I overheard a conversation between two high school girls the
other day. It went something like this
“Oh you posted that pic to Facebook? I
hate that picture of me, I look fat and ugly!”
The girl saying this was slightly overweight and she was clearly
frustrated with the way she looked in the photo. After hearing this I started thinking how
many times I have been in that same situation, hating the way I looked in a
photograph. Trying to make sure I was photographed from a good angle.
In all honesty I don’t feel like I look. I feel much smaller than what I am and when I see a picture of myself I always think is that how I really look? I really believe I am a skinny girl trapped in a fat girl’s body. I dream about what it is like to be skinny. I often wonder how I will feel or what my body will look like after I lose all the weight. I have never been skinny and cannot imagine what it will be like when I get there.
The thoughts are what keeps me motivated on days when I really want to stuff my face or give up all together. I want my outside to look like how I feel on the inside. I don’t want to there to be a disconnect of my self-perception and the picture.
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| This is me today, feeling confident and pretty on the inside. Here's to making it show on the outside. |
Amanda
One of the reasons I don't take pictures of myself is because I don't like the way I look although I have lost 30 lbs over the past year I still don't look right. I am so glad you took the plunge now you are making me want to start at least doing some headshots thank you for that.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words! Congrats on your 30 pound loss!
DeleteYou look confident and pretty on the outside! You are beautiful. I am the same way - I never see myself in the mirror as I actually am...I go back and forth between seeing myself bigger or smaller. I've often wondered if I actually have body dysmorphic disorder or something. Anyway, you look great!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. It is so hard not to focus on the negative sometimes.
DeleteFirst of all, I love your blog :) We have similar interests and that's awesome! :) You are beautiful and especially if you're beautiful inside, it shows on the outside. I struggle with self perception myself and feel exactly they way you feel---I feel different than how I look, some days it bothers me and I can't stand to look at myself and others I just push forward. I'm working on that but all I know is that I try to be the best person I can be and I hope that I can make the changes I need to achieve the look that I want. Thank you for sharing your feelings today :)
ReplyDeleteYou are too sweet! Thank you for all your kind words of encouragement.
DeleteI really, really enjoyed this blog post! I tend to side with you- I typically feel smaller than I am when I look at pictures taken of me- which can be disheartening. I really love that you use this as a motivator to get where you want to be- I think that is great and so positive! You look great, confident and happy- those things are important & I'm glad that you feel confident in who you are- YOU SHOULD! Thanks for an encouraging post :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading! I am so glad that you enjoyed the post.
DeleteYou look fabulous and you know what, it is the inside that counts. I too struggle with my weight and feel skinny inside but sure am not on the outside.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading! I genuinely appreciate your kindness.
DeleteYou look great! Congrats on your progress thus far, keep going!
ReplyDelete- Caitlin @ Weights and Measure
Thank you for your kind words. I really needed them today. Thanks for reading!
DeleteI do that all the time with pictures too. I enjoyed this article which discusses the issue, you may find it interesting too http://myfriendteresablog.com/so-youre-feeling-too-fat-to-be-photographed/comment-page-70/
ReplyDeleteKatie that is a wonderful post. Thank you so much for sharing! I plan on sharing it in a blog post later this week.
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