96leah Member

Well it is me, I'm just sitting up straight and breathing in, because sometimes sitting down can be an unflattering angle ..

Why would my post not be genuine? Why would I want to know how thin or not thin another woman looks?

Thanks for answering. I was sitting up straight and breathing my stomach in in this photo.

I know the photo is a bit grainy, but the clothes are skin tight, and I think it's clear enough to see what my body size is.

I want to see whether any progress is visible to others, though. Visible progress is the idea; you wouldn't try to work out if it didn't make any noticeable difference. And the pose is the same - the photos are both side angle, standing up photos in tight clothing. Just one is a selfie and the other is a candid.

Thanks for replying, in which photo does it look tiny?

All of the photographs are of me - the first two were taken at a house, when I was in the background of someone else's photo that ended up on social media. The second red dress one is a selfie I took in a changing room. Both dresses are skin tight.

Thank you Alex. Does it look to you as though I've made progress, in terms of weight loss, between the grey dress and red dress photos? Not many people have answered this question, because my comparison 'after' photo was not in my original post. Many thanks.

No, not offended at all. I actually just wanted honest answers and not sugar coating, such as 'oh lots of women are unhappy with their bodies because of the media etc...when they look normal and fine'.

Hi, thanks for this post. I don't think that there is a 'problem' with my body (I'm not overweight), I just wondered how far it looked from being properly flat, that's all. I know the media has a problem with women being too thin!

Not Spanx, but some tights which do flatten things out a bit. What does 'fairly slim' mean? I was asking more how far does this stomach look from being flat.

Thanks, that's what I thought; someone above said 'fairly slim', but I don't know what fairly slim means exactly

Yes, it is me, and it was taken inadvertently. I was wearing tights, which do hold things in a bit, but not as much as Spanx.