http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.html times health forum thread - Can I just say... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:40:18 +0000 http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlExcellent - I like the idea of losing 10lbs digital dieting! http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2008 20:40:18 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlThere's an interesting article on why women hate pictures of themselves, see http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/ women/article4397238.ecehttp://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2008 14:19:39 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlCongratulations Jaki on your fabulous achievement. Back to the original theme of this thread - I disagree about photos being unflattering, I think this was one of my problems. I think I have a reverse form of anorexia. When I look in a mirror (which I try to avoid doing) I never really believe what I see and think of myself as being OK. A photo tells me that I really am overweight and gives me the incentive to do something. I have spent too long in the past thinking - well that's an unfl...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2008 13:55:35 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlLovely, Jaki sounds great. Hope you have a fantastic time xhttp://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2008 12:28:50 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: spd0121I know what you mean!! But may I just say that, given your preferred mode of travel, you probably have 'minimalist packing' down to a science and to a level that the rest of us can only dream of!! I wish! I've heard of a couple of lads who went off cycling round the world, having taken extreme measures to reduce the amount they were carrying - even down to drilling out the centres of the handles of their toothbrushes! Have a lovely holiday, Jaki....http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2008 11:24:09 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlHave a terrific, well earned holiday Jaki and enjoy every meal! See you when you get back! xhttp://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2008 05:16:13 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: ronsa tube of Travel Wash LOL I know what you mean!! But may I just say that, given your preferred mode of travel, you probably have 'minimalist packing' down to a science and to a level that the rest of us can only dream of!! LOLhttp://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 21:07:10 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: fionacatrionaI did that last year and ended up going clothes shopping when I ran out of clean clothes to wear! One thing I always pack is a tube of Travel Wash!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 20:52:49 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: fionacatrionaMind you, it could be a subliminal girlie thing - excuse to go shopping http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 20:17:39 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: jakiWe're off to Menorca on Wednesday for a fortnight Jaki - we'll miss you! I'll keep Body & Soul and scan any interesting bits for you when you come back. http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 20:14:37 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: spd0121Put out everything you think you need to take - put half of it away - then pack 50% of what is left!! You will probably still pack too much stuff!! Wrong! I did that last year and ended up going clothes shopping when I ran out of clean clothes to wear! Mind you, it could be a subliminal girlie thing - excuse to go shopping? ...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 20:13:18 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlWhat a alot of clever people! Well done; no wonder you are such a chirpy bunch! http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 20:11:17 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: jakihaven't done much packing so better get going.... A quick word to all you ladies............... As a constant traveller and therefore packer for 30 years, just one piece of advice: Put out everything you think you need to take - put half of it away - then pack 50% of what is left!! You will probably still pack too much stuff!! This is a case when less is definitely more!! LOL...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 19:55:04 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlHi Steph As one of the members for June I was nervreacked by the interview and had no idea what I had said until the interview came out. Don't worry it will be fine. I am sure your photo will be super. Especially after all the smiling you will have done. Well done for being chosen.http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 19:19:08 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: sstimesonlineWhere are you off on your hols, Jaki? We're off to Menorca on Wednesday for a fortnight - no scales!!! Am looking forward to it now but haven't done much packing so better get going....http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 18:56:20 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlOK I'm with you now. All very technical for me!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 18:55:10 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlQuoting: sstimesonlineThe photo on the left looks a lot slimmer than normal for sure. No; The one on the left is 'normal'. The one on the right is distorted due to being taken at a very wide angle. look at the grout lines of the tiles on the windowsill. You can see that the vanishing point of the perspective is way too close to the viewer. In the pic on the left the lines converge in a much more normal way.This lens setting would give you a fairly accurate portrait providing, as s...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_1.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2008 18:35:13 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlThe photo on the left looks a lot slimmer than normal for sure.http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 22:06:38 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: sfairbrotherDidn't get the email til Tuesday and she didn't ring til Thursday! Aha - I wondered if you'd been keeping it to yourself on Monday! Can't wait to read what you've told them - hope you haven't spilled too many beans - now what did we talk about last week?...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 21:24:55 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: sstimesonlineOooh, I'll pick the lens size on the left for a photo of me please Correct!! Taken at 70mm. The one on the right was taken with the lens set at 18mm. Just imagine the difference in a portrait photo. It becomes more pronounced, the larger the subject! Next time you are having a picture taken, make sure the lens is set to the correct setting and tell the person to 'move their behind' to get the photo right, not zoom the lens!! You may just st...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 21:19:58 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlWhere are you off on your hols, Jaki?http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 21:15:56 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: spd0121Which one is the most accurate? Oooh, I'll pick the lens size on the left for a photo of me please http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 21:15:09 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlI seem to only have half the story here - are you the August Member of the Month Steph? Well done if so. I'll get someone to keep the B&S for me to read in case I can't find an internet cafe on holiday. I don't think you get the suppliments abroad - I remember feeling gutted when there was no Saturday su doku page last summer!...