Many people have some form of insecurity. For some, it might be a lack of rhythm and bad dance moves; for others, it’s a job they’re stuck in. But for many people, appearance can fuel a lot of insecurities. That’s why weight loss usually has such a big effect on a person’s well-being. In fact, research finds that the self-esteem of people who have had weight loss surgery skyrockets by 131%.
People can glow up in many different ways, not just by shedding some weight. One Threads user recently asked fellow netizens to share their glow-ups, and some of the physical transformations that folks posted truly stunned us. Here are the best before-and-after photos that show how much feeling happy in your own skin can change everything!
#1 Last Chemo October 2021, My Last Marathon November 2025. Currently Training For My 7th Marathon Since Becoming Cancer Free
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#2 2023 vs. 2026
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#3 First Round Of Chemo & 5 Years Cancer Free
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#4 Cancer Fighter vs. Cancer Survivor
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#5 My Turn
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#6 Before After
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#7 2020 To 2026
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#8 This Is My 1 Year Transformation. But I Now I Have Much More Way To Go To Glow Completely. It’s Not Just About My Weight. I Have To Learn How To Love Myself
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#9 100+ Pounds Later…
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#10 🙃😅😍
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#11 I Shed My Wheels
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#12 2019 Fighting Cancer vs. 2026 Last Weekend For A Night Out
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#13 Three Year And 96 Lb Difference. I Still Have Work To Do But I Will Get There
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#14 July 2023 - Aug 2026
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#15 317-179. 2017 vs. Now
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#16 21 vs. 31
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#17 930-960lbs (2005) vs. 325lbs (Pic Is From March Cuz I Rarely Take Full Body Shots)
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#18 2023 vs. 2026
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#19 2024 vs. 2026. I Had An Un-Properly Diagnosed Disease Wreaking Havoc On My Life. I Really Am So Grateful Everyday For The Healthy Body I Now Have
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#20 Still A Work In Progress But Down 124 Lbs!
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#21 Left: 2024, Diagnosed With Severe Agoraphobia, Not Able To Live My Life Right: Recent, I'm Mostly Happy And Beat Agoraphobia, Working As A Teacher And Lost > 20 Kg
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#22 2025 vs. 2026 Huge Difference A Year Makes When You Start To Love Yourself
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#23 2024 Myastenia Gravis Crisis vs. 2026 Now In Remission
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#24 I Am So Proud Of Everyone On This Thread
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#25 2021 vs. 2026 - Spent Years Unable To Gain Weight/Get Above 90lbs And Struggled With Purging, But I've Been Steady 135lbs+ For The Last Few Years
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#26 2024-2026
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#27 Haven't Done This Before... Here Goes. 2025 vs. 2026
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#28 2006 And 2026. I Mostly Got Gayer
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#29 Lost Weight And Horrible Evil Exes. You Can See The Life And My Spark Came Back
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#30 Now With Brown Hai
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#31 Same Pants- 1 Yr Apart
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#32 The Post Narcissist Glow Up Hits Hard
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#33 I’ve Been Clean For Over 16 Years
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#34 2024 vs. 2026
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#35 Old; 35 Years Old New; 44 Years Old
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#36 2020 To 2026. I’ve Lost Over 100lbs And I Plan To Stay Healthy For The Rest Of My Life!
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#37 Pictures Help You See The Progress!
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#38 Then - Now
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#39 During And After Chemo. Sending Hugs Brother
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#40 2025 - 2026
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#41 Guys It’s Possible
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#42 40 On The Left 47 On The Right, 6 Years No Alcohol 7.5 Years No Beer
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#43 Cancer Fighter 2025 vs. 2026
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#44 2019 To 2026
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#45 Was In A Cult Now Free!!! Out And Proud!!!
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#46 210 (2024)- 125 (Now)
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#47 It’s Been 5 Years Already
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#48 2024 vs. 2026. Some Days, Staying Alive Feels Like The Hardest Thing I Have To Do. But Somehow, I’m Still Here
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#49 24. Soon To Be 30
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#50 Then Now
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#51 Here's Me Kind Of Staying The Same Since 2009 (19 Years Old) To Now At 36! Grunge For Lyfe!
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#52 2024 vs. 2026
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#53 2024-2026
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#54 I'm Down 200 Pounds From My Biggest
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#55 2024 vs. 2026. Same Girl, Same Horse, Both Much Happier With Less Weight To Carry
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#56 2025-2026 This Wasn’t Even My Heaviest. I Was 268 Now 196 And The Happiest I’ve Been In A While. So Proud Of Every One Else’s Journey Too!
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#57 2025 vs. 2026
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#58 From County Jail To Comfy Beds. 10 Years Sober Looks Good On Me
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#59 2017 And 2026. I Still Need To Lose 50 Or 60 Pounds But I’ve Gotta Get Back On My Feet First…
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#60 Gained Weight But I Love How I Look Now Compared To Before
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#61 2019 To 2026, 7 Years Of Weight Loss Up And Down, This Is The First Year I've Held It!
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#62 2024 Dec. vs. Now. Still On The Journey
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#63 2023 vs. 2026
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#64 Texas Supermax Penennientary In 2023 vs. 2026 Key West
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#65 My Gallbladder And Pancreas Were Screaming For Help
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#66 2022 vs. 2026
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#67 2021 vs. 2026. When I Stop To Think/Look I’m Still Baffled, It’s Surreal That I Pulled This Off, & I’m Not Done Yet
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#68 Before….. 2021 ———> 2026
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#69 2025 vs. 2026
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#70 2015 vs. 2026. Married vs. Single
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#71 2022 vs. 2026
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#72 2020-2026
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#73 2024 - 2026, So Much Happier
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#74 2017 V 2026
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