I can't be the only one!

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  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    It took me almost a year and over 80 pounds lost to start seeing glimpses of the old me in the mirror again. And then I remembered why the old me spiraled into full-blown anorexia in my twenties.

    All this hard work and I still do not have a perfect, fashion model physique, damn it!

    So I remind myself that if everyone was born with the potential to look like a runway model, the poor things would be strutting their stuff in the unemployment line. And then I grumble and go on with what I do have the best I can.

    I can't turn back time, I can't go back and pick better looking parents. If I could I'd pick some rich European geniuses with no back problems while I was at it!

    Guess what I'm trying to say is, be patient, the old you will show up again eventually. And then accept that the old you has all the old flaws to pick at and maybe some new ones from getting older and from having been overweight for awhile. And even still, it's worth the effort.

    Photos help, too. Clothed or otherwise. Just be careful where you store the otherwise ones!
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    All I need to do is look at old pictures when I feel like ****. I wake up every morning and see if anything is different. I don't weigh myself that often, but I do look in the mirror every morning topless.

    People think I might be having weight issues because they think I don't need to lose more weight... but that's WITH close on. They don't see my hip to waist ratio which is still 1.1. Anything over 1 is at risk. :\

    It's a balancing act. Don't be hard on yourself, but don't slip into complacency because of all the positive feed back.. take the small victories when you can and keep motivated. People criticize me for wanting to be in the middle of my health BMI range... I could care less what my weight is. I want to LOOK good. It's not vain to want to look good. Being vain is almost in the same category of arrogance where you put your needs before others...

    Don't let you be an enemy
    Don't let hippie *****ers be your enemy
    Inspire yourself and let others inspire you whilst you inspire them back.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    I just realized this today. It isn't just that my clothes are looser - as a matter of fact, I was wearing an old pair of smaller shorts when I realized it. I look better in clothes, but naked, I feel like maybe I am smaller, but still exactly the same shape, including the same pot belly.
  • fg8585
    fg8585 Posts: 110 Member
    Oh gosh yes. At 20 + pounds weight loss I thought the changes were my imagination. It helps mentally to measure at least your hips about once a month to help you realize that yes your body is getting smaller. lol
  • valeriewxy
    valeriewxy Posts: 418 Member
    I feel like as I progress along this journey, I've become more critical of myself >.< Things which never used to bother me that much (tummy? no worries - I know this outfit will camouflage it!) now stand out when I look in the mirror. I also do realise how far I've come sometimes when I see pictures of myself and think - wow, is that really me? I can't believe I look like that. Going to start heavy lifting to try and get my body closer to where I wanna be ^^
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    Most of the time I totally feel like I am still this huge blobular unattractive THING. It's really frustrating sometimes but I am just trying to be patient and keep doing what I am doing and hope eventually everything smooths itself out...

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