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I began a personal art project a couple months ago documenting my weightloss. I keep a journal in which I document my food intake and take self-portraits every week that I add to each journal page. Since beginning February I've now lost 20lbs.I was an absolute stick through highschool and most of college weighing in at a mere average of 110lbs..(and I stand 5'9".)
At some point over the last few years my terrible eating habits and sendentary lifestyle really caught up with me and before I realized it I weighed 150lbs at my highest-ever weight.
I was asked by a friend to photographically document her pregnancy from beginning to end and it was that project that inspired me. I thought it'd be interesting to photograph her as she's getting bigger and me while I'm getting smaller.
And the results are what you see here.
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I've done a monthly photo project like this since the beginning of 2007. For the first two years my body never really changed much, and then last year I stopped taking the photos regularly. I gained twenty pounds. So clearly the pictures were keeping me thin.
Or something.
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beautiful. totally saving this as well. it's going to serve as some great motivation for me. congratulations on your weightloss!
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oh darling...i know it myself...experiences like that keep oneself thinking...u did a great well done job
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I started weight watchers yesterday and this set of photos and truly inspired me. Thank you
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You're very welcome.
Good luck.
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I'm starting the same thing.
I think that if I tie my goals to something tangible, like a photograph, I will be more likely to go for them.
Thank you for inspiring me!
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Thanks you so much for sharing this, it's so hard to lose weight when you're at college and everything so I think that you've helped a lot of people by showing this it's possible and sharing a good way to stay motivated.
Anyway, thank you
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Well done! You look beautiful, you've really inspired me
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Yet another deviant inspiring me to chuck out the candy bars and grab some apples. How on Earth did you drop 20 pounds in three months at that low a weight? Share your secrets.
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wow! great concept
I'd like to try that for myself if that's alright? I won't submit it here, but just for personal reasons to see my weight loss progress. I'm at 145 
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of course it's alright. I hold no copyright on the idea.
Good luck!
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What a great idea. The composition is excellent, and in my humble opinion, I think both stages of your body are beautiful. My wife and I are beginning a workout regiment, this hits very close to home.
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good luck to you!
my husband and I did this together as well.
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there you go with this! by this time, i think you made it, right?
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Strangely, I could not at all tell the difference until I stared at it for quite a while. Now I can kind of see. The only difference I see is the shadow of your stomach near the tattoo. And an added necklace
As a random unrelated thought- Currently I weight 136 and am about the same height; but I've always thought that it wouldn't be bad at all if I gained some weight, because I notice my arms are tiny and I get cold far too easy. My fiance laments 'I swear you've lost weight since I've last seen you!' (which is every three months, mind you), yet strangely I used to weigh 125 and I appear skinnier as time goes on, despite this.
It just amuses me because there's such a varied perception on overweight and skinny, and it's interesting to watch.
Although the most important thing, I think, is that you're eating well and therefore are probably more healthy than before.
Sorry for all the babble, I like to reflect a lot, lol.
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both projects, together are fun as a concept for a body of work (pun intended). but also, with the minimal portraits, repetition, and nice contrasts, it makes for a visually pleasing project as well.
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Ah I am doing the same thing. The photographing. But I suck at dieting so .. .I have a really bad progress 
But it is a huge inspiration and a boost to keep trying harder and harder if you look the first picture and the current one.
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Wow..Just..Wow. The photos are brilliantly put together, and you're the perfect model. This is stunning, stunning work. fav+.
--I do want to know how to did it so well though
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smart project, i really like it...by the way, looking really good after loosing weight 
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I should do that.
Lose weight, but I don't think anyone would want to see my nasty yucky fat body.
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Hmm, this has really inspired me.
I want to lose weight, but I don't have the inspiration anymore. I think this is a good way to keep track. : )
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you are beautiful
in the right and the left photo!
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Wow, you look great! The bottom right one. Did you do any exercise? Ermm...do you mind giving some tips, I tend to eat a lot, sometimes as out of habit...
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This is beautiful!!!
Does it help motivate you more? I've thought about doing something like this, but never really started it... but I know I should do something to manage my weight more... so would you say putting an artistic twist on weight loss helped?
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I would definitely say that it accounted for 95% of my motivation.
I fully recommend it.
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i love it 
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i saw this many times.....i came across it many times
never commented, perhaps because i knew i was gonna say this:
it seems like a dream to me, i always wish for me to work up the motivation to do the same, and to see the difference....in my head, i'll never be able to
perhaps that's why i never have...
it's a feeing feeling seens that dedication results in...well, results in something actually working....
i've always loved this deviation of yours...
i hope to be inspired enough to do the same (not deviation..)
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Truely fantastic. This has really inspired me in my goal to lose weight. ^_^
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this deviation of yours was featured in a news article about Self-Portraits. I thought you would like to know!
here's the link, so you can see the other's selctions too: [link]
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