Still feel fat at size 6

kellyjfenn
kellyjfenn Posts: 28 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
3 years ago I was a size 20. This past year I finally got over my plateau and today I can fit into most size 6 and even some 4’s at 145 pounds, I am 5’7. I still feel like I’m fat or thick. It’s crazy how the mind plays tricks on you.

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  • kellyjfenn
    kellyjfenn Posts: 28 Member
    And others around us aren’t used to it. Good job on your success ❤️
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    It does appear for many of us that it takes our brain much longer to catch up with our body when it comes to weight loss. I guess the same could be said when we gain weight though, but I always put that one down to denial but maybe there is more to it than that.
  • StargazerB
    StargazerB Posts: 425 Member
    It's a struggle. Sometimes I still feel fat and other times I feel incredibly fit.
  • kellyjfenn
    kellyjfenn Posts: 28 Member
    Very true.
  • erjones11
    erjones11 Posts: 422 Member
    kellyjfenn wrote: »
    3 years ago I was a size 20. This past year I finally got over my plateau and today I can fit into most size 6 and even some 4’s at 145 pounds, I am 5’7. I still feel like I’m fat or thick. It’s crazy how the mind plays tricks on you.

    Yep, I have been at 160 for two months. My peak was 250. 44” pants and now 34” falls off me without a belt. And my brain still feels fat, except when I workout or look in the mirror. We’ll get used to it!

  • kellyjfenn
    kellyjfenn Posts: 28 Member
    Good idea. I got rid of all my bigger sizes a long time ago 😀
  • Lolinloggen
    Lolinloggen Posts: 466 Member
    I know what you mean I consistently fit S or S, but when I look at those clothes on the rack I am going no way - Same with sewing but now finding that quite a few patterns even at 36 are too big!
  • New_Heavens_Earth
    New_Heavens_Earth Posts: 610 Member
    I'm a size 4 and feel fat constantly. Loose skin flapping around doesn't help me feel better, but it is what it is. I only see the difference in pictures, so I take plenty. I'm also noticing that last year's M and L coats are too big, so that's something.

    It does take time to catch up mentally, but try comparing pictures. It can make things more real.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    OP, a comfort is that at least others see it. Hopefully we will catch up.

    I just told my husband what I posted (after I asked him if my upper thighs look too large for the shorter sweater I’m wearing) and he just rolled his eyes. lol
  • erjones11
    erjones11 Posts: 422 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Try on a size 20 now. It will help you appreciate how much progress you’ve made.

    Yep, I had to buy some new winter coats, flannels and long sleeves. I pulled some of my favorite old ones out of the closet yesterday to try on. I could fit two of me in them. Size medium coats I bought are a bit big but the XL's I had are huge. I now have more room in my closest, away they went...
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    Sometimes it takes a lot longer for your brain to catch up to your body. I still look at my jeans (4/6L depending on brand, I'm 5'7") in disbelief that they actually fit, but they do.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    Kathryn247 wrote: »
    I do it, too! I went from a 12/14 to a size 4, and don't get it when people call me "tiny."
    I got a pair of size 4 jeans and when I held them up I thought "there's no way a human adult could fit in these," but I put them on and zipped them up with no problem, like a magician switched them out for a different size in the process. I'm still waiting for size 4 to be the "new normal." :)
    Yes! Exactly!!
  • admaarie
    admaarie Posts: 4,297 Member
    I feel the same. I’m a size 3/4 from a size 16-18 and still feel... big sometimes. It’s a *kitten*
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I can relate, though my loss wasn't as large as most. 40lbs, from a 14/16 to a 6/8 and I'm just as critical of my body at maintenance as I ever was before. I think small fluctuations show more visually, which doesn't help. I also have a disconnect somewhere in that I look in a mirror and think "yeah I like that" but I see photos and think I look a bit skinny, but then abstractly with scale and logging numbers I always feel like I'm not quite good enough.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    Yeah, that's one of the most surprising things i've discovered about losing a lot of weight. I went from 241 lbs to 165 lbs. I lost that weight over 5 years ago,, yet I still feel like the 241 lb girl sometimes. I'm not sure it ever really goes away. However, looking at old photos, comparing my size 10 clothing with my previous size 18/20 does help give me some perspective when I need it. :) Our minds play funny tricks on us sometimes.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,745 Member
    I'm down 55 pounds from my high (177 to 122). When I look in the mirror, sometimes I see the bones that show on my upper body (ribs, chest, back) and think I'm too skinny. Sometimes I look at my round belly, muscular thighs and calves, and think I'm too fat. Sometimes I see the saggy skin and wrinkled thighs and just sigh about the fact that I'm too old (61). I know I will never have the body I had at 20, even though I weigh the same. OTOH, I know I am stronger and more fit than I ever was as a younger woman. The 20 year old me would never have dreamed of running a marathon or doing a long distance hike. I'd rather be me, now sags and bags and all, than the thin unfit person I was then.

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