"Phantom Fat" & Adjusting to Weight Loss Advice
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jacie87
Posts: 46 Member
Hello!
I was wondering if anyone has personal advice or links to articles (scholarly or otherwise) dealing with the topic of "Phantom Fat" or mentally adjusting after weight loss.
I know for myself, as well as others, it's a big adjustment losing 50+ lbs. and retraining your brain to think of yourself as being smaller. For me personally, I am having a hard time both in seeing myself as being "small" but also being satisfied with the work/progress I have made so far.
As I said, if you have personal anecdotes on what has worked for your or know of any websites/articles addressing this subject, please share!
SIDE NOTE: I do attend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, so if you know of any exercises or articles in that field dealing with this issue, that would be great! THANK YOU!
I was wondering if anyone has personal advice or links to articles (scholarly or otherwise) dealing with the topic of "Phantom Fat" or mentally adjusting after weight loss.
I know for myself, as well as others, it's a big adjustment losing 50+ lbs. and retraining your brain to think of yourself as being smaller. For me personally, I am having a hard time both in seeing myself as being "small" but also being satisfied with the work/progress I have made so far.
As I said, if you have personal anecdotes on what has worked for your or know of any websites/articles addressing this subject, please share!
SIDE NOTE: I do attend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, so if you know of any exercises or articles in that field dealing with this issue, that would be great! THANK YOU!
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bump... after 6 years lol0
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peachvine29 wrote: »bump... after 6 years lol
@peachvine29 this certainly does seem to describe what you are going through.0
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