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I loved this... Someone sent me the email because I don't like my photo being taken! I'm happy they forwarded it onto me.

For the last 5 years or so I've put a lot of weight on and for that reason I hate the way that I look. I don't like people taking my photo. I have 2 gorgeous kids and there is only a coupe of photo's of me with them. After reading this I have a few more photo's now. I'm considering lap band surgery and have an appt to see a surgeon in 2 weeks. Fingers crossed my surgeon approves me and I can make up for all the photo's I should have taken. It's definitely worth a read.

http://www.ivillage.com.au/the-mum-stays-in-the-picture/154242

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I read this or something similar on FB a while ago and it really strikes a chord.

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I read this about a month ago and it made me cry. So very true, and when I think about it, my girls tell me all the time how beautiful they think mommy is, all they see is me, who loves them more then anything in the whole wide world, not my extra weight. I have started taking more pics with them since.

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I read this about a month ago and it made me cry. So very true' date=' and when I think about it, my girls tell me all the time how beautiful they think mommy is, all they see is me, who loves them more then anything in the whole wide world, not my extra weight. I have started taking more pics with them since.[/quote']

Yes your right... You do have to try. Same goes for me! Baby steps. : )

Your girls are right too and very sweet. You know what?? They get that from you! So definitely be proud of that.

My daughter is also full or compliments. It's true they don't see what we feel.

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I'm not a mother but this really resonated with me. In 2008 I weighed 185 and lost 30 lbs. I slowly gained 100 lbs over 4 yrs and stopped being in any photos at the end of 2009. It breaks my heart that I have no memories from 2010-2012. I go to Florida 3x a year to visit my nephews and I never take photos with them. When they look back at their childhood photos I won't be in them. I feel sad about this. People have suggested that I take photos but don't upload them on Facebook. Seeing myself in photos makes me very upset to the point that I would binge. Obviously I'm not bingeing anymore but I can't deal with how I look in photos.

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I'm not a mother but this really resonated with me. In 2008 I weighed 185 and lost 30 lbs. I slowly gained 100 lbs over 4 yrs and stopped being in any photos at the end of 2009. It breaks my heart that I have no memories from 2010-2012. I go to Florida 3x a year to visit my nephews and I never take photos with them. When they look back at their childhood photos I won't be in them. I feel sad about this. People have suggested that I take photos but don't upload them on Facebook. Seeing myself in photos makes me very upset to the point that I would binge. Obviously I'm not bingeing anymore but I can't deal with how I look in photos.

Awww! I also can relate to your story. I gained mine back over 10 years. But have been big all my life. I think we are about the same weight. I haven't been banded yet. I have an appt next Tuesday to see the surgeon. So fingers crossed. How about you? Are you? How far along?

I think I have about 3 photo's on Facebook of me ( head shots of course.. Lol. ) out of hundreds i have of my gorgeous kids..

I think it's because I don't want my old school friends to see me now. Hmmm! Stupid huh? Lol.

I think when you see the results and when people are telling you how good you look, you will feel so much more confident and you will get some happy snaps and make up for all those ones you didn't feel confident taking.

2 things I really want to change is I only wear black and I never take photo's.

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