Does anyone see the scale move but doesn' believe their body

keiraev
keiraev Posts: 695 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Apart from getting baggier trousers, when I look down at my body or in the mirror it doesn't look any different to me even after losing 10lb :(

I exercise 4 times a week - twice body pump (for strength) & twice cardio (running and swimming usually).

Maybe it's coz I see my same old self every day - when will I start to see a difference? I am going on holiday in 2 months and at the moment I feel like I would still look flabby in a bikini.

Have got the 30 Day Shred DVD and am planning to do it soon!

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  • becka63
    becka63 Posts: 712 Member
    Yeah I'm totally like that!

    I have gone down 2 UK sizes since starting here, and I still don't believe it...

    I suppose that when you look in the mirror you're only seeing incremental changes. Could you find an old pic of yourself and stick it to your bedroom mirror? Then when you look at the new you, you'll at least have a frame of reference!
  • iKchuuuu
    iKchuuuu Posts: 13
    I've lost 4.4 pounds in a month, not really a fast weight loss there ^^;
    But i dont see that ive lost weight, but everyone else does and my scales clearly show it.
    I'm aiming for a flat stomach but its still the same old flabby gut that i had 4.4 pounds ago.

    I cant do the majority of floor exercises cause i have lower back problems, so sit-ups and crunches are a no-go for me.

    Im sure youre not the only one my sweet. :) But chin up though, you'll see a difference soon. x
  • keiraev
    keiraev Posts: 695 Member
    Do you know the other annoying thing- is that my clothes are getting too big but the next size down is still too small! How annoying!? Am also worried that by the time I reach my goal and want to go and buy summer clothes they will have all gone lol
  • Jessamin
    Jessamin Posts: 338 Member
    Heh, I've lost 95 pounds and I still see an equally chunky lady in the mirror. It seems our brain doesn't adjust.
  • JCubbins
    JCubbins Posts: 92
    same here, I lost 4 kg (about 7 pounds) and see no difference.
  • happy_jax
    happy_jax Posts: 289 Member
    Do you know the other annoying thing- is that my clothes are getting too big but the next size down is still too small! How annoying!? Am also worried that by the time I reach my goal and want to go and buy summer clothes they will have all gone lol

    This made me smile...I can sympathise soooo much! I am the perfect UK size 9! :laugh: Very frustrating!!!
  • ljbhill
    ljbhill Posts: 276 Member
    Same here. I've lost 12 Kilos (about 28 pounds) but still see my stomach. Although I do sometimes catch myself when I look in a full length mirror and see that I am smaller. It is so annoying that I've had to keep buying clothes and now it's hard to find the right size in stores! The thing I notice the most is that I can actually feel my bones now! Not just blubbery fat!
  • KarenLouise1981
    KarenLouise1981 Posts: 144
    Do you know the other annoying thing- is that my clothes are getting too big but the next size down is still too small! How annoying!? Am also worried that by the time I reach my goal and want to go and buy summer clothes they will have all gone lol

    This made me smile...I can sympathise soooo much! I am the perfect UK size 9! :laugh: Very frustrating!!!

    Ladies I hear you loud and clear! I am also a perfect 9!! I have lost 10KG so far and I see no difference other than a bone appearing here or there and even dropping 2 clothes sizes I still struggle to see a difference! I think our brains are hard wired to not appreciate what we have...and i am SURE the mirror puts lb's back on!! Well done though and keep strong!
  • hail87666
    hail87666 Posts: 176 Member
    Same thing! ish. The first 10lbs I totally noticed and actually felt kind of smug about (I kept going to the mirror, lifting my top up and turning to the side or peeking at my bottom hehe). I've lost another 8lbs since then and if possible feel as frumpy as when I first started! My clothes aren't exactly falling off either :grumble:
  • RajwaJ
    RajwaJ Posts: 191 Member
    I agree. I have lost 44lb over 6 months. Every time my body has changed I feel good for about 2 weeks and then I start to feel fat again. I'm wondering if I will ever like how I look. And I am also in between a clothes size. I'm having to wear belts which I hate. I'm sure if we all keep at it we will reach a point of happiness and feel comfortable in our own skins.
  • hail87666
    hail87666 Posts: 176 Member
    Ladies I hear you loud and clear! I am also a perfect 9!! I have lost 10KG so far and I see no difference other than a bone appearing here or there and even dropping 2 clothes sizes I still struggle to see a difference! I think our brains are hard wired to not appreciate what we have...and i am SURE the mirror puts lb's back on!! Well done though and keep strong!
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    I am the perfect 11 in tight jeans (my stretchy 10s are massive on me)
  • keiraev
    keiraev Posts: 695 Member
    Me too- size 11 (UK) if there was ever such a thing!
  • Black_Swan
    Black_Swan Posts: 770 Member
    I have lost around 17lbs from my typical weight (slightly bubbly and chubby) and now everyone (including my critical fit ex boyfriend) tells me I look really fit and slim.
    Somehow I still feel slightly bubbly.
    I have no problem with clothes now - and I am intentionally buying the tightest, sexiest stuff - but somehow... I cant see myself as XS or S... I feel inside like a sure M.
    Which Im definitely not anymore.
    I think it just takes a lot of time to get used to our new body - we have been some size all our lives, and now all this is new. It simply takes time!
  • AlwaysWanderer
    AlwaysWanderer Posts: 641 Member
    Do you know the other annoying thing- is that my clothes are getting too big but the next size down is still too small! How annoying!? Am also worried that by the time I reach my goal and want to go and buy summer clothes they will have all gone lol

    This made me smile...I can sympathise soooo much! I am the perfect UK size 9! :laugh: Very frustrating!!!
    Same!
  • lydt5880
    lydt5880 Posts: 90 Member
    I am also a UK size 11! No matter how much weight i am losing, the next size down never fits and when i look in the mirror i look no different- it's so frustrating.
  • Majunta
    Majunta Posts: 575
    Do you know the other annoying thing- is that my clothes are getting too big but the next size down is still too small! How annoying!? Am also worried that by the time I reach my goal and want to go and buy summer clothes they will have all gone lol

    I've lost 59 lbs and have only moved down 1 size...and I didn't wear tight clothes to begin with but I can't fit into the next smaller size (too tight for my standards). My jeans, work slacks & tops are so baggy....:huh: :grumble:

    Purchase things you like now but in a smaller size. I've been buying smaller clothes on sale. At the end of winter I purchased 5 pair of work slacks all under $15!!!!!! Some were even as low as $8. Now those purchased slacks are loose :bigsmile:
  • ljbhill
    ljbhill Posts: 276 Member
    I cant see myself as XS or S... I feel inside like a sure M.
    Which Im definitely not anymore.
    I think it just takes a lot of time to get used to our new body - we have been some size all our lives, and now all this is new. It simply takes time!

    So totally agree! I keep grabbing the medium size when I'm shopping and than wonder why it's falling off me. Can't seem to guage/guess my size in clothes any more! The small size looks tiny on the rack but miraculously fits! Yet I still have a stomach and don't see myself as 'thin'. Crazy. Really have to get your head around it all!
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