Ch-Ch-Changes

I posted about this same sort of topic last night, but I have a little more to say. So what I said last night is that I can't see myself changing even though I've lost near 20 pounds. A lot of people and friends and family say they have, but I can't.
Well today, from others' advice, I put a couple of pictures side by side to compare and in some of them, I really COULD see a difference...in clothes.
I know it sounds weird, but I put to pictures of my self from a year and a half ago, and today in clothes together and I could see a slimmer waist, slimmer thighs, slimmer everything (not by too much, but enough!). But them, I took two pictures, one that I took two months ago in just a bra and shorts, and then today, and I can't see a difference for the life of me. There's fat where there's always been fat, and it looks like my waist hasn't shrink a centimeter. Does anyone else have this happen? Is it normal? Will it change?? It just makes me frustrated!

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  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    1. I now have David Bowie stuck in my head. That's totally okay
    2. For me, it depends on how close I am to my goal. The closer I get, the harder it is to see a difference, despite the scales still dropping. I tend to just go by how clothes fit now, instead of measurements. I know I'm losing weight, I know my clothes are loser, so I'm not going to worry about where exactly the fats coming from! :)
  • 1. That was totally the point! Ha!
    2. And thank you for definitely putting that into perspective! I've been told a lot to go by clothes not the scale. Sometimes it's hard though, I'm sure you can relate! But WOW congrats on 44 pounds! I guess I should listen to you ;) I'm sure it will come when there's no question to me whether or not I'm looking better (which should happen soon because I'm a pound away from 20!)!
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
    I posted about this same sort of topic last night, but I have a little more to say. So what I said last night is that I can't see myself changing even though I've lost near 20 pounds. A lot of people and friends and family say they have, but I can't.
    Well today, from others' advice, I put a couple of pictures side by side to compare and in some of them, I really COULD see a difference...in clothes.
    I know it sounds weird, but I put to pictures of my self from a year and a half ago, and today in clothes together and I could see a slimmer waist, slimmer thighs, slimmer everything (not by too much, but enough!). But them, I took two pictures, one that I took two months ago in just a bra and shorts, and then today, and I can't see a difference for the life of me. There's fat where there's always been fat, and it looks like my waist hasn't shrink a centimeter. Does anyone else have this happen? Is it normal? Will it change?? It just makes me frustrated!

    It took me a long time to see what everyone else was seeing when i looked in the mirror every day. But, posting the side by side pictures i could see the differences only after i stopped looking at the spots that still bothered me. Now it is much easier to see the changes since i had such a huge loss. Wait until you have lost another 10 lbs and you will notice things even more. Go by how your clothes are fitting and that is a great indicator of where your body is changing. Sometimes i still dont see what other people see. Of course you are looking for changes every day but, they are happening...keep doing what you are doing and it will all come together!