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Do you ever regret not taking a before picture?

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  • VanVanDiane
    VanVanDiane Posts: 1,408 Member
    I do - 35lbs down and at my supposed goal weight now, but still just see fat when I look in the mirror. A before shot might help me see the difference properly!
  • TheCrawlingChaos
    TheCrawlingChaos Posts: 462 Member
    i had been taking pictures since I re-started at the beginning of the year. through a series of phone switches (new phone, then broke that and got a replacement), I somehow lost all my pictures. that was nearly 80 lbs of progress. I decided not to continue the photos after that because I wouldn't have that before/after. Now another 30 lbs down I wish I at least started up again. I wouldn't have had the full transition, but it would have been something.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I completely regret not taking proper before pics.

    I would take some, then I ended up deleted them because I was so embarrassed and ashamed with how badly I let myself go.

    The photo I use as my before pic is not very good or clear, but it's the best I have. It's a during pic after I lost about 25 out of the 80 I lost.

    I would love to have had a visual reference point at my heaviest to really see how far I have come.

    When I see transformation photos with people in the same pose, wearing the same clothes I find it so inspiring and wish I would have done the same.

    But I didn't. I'm still so very proud of myself for losing all the weight and heading towards year 4 of keeping it all off.

    Congrats on being 15 pounds down! Keep it going!
  • kewzue
    kewzue Posts: 3 Member
    Yup, lost about 110 pounds and i didn't take any picture at start or along the way due to not really at the time wanting to see my body more than i had to. Do i regret it now? yes i do but i'm happy with how it ended anyhow!
  • a_candler
    a_candler Posts: 209 Member
    I didn't think to take picture. I honestly never thought I'd loose more than my typical 175, and when I got below that I surprised myself. And only then I regretted not taking pictures to compare to
  • Cylphin60
    Cylphin60 Posts: 863 Member
    My daughter told me I would regret not taking before pictures.... she was right lol. I do wish I had.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    The first time I lost the weight I didn't have measurements or photos from before- only a vague idea of what I weighed. I regretted it! Take the photos!
  • realcalm
    realcalm Posts: 63 Member
    Yes, I do regret it.
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