"The photograph itself doesn't interest me.
I want only to capture a minute part of reality."
~ Henri Cartier-Bresson
I want only to capture a minute part of reality."
~ Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Photography deals exquisitely
with appearances,
but nothing is what it appears to be."
~ Duane Michals
with appearances,
but nothing is what it appears to be."
~ Duane Michals
First, kudos to Lady Rose, who actually follows the advice of so many weight-loss-and-fitness articles/websites and fits exercise in when and where she can, in addition to her regular routine. Push-ups waiting for the microwave to beep? Of course we've all heard that advice. But who among us thinks it's worth doing? I'm still doing pliés when I brush my teeth, but I can do a lot more. Thanks, LR, for the encouragement and for setting such a good example.
MPA commented yesterday that can't bring herself to take before-and-after pictures of herself. Her profile photo is pretty cute if you ask me. But I absolutely understand the apprehension inherent in the process of capturing for all eternity the dreaded "before."
The reason I want to start including monthly progress pictures [I call them then-and-nows] is that it was helpful, for me, to have a visual record that what I was doing was really working. I was a little disappointed the first three or four months, but you encouraged me by pointing out where I looked fitter and smaller and eventually, well, the proof was in the pudding, so to speak!
My new "before" photo will look very much like this one's "after." I weigh approximately the same as I did a year ago. I'm delighted that I can actually maintain a 35-pound loss for a year, but I'd like to lose that much more. I'm fitter now than I was then. Last July I hadn't yet started running, and you know I wasn't interested in weight training. [Yes, I did the weight routine yesterday. Yeah, me!]
The monthly progress photo is just information, much like the number on the scale. [Can you tell I'm trying to talk myself into that attitude?] It's not a judgement or criticism, it's just the facts. I'm very happy I took those once-a-month pictures in 2006. I just hope that strategy will work as well for the remainder of 2007!
4 comments:
I hate to sound like a broken record, because I have told you this and written about it - but it was your before and after pictures from late last summer that motivated me.
When I started in March 2006, I took progress photos every week for my own personal journal. I quit doing that in November. I started it back up again last week. Front, side and face. Just for me.
Thank goodness for tripods.
You are adorable. That after picture is excellent and you just have the sweetest smile.
I have a strong feeling that you are on THE path to get rid of the rest of those pounds. And yes indeed it is no small feat to have maintained a 35 pound loss for a year. You are that much further ahead of winning this battle-- for life.
Bring on the pictures!
I was doing squats in the kitchen yesterday as I was heating something in the microwave. I can see myself in the bathroom mirror from there, but I think I still need to work on my form. But then the microwave beeped and I stopped :)
u r 2 sweet...my profile pic is from my first half-marathon last september and is more of an "after" pic. i'm about 15 pounds lighter in that pic. there's no way on god's green earth i would put up a running pic of me now.
you are a much braver woman that me :)
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