I saw a picture of myself taken sitting at my desk at work....Oh my God! I couldn't believe it. Do pictures of you surprise you at how thin you are or how heavy you are?
2006-10-05 16:27:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
I am thinner than I think I am. I get the most true information out a picture, never the mirror. Here is my never ending moment of confusion. I hold up any piece of clothing and I think there is NO WAY I can wear that, it's way too little. But it fits and I can't believe it, and make no mistake, this can happen with a shirt or pants I've had for years now.... I am very aware that my mental self image lags behind my true self, but I am kind, patient about it...
The day I realized I was too heavy it came from a picture of my face. I was so upset, I showed it around and asked people, is this a good picture of me or what? When they made like it was no big deal, not an awful picture, I knew I wasn't seeing the truth.
2006-10-05 23:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by turtle girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard a saying somewhere that "you never know how stoopid you look, til you git your pickture took!" Well, I don't know about stupid, but that definitely goes for fat/thin. I put on about 15-20 pounds a couple of years ago and had NO IDEA until I saw a picture of myself busting out of my size 2 white pants! How embarassing!! In my mind, I was still the cute petite person I had always been. Needless to say, that was the catalyst for me to start dieting and getting fit, and now I am back to the bod I had when I was 18...or so I think. ;)
2006-10-05 17:01:27 · answer #2 · answered by NA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes sadly I feel a lot thinner than I really am but thats maybe cause i gained 50 lbs in 6 months after having my baby that suxx
2006-10-05 16:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by Femme Fatale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I feel heavier than I appear. Its because I have been pregnant and also gained alot of weight at one time in my life... The feeling of being heavy never goes away.
When I am currently toning up....I am always taking pictures of myself so I can see what I really look like because I can't tell in the mirror.
2006-10-05 16:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am always surprised when I try tops or dresses on at the store and find out I can't get out of them...that's why I always shop for clothes with my daughter. I still don't feel like I'm fat but my days of being really skinny are long gone.
2006-10-06 09:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by Dellajoy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes but i 'm comfortable with the way i look in pictures ..now..i remember 5 years ago i had ran into an old friend that i haven't seen in a long time and he took my picture..Don't you know he called me a week later just so he can show me how horrible i looked in the pic..and i did look horrible..i looked like a fat *** walrus with acne on my face..i ripped that picture up so fast and jumped on a diet the next day and cleared my face up
2006-10-05 16:46:09 · answer #6 · answered by T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly what you mean. We had a contest at work and they took our pics and posted them and i wanted to run around and tear my down becasue I didn't think I was THAT fat. Maybe I should lay off the food for a bit.
2006-10-05 16:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by Jester 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think of me-self as a big (190-200 pound) guy (bulk muscle), but I'm pretty skinny (160) and look weired in pics, not "charming and cute"as my body image is
2006-10-05 16:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by S--slick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes I love the way my body looks in pictures and I think wow I look really thin and nice but then sometimes I think I look HUGE....I guess it just depends.
2006-10-05 16:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by Amaya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I am perpetually 18 in my mind - and my body was much thinner and more perfect then... Wow, It is a SHOCKER when I see pictures...hahahahahaha!
2006-10-05 16:31:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