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I'm amazed 45 pounds down and I still feel just as fat

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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I just wanted to say that I totally agree with the two posters who mentioned that they didn't "see" their weight gain, either. And I think there must be truth in the comment that you tend to see yourself at your "usual size".

    The summer/fall of 2007 I was at my usual size of about 265 lb. Comfortable in a size 22, sometimes able to fit into a 20. That December I started a new and extremely stressful job, had a lot more extra cash, and went out to lunch and dinner and sometimes breakfast - all of the time. By the middle of 2008, I thought my jeans were shrinking in the wash (seriously) and I took a bunch of selfies and I still looked the same as always, if not leaner - in the face. Somehow I totally ignored the fact that all of my fall clothes were 24's and up, nothing below a 3X.

    Nov 2008 I saw myself in photos at a work banquet and I was positively shocked and horrified. I had all of these rolls. I had a double chin. I looked so gross sitting in a chair in the photos! WTF!? I weighed 307, my all-time high. Somehow I never even noticed a >40 lb weight gain in under 1 year.
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