Still hate photographs of myself!

sweetnessandlighter
sweetnessandlighter Posts: 24 Member
in Motivation and Support
While I am not yet at my goal-- maybe halfway?-- I have still lost 17 lbs. and I thought I would finally be okay with getting pictures taken and seeing them. But I still hide and feel awful when I see photographs of myself! Will it get better when I am finally to my goal? Or is there something else going on? Does anyone have anything to share about their own experience? Thank you!

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  • ksarkarati
    ksarkarati Posts: 24 Member
    You know what, I've never liked getting my picture taken. I think it's because I'm prone to taking really awkward shots for some reason. While I think it is somewhat of a confidence thing, I have noticed it gets easier to more frequently I do it. If I go a while without being in a picture, I notice it's harder for me to "snap to it". Don't know if that helps.
  • brianchi
    brianchi Posts: 71 Member
    Hi. I am in the same spot. I hate taking my picture - have very few of them anywhere. I think Ksarkati gives good advice about taking them more frequently, I should try that too.

    In my experience, I never think I look good enough. It has to do with the image in my head, even as my body changes, I still see the "old me". Or the "me" that others have put down over the years. In any picture, if it is out with friends or anything, I just feel I look awkward. I think we just need to retrain the way we think about ourselves and change the self-image in our heads - which I am working on myself.

    I actually finally posted a picture of myself to try to force myself to try to be more confident. On Facebook, I have just one picture where I feel like I actually look confident and not afraid of the camera.

    I am definitely not an expert by any means in this subject, just trying to give you my experience as I have the same problem. Hope I answered your question and didn't just ramble on about nothing.
  • sweetnessandlighter
    sweetnessandlighter Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks to both of you for replying. I'm glad I'm not the only one. Maybe you're right-- taking more pictures should help, and realizing that what I see is likely not the current reality; instead, it is probably left over from how I always saw myself before.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    I have almost no photos of myself. Maybe by years end I could change that.
  • MENichols5
    MENichols5 Posts: 176 Member
    I understand completely. I think pictures can be very discouraging! I went out with some girlfriends the other night and was so excited about my new size 6 jcrew pants and then I saw a picture of the 3 of us and I looked 2 times bigger than both of them! (They are both in very good shape, but still...). For the rest of the night I felt uncomfortable and upset because I didn't feel great in my new pants anymore.

    I like to think that pictures aren't always good representations of how we really look though! It could be a bad angle or maybe that outfit just doesn't translate to photos well.

    Anyways, I do understand. Just try and ignore bad pictures. You will have some good and bad and you can't let the bad ones ruin your mood or motivation! Keep up the good work :smile:
  • sweetnessandlighter
    sweetnessandlighter Posts: 24 Member
    I completely second this-- seeing a picture of myself that doesn't match up with how I feel or think I look can be devastating!

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