Thanks Inky and Sarah. Yes, I generally take pretty good care of myself. The weight has slowly crept on over the past year, and I had a really stressful winter and didn't exercise as I would normally do. I got stuck in an exercise rut and have been getting myself out of it over the past few weeks... the problem is the way I'm reacting to this darn photo of myself. I know I'm being irrational, but since this kind of feeling doesn't happen to me often, I don't know how to get myself out of it. It's like some external force is beaming nasty comments to my brain and I can't suppress receiving them. What can I do?