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Does anyone feel the same? (Lost weight but still feel fat?)

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  • HiSpirit
    HiSpirit Posts: 1 Member
    I feel the exact same way. I know that I wear a small or a size 4 but when I look at myself in a mirror I still see a fat person. Body wise. In my face I feel like I look older and that it's all ears, nose and teeth. I pray that I can maintain now that I've reached my goal. I also pray that with time I will see the new me instead of still seeing the old me when I look in a mirror.
  • Chuchiiee
    Chuchiiee Posts: 43
    Yes, I feel the exact same way. I've lost 41 lbs but I still shop for the same large sizes. When I weighed more I was somehow more comfortable wearing tighter clothes, now I can't handle wearing anything that shows that I'm overweight at all so I wear bigger clothes. I keep thinking once I hit my goal I'll feel 100% better, but I know it's psychological from being overweight and focusing on my outward appearance for so long.

    This is also me too. I realize when I was bigger I would wear figure fitting clothes but now that I've lost weight, I reach for clothes that hide my body by being big and loose.
  • fatsnacker
    fatsnacker Posts: 209 Member
    I don't feel fat but I will be happier if my calves slim down.
  • cherylbileau
    cherylbileau Posts: 8 Member
    I feel for you. I am a 40 y.o. woman who started out at 290 pounds and now I have lost 111 pounds. I am obsessed with continuing to lose weight since I am still 30 pounds over weight. I am constantly trying to not eat carbs or when I do I limit it to under 50g and never wheat, sugar, etc. When my weight is up a pound or so I restrict calories to no more than 750 and I try to get my exercise up to a level that I will burn most if not ALL of the calories consumed for the day. It is not healthy. I am in treatment.
  • BetterThanExpected
    BetterThanExpected Posts: 104 Member
    Yep. When I lost the first 30lbs I was utterly convinced that I looked the exact same and the only thing that could get me to see logic was when I tried on a pair of pants that I couldn't even get on before and they were somewhat loose.
  • BetterThanExpected
    BetterThanExpected Posts: 104 Member
    Oh yes! Even after 152 pounds off I still some days feel fat. And I'm constantly worried about not being able to get the rest of it off (need to lose another 75) or gaining it back. I think anyone who has a lot of weight to lose has this issue, so you are not alone.

    I've been told it takes our head a long time to catch up with our bodies, so take heart that someday you may stop feeling this way.

    152lbs is amazing! Awesome dedication!
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