Just over Half way there before and after photos - 70lbs gone. I still cant see much difference

You look amazing ! Great work! I am unable to see my loss in the mirror either !

You look fantastic......amazing transformation!

I see a big difference, you look great!

Seriously, a huge difference, and you look marvelous!
Congratulations! Continued success!

You don't see differences because you see yourself every day and don't pick up on the subtle daily changes. I assure you, there is a big difference between your "before" and "after" photos. You've dropped a chin (I don't mean that to sound bad, it's true!) and are all-around slimmer looking. Your waist and bust are more defined. You look great! Keep doing what you're doing, because there is definitely a noticeable difference since June! GREAT JOB!!

Yep agree with everything said before, there's a definite difference! Keep going you're doing really well. X x

I think a lot of women don't always see the progress they are making in the mirror because we can be so focused on what we still do not like about ourselves, at least- that is how I am. But, from a strangers point of view (me), you look like a different person, in a good way! You look healthy and have made amazing progress. Great Job!

I have always heard, that it takes a while for the brain to catch up. What we see in the mirror is what we are "used to seeing" and your mind hasn't caught up to the new awesomeness.

Way to go! Yes, the rest of us CAN see the difference.

Have you ever seen one of those images on facebook that says something like "This message serves to prove how our minds can do amazing things..."? It goes on for a bit but all of the capital E's, I's, S's, and A's have been replaced with numbers that vaguely resemble those letters 3, 1, 5, 4.

It's meant to prove that your mind fills in the necessary information based on what it is used to seeing. It's been trained for years to see certain patterns in letters to read words. Certain patterns in words to read sentences and so forth. Similarly, when your eyes see a very different version of you, your brain can trick you a bit into not really seeing your reflection.

Add to that the fact that the changes you see every day when you look in the mirror are so extremely subtle, you wouldn't notice them. Most people that see you daily, won't truly notice them either. If someone came into your home and shifted your couch over 1/10 of an inch every week, you likely wouldn't notice the difference on the daily because it would be so gradual. Fast forward a year, and you likely wouldn't notice that 52 weeks ago, your sofa had been moved over 5 inches from where you had originally placed it. But if someone snuck into your home and shifted that same piece of furniture 5+ inches from it's proper place in one day, you'd notice something was a little bit off. Hence, why your progress photos look like a big difference to you, you are looking at months of change as opposed to one day.

Keep up the good work and the positive attitude. Eventually, just like if the sofa is left 5 inches to the side, it will begin to seem normal again. For some it can take years even so it is important to look at many victories and not focus on one thing (some eating disorders are developed when a skewed view of that person's reflection doesn't catch up in time). Look at lots of victories like your loose clothes, your scale, your measurements and progress pics, even your workout routines and how you acclimate to them.

Congratulations on your success so far! May your continuing journey continue to see that scale decline!

TaorminaCK wrote: »

Hi I started 1st June 2016 have had a few cheat weeks with Xmas and a wedding....another 65lbs to go yet. I know i have a long way still to go but its so strange i can see the difference when i look at these photos but then i think its just camera angles because in the mirror i dont see it. ( i promise you i am not saying this to get compliments - i rarely post anything)

There is a significant difference. Way to go!! You look amazing!!

Big difference! You look great!

I feel ya girl! Before and during MFP I have lost 65lbs and I can barely tell a difference. That being said when I look at pics (yours and mine) I can tell a huge difference. You look amazing. Keep up the good work!