the pscychological effects of weight loss

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  • Inshape13
    Inshape13 Posts: 680 Member
    I don't feel I have to hide... I do feel those that i look the same when i look in the mirror, despise losing 192lbs. I only see the difference when i compare pictures. We see ourselves daily, we don't notice the changes. That's what this is really about.
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    So true.
  • roeann53
    roeann53 Posts: 124 Member
    At my heaviest I was 273+... i have a 110 pound mastiff mix who sometimes forget when he sees a squirrel and tries to take off. I used to just turn and wrap his lease around my waste and 'sat' back a bit. My weight simply stopped him, I tried to do that the other day and he just kept going for about 3 feet before he remembered his training. i don't weight enough to use my weight to stop him on his very rare squirrel chasing attempts anymore. Luckily he's 'middle-aged' now and less inclined to chase squirrels :laugh:
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    I already replied to this post, but I realized I had more to add... When I was underweight as a teenager and family members tried to warn me that I was too thin, pointing out my hip bones and my ribs and I didn't see myself that way. I don't think I've had a healthy relationship with food or my body my entire life. I'm happy to finally start changing that. I walked into a store and let the associate pull a size six pair of jeans for me and they fit. Maybe sometime soon I will actually let myself buy them...

    I think I'll get there!
  • AmbyrJayde
    AmbyrJayde Posts: 257 Member
    So recently I have been thinking more and more about this.. as someone who has been a bit chubby her whole life and constantly felt like she couldnt wear a bathing suit, or even a pair of shorts that arent bermuda's now that i have lost 30 pounds people keep telling me about how i look skinnier than ever, and they say my body looks good. i am not here to compliment myself i am just saying that as a person who has been heavy her whole life when people compliment me i dont believe it, i feel like they say it to be polite. when i look in the mirror i still see imperfections after imperfections, my husband tells me i should be more proud of my achievements but I still feel like that chubby girl. do you ever have issues like that? do you still feel like you have to hide yourself in clothes because you are still heavy? im wondering if im going crazy!

    yup, still can't wear short sleeves outside, nor shorts. Granted still way over weight so maybe that will change because I'm usually hot all the time. I honestly don't know if I"ll ever get over being fat minded. But I'm getting better at it because I"ll wear short sleeves inside now!

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