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How often do you take your progress pics?

bl1nk6
bl1nk6 Posts: 175
edited February 15 in Motivation and Support
Do you take your progress pics every week month year or when you lose/gain a certain amount of weight/muscle ?

I took some When I started last May , but times just flown by.. about time i did some more or should i wait until this May?

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  • aarondnguyen
    aarondnguyen Posts: 270 Member
    Every month is a good measure. A year difference is even better. I just like having lots of pictures. Take some now for comparison! Now would be a perfect opportunity
  • craigheon
    craigheon Posts: 173 Member
    I've been taking them every month. It's neat to see the progression. Can't wait to see what a year brings! (I'm only on month 3 of my journey, and already down 19 lbs!)
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    Do you take your progress pics every week month year or when you lose/gain a certain amount of weight/muscle ?

    I took some When I started last May , but times just flown by.. about time i did some more or should i wait until this May?

    I do it weekly. Just recently I started having my legs/buns photographed too, wish I'd started that from the beginning too. I do it every week. You can't really see the changes but then if you check back, yeah you can see the changes.
  • bl1nk6
    bl1nk6 Posts: 175
    I'll start doing them every month then from today ;)

    i lost 17lb in the first couple of weeks ..... 35lb within a couple of months but started putting it back on soon as i started to exercise then hurt myself had to rest up for months, piled it back on.. got back into it since new year... trying to stay motivated :)
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I also do mine every month.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Every month is a good measure. A year difference is even better. I just like having lots of pictures. Take some now for comparison! Now would be a perfect opportunity

    This... I do mine at my BF's since he has a full length mirror there- so it's easy to keep track monthly :)

    hard to see week to week- but monthly is good.
  • susie3g
    susie3g Posts: 267
    Bump
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    I decided to take progress pictures with every 25lbs lost in the dress that made me want to lose weight in the first place. I didn't have this brain child so my first (and currently only) progress pic I am at -38lbs. I take "during" pictures every so often, they wind up being once or twice a month. I edit the pics with my weight and date since MFP does not allow for descriptions. Feel free to check out my pictures for my formatting.
  • 17ChargerGirl17
    17ChargerGirl17 Posts: 441
    I take pictures at least once a week. It keeps me motivated to see the difference even a few days make...
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    Once a month.
  • msthang444
    msthang444 Posts: 491 Member
    Normally I would take them every 4 weeks, but since i'm blogging, I'm doing it weekly, which is a little counter productive b/c the changes aren't dramatic enough to matter...
  • becs3578
    becs3578 Posts: 836 Member
    ONce a month most of the time!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    never

    #denialsnotjustariver
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  • Fattackler2013
    Fattackler2013 Posts: 142 Member
    I don't schedule the days when I'm going to take some photo's. I just take them when I feel like it, but they are usually taken quite close together. I'll probably end up spacing them out a bit more because I usually take some every 1 to 2 weeks.
  • LiftHeavyWeights
    LiftHeavyWeights Posts: 336 Member
    Once a month. This month (May) pic is my profile pic.
  • TiberiusClaudis
    TiberiusClaudis Posts: 423 Member
    At the start and end of each bulk/cut cycle. Usually every 4-6 weeks.
  • myfitnesslife75
    myfitnesslife75 Posts: 163 Member
    Maybe every 6 months. Been awhile since I last did any!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I changed weighing myself to once a month, and I am only taking pictures every 10 pounds, or if I think I've defined.
  • sphkhn
    sphkhn Posts: 456 Member
    Every ten pounds it's a little ocd but I like progress pics to be at even weights.
  • eplerd
    eplerd Posts: 91 Member
    I do them monthly at my gym.
    My trainer will weigh, measure and photo me once a month to keep me on track.
    My plan is to animate all the photos in a year and show "The incredible Shrinking Dave" at the end!!

    Dave

    SW 244 3/2014
    GW 140 or so
    CW 228.8
  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    When I lose 10 pounds I take a progress picture. :)
  • MSouthernbelle87
    MSouthernbelle87 Posts: 63 Member
    Once a month
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