Took pictures yesterday and...

So I decided to take some pictures so I could see the progress that I make, yeah that was kinda sorta a bad idea!!  I really didn't think that's what I look like, I am still almost in disbelief.  After my hubby took the pics for me I looked at them just to see and was instantly depressed, I just wanted to sit and cry.  I don't remember letting myself go, really how did I let myself get to this point.  I am 5'9" and weigh (right now) 201.  I want to put the pics up so that all can watch my progress and hopefully any progress I make will motivate someone else, but I am so ashamed of the way I look that I am having second thoughts.

This has been a real blow to the self esteem.  Did anyone else get a shock to the system when they took their pics?

I am sure my pictures would look worse if I posed with a similiar outfit on.  You are brave and it will make you feel so good when you begin to see the progress.  I just joined this site today as I have hit a long term plateau so I have not put any pictures up myself yet.  Good luck.

kim79my first I want to say YAH!!! to you for being brave enough to put up your pics!  So I just looked at them and it is not bad at all, I did notice that you are just like me in that you can put clothes on a fool the pant off of everybody about what it under there!  Honestly you look great, and in a few more pounds you are going to be on hot momma...lol!

Thank you everyone for all the very sweet and encouraging posts!  It seems to mean so much more when strangers can say something nice to you as opposed to when it is people you know.  I look at my pictures almost everyday now and I just don't want to look like that anymore!  The last baby I had was pretty big a 9 pounder and he just made me hungry all of the time not to mention the havoc that he wreaked upon my belly...BLAH!  Oh well stretch marks are kind of like battle scars, little reminders of where you have come from!  Good luck to everyone, keep up the hard work!   

ya!

So how's everyone going?? I had a week or so when i fell off the wagon, but i am back on and back to losing. I am now down to 185lbs. i have a wedding to go to in 2 weeks, so want to lose a few more by then. I can't wait till i can put some after pictures on here and feel proud of myself.