I've lost 19 pounds.. Apparently.

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  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,466 Member
    I meant to say as well, that size loss seemed to speed up in relation to weight loss for me. It took a lot of weight loss to lose the first couple of dress sizes, but I'm still going down dress sizes even though weight loss is really slow. I seem to need to lose less pounds per dress size the smaller I get!
  • sukifr
    sukifr Posts: 70 Member
    Yeah me too!! I've lost 31lbs/14kgs and can't tell at all!!!!!

    I wish I looked as slim on the outside as I feel on the inside!
    I FEEL like I've lost weight, but can't see it when I look in the mirror. The inches are coming off when I measure myself once a month, but I don't SEE it.

    Some clothes feel baggy but then again I'm still wearing the same size clothes and then are still snug around the waist.
    Life is unfair :cry:

    I'm not gonna give up with it though - and neither should you!

    congratulations on your 19lbs, hang on in there!
  • TriShamelessly
    TriShamelessly Posts: 905 Member
    OP - down 51 pounds and more critical of my body now than when I started. Intellectually, I know that I look and feel better. Emotionally, I am still the fit guy struggling to get out of the fat guy's body from time to time. Best of luck on continued success!
  • runlilyrun
    runlilyrun Posts: 140
    I meant to say as well, that size loss seemed to speed up in relation to weight loss for me. It took a lot of weight loss to lose the first couple of dress sizes, but I'm still going down dress sizes even though weight loss is really slow. I seem to need to lose less pounds per dress size the smaller I get!

    If you started in plus sizes, there's a reason for that - clothes are cut with smaller differences between the sizes at the lower end of the size range.
  • ToBeCountry
    ToBeCountry Posts: 81 Member
    Hey everyone,

    So I weighed myself at the gym today, and I weigh 225. I started at 244. So although I am absolutely chuffed with my hard work and effort.. I don't look and feel like I've lost weight.

    I've still got huge thighs, and a fat stomach. I have noticed the clothes look slightly better on me, like my jeans look like they fit me better and t shirts feel better.. But when I take them off, I still look and feel fat. Does anyone else feel like this?

    I've lost 31 pounds and STILL feel this way!
  • innocenceportrayed
    innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
    You're probably going to notice it more with inches instead of pounds.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    The only way I'll feel like I've lost weight is for the gut fairy to come along and make mine disappear.
  • iecreamheadaches
    iecreamheadaches Posts: 441 Member
    Hey everyone,

    So I weighed myself at the gym today, and I weigh 225. I started at 244. So although I am absolutely chuffed with my hard work and effort.. I don't look and feel like I've lost weight.

    I've still got huge thighs, and a fat stomach. I have noticed the clothes look slightly better on me, like my jeans look like they fit me better and t shirts feel better.. But when I take them off, I still look and feel fat. Does anyone else feel like this?

    I feel like that sometimes. I've lost 19 pounds as well. I can tell in some parts of my body (my love handles are disappearing, my collarbones are becoming more prominent, my bra bulge is disappearing, and my rib chub is slowing going away.) but not so much in other parts (my fat stomach, my thunder thighs, my flabby arms). I've just accepted it and decided in another 20-30 pounds I'm probably going to start focusing more on toning with strength training/weights than fat burn with cardio (which is my main focus right now).
  • ahiddenlink
    ahiddenlink Posts: 42 Member
    The only way I'll feel like I've lost weight is for the gut fairy to come along and make mine disappear.

    If you find this, please send them my way after you! I'm also along the lines of the OP, my weight is moving more slowly than the inches lost and I'm reasonably OK with that. Keeping measurements is just as important as the scale, especially if you are trying to become more athletic rather than just lose weight.
  • iecreamheadaches
    iecreamheadaches Posts: 441 Member
    I think for me, at least, it's helpful to have a few smaller pieces of clothing around as mini "goals." I started with jeans that ran smaller than my other pairs - at 30 pounds gone, they now fit without having to do squats to stretch them out!

