Who's that skinny girl!?
HelenTheKitchen
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I went to my Hula Hooping Aerobic class last night (which btw if you have one in your area is soooo much fun and burns over 500 calories a class) and there's a big mirror at the front of the class. But there are a lot of fans in front as well so if you're in the back row you can't see a lot of people from the shoulders up. So I was doing my thing and caught a glimpse of someone in the mirror and thought "Who's that skinny girl!? She's got great legs!" Then I realized it was me. This may sound silly and vain, but I have had such issues with seeing my progress in the mirror because I'm so used to focusing on the negative stuff. Apparently, in all actuality I don't even recognize my body anymore and if someone else had my body I would think they look fantastic. This is a huge mental victory for me, and I just thought I'd share.
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I went to my Hula Hooping Aerobic class last night (which btw if you have one in your area is soooo much fun and burns over 500 calories a class) and there's a big mirror at the front of the class. But there are a lot of fans in front as well so if you're in the back row you can't see a lot of people from the shoulders up. So I was doing my thing and caught a glimpse of someone in the mirror and thought "Who's that skinny girl!? She's got great legs!" Then I realized it was me. This may sound silly and vain, but I have had such issues with seeing my progress in the mirror because I'm so used to focusing on the negative stuff. Apparently, in all actuality I don't even recognize my body anymore and if someone else had my body I would think they look fantastic. This is a huge mental victory for me, and I just thought I'd share.
Take a Bow !!!!!!!! x0 -
That is awesome! :bigsmile:0
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Fantastic!!!!0
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That is wonderful!0
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((HUGS!!)) Well Done!0
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That is a huge success!! Finally, you can view yourself as the rest of the world does! YAY for you!!0
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I am really excited for you and I don't know you!!! I know that feeling. I have had that happen to me as well. Good job!!! :flowerforyou:0
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That is so fantastic!! You SHOULD be proud of your hard work - and I'm so thrilled that you're seeing the results of that!!0
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YAY for the skinny girl with the great legs and the hoola hoop skills! Go buy yourself a big tall pair of heels and strut your stuff!
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That's great! Good for you!!0
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Well done, Your efforts are paying off.
NOW KEEP IT UP lol!!!
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That is GREAT!!!!! Your hard work is paying off!:flowerforyou:0
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Wow. What a wonderful post. Great job!
PS. Sounds like a fun class! I'll have to check one out 0 -
That is fantastic keep up the good work. I noticed that you have lost what my goal is to loose how did you accomplish it and how long has it taken you?0
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Thats great ! Your hard work is paying off thats for sure !0
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*thunderous applause heard all over MFP* Awesome!!! You SHOULD feel proud. It isn't vanity. It is being proud of all your hard effort. WTG! :drinker: :flowerforyou:
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Fantastic! I believe that for most people the way they look is 50% diet and 50% mental (How they see themselves)
It's really hard to get beyond how you perceive yourself and really actually look at yourself through someone else's eyes.
Great Victory! Congratulations! You are doing it!:bigsmile:0 -
I've done that too! I've seen pictures of myself on Facebook that other people post and it'll be catching me from behind and I'll think, "Wow! I wonder how long it'll be until I look like that!" and I realise it IS me(:
It's an amazing feeling, and it really shows how hard you're working and that you need to step back and admire your work every once in awhile(:0 -
WooHooo!!!! That is awesome!!! Must have been an amazing feeling! Good for you girl!0
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Nothing vain about it. You gotta be confident and love yourself!0
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Yay!! Time to go and invest in some little skirts and get those pins out! :happy:0
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That's an amazing victory - I'm so happy for you! That is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome - way to go!! :flowerforyou:0
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I definitely agree! We are always so busy picking at ourselves and finding all the negatives that sometimes it takes just a revelation that you had to snap us out of it! GREAT job!!!0
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Congratulations, that's a huge step. Sometimes the mental effort and changes are even harder than the physical ones.0
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WAY TO GO!! That is SO awesome! Funny..my husband mounted a full-length mirror on our bedroom door as one of my Christmas gifts. I still SWEAR he got a "magic mirror"!! The person I see in there is NOT me. I very much understand your delight and celebrate with you!!!! KEEP IT UP!!0
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that is awesome!!! Way to go!!0
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That doesn't sound vain or silly, I think it sounds awesome! Give that skinny girl with the great legs a Woot Woot! for me! 0
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Thanks for sharing this story! I'm very happy for you. I have never heard of hula hooping class, but it sounds like fun!0
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You've done an amazing job transforming your body! Keep going to be as healthy as you want to be!0
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That is so awesome- congrats on the good work!0
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