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 20:20:55 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlI suppose the photographer visited only because I live relatively close by, but not sure which is the worse option! Your picture is lovely Sue - your husband must have done something right!! Your day ahead sounds very exciting, Julia. It's a gorgeous day. Have fun!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 10:00:37 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: sfairbrotherDidn't get the email til Tuesday and she didn't ring til Thursday! That'll explain why then!! http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 09:54:34 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlWell done Steph! At least they sent a photographer to you! I get my husband to take mine and email them the photo! We hung a sheet up in the conservatory as a background, but when the photo was taken I realised I should have ironed it first! I was really nervouse even then, so goodness knows how nervous I'd have been if they sent a photographer up. Looking forward to seeing you in print....http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 09:52:08 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlDidn't get the email til Tuesday and she didn't ring til Thursday!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 09:44:45 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlOK guys, you have a point! I actually don't mind being photographed, but will look out the article on-line. I'll ponder it some more.... Well done Steph, you kept that quiet on Monday!!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 08:05:15 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: sfairbrotherThanks but v nervous about what I said in the interview They'll ring you up and tell you what they've written and you can change anything you don't like.http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 00:36:11 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlWell done Steph - how exciting - let us know which one it will be.http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 21:25:52 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlCool Steph will look out for the article.http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 18:17:07 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlLOL Nothing too sinister! At the time I had lost 5stone 2lbs and the worst was, he had me holding the scales up by my face 'squeezing' them to show 5 Stone 2lbs. Have you any idea how much finger tip pressure that took???!!! And then he wanted me to smile too!! I must have ended up looking 'constipated' as they did not use that one!! LOL Anyhoo...off to a diferent kind of 'pictures' now. Ruth and I are going to see either Mama Mia or Wall-E. Won&#0...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 17:41:25 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.html'She' took what seemed like hundreds. So cringe-making having to pose and, yes, even try to smile! Hope there will be at least one or two that are suitable. We'll see next week. I didn't realise how much effort went into one photo, multiplied by the dozens that are in the paper on a Saturday or Sunday. BTW what 'positions did 'he/she' get you into then...?...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 17:30:51 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlLOL No worries! Based on the piccie on here, and what you have written in the forums, I am sure that you have nothing to worry about. Did he/she get you into lots of 'silly' situations/positions! When they came here, he must have taken 200 pics. Same thing in Edinburgh!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 17:24:39 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlThanks but v nervous about what I said in the interview and (said in whisper...) how I'll look in the picture!!! Kept thinking about your positive attitude and yellow card...!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 17:21:18 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlAnother AbFab 'Member of the month'? Brilliant, congrats!http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 17:17:13 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlJust spent an hour with a photographer from The Times. Waiting with baited breath for the results ....http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 17:09:45 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlAs a demonstration of what I was saying here are two pics of the same thing taken at different lens length settings. Which one is the most accurate?http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 16:51:09 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: ronsA good photographer should be able to bring out something of that gorgeousness to which you refer. I am so glad that you brought this subject up Ron. As you are probably aware, I have been on a bit of a 'mission' to get these fabulous ladies to be more positive about themselves for a while now. From a purely technical point of view, it is worth noting that the old saying that: The camera never lies' is a load of tosh!! I believe part of the reason some f...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 16:14:38 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlInteresting article on the reasons why people don't like to be photographed in today's Body & Soul section.http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlSat, 26 Jul 2008 10:54:05 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: juleswhIn regard to professional photographs - am not sure about this one - I often find that people are far more gorgeous in the flesh, as you get the measure of the whole person... I take your point, but so often people put up a less-than-flattering photo of themselves because they don't believe they're photogenic. A good photographer should be able to bring out something of that gorgeousness to which you refer....http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlFri, 25 Jul 2008 15:02:09 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlActually Julia, if you don't mind my saying, I think you are one of those people who looks far lovelier in real life than in photographs - certainly the ones you've posted on here. I suspect I am too as I'm usually caught mid-grimace! http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlFri, 25 Jul 2008 13:33:08 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: juleswhwho do we think we mean, Fiona? ... us of course! http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlFri, 25 Jul 2008 13:30:21 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlAs one of those who Ron met, am delighted to accept the compliment... (very uncharacteristically). This OMPTD is having an impact! In regard to professional photographs - am not sure about this one - I often find that people are far more gorgeous in the flesh, as you get the measure of the whole person... And who do we think we mean, Fiona? That's flown right over me, and I was there!!...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlFri, 25 Jul 2008 07:53:06 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlQuoting: ronsI've met up with some really gorgeous looking people from this site, but I bet they don't think of themselves in those terms. Tee hee - we know who you mean Ron - and thank you kind sir for the compliments! http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlWed, 23 Jul 2008 23:04:43 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlHaving met a few of them in the flesh, can I just say that there seem to be a good few people on here whose photographs do not do them justice - far from it. Can I suggest that a (semi-)professional photo might be a very good investment as far as self-esteem is concerned? I've met up with some really gorgeous looking people from this site, but I bet they don't think of themselves in those terms....http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/37_1171_0.htmlTue, 22 Jul 2008 00:43:13 +0000