    Now I'm aiming to fit into a size smaller in my shirts. I tend to wear a certain Kohl's v-neck t most days to work, and I very optimistically bought one size smaller at times along the way and they've never fit. Now I'm getting close to them fitting just fine - in fact, I wore one the other day by mistake out shopping and only after wearing it for awhile did I realize I had one of the 1X on instead of my usual 2X.

    My next goal in a couple of pairs of shorts that have been too tight to wear - once those fit, I'll know I've really made progress!

    I've always said I feel like an anti-anorexic. I'd look in the mirror and not really see myself as fat. Not just overweight - but FAT. When I saw a family pic from Christmas this past year, I realized I was the largest person in my entire family - even looking bigger than my dad and my brother who are both pretty big guys!

    Enough, I said - and I have 32 pounds gone since 2/1.

    Just keep at it - you may not see it, but keep trying the smaller clothes you've bought in the past and set yourself some mini goals along the way. It's excellent incentive!

    I have a pair of skinny jeans that used to fit before i got pregnant with my little monster, i keep them around just to see how close i am to fitting back into them. they were my favorite jeans.

    I've also picked out an outfit to wear to Warped Tour '13 that I hope to wear with the utmost confidence and not a bit of self-conscious worrying about "do i look like a disgusting whale?!" We'll see when we get there.
  • anewlife1980
    anewlife1980 Posts: 225 Member
    You aren't alone, I've lost 42lbs so far & while my pants are all too big, I fit better into some tops & others are huge on me, I still can't see it in the mirror. But I still have about another 100lbs to go. I noticed it best when I do side by side comparison pics (doing them every 3mths or so) & in my measurements which I do monthly.

    This whole losing weight & getting healthy thing is a HUGE mental game. I don't know how long it will take for me to look in the mirror & actually see it but I am excited for that day to come. Hang in there, you will see it too.
  • angserino
    angserino Posts: 59
    I'm not sure if I am glad that I'm not the only one who feels this way or to be worried that I may not ever look less than fat in my eyes. Some of you have lost a bunch and still see yourselves fat. Sounds like there is no hope for me. I have lost 19lbs and 21.5 inches in 6 months. I can see some changes in my and am looking a little better in my clothes, but like most of you, I still look like I did before starting. I try to keep reminding myself that I am the healthiest I have ever been and that in itself is so worth all the hard work!
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,466 Member
    I meant to say as well, that size loss seemed to speed up in relation to weight loss for me. It took a lot of weight loss to lose the first couple of dress sizes, but I'm still going down dress sizes even though weight loss is really slow. I seem to need to lose less pounds per dress size the smaller I get!

    If you started in plus sizes, there's a reason for that - clothes are cut with smaller differences between the sizes at the lower end of the size range.

    That's interesting! I didn't know that! Yes, I started in plus sizes and am now in average sizes.
  • 7L551
    7L551 Posts: 82 Member
    You are doing great, trust me.
    You should not get these bad ideas into your brain.
    If the weight scale says you lose 19 lbs, You did!

    And you should believe in yourself, you might not see a big difference yourself, but trust me others do.
    Also don't forget you will lose more everyday, your body is not automated to having a high metabolism.

    I worked out on Thursday and till today everyday I am still losing 0.3 - 0.5 kg daily.

    In the end you have to remember, the journey of 100 miles starts with one step :D
    Stay motivated always and never feel down
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    You are doing great, trust me.
    You should not get these bad ideas into your brain.
    If the weight scale says you lose 19 lbs, You did!

    And you should believe in yourself, you might not see a big difference yourself, but trust me others do.
    Also don't forget you will lose more everyday, your body is not automated to having a high metabolism.

    I worked out on Thursday and till today everyday I am still losing 0.3 - 0.5 kg daily.

    In the end you have to remember, the journey of 100 miles starts with one step :D
    Stay motivated always and never feel down

    Thanks man :) kind words!

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