I see myself as thinner than I really am!

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  • lorcart
    lorcart Posts: 406 Member
    My problem is when I'm NOT looking in the mirror I think I'm fit as hell!! lol Then I look in the mirror and Waa Wahh.....then I have the opposite problem as in yes, I'm fat, but I'm probably NOT the complete oompa loompa that stares back at me in the mirror. My body can't win with my mind basically.
  • kalibsmom
    kalibsmom Posts: 58 Member
    Maybe you wake up every day in a fun house. You may have bigger problems than dress size


    This was not a necessary comment! Really why take the time to comment on something if you are going to be rude?!?!

    I have the same issue. I never had a weight issue until after my children and in my mind I tend to see myself as I was before...that is until I look at a picture!!
  • Jenbru
    Jenbru Posts: 6 Member
    I agree! I feel like that especialy after I'be been working out hard. I feel so good in my head that I'm shocked to see it hasn't shown up on my body yet!
  • NewMnky1
    NewMnky1 Posts: 264
    I did the same thing, when I was bigger I knew I was overweight, but when I looked at myself I didn't think I looked as big as I actually was.
    Now that I have lost a lot of weight and am a lot smaller I think I look bigger than I actually am. There is no winning!!!
  • Colombianchick29
    Colombianchick29 Posts: 298 Member
    i used to see myself like that. then i'd see pictures. i was in denial. i mean how else can you pack on 50-60lbs and think you're still healthy and don't need to change anything?

    this is true!
  • allifantastical
    allifantastical Posts: 946 Member
    I have the same problem!
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Yeah, I went through the same thing when I was bigger, early this year I was feeling pretty good about myself, had been on my new healthy journey for just over a month and went out with a group of friends, when I saw the pictures from our outing I was devastated...I was huge (the photos are now my before pics). Now that I'm smaller, I have a hard time seeing me as a thinner person. Recently I went shopping for new eyeglasses, the frames I picked, the associate helping me insisted they were too big, and recommended frames that I felt were way too small for my face. Finally we took photos of me wearing the various frames, and I could see that she was right and I got the smaller frames.
  • LizardQueen4PointOh
    LizardQueen4PointOh Posts: 245 Member
    Ditto. I love that quote floating around FB and Pinterest that says something along the lines of: "I wish I was as thin as I was when I thought I was fat." :laugh:
  • jburks3606
    jburks3606 Posts: 3
    Honestly, I've always thought myself "thinner" than pictures portray. Although pictures keep me humble...I have no problem with "thinking thin" and I actually think this has helped me lose weight over the past year. Now that people are starting to notice, I just use that as my motivation to keep going. Pictures really help you see how far you have come. So, even though I look MUCH better in pictures now than I did a year ago, I am still trying to get that "picture" image where I'm comfortable with it! Good luck!
  • heypurdy
    heypurdy Posts: 196 Member
    that's funny because I have the exact OPPOSITE problem...
  • GLady1980
    GLady1980 Posts: 50 Member
    I do it all the time...I always think I am still a small person until I see that photo then reality kicks in :(
  • rob0619
    rob0619 Posts: 7
    I hear you, I always look in the mirror and I look like a relatively buff guy with a couple extra pounds. Look at my photos and I have a swollen face and look chubby instead of buff -.-
  • Colombianchick29
    Colombianchick29 Posts: 298 Member
    I agree! I feel like that especialy after I'be been working out hard. I feel so good in my head that I'm shocked to see it hasn't shown up on my body yet!

    same here, I feel embarrased to even say im working out-or eating better-bcus you sure wouldnt think it by seeing me LOL
  • missprincessgina
    missprincessgina Posts: 446 Member
    I think some people are photogenic and others aren't so I don't go by pictures. I go by my clothes and the scale. Hopefully, my husband would tell me if I was gaining a lot of weight.
  • MOMMA3A
    MOMMA3A Posts: 3
    I have the exact same problem! I used to weigh 115lbs, was a size 3-4. Now I am 228 lbs at 5' 4". I too am always surprised when I see pictures of myself and wonder what the hell happened. We have "thin" brain. I took lots of pictures of my self in my swim suit so I can see what I REALLY look like and use this as a reference point to help me out.
  • xoalynnxo
    xoalynnxo Posts: 200 Member
    i feel this way too! like i look in the mirror and dont think i look that bad and then i catch a glimpse of myself somewhere else and realize i still have a LONG way to go! It's depressing!
  • 2pupsmama
    2pupsmama Posts: 77
    I've done it too. It was probably denial on my part. I wouldn't admit in my head that I was as big as I was and then I would catch a reflection in a store window or see a picture on FB and think "Is that really me?" Or worse yet, I would see a woman that is really big and think, "Am I as big as her?"

    Self sabotage is the way easier then thinking positive.

