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

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??"

chatterbox3110

I've dropped 5 dress sizes but I still feel as though I should be looking at the back of the rack every time I go shopping.... the mental bit is the hardest to overcome

rle2512

yep! ive dropped 50+ lbs. I'm right in the middle of a "healthy" weight for my height. I know realistically theres some toning to do. But i still see the almost 200 lb me in the mirror.

I'm alot harsher when i judge myself, than anyone else.

BearsinHats

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...

kenyainez

Yes and it was one of the biggest mistakes I'd ever made. I always saw where I could "do better" or couldn't really get out of the mental funk I was in for being overweight even though I wasn't. Sadly, my body fell back to the place my mentality never left and the fight is on again. See yourself as beautiful no matter the size, and appreciate and enjoy the journey.

Anybody reading this whose suffering with being mentally fat and are on a journey read this: You're a bad *kitten* for starting and your a bad *kitten* for continually pushing through so focus on that instead of how much you further you have to go or where you used to be.

BearsinHats

I have also noticed that I'm harder on myself now because I pay more attention now. When I was heavier, I didn't think much about my weight and only ever felt self-conscious if my clothes were considerably tighter than usual or if I caught an unflattering glimpse of myself in a reflection. Now I tend to study my body more and in turn, find more to criticize.

kmorgan221

I'm maybe a little of the opposite. When I was fat I didn't think I was, I thought nothing had changed from my 20s. Looking back at pictures from just 5 years ago I see just where I was and how far I've come.

gelar93

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 ..

BearsinHats

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 ..

Funny...that almost makes it sound like skinny is an objective measurement....

centaurizoe

This isn't exactly the same thing, but I had a breast reduction in April and I still feel as though my breasts are practical joke big even though I am constantly assured they are not. I'm working on mentally accepting y new self. Often I am scared they will grow back but I'm healthy enough I know they won't. It's hard to accept change...

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.