On to more pressing matters…I’m nervous about my last seminar tomorrow so I’m being lazy and spending most of the day on the computer. After lurking all over LBT today I’m now feeling the need to take my “Before” pictures or find some. I’m even thinking I might even attempt the insurmountable feat of creating an Avatar soon (isn’t that a Cartoon show?).:cool: Heck, I’ve now got a Blog and I didn’t know what that was a week ago! And BTW what the heck is a Vlog people are mentioning “I love vlogging?”?? I’ll have to Google that one!

I’ve found there are very few recent pics of me…I hide from the camera, shove my youngest in front of me, or it’s in my hand…I wonder why. This is a somewhat scary proposition. So…I’ve been perusing everyone’s Before/After pics (wow you all look so different! You know I’m talking about you! What an inspiration!:drool:) …do I wear the jeans; nope…I’ll NEVER be able to get that pic where I’m standing in one pant leg! I’ve got the jeans for 160# still hanging in my closet and they’re not ½ the size of my current ones...hard to believe I was there less than 8 years ago (for the umpteenth time!). Do I just do the face shot…nope; unfortunately I still have a very oval face with a double chin only when I smile. Let’s be real…It’s not my face carrying this weight…I’m a pear and the skinniest part is still at the top, my head. Do I dress myself in my finest (aka full camouflage of the weight)? Or do I let it all hang out (I saw one in her underwear belly fat roll in hand...I’ll cut her a break, maybe she doesn’t own a bikini; I know I don’t!:eek: BTW not on LBT…we have standards here!) I think I’m opting for the middle ground. I like the ones that wear the same outfit so you can really see the differences…so I guess I’ll need to wear pants I might keep…oh, wait, I guess that only leaves my spandex sweats and a tank…not so pretty…that’s one step away from the underwear lady! But maybe that’s the motivation I need!:tongue2: I don’t know about you but I know I don’t see myself the way others see me…while I’m disgusted by the site of me and what I’ve done to my body…I know I still don’t see myself as fat as I am…Why is that? And when I was 70# lighter when we moved to Pittsburgh, I remember being in my youngest sisters wedding and feeling SO fat…I hate my photos from that day. Maybe Technicolor photos will help me gain perspective. So I’m gathering my courage to have my DH photograph me…I’ll let you know how it goes.

Now I’ve just got to ask…WHAT’S UP with all those Avatars of people’s faces taken from above their heads? :cool:They are beautiful and interesting, but I started to ask myself why? Why no face pics from below…OK…looking up anyone’s nose wouldn’t be pretty! Above- Is it so no one can recognize you? Do they all have disfiguring goiters on their necks:eek:…I’m not making fun…I’m just curious. I’ve finally decided they all have double or triple chins (I’m a double) they’re hiding. I’ll have to keep this in mind when I finally figure out how to do an Avatar…I wonder how skinny I’d look from up above? But then I'd have to dye my gray roots! For now I’ll just work on the “Before”… :tt1:

You are such a riot, I'm coming back often to catch up with your life! (if I can figure out how to subscribe to it!) First of all, vlogging is a video blog...umm won't my techie daughter be proud of me! :cool:, she's 23 and always playing something on line and reading her face book. none of that for me, google and lbt are exciting enough and provide all the information I need.

Your indecision over what to wear is also relate-able. I am in the process now, working through my insurance requirements, hoping to be banded just after the first of the year. Last Feb, my youngest and I stood in rainy, cold weather to 'try out' for the biggest loser. We wanted to take some really 'GOOD' shots of our body sizes and opted for the spandex type leggings and sports bras, kinda like what they wear when they get weighed. HOLY CRAP, we looked awful, but hey, the more awful the better for getting picked, right? Well, we are NOT contestants, but we sure rival the two from Dallas, Michelle and Renee and would have been fierce competitors. Thinking back, I think she and I are the only ones to have seen them, unless NBC has a website for biggest loser castoffs! YIKES.

About the above the head shot, I do believe one of my friends told me it is a sure fire way to look thinner around the neck if a photo is shot from above. I say,

whatever works. Looking forward to more reading...have a great day. Been to Pittsburg, love it and the Steelers!

Kathi

Kathi- Sounds like we have a lot in common. I'm 49 and my oldest, daughter, is 21, but she's a skinny mini like I was at that age...she actually wears some of my old clothes from college days...isn't that weird (hey, maybe I'll need all those clothes back...reality check...not a realistic goal)! I'm hoping she's got my skinny ass husbands genes! I think it shows your commitment to try out, that you'll be great after the band. That's so cool that you did that with your kid...is she old enough/getting a LB too? Even if not, I'm sure she'll be your biggest cheerleader and you can lose together!

Vlogging (thanks)- I thought at first everyone was misspelling blogging for the longest time! My youngest, 13, just showed me a vlog on UTube...wow...it's one thing to see pics of the underwear lady...a whole other to see them dancing around in them chatting us up! And those head shots from above, OK you confirmed it...don't they know they're on a FAT PEOPLE site? Do they really think they're fooling us fellow double-chinners?...and more importantly...do you think I can get away with it on my Avatar...or did I just "out" myself?