IN NEED OF SERIOUS HELP!!

I hate bra shopping. It is worse than bathing suit shopping. It took me months to find one that was somwhat OK, it is not great, but it will have to do. I bought three as they were on sale and I was tired of looking. Good luck

I once started bawling like a 2 year old because nothing fit me in a clothing store. Everyone has days when they feel fat. Other days, you'll feel gorgeous.

Woah, woah, woah...first off....congratulations on the weight loss. That's fantastic! Second, we all have issues with our bodies. Nobody is perfect and no one will ever be. You need to be proud of what you've done so far and continue to look forward to the work you're going to do. Everyone has those moments and they're brought on by a lot of things; weather, work, stress, not working out. So don't let one look in the mirror ruin you're whole day and sodden your weight loss. You're awesome.

LOL.... me and my girl gym team just had this converstation today. Three out of three of us have felt that way and we are all diff. body types age groups and in diff stages of wt loss. There are days I feel horrible and all I can see is fat and all though I know it cant be true, there are days I acutally feel more unattractive than when I first started out. I think this has also gotten worse with the more wt I've lost. I think once you start really loosing wt you are much more critical of yourself than you where in the begining.


It just goes to show you that wt loss and body image is all in your head. Dont know if I helped but I knw I can relate.

fitting rooms are the devil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So today started off great, I got on the scale and I was down 3 pounds; I am at a total of 22 pounds with a goal of 45 pounds to lose all together. So I was in a great mood all day thinking, WOW I am down 22 pounds with another 22 pounds to lose I am doing great. THEN I went to the store to big new bras, I went into the dressing room to try on a selection of new styles and sizes and I looked in the mirror of the dressing room and though HOLY CRAP - I am still really, really fat, I wanted to run home and die.

Anyone else have this ever happen to them?

Exact same thing happened to me two weeks ago. I went bra shopping with my mother and was so proud of myself that I've lost 11 lbs through MFP (17 pounds total, I discovered MFP after I really started getting serious about weight loss) and was SUPER excited to buy some cute bras. Well, I picked out some nice ones and headed to the fitting room. And then, it hit me. I was standing there in my bra and just couldn't take my eyes off of my jiggly belly, my underarm fat (my "third boob" as I like to call it, and the hideous love handles that were just screaming at me. I wanted to cry....like really break down and full out, whole body sobbing, crying. I just couldn't believe that with all of the work and time and effort, I still have a LONG way to go.

But, I didn't let it get to me. I just accepted that this is a slow process, which is the best way to go. I mentally told myself that once the weight is gone, I won't have to worry about it coming back with proper maintenance and exercise. I DIDN'T go home and eat...I went out and worked in my garden.

I also went shorts shopping yesterday. And once again, the belly fat and haunting love handles were still there, BUT I was able to fit into the next size down from what I have been wearing for two years. I left the store happy and even more motivated to work hard everyday.

Oh, and a note to my favorite size 8 jeans....You WILL be mine; oh yes, you WILL be mine (again)!!!!

From your post:
The point being, is that I weigh exactly the same as I did 10 years ago (scarey), but I went ten years ago to weight watchers obviously because I did not like the way I looked so - it seems that I am right back where I started ten years ago!!!:( I saved by WW weight log; so that is how I knew I was back to square one.)

The good news is - I lost this 22 pounds before, I can do it again - it may be a bit difficult being 10 years older, but then again I am 10 years wiser!!!!!




Congratulations on your re-commitment to being healthy and moving forward!! You have really done well with losing the weight this time around and I'm sure you will continue to since you are using this site for support. The above quote is something that you may want to journal about further or simply cut/paste and save it somewhere as a reminder of where you've been before and that you don't want to continue the cycle again. The dressing room experience had to be really awful, but as others have said...keep that memory as motivation to not lose and re-gain. It truly is a vicious cycle that I have watched my mother live throughout her entire life. I lost 14 pounds several years ago and have maintained that loss through good food choices, food journaling, and incorporating workouts into my daily living. You can reach your goal if you stay as focused as you are today Best wishes to you!