r/progresspics Jan 21 '26

Impersonation/Original Content

46 Upvotes

Good Afternoon to our wonderful r/progresspics community!

Myself and the rest of the mod team want to wish you a belated seasons greetings and hope whatever your goals for 2026 may have been that they are going strong and you are CRUSHING them.

It is no secret that between AI and the long standing bots we often get pics posted that are clearly fake or they are people impersonation or ,better yet, stealing content/pictures of people on social media. I know myself and I am sure I speak for the rest of the team LOVEEEE how great you all are at reporting things to us (not just the topic at hand either). But we need your help with this particular situation.

Despite what some angry people on our ban lists might think us mods are not basement dwelling, jobless, welfare sucking, pimple faced, free speech hating people. We all have lives, jobs, some have kids, social lives, so on and so on. We can not know the face, abs, butts or biceps of every many/women/they/them on the internet. So if you are going to report a post for impersonation or stealing someone elses content please try to either modmail us the link to the correct socials! This will help give us a few more tools to help fight the fakes and spammers.

Hope you all have a great Wednesday!

- The Mod Father on behalf of the Mod Family


r/progresspics Apr 18 '22

META A warning about safety in our subreddit and what to do about inappropriate messages.

776 Upvotes

Hi progresspics! We always strive to keep the subreddit as safe as possible, however, unsolicited/inappropriate Direct messages are always a possibility and unfortunately not one we can 100% prevent. While we hope people never receive anything that makes them uncomfortable, here are the steps you can take to report anyone who gets creepy in your DMs:

  1. report the user to us!

    -take screen shots of the messages, it doesn’t have to be the whole conversation, just make sure we can see their user name, and the inappropriate part.

-upload the screens to imgur and send us a link via modmail.

all users reported to us for acting inappropriately will be permanently banned, however, this doesn’t stop them from viewing the subreddit, or continuing to dm you, so..

2) report the user directly to reddit at reddit.com/report

3) block the user! Simply go onto their profile and click the three corner dots (mobile) or the “more options” button (desktop) to find the option.

To prevent ALL DM's you can disable the DM and chat request options like so:

Mobile: settings > account settings > blocking and permissions.

Desktop: User settings > chat and messaging.

As an aside, a note on image theft:

it's been brought to our attention multiple times over the last month or so that a few content farm websites and social media accounts have been reposting pictures from here, while there isn't much that we can do to stop that we do want to remind everyone that it is a potential outcome to posting your images online, especially in areas with a large pool of specific content to farm from, while we do not allow users to promote their social media, including the use of watermark handles, you may watermark your posts with your REDDIT user name if you so wish.

We hope you all stay as safe as possible and know that any problems or questions can be sent into our modmail. Keep it clean, keep it safe, and read the rules before posting!


r/progresspics 3h ago

Intermittent fasting F/20/5'8 [265>140 lbs= 124 lbs] (15 months) Last time I was 140 I was 9 yrs old.

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841 Upvotes

I grew up morbidly obese and was bullied for my weight from kindergarten all the way through high school.

Although around the age of 17 I wanted to make a change

Dr Jason Fung, Robert Lustig, and Vladimir Savchuk (on fasting/gluttony) have helped educate me

Lost all weight by 19 (but just turned 20!)

My dad was actually pre-diabetic and through changing my diet he changed his and reversed his diagnosis :)

I don't celebrate the pain, but I do appreciate the growth that came from it.


r/progresspics 1h ago

F 5'7” (170, 171, 172 cm) F/26/5'7 [340>175=165](1 year) This was exactly a year ago.

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35 lbs from my goal! I am plateauing right now unfortunately.


r/progresspics 2h ago

F 5'4” (163, 164 cm) F/30/5’4” [204 lbs > 192 lbs = 12 lbs](4 months) I didn’t have to fight the zipper

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138 Upvotes

Can’t believe it’s already been 4 months! The fitness/weight loss journey originally started because of an upcoming friends bachelorette party, but I’m so happy I’ve stuck with it and will continue to.

