Comments on: Will the real PastaQueen stand up?

By: MB

MB — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:16:26 +0000

Being a photographer I know all those little tricks of the trade to make you look thinner but somehow they never work for me. Maybe it has something to do with the 80 pounds I have yet to lose. :)

I love all the pictures but you definitely look the thinnest in the first shot.

By: Marste

Marste — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:35:10 +0000

HA! I love that pose: the skinny pose. I did a blog post on that thing FOREVER ago and it’s still one of the first hits Google comes up with. Too funny. It’s amazing how many of us want to look thinner in pictures – no matter whether we’re thin or not!

By: Moeller

Moeller — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:23:43 +0000

I’d eat tacos out of your asscrack. You have no idea.

By: Liz Remus

Liz Remus — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:17:48 +0000

I hate looking at pictures of myself. I used to be slender but now I am fat so that is really hard because I know that I am fat, I see in the mirror but seeing in actual proof in the form of a picture is heartbreaking. Sometimes I forget I am a fat girl because I’ve been slender most of my life so when I see pictures of myself I don’t believe it.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:16:39 +0000

It’s funny to me also how photos can look so different. What’s really funny is that even though I’m heavy, I can look at myself in the mirror and think I look pretty good. But a picture of myself? BLECH. I will never understand why the two are so different.

And you DO look great in that Jamba Juice photo. And reading your book.

By: PK

PK — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:01:56 +0000

I’m in the middle of your book. I just did ten sit-ups. Thank you!

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:02:26 +0000

Hi there!

You do look nice in all these photos. But I know what you mean- I have decided not to be excited about seing post-race photos now because I know I will usually be disappointed with the result!

I definately like to strike a pose when I can!

xox

By: RG

RG — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:33:53 +0000

I think this post shows a point I’ve tried to make about the BMI project: it can be pretty difficult to gauge someone’e size (height and weight) in a picture, esp. wearing non-athletic clothes and standing next to a giant pumpkin or wearing a skin-tight white top.

By: Nina

Nina — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:49:36 +0000

We are our own worst critics! It is such a shame that we berate ourselves for tiny flaws that no one else sees or cares about! Imagine actually living with real defects and disabilities! We are so blessed for the most part and don’t appreciate it!

You are lovely in all of the pictures I have seen of you, even the heavier ones!

Thank you for your inspirational and entertaining writing, you are a true wordsmith!!!

By: Esmeralda Rupp- Spangle

Esmeralda Rupp- Spangle — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:59:43 +0000

Am I fat? Am I thin?

I’ll tell you… you’re bloody awesome, that’s what you are.

I feel your photo-pain.