the more weight i lose, the fatter i feel? :S

Are you tracking your inches lost? I used to feel fat even when I saw the numbers on the scale go down, but once I actually saw the inches disappearing that's when I truly stopped feeling fat.

Its easy to lose weight but not easy to accept yourself or love yourself.

It's something a lot of people experience. I've never had much weight to lose but when I was developing an eating disorder I often thought the same thing. It wasn't until I weighed in the low 80s that i finally saw someone thin in the mirror (and I was always thin...it's the disorder distorting one's body image that's to blame). So I'm not saying you're developing ED tendencies just that there is often a disconnect between what we see and the reality. i don't think you can "Fix it" in any concrete way--just try to love yourself. Positive affirmations help--put on an old pair of jeans and look in the mirror. Look at the difference--physically. It might help a bit to realize that it's in your head. :flowerforyou:

Welcome to my world. You know my loss & my current weight... yet I feel like I've lost nothing on some days. I'm still fat in the head.

i feel the exact same way and its very very depressing,

You know, I felt that would happen to me, SO when I started my journey 2 years ago, I DIDN'T get new clothes as I lost....I still wear the same clothes and I'm constantly reminded of my success...I can now drop my jeans without unbuttoning...and my watch is so loose it keeps going round and round my wrist...I have lost a total of 33 lbs (not all shown in my ticker)...my original thought was to WEAR OUT my clothes before replacing them, but I got this bonus!!!!

Yeap, I posted a topic like this a while back. I'm definitely smaller but I still feel really insecure about how I look 90% of the time. I went from being "overweight" to "normal" and I've dropped dress sizes. I KNOW I'm wearing smaller sizes, but I look in the mirror and see the same silhouette I saw back in April. I've been lifting weights, so I've changed my body comp a little bit, especially in my limbs, but it makes little difference on "bad days".

I think it's because we're a lot more aware of how our bodies are looking because we're putting so much work in.

Oh, and it doesn't help that my boyfriend is currently living overseas and I have little to no affirmations that I'm actually attractive, so my body-confidence is already pretty low to begin with...

I remember feeling that way and asking why? It passes, I dont feel that way anymore. It is a good idea to take your measurements as that gives a massive boost. But I believe it is our brain catching up with our bodily changes x

I think ...and i don't expect anyone else to follow if they don't want to...as we bring our bodies back into the relm of good health, we need to bring our minds, heart and souls too.

Too often larger ppl, of any degree, deal with opinions of others (that they just can't seem to keep to themselves), or media projections, or whatever influences us. It's "easier" to hear the same negative voices over and over than to hear the compliments and encouragement where there was none before.

Part of my "whole body" approach is to go looking for those compliments and encouraging voices. trying to "reprogram" those voices in my mind. Keep looking in the mirror...Tell yourself...hey! wow...thaats me, the new me...the real me that was buried before. read inspirations quotes, find whatever it takes.
I know this sounds mushy and "guruish" lol but sometimes, 'brainwashing' can be a good thing.

I don't feel fatter, but I am more self critical. Before, I would just ignore it all! Now, I see the imperfections. I think this is a good thing and will continue to ake me work hard to attain my goal. Im smaller than I was before,but now my flabby stomach bothers me. It didn't bother me 25 pounds ago because I chose to ignore it!

Yep. Still look and feel fat. I know I've lost 25 lbs but I don't see it.