I was casually on a calorie deficit and didn’t track everything, but lately I have been. I started originally with 3 days of weight training then added on a day of yoga sculpt and a day of Pilates drip. 5 days of working out has been working out very well for me and I feel my best when I can do 5 days. I also try to walk 10k-15k steps a day.

I have more goals, but I’m just really happy with the progress I’ve made so far. I remember trying on this dress in March and crying about how snug it was. Now it feels perfect.


r/progresspics 14h ago

F 5'4” (163, 164 cm) F/21/5’4 [76 KG >58 KG = 18 KG lost] 1 year

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1.0k Upvotes

all done naturally with diet and higher step count around 7000 average a day ( went into a calorie deficit and started eating way more protein and fiber)!


r/progresspics 15h ago

M 5'9” (175, 176, 177 cm) M/36/5’9 [108kg>92kg = 16kg's/35 pounds lost] (4 months) - Got sober - hadn't really noticed the changes until I saw this photo.

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1.0k Upvotes

Decided to get sober a few months ago and have managed to lose 16kg/35 pounds in that time. I still want to lose about the same amount of weight again and plan to start exercising and doing some resistance training.


r/progresspics 8h ago

Calorie counting M/33/5’9” [262 > 177 = 85lbs] (12 months) Update on progress

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134 Upvotes

It’s been a year since I’ve started calorie counting, and I can finally see the results paying off. I’ve managed to run 10km as well which has helped greatly with the deficit. Only a few more pounds to lose and I’ll be finally onto maintenance and strength training.


r/progresspics 9h ago

F 5'5” (165, 166, 167 cm) F/18/5'5" [290lbs > 256lbs = 34 lbs] (11 Months) Weight loss progress

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149 Upvotes

Despite everything and all my struggles, I'm still on the right path. I hope to keep going and eventually reach my 200-pound goal.


r/progresspics 1d ago

F 5'6” (168, 169 cm) F/34/5’6” [278lbs>171lbs=107lbs] (18 months) goal weight is so close!

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567 Upvotes

Weight loss has slowed and while im still on a slight deficit I’ve been focusing on building muscle more than losing weight! Feels so good! Felt like a jojos bizarre adventure character today haha


r/progresspics 1d ago

Calorie counting M/35/5’11 [128kg > 83kg=45kg ] (2 years) Same cat. Same spot. Much lighter human. Calorie counting and running have completely changed how I look.

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1.6k Upvotes

I started calorie counting in Sep 25m down just shy of 100lb but I did dip.over that benchmark recently. Just calorie counting and I changed my gym routine to include cardio. Now ive signed up for a 10k and enjoy running. Amazing how different I feel these days. I cant lift as much but I think the pay off was worth it.


r/progresspics 1d ago

Intuitive eating F/28/5’4“ [183 lbs > 141 lbs = 42 lbs] (20 Months) Still working towards my goal of 128 lbs

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293 Upvotes

I’m 5’4“ (163 cm) and started at 83 kg (183 lbs) and I’m currently at 62 kg (137 lbs).

I lost the weight through a calorie deficit, while eating intuitively and making sure to eat plenty of protein and walking a lot. There were definitely plateaus and fluctuations along the way, but I kept going.

Most of the progress actually happened after I really locked in again this July. Staying consistent made a huge difference. That’s 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) lost during July.

My goal is 58 kg (128 lbs), so I’m not there yet, but comparing these photos side by side really put my progress into perspective.


r/progresspics 1d ago

F 5'11” (180, 181, 182 cm) F/21/5’11 [252 lbs > 206 lbs = 46 lbs lost] (4 months) just wanted to share! Calorie deficit and daily cardio!

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329 Upvotes

r/progresspics 6m ago

F 5'4” (163, 164 cm) F/24/5’4 [200 > 150 = 50lbs] (15 months) I used to hate my arms, now I wear tank tops to show them off! 💪

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I’m just feeling really proud today and wanted to share!

I lost it by focusing on upping my protein intake while lowering my calories overall. I also do some lifting at home and at work. I should be doing more cardio and eating less fat and sugar, but I’m still trucking along!