Does it ever not seem real?

O.P. to answer your question. I certainly have those moments. I've lost 90 pounds, but mentally my brain has not caught up with my body. Sometimes I'll see myself in a department store mirror and won't even recognize myself, especially when trying on clothes that actually fit. My daughter and I went shopping recently at a store that I hadn't been to in over a year. They have a dressing room with a long hall that has a mirror down at the end. When we were there prior to my weight loss, I remember seeing myself in that mirror and not recognizing myself because I had let myself get so big. I was just mortified. On our recent trip there again, I remember looking in that same mirror and getting tears in my eyes. I looked like a different person. It dawned on me how far I'd come. I again didn't recognize myself, but this time for the opposite reason. It's a strange feeling. A lot of times I still see myself bigger than I am. I still have about 50 pounds to lose, too, so it will be interesting to see how I feel then.

Ninkyou wrote: »

In the beginning yes.

What do you mean I don't have to be miserable to lose weight? You mean I don't have to live off of salads? I can still eat ice cream????

Yes. It's ridiculously simple and easy. The hard part is all mental (patience, learning, etc).

This 100%

Oldbitcollector wrote: »

... and I've started to get muscle I've never had before from my work outs.

I scratched my shoulder the other day and for 1/2 a second, worried about a weird feeling lump, ah... it was my deltoid. I'm athletically built, I just got fat over the years. I'd forgotten what some of those muscles looked and felt like!

OP, yeah, I'm right there with you. I've been off / on with MFP for a few years, I dont know what made it stick / work this time, but I'm so glad it finally is. This time when I started, I found myself able to log stuff, and not be hungry. It was weird. It's still weird. O.O

otobeslim wrote: »

As a 56 year old woman I can say it is not as easy as when I was younger. At twenty five the weight flew of me doing what I am doing now. At 30 and 39 I had baby making weight to get off and that was a step harder than at 25. This losing weight is way hard at this age (56). Can not eat 1250 calories a day, I'll gain weight at that. I have always been a smaller portioned eater than most so maybe that's why I need to drop so low. If I stay under 1000 a pound a week comes off. I know ya all will say I'm starving myself. My son went toe to toe with me on that topic. I ate the 1250 with 40 min of exercise a day to boot. I gained for four weeks and I went back to what I knew would work. Healthy clean eating at 1000 calories. Not that I have not been on the site the whole time. Tried another diet The Fast Metabolism diet and watch the calories too. I gained. Weight Watches is fantastic but money is tight and this site works for me!

Try 1250 calories and 60 minutes of exercise.

Jasmunr wrote: »

I've been trying to lose weight unsuccessfully for 3 years. This is my 3rd go at myfitnesspal and for some reason it just stuck this time. I've gone from 133/134 to 125 in about a month and a half. It just doesn't seem real. It just seems too easy like someone is going to pop out and say "surprise, just kidding!" Did anyone else feel like that in the beginning?

Yep ... I'm down 14 kg (30-ish lbs) in 14 weeks, and it still doesn't feel real. Every time I step on the scale I figure it'll show me back close to my starting weight.