Still feel fat at size 6
kellyjfenn
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3 years ago I was a size 20. This past year I finally got over my plateau and today I can fit into most size 6 and even some 4’s at 145 pounds, I am 5’7. I still feel like I’m fat or thick. It’s crazy how the mind plays tricks on you.
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It is crazy!! I Lost a bunch of weight several years ago. It felt so weird to be small. It didn't change how I felt on the inside as a fat girl even though on the outside I was half my size.
I was fat for 18 years. I guess it takes longer than a few months to get used to it.
You should be so proud of yourself!!! That takes a lot of hard work and dedication8 -
I get it and feel the same. Look at before and after pictures and you will realize the difference.9
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That’s awesome for everyone’s success, good job y’all. I’m glad I got to see another view, one who use to be skinny, now has muscle, has a process to struggle with too. ❤️5
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It takes time. I spent a very large portion of my life feeling fat, and a couple of years of being thin isn't going to undo 40 years of feeling that way.
Some days, I feel like I'm coming around on the issue, and others? I still feel fat.
I started in a tight size 18 verging into a 20 and am now a size 2-4.11 -
And others around us aren’t used to it. Good job on your success ❤️2
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It does appear for many of us that it takes our brain much longer to catch up with our body when it comes to weight loss. I guess the same could be said when we gain weight though, but I always put that one down to denial but maybe there is more to it than that.2
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It's a struggle. Sometimes I still feel fat and other times I feel incredibly fit.3
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I try not to focus too much on the size written on the label, since it can vary so much from one maker to another.
A good buddy once said to me:
THere are two kinds of clothes; those that fit you, and those you can fit into.5 -
Very true.0
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I lost 125 pounds in 2012. I am just now getting to the point where I don't feel fat. It takes awhile for the mind to catch up.7
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kellyjfenn wrote: »3 years ago I was a size 20. This past year I finally got over my plateau and today I can fit into most size 6 and even some 4’s at 145 pounds, I am 5’7. I still feel like I’m fat or thick. It’s crazy how the mind plays tricks on you.
Yep, I have been at 160 for two months. My peak was 250. 44” pants and now 34” falls off me without a belt. And my brain still feels fat, except when I workout or look in the mirror. We’ll get used to it!
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Try on a size 20 now. It will help you appreciate how much progress you’ve made.20
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Good idea. I got rid of all my bigger sizes a long time ago 😀0
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I know what you mean I consistently fit S or S, but when I look at those clothes on the rack I am going no way - Same with sewing but now finding that quite a few patterns even at 36 are too big!1
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kellyjfenn wrote: »Good idea. I got rid of all my bigger sizes a long time ago 😀
I kept one pair so I could do this.
I still feel fat sometimes, though
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It's such a shame we can't see ourselves the way other people do...
I look at clothes sometimes when I'm doing the washing and think 'do I really fit in that?!'11 -
I'm a size 4 and feel fat constantly. Loose skin flapping around doesn't help me feel better, but it is what it is. I only see the difference in pictures, so I take plenty. I'm also noticing that last year's M and L coats are too big, so that's something.
It does take time to catch up mentally, but try comparing pictures. It can make things more real.4 -
I went from a tight 12 to a 4, and I swear I don’t see much of a change. I still focus in on the areas where I’m too heavy. It’s so strange-i know the change has taken place but I still can’t fully wrap my mind around it.9
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OP, a comfort is that at least others see it. Hopefully we will catch up.
I just told my husband what I posted (after I asked him if my upper thighs look too large for the shorter sweater I’m wearing) and he just rolled his eyes. lol4 -
Try on a size 20 now. It will help you appreciate how much progress you’ve made.
Yep, I had to buy some new winter coats, flannels and long sleeves. I pulled some of my favorite old ones out of the closet yesterday to try on. I could fit two of me in them. Size medium coats I bought are a bit big but the XL's I had are huge. I now have more room in my closest, away they went...1 -
My old leggings and my current ones. Yes, I still feel fat some days. But I choose to not spend much time listening to those thoughts.
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Sometimes it takes a lot longer for your brain to catch up to your body. I still look at my jeans (4/6L depending on brand, I'm 5'7") in disbelief that they actually fit, but they do.2
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I do it, too! I went from a 12/14 to a size 4, and don't get it when people call me "tiny."
I got a pair of size 4 jeans and when I held them up I thought "there's no way a human adult could fit in these," but I put them on and zipped them up with no problem, like a magician switched them out for a different size in the process. I'm still waiting for size 4 to be the "new normal." 8 -
Yes! Exactly!!Kathryn247 wrote: »I do it, too! I went from a 12/14 to a size 4, and don't get it when people call me "tiny."
I got a pair of size 4 jeans and when I held them up I thought "there's no way a human adult could fit in these," but I put them on and zipped them up with no problem, like a magician switched them out for a different size in the process. I'm still waiting for size 4 to be the "new normal."
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I feel the same. I’m a size 3/4 from a size 16-18 and still feel... big sometimes. It’s a *kitten*1
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I can relate, though my loss wasn't as large as most. 40lbs, from a 14/16 to a 6/8 and I'm just as critical of my body at maintenance as I ever was before. I think small fluctuations show more visually, which doesn't help. I also have a disconnect somewhere in that I look in a mirror and think "yeah I like that" but I see photos and think I look a bit skinny, but then abstractly with scale and logging numbers I always feel like I'm not quite good enough.0
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Yeah, that's one of the most surprising things i've discovered about losing a lot of weight. I went from 241 lbs to 165 lbs. I lost that weight over 5 years ago,, yet I still feel like the 241 lb girl sometimes. I'm not sure it ever really goes away. However, looking at old photos, comparing my size 10 clothing with my previous size 18/20 does help give me some perspective when I need it. Our minds play funny tricks on us sometimes. 1
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I'm down 55 pounds from my high (177 to 122). When I look in the mirror, sometimes I see the bones that show on my upper body (ribs, chest, back) and think I'm too skinny. Sometimes I look at my round belly, muscular thighs and calves, and think I'm too fat. Sometimes I see the saggy skin and wrinkled thighs and just sigh about the fact that I'm too old (61). I know I will never have the body I had at 20, even though I weigh the same. OTOH, I know I am stronger and more fit than I ever was as a younger woman. The 20 year old me would never have dreamed of running a marathon or doing a long distance hike. I'd rather be me, now sags and bags and all, than the thin unfit person I was then.4
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