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Lifting_chick
Lifting_chick Posts: 275 Member
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I have not worn a bikini in 16 yrs. besides infront of family. When I look at the pic. I see fat thighs and hips, still working on my stomach. And when I look at my stomach it looks fat to me, but looking at the pic. it doesn't look so fat. Does anyone else see one thing then look at a pic. and see it different??

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  • brandillyn
    brandillyn Posts: 105 Member
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    You look awesome in a bikini! Absolutly fabulous.
  • jamja72
    jamja72 Posts: 192
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    When I look at current pictures I see a thinner person than I do in the mirror.
  • cbeutler
    cbeutler Posts: 667 Member
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    You look great!
  • Lifting_chick
    Lifting_chick Posts: 275 Member
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    Thanks for the compliments.....but I was getting at a point here. Do you think sometimes we see our selves one way and then when our bodies start to change we don't see it as well as others do??
  • bikermike5094
    bikermike5094 Posts: 1,752 Member
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    absolutely.. we see ourselves everyday so we dont notice the small changes so much. But someone who sees you once every week or two will notice the changes more often.
  • galegetsthin
    galegetsthin Posts: 1,352 Member
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    yes. In my brain, I am still around 260....... It has not translated yet. Every now and then someone will take a picture of me and it will shock me that I am NOT who I was.
  • Lifting_chick
    Lifting_chick Posts: 275 Member
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    :smile:
    yes. In my brain, I am still around 260....... It has not translated yet. Every now and then someone will take a picture of me and it will shock me that I am NOT who I was.


    You look great, great job losing all that weight
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,248 Member
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    It's the reason I take photos regularly. What I see in the mirror isn't what everyone else sees.

    It's the complete opposite, sort of, of how I was before I lost weight. Then, I'd look in the mirror and think I looked great, then see photos and think, "Where the hell did the extra chins come from?! I don't really look like THAT, do I?!"

    I think it's that my mental image of myself is somewhere between where I was at my high weight, and where I am now. My brain didn't catch up to me either time.... it's still stuck somewhere in the middle.

    Edit: AND... you look fantastic!!! :drinker:
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
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    yeah, I still feel fat too, starting to develop a complex over it. Pictures I can tell, just when I look in the mirror, I see some change but not the whole change
  • Mskraizy
    Mskraizy Posts: 138 Member
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    I couldn't agree more. That's why I love snappin pics in the fitting rooms! lol cause it's like WOW, I didn't know I looked so small! But when I look in the mirror I still see me when I first started. Forget the fact that I dropped numerous jean sizes and actually look tasteful in a bathing suit, you still weigh 214.:noway:

    But it calls for a nice surprise. :bigsmile:
  • larkiedeek
    larkiedeek Posts: 203 Member
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    I still think I look the same as I did 3 months ago. So I have lost about 2-3 inches from my waist and none of my clothes fit anymore but I don't think I have changed a single bit.

    It's not just you.

    I could drop another 10 lbs and I think I would look exactly the same. I do feel stronger in my fitness levels though, but you can't measure that in a mirror.
  • JoyceJoanne
    JoyceJoanne Posts: 760 Member
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    It's the reason I take photos regularly. What I see in the mirror isn't what everyone else sees.

    It's the complete opposite, sort of, of how I was before I lost weight. Then, I'd look in the mirror and think I looked great, then see photos and think, "Where the hell did the extra chins come from?! I don't really look like THAT, do I?!"

    I think it's that my mental image of myself is somewhere between where I was at my high weight, and where I am now. My brain didn't catch up to me either time.... it's still stuck somewhere in the middle.

    Edit: AND... you look fantastic!!! :drinker:

    YEP, THIS!
  • kaitlynnrogers
    kaitlynnrogers Posts: 142 Member
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    oh my goooodness!! you look fabulous in a bikini!! show off your body girl!!(: you have amazing curves!!
  • mrsgroove
    mrsgroove Posts: 44
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    I totally agree with the others. I still see myself in the mirror as fat. I still think my stomach is fat and I of course still focus on my other "problem" areas. I get compilments and I catch myself saying "well.... I still need to lose more..." But looking at myself in photos (old ones AND new ones) help me see the progress. And by the way, you totally rock that bikini. I expect to see another photo of you wearing it at the pool or beach soon!

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