as possible. If you are looking your best at the time in the before, you should in the after. If you are looking laid back and average in the before, you should do the same for the after. with the same angles of course. It just makes it easier to actually compare your differences (and successes) between the two rather than just the differences between the pictures... if you understand?

(coming from someone who took photography courses and knows that there are lighting, angles and tricks one can do (or accidentally do) to make themselves look better or worse in a picture.)

that is understandable however I did not take these pics to compare. as i mentioned before I always take pictures of myself...now being at a specific angle i understand make up or not if you are thinner you are if you are not you are not....and thats just my opinion....my comparison pictures will not be of my face it will be of my body

No i wouldn't think that you did but you can't really be upset at your friend for reacting how she did because by technicality, those pictures are not the right ones to compare to eachother, but you did ask her to compare them in the first place knowing such. For makeup, it also does wonders. There are many many many tutorials to make a face look slimmer. It also makes you look younger and happier, that's just what makeup is for right? Like i said though, if you just picked two pictures at the same angle it would be easier to see if there was loss to your face and to see how much. Then that would be further noticeable when both pictures are on the same level (i.e. makeup or makeup-less, hair done or not, even hair up or down changes how a face looks)

Can't wait to see the body pics though! Keep going and just try not to take your friends opinion so hard, i'm sure they didn't mean it to be mean and it's just a trick of the eye kind of thing. I didn't show my weight loss until i lost 40lbs. You are doing wonderful, keep going!

Big difference, definitely.

I am probably one of those people who would say I saw a difference even if I didn't just so the person wouldn't feel bad, but in your case, there is definitely a difference! Nice work!

So this is my second encounter with a friend/co-worker trying to put a damper on my success...I shared this pic with a co worker and I asked did she notice a difference she said "yes but i think its because of the way you were positioned". I was blown away by her comment...Tell me what you think.
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You are doing so well! Just keep in mind that you will feel better and better as this journey continues, and if people are jerks about it then so be it! You are totally awesome, don't forget that!!!!

You shouldn't expect everyone to be happy for you. Unfortunately, people aren't like that.

I can see a difference, though, and you look great. Well done.

rule #1: people suck
rule #2: when in doubt, see rule #1

You shouldn't expect everyone to be happy for you. Unfortunately, people aren't like that.

I can see a difference, though, and you look great. Well done.

This.

New hairdo?

yep surely do!

It suits you! :O)

So this is my second encounter with a friend/co-worker trying to put a damper on my success...I shared this pic with a co worker and I asked did she notice a difference she said "yes but i think its because of the way you were positioned". I was blown away by her comment...Tell me what you think.
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I think she was wrong. It's not just because of how you were positioned. It's because of how you were positioned +lighting +makeup +hairstyle. Sorry but you are asking what I think. That is what I think.

ETA: see 5 minute makeovers thread
ETA II: don't mind me I'm a makeup lady who lives in a town where headshots are big business
ETA III: you are beautiful regardless
ETA IV: if you have actually lost weight more power to you and congrats. Don't rely on others to mirror your success take your own pics same place same posture same clothes and then no one, not a co-worker or makeup lady online can take that away from you. There's a reason bathroom mirror and gym selfies are so popular on here. they show the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
ETA V: Nobody crucify me today please. I think this thread should have been in motivation and support not success stories but I am getting tired of hearing myself say where the threads go I am starting to feel like I do at home telling people where to put their toys. If I'm tired of hearing me, I bet I'm not the only one. I'll stfu now. JK. I won't. But I will speak the truth, offer sincere support, tell you how to ignore ppl who don't matter, and remind you how not to invite the devil by not asking someone who just happens to get paid the same place you do for their opinion on something only you can be the judge of.

To poster: you're looking good, please keep it up, good on you, it feels great to feel better about yourself, doesn't it? :O)

To others: um, nothing really all that wrong with fishing for a compliment (not saying that is what poster is doing, just noticed it was a topic that came up in this thread).

This forum's basic purpose is fishing for compliments. There's nothing wrong with it here. Look at what I've accomplished! Congratulations that's awesome! Oh my thank you!! Etc. It's all good.

But OP has had two bad experiences with co-workers. Maybe they're all just jealous and angry people. Or maybe there's a predictable presentation issue. Or maybe neutral responses are getting blown out of proportion. Who knows. One thing for sure is what I said - a lot of people respond poorly to obvious fishing for compliments. If the OP isn't doing that, great. Just something to think on, if there's an actual desire for conflict resolution.

If this thread isn't about the relationship problems, and is just about whether or not the OP looks like she's lost weight - well yeah she's lost weight in the picture. Different pose, makeup, lighting, hair and all. There's obvious weight loss.