My mind cannot catch up.

tammydspice

Hi All

So I weighed this morning and have lost 36.6 lbs so far and am so happy and proud but mostly bewildered. I know the work I am doing is paying off because I can see the outcome in the mirror and the fact that the only clothes I have that fit are gym clothes, everything else it too big and given away, (I have 1 pair of jeans!).

Anyway, I am having a horrible time getting my mind to understand that I am not 248lbs anymore. If I go try on clothes I still go for the 2x, when someone asks how much weight I have lost I have to think about it for a sec, and when I picture myself I am still 248. Just wondering if it ever goes away and I will be able to live in my skin for real any time in the future! Oh and another thing I do is when I think about my goal wight I am still thinking 73Lbs and not 36.4Lbs, omg I just realized I am half way there!!! See, I feel like a loon most days!!

Tammy

kwardklinck

It takes awhile to get used to the new body. You'll get there. Look at your before pictures frequently and you'll definitely see the change.

emmascott

Ah Tam, it is so weird and so difficult isn't it? I think the looking at your old photos is a great idea. Get hubby or one of the kids to take a picture of you now and put that onto the fridge with an 'old you' picture.

I think you need to go get a new pair of jeans! Lol. I bet that will be another thing to hit home with how fab you have done!

Lots of hugs xxx

morganadk2_deleted

It takes awhile to get used to the new body. You'll get there. Look at your before pictures frequently and you'll definitely see the change.

My daughter and myself have had this problem , she has lost over100lbs! and had to learn to dress differently, i have lost 31lbs, and some days feel like i have got nowere!

I was told by a friend years ago to get rid of all my big clothes , which i did but my daughter and i both kept 1 item that used to fit snugly ( my daughter, apair of shorts, size 24 ) she is a 12 now! me a skirt that i could onlt just fasten ,(a size 16) now i'm a 12.
when were having a bad day we put them on and laugh as we realise have far we have come.

dawnslaughter

i have the same problems i still find myself going for the size 24 clothes, i have not been a size 24 for over 5 years now

dawnslaughter

make sure you keep a pair of your big jeans like i did, so that on days where you think you are fat and huge you dig them out put them on and have a good laugh