Comments on: Wordless Wednesday – Guess who this is…. Yikes!

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:35:36 +0000

Roni, I am sorry you always have the ‘downers’~ you are so patient with them! I remember the gal who was so “happy” being overweight, she had to insist YOU weren’t really happy being fit! LOL, whatevah!

You are such an inspiration and before and afters are what drive so many of us. Yes, I want to be fit, have more energy, better health, but dang it, I WANT TO LOOK GOOD TOO! Nothing wrong with that.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:03:45 +0000

I LOVE pictures like this b/c it shows you how FAR YOU HAVE COME!! Be proud of that and don’t grimace when you see it. Just know you will NEVER go back. That was you IN THE PAST!

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:14:53 +0000

Th first thing I notice is how much happier you look in current pix that I’ve seen. You have come so far girlfriend and are such an inspiration!!

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:35:17 +0000

Yikes Sprites! ;)

By: Nicole S.

Nicole S. — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:13:12 +0000

I don’t think Roni is saying that you have to be thin to be beautiful either. What she is doing with this post is no different than what The Biggest Loser does every week and they are by no means saying you’re ugly if you’re fat. It’s all about being healthy and looking back at how far you’ve come.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:03:24 +0000

I agree “Fat Fitness Food,” we have our “past” photos for motivation. I wasn’t happy fat- I was sad and always yoyo dieting. I loved and hated myself. I would pray every night that God would help me lose weight and then find a boyfriend :). I had many emotional issues that the fat held in. Don’t get me wrong I’m 127 pds right now and I still have emotional issues, I haven’t fully realized where I’m at. I’m only 26 years old and dreamed of being in my 120′s for over half my life! If we didn’t have the “past photos” then we would never succeed. If I wasn’t reminded my those old photos then I would not have motivation-end of story.

By: Fat Fitness Food

Fat Fitness Food — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:31:20 +0000

Yikes! What a controversial post! LOL

I find seeing before and afters very motivating.

That’s what I am taking from it! You deserve to be able to say yikes, it’s your picture, your blog, your hard work. You earned your yikes!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:26:04 +0000

Look at how OLD you look there and how YOUNG you look now! That’s the first thing I notice. You have come a long way (and your hair is definitely more beautiful now!). :) They always say weight loss makes you look younger–you are living proof!

By: Runeatrepeat

Runeatrepeat — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:25:01 +0000

You have come so far & you should be proud :)

By: roni

roni — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:01:39 +0000

Amy

“Yikes”

Definition – an exclamation of surprise

Every single person can look at old pictures of themselves and exclaim yikes.

Yikes! Look at my hair!
Yikes! I can’t believe I wore that!
Yikes! I remember that day I was so naive back then.
Yikes! Is THAT me?!?

I liked and decided to participate in a Wordless Wednesday because I love the idea that people can interpret what they want from the picture without me interjecting my (often long winded) opinion. To be honest I was curious how people would react to this one.

My intent wasn’t to say look at me. Look how fat I was. My intent was, look at me back then, can you believe how much I’ve grown. How far I’ve come. How much older I am now. How much longer my hair is! lol

You are right, I wouldn’t be who I am today without my past. BUT (see I have one too) you were wrong too, I didn’t love myself then. THAT was the problem. I can show you 100 of pictures of a perfectly healthy, thinner Roni who hated being in her skin too. It didn’t matter if I was 150lbs or 200lbs. I hated myself. So when I say “Yikes” I’m saying look at this old funny picture of me. Look at how far I’ve come. I was unhappy then and therefore fatter, NOT the other way around. Hopefully that is what people can find inspiration in.