EVER HAVE ONE OF THOSE DAYS

Tomorrow is my birthday, so everyone at work threw a party for me, and I got some great gifts. One of the guys took pictures, and emailed them to the office a minute ago. OMG.. I am huge... I had one of those moments where I look at the picture and I don't feel like the person I am looking at. I feel way smaller than how I looked in those pictures, and it was totally depressing to see that. The truth is, I am beautiful, I am of Latin descent, so I am curvy and stunning, and I have a great self esteem, but man.... oh man.. who was that girl in those pictures this afternoon, because I don't know her. I am not looking for a pitty party. just wanted to share my moment... OMG

Oh girl, I totally know what you are saying! I had a group pic taken after a support meeting (WLS), and a lady was helping me to use one of the pics for my avatar on here.  She emailed me my pic, I was SHOCKED! OMG, who is that person? I was really that big? Yikes...A for sure "lightbulb" moment! I know what you say about feelin smaller than the pics!  We can only be re-affirmed in our dedication to lose the wt!

I totally feel you on this! I was partying last weekend and there are pics. And I DO NOT see myself that way at all! Like it's just amazing to see what the pics look like. And I don't even feel that huge. But it looks as if I am!

Yep, I'm definitely having one of those times myself today. I've dropped 30 lbs, but I am not even happy about it. I feel like a loser because to me, it's not good enough, I still feel like a "heffer" (it's one of the hurtful names I've been called in the past) I hate looking at pics of myself and most of the time refuse to have my pic taken.  I am always shocked at how horrible I actually look in pictures!

I know exactly how you feel.  When I was in Vegas on Sunday my girlfriend and I went on a gondala ride at the Venetian Hotel.  Well, there is a photographer that takes pictures of people after they get into the boat and right before you take off for your ride, with the gondala person posing for the camera at the back of the boat.  Well, after the ride they offer to sell you an 8-1/2x11 picture, and when I took a look at it I was apalled.  There were two different pictures, and they  both were bright, clear and in focus and really were good pictures.  But, all I could see was my hugh stomach (which always looks twice as big when I'm sitting down).  I looked like I was 20 months pregnant.  I just walked away, but my girlfriend bought both of the pictures.  I know that she thought that I was going to buy one of them from her, but I just couldn't.  I kinda felt bad about it.  Maybe one day when I have lost a considerable amount of weight I'll ask her if I could see the pictures again and maybe buy one from her then.

Ever have one of those days? Have I ever! The last time I remember this happening, it was in the fall. My friend finally sent me a picture we took over the summer, and I was DEPRESSED! I, TOO, WAS IMPREGNATED VIA KODAK! The truth is, that has happened so much to me, I really don't take pictures anymore. I never understand who the girl in them is.

LOL impregnated...LOL, rolling all over the floor

Oh do I know this feeling! I can hardly find a pciture of myself cuz I can't see them. I'm what you call *not* photogenic, even in my thin daze...so at a weight I am not proud of, eeeewwwww.  I'm dead serious, the number of pictures that I think are presentable over all my life span are like 10.  Just lately do I think I look okay in pictures. Just okay. sucks, huh?

Boy have I ever had one of those days.  It is amazing, actually for years I felt like a thin person, could do most things a thin person could, and even was surprised when I first saw a picture of myself.  Of course that was about 70lbs lighter...........now ........OMG!!!! Who is that?...... is all I can say when I see a picture of me.