Who was embarrassed, so used a random photo to start with?

The picture I use was taken while I was in Africa, and I just love it. I always look yuck in pictures anyway.

Yeah, I was embarrased. I posted a pic that was at least 6yrs old. But then I thought, this is ridiculous. I need a current pic, so people can see my progress.

I'm just a dog who has learned to type on this here computation machine when the humans are away

I have been here for quite a while. I am not embarrassed about what I look like. Your theory might be correct for some, but certainly not for all.

I am a private person, and I prefer people to judge me for my words, rather than my appearance. Online is the one place that can happen. I find it refreshing.

I think a non-personal picture can tell you more about a person than a picture of them does (I like dogs).

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reminds me of the freedom I'm going to achieve.

always me. always. if im going to be famous, gotta get the face out there. lol

I don't feel comfortable posting a real picture yet, I hate the way I look at the moment. I'm sure it will change in the future. A lot of my friends who started at the same time/are a similar weight have been brave enough to post real pictures and I admire them so much for that.

My boyfriend has your pic on a shirt. I love it lol someday I'll be a unicorn.

Nothing to add to the discussion though, I thought avatars were always supposed to be you, so mine always has been. It is true though, that now, whenever I put on a new dress or feel especially good, I do want to take a picture and show off me. I feel so much more comfortable in my skin it's not even funny

Mine is a legit photo.

Dear Sir or Madam:

You look DELICIOUS.


That is all.

At first I was a cat. Now I show parts of my body I like. Hopefully one day I will have a full body picture

my pic is me, just cant hardly tell lol. im paranoid and have heard and seen people do too many strange things with pics from the net so i try to keep mine to myself for the most part! i just read an article about what can happen if you "like" something on facebook...they can swipe your pic and put it into an advertisement for the thing that you "like." They can do all that with out asking, its in the fine print of being a facebook user. be careful...they're watching!

This is a fitness website. We all come in different shapes and sizes and we're all on here to reach our goals. No one should be ashamed. Aren't we all here to support each other? I know that there are people that prefer to put pictures up of their pets, kids, nature, etc....rather than themselves. Some of them do it because they're embarrassed about how they look. I see it on here, I see it on FB, Pinterest...you name it. I have friends who used to put pictures up of themselves all the time...but recently have had a baby, and you almost never see a picture of them anymore because they're shy about how they look. I say, you just had a baby, of course you're going to be a little heavier now, but look at the outcome! A baby. And if you're on MyFitnessPal trying to lose weight do it without shame. One of my friends recently got diagnosed with breast cancer. She's going through chemo and has lost all of her hair. She doesn't hide behind pictures of her kids, her dog, or nature pictures....no. She's brave. She loves herself too much to hide. And she accepts herself for who she is, breast cancer...baldness...you name it. I'm proud of her. She's the kind of woman I look up to. :flowerforyou:

This is a fitness website. We all come in different shapes and sizes and we're all on here to reach our goals. No one should be ashamed. Aren't we all here to support each other? I know that there are people that prefer to put pictures up of their pets, kids, nature, etc....rather than themselves. Some of them do it because they're embarrassed about how they look. I see it on here, I see it on FB, Pinterest...you name it. I have friends who used to put pictures up of themselves all the time...but recently have had a baby, and you almost never see a picture of them anymore because they're shy about how they look. I say, you just had a baby, of course you're going to be a little heavier now, but look at the outcome! A baby. And if you're on MyFitnessPal trying to lose weight do it without shame. One of my friends recently got diagnosed with breast cancer. She's going through chemo and has lost all of her hair. She doesn't hide behind pictures of her kids, her dog, or nature pictures....no. She's brave. She loves herself too much to hide. And she accepts herself for who she is, breast cancer...baldness...you name it. I'm proud of her. She's the kind of woman I look up to. :flowerforyou:

That's awesome that your friend wants to post a picture of herself, but please don't assume that those who choose not to are "hiding behind" the pictures they select.

Again, I am not ashamed of my appearance. I'm not unattractive. I just prefer to be private. Many people do.

I have to use pics like this because ladies get too excited and send me creepy PMs when I have my profile picture of myself up. Something about my eyes.

This is me, don't you recognize me???????????:bigsmile: