it is by far the most embarassing picture of myself that i've ever allowed anyone but close family and friends to see. the picture was taken in april of 2006.
the photographer was either my boyfriend or one of my parents. and there were no ill intentions regarding the taking of the photograph other than to document me hiding the easter eggs from my daughter.
i was in such denial about my weight during this time that i sold my very expensive weight watchers scale at a yard sale. it was difficult to find photographs that were of my whole person.
my reasoning in choosing my BEFORE picture was to encourage me to get healthy and look much better at every angle.
i was the girl who would forget to eat. and then when my daughter and i were forced to live with my parents for over a year (well, that combined with my mom reminding me to eat AND to feed my daughter)... i went from a size 4 to size 8 between may and august 2000. uh yeah... and then during the following year, i went up to size 10, 12, and finally to a 14.
i've even tried on maternity clothes (though i'm not pregnant) in hopes of finding clothes that fit a bit better.
why don't they make adjustable jeans for women??? my daughter had several pairs when she was 4 and 5 years old from the gap.
anyway, i digress...
thank you for the encouragement.
Posted By: jennie8
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01/29/2008 13:00
I'm sorry....
Seriously, I didn't mean to offend you. I know you say you weren't offended. I hope you mean that. Because we are all here to encourage each other and i would hate it if I EVER discouraged anybody. And the good news is that you will never see that view again.
When I read your post before I looked at your picture I was expecting something really bad. It isn't that bad, if you could see some pics of me from before. Welcome and good luck with the exercise, it really does help get those pounds off.
Good for you. It takes alot of courage to put those before pictures up. I have yet to muster up the guts to post a real before of me. Maybe sometime soon. I know what it means to be in denial about your weight. I have struggled with it my whole life. But you know we are going to make it through this time and we are going to be happy, healthy, and super sexy women. You are doing great so far! Keep up the good work!
for sharing your pic and your thoughts about it. The more we share and get out the better we are inside. And the better inside --> better outsides! You've inspired me to post a new before pic (which by the way is so much scarier than yours)! I have a pic hub took last year when I did my first sprint triathlon at 300 pounds. I had been pondering posting it but had chickened out. So will dig it up and post soon.
I made my virtual models at www.mvm.com. If you want a before and after you have to manually change their weight.
Like I said in my post those boys better eat that whole thing because it is not coming home with me..... I may have a tiny tiny piece. I am watching closely what I eat today so if i decide to indulge it won't hurt me much...and I'll throw an extra gym session in tomorrow morning. :) lol. Thanks for the encouragement!
Wow, I could have written so much of that!! I still am the girl who forgets to eat!! And I went from a size 4, to 6, then 8, 10, 12, & 14, which is where it finally stopped. I remember thinking the exact same thing about the elastic in the waistbands of Gap pants for kids!! Its true---save us a bit of money, huh?? The fun part is when you get to go dig out the 12's, 10's, 8's!!! But you'll have to buy new 4's & 6's because the sizes have changed so much since 2000---I know, because thats the last time I was a 4 then. Even our time line is similar. Thats right around the time I started gaining, too.
