Losing weight, but feeling fatter?

your not alone!

I did that at first too. I think it's because as I weight and measure myself I look more closely at my body - when I was at my highest weight I tried as hard as I could to ignore my weight because I was embarrassed about it. I didn't look at all the rolls and lumps. When I started paying more attention to how I used my body and what I put into it I really got to know every trouble spot and bit that I hated - and it really magnified my feeling of self-consciousness. It went away after I lost about 20 pounds when I started to see differences myself. My clothes are all too big for me, and people have started to compliment me on my weightloss, so I really feel like all that work is paying off. I know I'm still not where I want to be, and every now and then I lose courage again when I don't look good in some clothes or as I'm stepping out of the shower. I've still got the rolls and lumps and big spots, but I know now that I can do it and that one day I will look my best. Try to concentrate on the changes you've seen on the scale - 22 pounds is huge, congratulations! Your clothes are surely fitting larger - reward yourself with a smaller size and know that even though you still have a ways to go, you're making progress and you can make it the next phase!!!

I *think* its because we're all VERY aware of our bodies while we eat right and exercise, instead of just ignoring them and pretending its ok to eat whatever and NOT exercise.

I feel the same ways many days. For me it's because I was lying to myself that being fat was okay and this was just how I am, deal with it. Now that I'm on the right path I KNOW this body isn't right for me, it's not really mine yet. So it makes me feel worse about myself because now I KNOW what I should look and feel like and it's a long road to get there.

I just try to not let it consume me and remind myself that I will get there where *I* want to be

I found with the weight that even though I knew my clothes were smaller sizes and such that I really didn't see a different person when I looked in the mirror. It wasn't until I did a split screen of my before and after that I said "HOLY S%#T!!" lol
Maybe that will help you a little bit.

You may not read this, but here goes...

Are you exercising?

I have found that my clothes fit better when I exercise during weight loss. Muscle is more dense than fat, it takes up less space. If you are dieting down without any exercise you may be losing muscle at the same time as losing some fat. However, the scale will only show a "weight loss". So the muscle that you used to have in your youth is now gone and is replaced with fluffiness.

That is amazing. I was just thinking the same thing today and had thought of putting up a post on it. I have lost a little bit of weight and have gone down a notch on my belt, but in some ways I just feel my excess fat more! Crazy - but true!

I know personally it took me a long time and the use of side by side before and after pictures to notice it. Because of the way my (and most people's) bodies lose weight, it went off all the non important areas first. Face, arms, legs, shoulders, chest, yet I still had a big belly. And it looked ever bigger and was more accentuated because everything around it was so much smaller. It's been going down a little bit at a time, and is almost to the point where I am happy with the way I look, but I definitely felt fatter for the first little while because of all the belly fat.

Before and (after) during pictures really help me make it real.

I know the feeling. I have lost 103 lbs so far and started my journey a little over a year ago. But it has been so hard to stay focused on the task at hand because I weighed in at 385 when I first started. With this past year I have had it rough. I was diagnosed with diabetes at that 385 weight. I then lost around 45 lbs in a few months and had some more bad news right when I thought I had my diabetes under control another blow happened. In November of last year I got diagnosed with MS (multiple schlerosis). After that it took me out of commission for 2 and a half months as I was having a flare up from the MS. I couldn't see, walk, or even feed myself. After 2 and a half months of that I finally started feeling a little better and started my own therapy to try and get my balance and eye sight back to normal. Now today I work out regularly with weight training and cardio and have lost the rest of the 103 lbs. I am now down to 282 and feel great. But like everyone here I still feel the way I look like I did when I weighed 340. But I did and have a great attitude because I started out wearing a size 52 pants to a size 40 now. And the weight judging by the scales makes me feel better because I am still losing and even at a faster pace than before. So no matter what guys always keep striving forward even after you reach your goal. There is always hope. Oh yea did I mention I don't take no medication whats so ever. Thanks to our government for cutting me off my medical because I make too much money making $8.70 an hour. So really I had no choice but to make a change to my life hoping I stay healthy.

I feel the same way. When I was fatter, I didn't like it, but I don't remember being in such a hurry to lose any weight...i was fat for years and years...I guess, I'm just sick of being fat, and want to get to my goal weight and maintain it.