Trouble adjusting to the change in size...anyone else?

blossom7onice

I started my weight loss journey back in March and have lost almost 30 lbs now. Since I am only 5'1" it's resulted in some pretty substantial changes to my body and overall size. I'm now about 6 lbs from my goal weight. I am pretty happy with my results so far but the one thing that has been really hard for me is adjusting to the size change. I have had to replace almost all of my clothes, but when I go shopping, I still automatically look for larger clothes than I need and whenever I do races and order my shirt sizes I always end up ordering too large of a size. I know, it's not a terrible problem to have, I'm just curious to know if anyone else is having problems mentally transitioning to the changes.

lemanuelthelazy

Definitely! I went from a 22 to a 10, and I still find myself holding up pants and just the distance between my hands makes me feel like they won't fit. I spend waaaay more time in the dressing room, and I usually have to take 3 or 4 different sizes of each thing with me. When I was big, at least I knew my self. I could go shopping successfully without even going into the dressing room haha.

Do you find it's the same with pictures, like you look at photos of yourself on a day you felt fat and realize how thin you've gotten?

blossom7onice

Yes! Like today...I feel totally bloated, and I feel like I am still my old size. I swear I see changes in the mirror every day, like some days I look huge and others I look fit with no weight change or minimal.

The hardest thing for me is with the 5K races I started doing most offer free shirts or jackets and I have to estimate my size and of course not seeing the actual item I know that sizes vary alot, so I always end up getting too big of items. I went from a womens XL/ some times Large in clothing and now I am a medium in most things. I just entered a race and ordered a women's medium jacket and I have been panicking that it won't fit, even though every women's large shirt I have gotten so far is too big for me.

I think sometimes I just look and see the fat me no matter what is in the mirror.

gramacanada

I'm pretty sure most people have this problem.

If you order a larger size and it doesn't fit, you have an unwearable item.
If you order a smaller size and it doesn't fit, you have an unwearable item.

So either way, you're stuck with a useless piece of clothing.

However .... You know you're smaller than you think so.....
Teach yourself to stop using your eyes as a measuring tool.
You'll soon catch on. And you can high five yourself every time a smaller one does fit!

smilesalot1969

Same! i'm down to size 10 but i still keep picking up or looking at size 16s without realising it. i shop online and ive had to sent countless items back because ive automatically ordered a 16. I look down at myself and still see size 16, its only when confronted by a mirror thaty i realise what ive lost

Quiggs1982

I do this all the time. Especially with buying clothes. I'll pick up things that are way too big and shock myself when I end up buying the smaller size. You'd think by now my mind would catch up, but it hasn't.

johned63

Me too. My wife bought me new shirts for Xmas. Size 16 1/2 slim fit. I saw the words slim fit and my heart fell to my toes I was so sure they were not going to fit and felt bad knowing they were not going to fit.

They fit great, I was shocked and had to try them all on because I was sure the first one was sized wrong. I hope over time I can see myself where I really am instead of where my brain things I am..