Before and after pictures
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I personally like before and after pictures. For myself, they can serve as a source of motivation to keep going. I can get very discouraged when I'm not seeing changes. But having a starting place to look back on, wakes me up to the fact that even though I might not think I'm making progress, or my body hasn't changed, I AM making progress and I need to keep going.
That probably didn't make any sense, but I know what I'm trying to say.5 -
I find the before and after photos inspirational. However, I'm more sick and tired of people who disregard people as "thin skinned" or whiners, just because you don't appreciate their thoughts or feelings. If someone gets offended by something, I'm okay with that and I 100% respect that is their feelings and I wouldn't try to invalidate their emotions. Just because I don't share that same offense doesn't mean they are wrong and I'm right. Before and After pictures may in fact do mental harm to some people who have health issues and perhaps for that reason can't lose weight. We don't know everyone's struggles and that does't make them whiners or thin skin. They are still people and all people have things that get to them that may not get to us. Now, saying that, I do realize we can't live our lives on egg shells and I would never advocate for that life, but to go out and verbally attack these people for their emotions and call them whiners and thin skinned is ignorant.5
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As a testosterone poisoned male, I'd have to say #5 and #9 look better heavier. They are more fit compared to their lower weight pictures.
Lower weight doesn't automatically mean fitter or healthier. After all, POWs probably are at their lowest weights as adults...
Another example, you might be a meth addicted tweeker, now sporting a new, lower weight. You probably don't look good...0 -
I think before and after pictures are a great help to track progress as others have said we change so gradually it’s an easier way to see how far we’ve come, I started taking them almost weekly the day I started training and dieting 4 1/2 years ago and have no problem sharing them,if it offends someone that’s there problem0
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Everyone should have the right to feel good about their bodies, even if they're trying to change it. The biggest issue is that it's more OK for the larger people to say weight loss transformations are offensive than it would be for a thin person to say that the reverse transformations offend her bc she tries to gain weight and can't.
Most people wouldn't think twice about calling the skinny girl who can't gain weight a cry baby, but those same people may sympathize with the overweight person who is offended bc weight loss is hard for him/her. I feel like with true "body positivity", that shouldn't be the case.
Also, there is very little you can do or say that isn't going to offend SOMEONE...5
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