Do you still feel "fat" mentally after a lot of weight loss?

oregonzoo

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

Size 4 is pretty small. Let's not be irresponsible and say otherwise.

LiveLoveLift67

I have gone from a tight size 20 to a loose size 8 and there are some days when i feel small and other days i still see the " fat girl" in the mirror.

CindyMarcuzAdams

12 years ago I weighed 333lbs. Was a size 32. Now I am still big but now a 16. Half the size I was but I still feel huge. I have no body awareness what so ever. Its sad really. I wonder if I ever will feel good about my body no matter how small I may get...

tillycrooke

For the majority of my adult life I was obese, morbidly obese, now I'm not, but I can't really identify with the woman I see in the mirror, she's not the me I'm most familiar with.

Kevalicious99

I was 7.4% body fat .. and I still felt fat.

But I had to stop ... my friends called me a crack head cause my face was caved in and I looked like ****.

I am now eating ice cream .. and chocolate. It is better .. but I learned a hard lesson. That was to ignore that measuring tape and more so the scale. (I wanted that 34.5 inch "belly button measurement". I made it .. but looked like crap). Look in the mirror .. as that will tell you where you really are at.

Sadly sometimes we get so focused at hitting that goal that we lose our way. So .. it is important to re-evaluate your goals often, and adjust as needed. I thought I did .. but somehow something went wrong.

ew_david

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

Ignorant statement is ignorant

wildskies

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

lol, I think this is one of the best posts ever.

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

And this.. One of the rudest.

luzdelua

Yes. I've gained a lot of confidence, but there's still a bit of that insecurity in me. I think that when I get where I want to be things will be different.

TeachTheGirl

Yes. I am definitely skinny fat.

My husband gets mad at me when I call myself fat, but in my head, I'll always be the fat girl.

emtjmac

YES, but then again, I'm still physically fat so... there's that.

luzdelua

I'll still pick up a shirt or pair of jeans and think "there's NO way this can go on my body" and then it fits easily...

OMG! Me too. When I go shopping I automatically pick up a size 12, or a L. I sometimes even try them on because I think they'll still fit...

k8blujay2

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

Such a funny statement coming from someone who closed her diary due to "judgemental and rude people"... but whatevs.


as to the OP, I don't think that goes away for a long time... It hides itself but as long as we are insecure about ourselves and our accomplishments, the negative will always try to manifest itself again.

giggitygoo

I'm gaining right now from lifting, and it's really confusing. I weigh myself, and then feel "fat" because I'm heavier. Really the clothes fit the same.

It's weird.

Shalaurise

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13018/5-things-i-miss-about-weighing-more-than-300-pounds.html

Huge part of me dreading being thinner.

fitfabforties

I will always still feel mentally fat and see flab and saddlebags....

misscem94

Yes, I do. It's only when I see a photo that I stop and realise that I'm not fat any more.

GuyIncognito123

Yes. I'm a few pounds from my BMI being in the normal range but I still see myself the same as I was before I started.

dfranch

I don't feel fat anymore, but I'm paranoid about overeating. It's like if I overeat I'm going to wake up 30lbs heavier in the morning. My rational mind knows that's not going to happen, but it's tough shaking that feeling. The longer I maintain, the less I feel that way.

justdoit1106

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

Where do you get off saying something like that? Especially when you write this on your profile...
"I'm done accepting requests from guys. Also had to make my diary "friends only" because some of you people are too judgmental and rude "
I think a size 4 is a size 8 in the UK and that's pretty small. There was absolutely no need for you to write that statement, and considering your dislike of 'rude, judgemental people', I would have thought you would be more considered in your contribution to this thread.

khd8n

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

Welp, better go starve myself!

And I realize that yes, people thinner than I am wear 2s and 0s and 00s (and now J. Crew just introduced 000s, so dumb - JUST STOP VANITY SIZING), but if you think that a size 4 is "not skinny at all" then you have bigger issues to address. Good luck!

And thanks everyone who responded in my defense. Y'all are the best.

bukowski_shine

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

Welp, better go starve myself!

And I realize that yes, people thinner than I am wear 2s and 0s and 00s (and now J. Crew just introduced 000s, so dumb - JUST STOP VANITY SIZING), but if you think that a size 4 is "not skinny at all" then you have bigger issues to address. Good luck!

And thanks everyone who responded in my defense. Y'all are the best.

sarcasm

kaseyr1505

Kind of.

I ordered a bikini from Target, and after I ordered it, I realized that I ordered a small top/medium bottoms. I had a pang of worry "What if it doesn't fit?", after it got here, I tried it on and saw that it fit pretty well.

When I go clothes shopping, I always grab a size that I used to wear, because it really blows my mind that I can fit into a single digit size.

I don't think I see my body as fat, I just don't see it as average/thin.

meltedsno

I am so glad to see that others are having image issues...not that I wish this on anyone, but just yesterday I showed my "significant other" my side by side pictures of me 18months ago and today...and told him that when I look in the mirror, I still see the 18-months-ago-me... I know this is an issue that I have to learn to deal with, but I have never, ever been at this weight or size so this is all new to me.

One of my coworkers suggested I do the side-by-side pictures so I could see what everyone else sees... and how much weight I've really lost... it's still mind blowing to think I am wearing a size 4... instead of a size 24. I spend my weekends trying on various clothes in my closet just to make sure they still fit... I am afraid that I will wake up one morning to find that I've gained back all the weight I lost... does it ever get better??
:ohwell: :yawn:

jenekaking

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

lol, I think this is one of the best posts ever.

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

And this.. One of the rudest.

I totally agree. 0 or 00? Pshhh.. A size four is amazing!

jenschroll

Oh heck yeah. :ohwell:

klkateri

I've only lost 30lbs but yes, I still feel bigger. I've lost more dress sizes than weight and I notice that I don't feel smaller, I don't feel thinner. I love when smaller things fit but I find that I just don't feel less yet.

I'm sure it takes time.

RaggedyPond

It comes in time. There will be a photo of you at an event and you will realize you don't look bad at all.

TheSatinPumpkin

Mental process as much as physical. Still move to the side in our work hallways hoping they can squeeze through but realize i don't need to do that anymore. Same with having to use objects to heave myself up from the floor when i am sitting down.

intelligirl

Yes! I've been down about 75lbs for a few years now, but whenever I walk through a restaurant I *still* worry about fitting between the chairs and the tables. I suck it in Every. Single. Time. It's always a relief when I just slip through.

sfbaumgarten

Ha, I still remember looking at my mom in the dressing room and saying in bewilderment, "Well, if I wear a size 4, what size do the skinny people wear??"

Umm a size 0? 00? 4 is not skinny at all ..

Well aren't you a peach :flowerforyou:

Jeez...