I feel like I am a skinny girl, trapped in a fat girl body

Hang in there!!!! Youre doing this for YOU and not for anyone else.. You'll get there. You rock!

I think we are our worst critics. I remember going to a 4th of July party...hoping everyone would notice my weight loss. I think I was down about 20 pounds by then...no one noticed...I was so bummed..but then I realized that I was still wearing the same clothes that was hiding the awesome job I was doing.

I think for me..the whole "wow..you have lots loads of weight"..comments didnt come until I reached 25 pounds lost...but I knew I was doing fabulous..I had lost loads of inches.

Hang in there...I think taking measurements will give you a huge boost in confidence...and remember..those who see you everyday..dont notice a difference..its those people who you see once in a blue moon that will notice..

I know how you feel. I swear I am not that big until I catch an unflattering glance in a mirror. I feel like I am skinny until I go shopping have to go in only the "fat girl" stores. I get really pissed off at my fiance when he comments on cute clothes in the wondows because I know they dont fit. But yesterday I went to Lane Brayant and tried on a pair of sexy black heeled boots and they fit! (Sure they were wide sizes with wide calfs) but if I dont think about that I just found a super cute pair of boots and they fit. Shop where you can and try not to give it too much thought. I am sure you are on your way to regular stores. 8 pounds is a great acomplishment and youll be in an XL at a regular store before you know it. Much love and good luck. Add me if you want!!!

Take those clothes and put them in plain view. Work it work it work it. In a few weeks those clothes will be off the rack and on your skinny girl body then the eyes will match the picture!

I've got that muffin top too, it squeezes out and my daughter says mom those jeans are too tight your fat is spilling over. I tell her yeah well it reminds me to work out tonight and not to eat too many fatty foods. Its going.

I know it takes a while. One day at a time but when that day comes that you don't have to jump up and down to get the pants on will the best day. You'll be walking on sunshine. Then you can say I'm one of those non-muffin top girls too!!!

Do it girl and don't give up!!!

No, you are a beautiful woman, trapped inside another beautiful woman.

Take pleasure in the accomplishment. Concentrate on the gratification you get from reaching each intermediate goal. 5 lbs, 10 lbs, etc. Don't get ahead of yourself. Think about how happy you are when you do your workout every day, or when you get to the end of the day and you can post that you were under your calorie limit. Feel good about yourself every time you lift a weight you couldn't lift before or go a distance you couldn't go before. Take pleasure in the things about your body that are improving: the firmness of your biceps or quadriceps, etc.

Give yourself a non-food reward for each 5 lbs. lost. I like to get myself something that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. The point is to pat yourself on the back because you did a good thing. Spend a little time every day just allowing yourself to feel good about what you have accomplished, and don't worry about how far you have to go.

I know EXACTLY what you mean. I was fit and thin when I got pg for the first time 7 years ago. This summer I was 20 pounds over my original prepregancy weight and didn't even recognize myself. I decided to finally do something about it and started running again. I kept expecting to see my old body but all I saw was fat. Now almost 3 months later I have lost 17 pounds and am only a few pounds away from my original goal. It has seemed like a long, slow process but 17 pounds in three months isn't so bad. I can see my goal getting closer and I feel so much better. I am going to go for another 5 pounds when I get there because even though it has been hard it is working and I know I can do it...and my body is not the same at this weight after three kids and being almost 40. You can do it and your body image will match your body one day but only if you keep up with what you are doing. I know it gets hard but keep that body image in mind and you will get there!

I feel the same way too. Lost 8-9 pounds so far, and I'll be feeling great and then...the mirror and the clothes. I had to go dress shopping for a wedding, and I almost cried in the fitting room on 3 different trips. I just hate the way things look on, nothing seemed flattering and I am stuck in between sizes.
Kind of helped when I was being told by a few employees of one store that I was in a size waay too big for me, and I did fit in the dress 2 sizes down that they brought me to try. But I still don't FEEL that size.
My pants are slowly getting bigger, and the scale is going in the right direction but it can be really hard to feel the change emotionally.
I just posted about this myself this morning actually.
One thing I try to do though, is think about how many nights I used to sit and eat burgers and candy and ice cream and take in well over 2000 calories a day. And I would tell myself I'd diet tomorrow, or work out tomorrow, but I never did. And to think that now I can get up and run 4.5 miles before work and enjoy a Greek yogurt over candy binges feels really good!