    Maybe that is why we all weigh more than we should. We have deceived ourselves into thinking that we are "fine" just the way we are. Granted, there are big people who are healthy, but in my case--- I am just plain old fat right now. I had chosen to deny the fact that the extra weight was KILLING me! Thanks to a healthy lifestyle change, I hope to gain control of my life and my weight.

    Could not have put these ideas better. I'm sure thats how lots of us put on those extra and sometimes dangerous pounds(by thinking that we are smaller than we actually are). Last night I watched a few minutes of biggest loser and there is a contestant about the smae weight as me and my only thought was "OMG do I look as big as her"
  • ravenchick
    ravenchick Posts: 345 Member
    I used to feel the same way. Now i have a hard time realizing I'm as small as I am. I still see myself as that 300+ pound person. The mental aspect is sometimes very challenging.
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
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  • trishgrace
    trishgrace Posts: 279 Member
    I don't FEEL as big as I am, most of the time. I am 5' 3" and I weight 262. I am down from 330. I never FELT like I was 330. I look in the mirror and at pictures and say, that can't be me...I'm not that big. I see it, but I don't feel it in my mind. I don't know how else to explain it, but I know what you are saying.
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    I have the opposite issue. I look in the mirror and see flaws and weight that I'm told aren't even there. I'm working on this.
  • lbigham1
    lbigham1 Posts: 132
    YES! YES! YES! - Seeing photos of myself definatley make me more mindful of my true situation. I think it's a really good idea to take periodic photos of yourself as a part of tracking your progress.
  • judsimm
    judsimm Posts: 8 Member
    I'm the same way! I know I'm heavy, but I don't see it in the mirror. :noway: My knees are killing me and I can't really exercise, so I am trying to watch what I eat. It's hard...


    Sherry,
    I just had two knees replaced. I know how you feel. Now I am statin to work on the weight. Friend me if you want!
  • PhiliciousCurves
    PhiliciousCurves Posts: 395 Member
    I actually was beginning to think there's something wrong with the mirrors! When I look at myself in my mirrors at home, I don't look as big as I think I am, but when I get to the gym and look at myself in the mirrors, I look much larger! I get the same affect when I check myself out in the mirrors at work! I know that scales don't lie and neither does a picture, but do mirrors?
  • Aurelia_Willow
    Aurelia_Willow Posts: 40 Member
    Me too! I am about 5'3 and weight 169ish at the moment. I was used to being around 120-130 for the longest time. Then, I have gained over the span of 2006- to to the present. I still think of myself as skinny. But, when I see pictures of myself I just cannot believe it.
  • bcraigrncen
    bcraigrncen Posts: 36 Member
    I run from cameras! My poor kids once I am gone will have very few pictures of me. Sad because I love looking at old pictures of my mom, dad and older sister. I had to buy a dress for an occasion recently. I knew I had gained alot, but standing there in the dressing room all "exposed" I felt horrible. I just stood there staring like it was a train wreck or something. I wanted to cry, no that is not right, I wanted to WEEP! Almost tempted to take a "reality shock" picture on my cell phone. I wish I had cause now that I am working on getting this off I could use that as an inspiration and go back every 2-3 months and take a picture to keep it clear in my mind I am losing. Change is so gradual that on a day to day basic I don't see me slipping into my fat self or gliding into the new body I want.
  • trishgrace
    trishgrace Posts: 279 Member
    I've done it too. It was probably denial on my part. I wouldn't admit in my head that I was as big as I was and then I would catch a reflection in a store window or see a picture on FB and think "Is that really me?" Or worse yet, I would see a woman that is really big and think, "Am I as big as her?"

    Self sabotage is the way easier then thinking positive.


    . Last night I watched a few minutes of biggest loser and there is a contestant about the smae weight as me and my only thought was "OMG do I look as big as her"

    Both of these comments apply to me completely.
  • monjacq1964
    monjacq1964 Posts: 291 Member
    When i was obese (309lbs) i would catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror and be shocked at the way i looked. THat's what motivated me to get Weight loss surgery and lose 130lbs. When i see myself now, i see the person i thought i was then. lol
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I went through this somewhat. It is not that I saw myself as thinner per se, but just that because I was athletic when I was younger I was pretty solid and not that jiggly so I didn't think it was that bad. I still thought I could pull of cute clothes...in the mirror. When I saw myself in pictures I was alarmed for sure. Overall I am pretty compact because people always think I weigh less than I do. I am 5'-2" and 135 right now and no one believes I weigh that.
  • Magicgirl15
    Magicgirl15 Posts: 1
    It's crazy what our minds can do to us, and how we just adapt to our situations in life. I have even caught myself looking at other women and thinking, "Oh my gosh, is she really wearing that? She is way too big for that." Then, I'll see a picture of myself and think, "What the heck was I thinking???" Holy cow. Literally. It's disturbing.

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