Take a BEFORE pic, you WILL regret it if you don't !!

JoCam127
JoCam127 Posts: 39 Member
edited December 18 in Motivation and Support
Take a BEFORE pic, you WILL regret it if you don't !!

I mean, get someone else to hold the camera, or set a timer, to take a full, head to toe, in the tightest & least amount of clothes that you feel comfortable 'enough' in ( & can get away with posting here on MFP :wink: ) ... AND/OR take one wearing a daggy pair of 'fat pants' so you can do the 'now I fit into ONE leg of my old pants' shot or the good old 'hold out the waist band to show all the missing inches' :happy: & make sure it's in good light !!!

I KNOW you don't want to do it & it is embarrassing & depressing & you hate photo's of your body & you want to destroy all evidence of a less-than-perfect you ... & ... & ... but pleeeease be brave for just a moment & trust me !!

You WILL lose weight, and aren't the success stories with photos in the other section just AMAZING !!?? That will be you one day soon !! :flowerforyou:

If you don't take that before shot you will be kicking yourself like I am right now !! :noway: I am so annoyed that I do not have a 'before' to put side-by-side with my 'after' :grumble:

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  • buffon85
    buffon85 Posts: 14
    you are sooooo right! i lost 10 kilos and i regreeet it that i don't have a photo... i only have a photo with clothes that you can;t tell the difference... but now that i started exercising i took my BEFORE photo so that i can see the results!!!and ofcourse post them! take a photo every month and enjoy your results!! :D
  • Kayley
    Kayley Posts: 327 Member
    I've been regretting that for 4 years now. :sad:
  • JoCam127
    JoCam127 Posts: 39 Member
    I've lost 10 kgs total now, since I was at my heaviest & started actively trying to lose weight ... still have about 7kg to go, but I am so much happier with how I look, loving having a jawline & a collarbone & it is obvious to everyone that I have lost weight, but ughhhh damnit !! :angry:
  • hutchy100
    hutchy100 Posts: 103 Member
    I wish i had taken b4 and after pics of my body i got 1 of my face and i can tell a huge difference
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    so true.. I didnt, and I regret it BIG time
  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
    Take a BEFORE pic, you WILL regret it if you don't !!

    If you don't take that before shot you will be kicking yourself like I am right now !! :noway: I am so annoyed that I do not have a 'before' to put side-by-side with my 'after' :grumble:

    :heart:
    I am in the same boat as you. I didn't take any before pictures and I hate not being able to compare my 19 lb loss so far:sad: ...
  • Karalopolous
    Karalopolous Posts: 574
    I took one from a month ago and compared with this month, HOLY HELL!! the difference!! I am soooo in agreement with this thread :flowerforyou: :wink:
  • Rosa1213
    Rosa1213 Posts: 456 Member
    Oh man, I didn't think of this at all.
    I just started my weight loss journey and have only begun to lose weight (2 lbs.) So, I haven't been doing this long enough to see results in the mirror, so I'm at the perfect time to take a good "before" photo. I will do so tomorrow morning :)
  • Teapotdomescam
    Teapotdomescam Posts: 156 Member
    I have been taking pictures every week. I just want abs SO bad.
  • TISH27kidneytransplant
    TISH27kidneytransplant Posts: 69
    I just took Before photos! Thanks for the reminder:)
  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
    Yes because the day may likely be coming when the scale stops or even goes up no matter what you do and those pics are going to keep you going. I didn't lose an ounce between Sept and late December this last year, but I kept taking pics every few weeks and could see the changes the scale doesn't tell you about.

    I only wish I hadn't waited to lose the first 21 pounds before I would get in front of the camera. :/
  • rudegyal_b
    rudegyal_b Posts: 593 Member
    im in the same boat! lost 50 lb and have nothing good to compare to! take your pics!!
  • JoCam127
    JoCam127 Posts: 39 Member
    Oh man, I didn't think of this at all.
    I just started my weight loss journey and have only begun to lose weight (2 lbs.) So, I haven't been doing this long enough to see results in the mirror, so I'm at the perfect time to take a good "before" photo. I will do so tomorrow morning :)

    So glad to have helped, don't forget now !! :wink:
  • Tara4boys
    Tara4boys Posts: 515 Member
    So true. Go do it now. No one but you ever has to see it!
  • Thesoundofwolf
    Thesoundofwolf Posts: 378 Member
    I wish I had taken one 20 pounds ago, but I am starting to do that monthly, going to make it into some sort of fat-colleague I guess later to remind me to never go back there again.
  • natashamcn
    natashamcn Posts: 145 Member
    I did and I can see a major difference! Soooo glad I did. It really helped me to keep pushing forward :)
  • Jenjaz1910
    Jenjaz1910 Posts: 433 Member
    My before, during and present pics are on my ticker and profile pic! I am soooo pleased I took them now! Even though I look bloody horrible in the before's. I have only lost 2.3lbs in the past couple of months I have lost inches!!! DO IT DO IT DO IT x
  • traceyjayne64
    traceyjayne64 Posts: 262
    Thankfully i have taken pics weekly, most are on my profile...the first few weeks i couldn't see any differences, my husband disagreed with me and tried to point out how well id done already.
    Now when i look at them i cant believe the change. :smile: Having the pics keeps me going, i dont want to go back to looking like that.
  • Tink_889
    Tink_889 Posts: 244 Member
    I took a before pic the other day and I have the picture that gave me a kick up the butt because it was posted on facebook and I was like, oh my word - yikes! Can't wait for the day where I can put a picture up and think, ha :) (on facebook that is) x
  • JoCam127
    JoCam127 Posts: 39 Member
    I just took Before photos! Thanks for the reminder:)

    You're welcome !! :happy:
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    <<<<< new before photo
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I was horrified when I took my before photos! I'm so glad I did it though. The comparison is a great motivational tool.
  • strawberrie_milk
    strawberrie_milk Posts: 381 Member
    I agree! I took a before pic even though it makes me cringe to look at.. but now I can see my progress! :)
  • sazzlewilson
    sazzlewilson Posts: 39
    I've lost 10 kgs total now, since I was at my heaviest & started actively trying to lose weight ... still have about 7kg to go, but I am so much happier with how I look, loving having a jawline & a collarbone & it is obvious to everyone that I have lost weight, but ughhhh damnit !! :angry:

    totally agree on the jawline and collarbone comment! I love it! Wish I had taken proper before photos...but I can see the difference from other general photo's.
  • BlackStarlight
    BlackStarlight Posts: 554 Member
    I have before pictures and suprisingly I dont hate them. They were taken just as I started on this journey and Id practically learned to walk again after an accident so yes Im big but one of them is my graduation photo from uni and Id managed to walk across the stage without my crutches to collect my certificate. A proud moment for a different reason. I started MFP the summer after that when I could walk without crutches permantly. So yes Im big and sometimes I hate looking at them but I remind myself that those pictures are good for different reasons and also they will look awesome against my after picture when I get there. Got a while to go yet though :happy:
    Good luck to everyone else as well xxx :heart:
    :flowerforyou:
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