Image uploads are here

You can now attach a photo to a new thread or a reply -- one image per post.

Photos of vials, pens, injection sites and progress pics are welcome. Please crop out faces, and don't upload prescription labels, lab results or insurance documents -- these get removed. Location data is stripped automatically, and everything is resized before it's stored.

A few details:

• Max 5 MB per image.
• JPEG, PNG, WebP and HEIC (the default iPhone format) all work.
• You can delete your own image at any time; mods can remove any image.

If you're a newer member and don't see the image option yet, that's expected -- it opens up once your account clears a short trust threshold. It'll show up on its own.

Questions or issues, reply here.

Does the HEIC conversion happen on upload? My phone shots are HEIC and I'd rather not convert them by hand every time.

Does the 5 MB cap apply before or after the resize?

does the trust threshold count replies only or do reactions count too? I mostly lurk and tap the little heart

does the trust threshold thing apply to viewing images too, or just posting them?

Will the threshold thing be obvious when it clears

Does the resize strip EXIF too, or just location? I shoot everything on an old Android and keep forgetting to check what tags survive.

Does the trust threshold thing mean I just wait it out, or does posting more speed it up? Only thing I actually want to upload is a vial pic so people stop asking which one I'm on.

Does the trust threshold take a while? I'm only a couple pounds in and would rather post my starting photos now than wait

Heic working straight off the phone is the part I care about, i always put off posting shots because converting felt like a chore. Guessing the trust threshold is why i still don't see the button yet

honestly so the image option just appears on its own once the trust threshold clears? I've been hunting around my profile for a toggle that apparently doesn't exist

Does the 5 MB cap hit anyone else on regular phone pics or is that only when they're full res? Mine keep landing just over it and I've been cropping them way down to sneak them in

honestly, do the uploads keep the original resolution or does the resize soften close-up detail? I mostly shoot vials and pens up close and want to know if the fine print stays readable

honestly, does the trust threshold unlock on its own or do I need to poke something? Sitting at 19 down and finally have a progress pic worth posting.

Does the image option show up right away for a new account or does it take a day or two? Only down 4 lbs so far and my progress pics are still sitting on my phone

Do the HEIC files from an iPhone actually go through on the first try? Mine kept failing on another board so I got in the habit of screenshotting everything first.

Do the HEIC files come through at full quality or does the resize soften them? I've been converting mine to JPEG first out of habit and would rather skip that step

Been meaning to ask, do the shots actually help when the scale stalls? Down 66 myself and the tape measure has been the only thing that doesn't lie to me some weeks

Will the image button just appear on its own once I hit the threshold, or do I need to poke around settings to find it? Not seeing it yet on my end

honestly, do the trust threshold thing, since mine didn't show the image button for a bit. Once it appeared I went back and added a photo to an old post, which worked fine