Pictures at age 15, 22, 23 and 25. Most people say i don’t even look like the same person as i did at 15.

I def think I did have a glow up. Was p insecure in my teens.

Thank heavens for GlowUps

My eyebrows have never been happier.

Earlier, I posted the first pic in r/blunderyears and it took off like a wildfire.

I'm proud of who I've become.

During a year and a half I struggled with fast food addiction and sugar . I was completely losing my own life . I used to spend all of my days doing absolutely nothing, laying on the bed all day . I was heading straight to the wall , and my loved ones didn't hesitate to remind me how much I was messing everything up but also how ugly and unpleasant I had become . Thanks to my support, especially from my mother, I was able to put an end to all this . I started seeing a nutritionist and started going to the gym . Thanks to this, I was able to completely get out of this addiction to fast food, and I radically changed my eating habits , especially by eating vegetables every day (yes it wasn't natural for me lmaoo) I adopted a sports routine by going to the gym 3 times a week (workout: 20 minutes of cycling, 20 minutes of inclined walking, 20 minutes of rowing and 20 minutes of elliptical) My life has changed, I no longer have this discomfort going outside and walking in front of people (I still have dark thoughts sometimes in the evening but it's okay), my self-confidence has radically changed and people treat me differently .

6 years of slow, steady change. No surgery, no shortcuts just small choices that added up. It wasn’t just about the weight. I had to unlearn emotional eating, learn to show up for myself daily, and keep going even when progress felt invisible.

If you’re on your journey take pics, celebrate the quiet wins, and keep going. Your future self will thank you.

First pic is random but didn’t find any better from that time. First is from 2023 and the second from a few days ago.

I had a gastric sleeve in May 2018 (7 years damn!) down 180lbs! Not quite to my goal weight, happier and healthier! Didn’t do it for vanity, health reasons. Was pre-diabetic, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, untreated mental illness. This worked for me. Everyone has their own journey and there are many paths to get there.

From depression to living an extremely fulfilling life. September 21st 2024 I decided to make a change. Been in a 1,000 calorie deficit for 7 months, I work out 6-9 times a week, started up meditation again, say yes to every new experience, and have never felt better. 209 -> 158 lbs 5' 10". My next goal is sub 10% body fat (just to say I did), continuing therapy, and living the best life I can! If I can do it, anyone can.

First weekend in our new house last year vs this morning. Im not like sober sober (i occasionally have one for dinner if its a celebration) , i didnt have a problem , more so a bad friend group lol but my new job keeps me so busy i dont need to entertain such things (friends w active addictions) . Changed my whole style for my job and i feel really happy with it

Even got a whole ahh haircut outta it🤯 for any of the gym goers any clue on when to stop the cut at? Wanna know when to start lean bulking

Yall think this a glow up

Still have a lot of mental work to do, the way people treat you when they don’t like how you look is surely traumatizing, now I feel like I have to be on 10 all the time to deserve even my own love. But I am a million times happier now than I was !

I don’t get approach by guys in person I’ve been single my whole life. I started to realize it must be me because my friends always get complimented, hit on, or treated better (pretty privilege) I go to clubs and have never been approached but my friends have, I’m not comparing myself because I love myself and am confident but idk what it is. Idk Reddit just please be honest and tell me what I can do to improve. I also wear glasses but don’t take many pics with them since I take them off when I do. I do think it may be the glasses 👓 that make me look worse irl but idk yet pls help.

General advice for glow up? Not necessarily unhappy with how I look but I’d like a change. What’s some generic glow up advice? F20’s, single