beforegirl
Australia
Today, I discovered I am the "before picture" in an internet weight loss advert. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
CrawlingUnderARock
Today, I discovered that a company has been using a photo of me for one of those "she lost 50 pounds" online ads. I'm the "before" photo. FML
Anonymous
United States
Today, I saw a weight loss 'before and after' advertisement and I wished I could at least look like the 'before'. FML
Anonymous
United States
Today, my friend found a picture of herself on a website filled with pictures of thin people. I was in the picture, also. I was crossed-out with the word, "EWW" written next to me. FML
sad45
Canada
Today, I was shopping with my friends and I got asked by a man if I could be in one of his commercials. I obviously said yes without thinking twice. I then found out that he wanted me to be the before picture for an acne control moisturizer. FML
Username
Australia
Today, I saw myself on the news. I was one of the random passers by they had filmed for their story on the "Fat Epidemic." FML
liveviathetredmill
New York, United States
Today, I realized that every targeted advertisement on my Facebook involves gym memberships and diet pills. FML
Anonymous
Healdsburg, United States
Sharing my journey
Today, my partner has been losing weight to get slimmer and took a picture of the scale. He posted it onto his Facebook and tagged me in it. After two hours we got messages from his family to look in the reflection of the glass on the scale and I was nude in the background. Thanks, Hun! FML
Anonymous
Denver, United States
Today, I found a picture of myself on the "People of Walmart" site. FML
Eyal
Tel Aviv, Israel
Realization
Today, after always thinking I wasn't ugly, just fat, I've lost 30kg and it now turns out I was wrong. FML
omgreally91
This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff
United States
Overthinking it
Today, I spent an hour photoshopping my face onto super skinny models as inspiration for a diet. FML
Top comments
null_fml 11
So you're the "before", but not the "after"? Are you trying to tell me... that an internet advertiser is making false claims?!
tigrouficele2012 44
Using your picture without your consent is most likely illegal.
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spinnaker81 0
I'm willing to bet that most, if not all, of the recommendations to sue are from Americans. If you modeled for the picture, you probably signed a release allowing the photographer or company to do what they want with the picture.
kekeshayeshaye 4
liar.
NekoHakase 0
You didn't know this? Did you sell your pics to a stock-photography website? This sounds fishy because they would have to use the same face for the after picture... A thinner version of it of course....
deltako_isgee 0
Oh Jeez Sorry OP But FYL :/ But Maybe They Can Give Discounts :D
A_to_z_0_to_9___ 0
I always wondered if the people in there actually looked like that.
Ohmie 5
Wow. Can't you sue?
RUSH777 0
yeah, this is illegal. I don't understand why people feel the desire to make things up on here.
smaginn 0
Isn't that illegal?? Sorry I'm not really that knowledgeable in legal issues, but I'm pretty sure taking your picture without consent and using it in an advertisement is not... legal. Sue!
thatsbadnews 0
think if it this way. out if everyone they can possibly choose, they chose you because your special. so sry 4 u
bbelma1 0
sue them. you'll get major dough