How do I get over this?

I have but I've had an eating disorder. I'm not saying that you do, but I think a distorted body immage is what causes it. Congrats on the weight loss though!

compliments from people really help a lot for me.... it depends on each person... you just gotta be happy and not worry about other people.... maybe your happiness will come when you can get into a size 7 or something like that...

To be honest i have no idea. I started at 200 pounds i'm now 159 and i still see that 200 pound girl in the mirror. I think it starts with you, i've always had insecurity problems. My whole life i've been teased and my father even called me fat when i was younger. I don't know about you but i dont think i'll feel good until i hit my goal weight. Which is a horrrible way of looking at things, i should be happy i've come this far. So even though it might not register right away, pat yourself on the back for how far you've come. You've done great and you're on a great path! You should celebrate mini goals until you reach your goal (i should practice what i preach)

My guess is that you are seeing it but denying it, maybe because you aren't yet where you want to be. Losing 24% of your total weight is a pretty major accomplishment. Take your successes where you can so that you stay on track. Don't make me do that "It didn't go on overnight" speech. In your head you know the losses are there.

I'm proud of you.

Bob

I'm right the opposite....I still see the 160ish pound girl in the mirror, but when I look at pictures I am disgusted! :noway: I know that I need to lose weight, but I just don't see it when I look in the mirror. I guess I'm just messed up in the head. Congrats to you though for such a great journey so far. Keep up the good work and you'll get there one day!

Self image can change from day to day. Some days I feel and look normal in the mirror. Then other days I just see flaws. Just concentrate on how much BETTER you look and feel, not just on how you look. I hope that makes sense to you.

You have come a long way. You get smaller faster as you get closer to your target weight. This is because the lighter you are, one pound is a larger percentage of your body weight. This is also why those last pounds are a little harder to lose.

It is all worth it, just keep going and one day the new you will just show up in the mirror.

I think it just takes time. I'm about half way to my goal, but when I look in the mirror, I still see the old me. If I see a picture of myself, I do believe I look thinner, but somehow the mirror isn't telling me that. If you've had extra weight on you for a long time, I think it just takes some time with the weight gone to get used to the "thinner" you.

A few years ago, I lost over 100 pounds and after being extremely overweight for so long, I felt the same way you do and sometimes still do. First of all - congratulate yourself for doing so well - 82 pounds is incredible! Surround yourself with people who give you positive strokes. Stay away, as much as possible, from haters. I don't know why, but there are a lot of people out there who really don't like it when we lose weight. Ignore them as much as you can. (I worked with one - she was my boss - that is where your supporters come in handy) Treat yourself to something new - you don't want to buy a lot of clothes as you are melting away - but new earrings, perfume, make up, etc. Keep active - join a meet up group that shares your interests. Don't look back. Keep your thoughts positive. I know some of it sounds a little hokey, but positive self talk helps - tell yourself you're happy, you're beautiful, etc. :happy: :happy:

I don't know what to tell you, but hopefully the day will come that when you do look in the mirror you will see the difference and think damn I look good! I know this is why I refuse to have a full size mirror in my apt. I have a mirror over the bathroom sink, and a couple compacts for makeup, but that is it. When I see my reflection I just want to be sick. I know I'm not small (my clothes tell me that), I just hope that someday I will have lost the 100+ lbs I have to lose, and I will be able to look in the mirror and go hey look at that, who is that again?

I put up with my parents telling me how fat I was from a young child. My mother even told my future (now my ex) mother-in-law "she's too fat to get married, she'll never be thin enough to walk down the aisle". I had to put up with my sister who was a size 2, who always said anyone over a size 4 was an elephant and should be shot, and she would say this to my face. Of course then my mother would tell me she didn't know what she was saying, she wasn't directing it at me. While in the next breath she would be telling me how easy it would be for me to "lose a few pounds and be pretty, because noone wants or likes a fat girl".

So do I know where you are coming from? Yes...it's tough, but we have to stick together.

You've come a long way! Eventually you will see it. And you will be proud of it.

Best of luck, and stick to it!