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Take your "before" pictures! 6 months of progress

SingRunTing
SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
edited November 2024 in Success Stories
A few weeks ago I passed about the 6 month mark. I take pictures at least once a month, but don't do much with them.

I still feel like I look the same. I've heard many people say that it takes a while for your brain to catch up with the way you look.

I decided today to compare my "before" pictures to my "6 month" pictures, not expecting to see much difference. I was blown away!!

Moral of the story: Take pictures. Even if you can't bear to look at them now, take them. Some day you will be happy you did.

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  • kimekakes28
    kimekakes28 Posts: 103 Member
    Awesome progress!!
  • Delilahhhhhh
    Delilahhhhhh Posts: 477 Member
    Look at you and all your hardwork. Fantastic!!!
  • Poeticmoe
    Poeticmoe Posts: 176 Member
    What a difference! You're doing an amazing job.
  • freesia83
    freesia83 Posts: 50 Member
    You can def see the difference, well done. I took a couple of before photos, I hope mine show a big difference when I take them again.
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    Wow! Amazing work! :)
  • greenminimalist
    greenminimalist Posts: 30
    Amazing progress!
  • mrsmartinez99
    mrsmartinez99 Posts: 1,255 Member
    You look amazing. I took my before pictures last night. I emailed them to myself. I may take them once a month just like you. Thanks for the inspiration!!
  • njmark72
    njmark72 Posts: 99 Member
    Great work... and congrats! Keep going. I bet you feel great already... Keep up the great work!
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
    (*) :# nice! you inspire me, gonna takes those pictures to save it for a very far future i suppose
  • melodymedlin
    melodymedlin Posts: 254 Member
    Awesome job!!!! :)
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
    congrats continued success on your journey
  • A_Dabauer
    A_Dabauer Posts: 212 Member
    Great work :smile: I've been taking progress pictures every 10lbs! Looking forward to seeing the 40lb loss pictures! I'm at the "clothes hide a lot stage" lol which for those of us who've been significantly bigger know there gets a point where clothes hide NOTHING...lol
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
    Great job! you look awesome and your stomach looks amazing! I definitely regret not taking before pictures. I have to scour my old pictures on my computer just to find something to compare myself to!
  • swtvictory
    swtvictory Posts: 2 Member
    Awesome!
  • JayRuby84
    JayRuby84 Posts: 557 Member
    That's a big change! Great work.
  • Mary407
    Mary407 Posts: 636 Member
    Wow! You're right - the pictures really tell the story. Awesome progress!
  • pinkiezoom
    pinkiezoom Posts: 409 Member
    wow good work, you look fantastic :)
  • dtcjem
    dtcjem Posts: 76 Member
    Huge Progress! Great job!
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    (*) (*) (*)
  • danelutza19
    danelutza19 Posts: 2,025 Member
    OMG! "You're hips don't lie", or your tummy and back, for that matter.
    Totally loving the moral of the story!
    I encourage everyone to take their monthly pictures, it's super motivating and it really helps visualize progress that might go unnoticed in the mirror!
    Congratulations on the good work and results!!!
  • chesnity3
    chesnity3 Posts: 960 Member
    You look amazing just like always!
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    Great job! My trainer told me to do that too. She said you won't believe what you see...and I didn't. Great motivation that I will always have! Keep up the good work!
  • dale530
    dale530 Posts: 78
    Great job!
  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    Awesome. Congrats!!!!!
  • Sparlingo
    Sparlingo Posts: 938 Member
    Couldn't agree more. Lost 60 lbs 1 1/2 years ago here after my daughter was born and I remember crying while looking at my before photos as I "hid" them in a folder on my computer. They ended up being the single most motivating factor in my weight loss as I took them monthly during my weight loss. I think it took 3 months of photos before I had the courage to start side-by-side comparisons, but even at 3 months it was a huge difference.

    It's been a much slower go this time around after my son was born (albeit I do have around 40 lbs less to lose this time). I'm not ready to really look at the "befores" from this attempt yet, but you better believe I took some!

    Oh, and you look GREAT! The effort is paying off, big time :).
  • MargueriteMuguet
    MargueriteMuguet Posts: 230 Member
    Wow, huge difference! Very impressive
  • upsaluki
    upsaluki Posts: 553 Member
    Nice work!
  • aniqa109
    aniqa109 Posts: 364 Member
    Nice work wat a difference!
  • wateryphoenix
    wateryphoenix Posts: 644 Member
    I think that is great advice! And you look great! XD
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