I finally am I at goal, but I'm still fat. ha

Same! I've lost 60lbs and I still feel like I did 60lbs ago. Even after I try on old clothes. I see through my Fat Girl Goggles when I look in the mirror.

I know a lot of people still feel as fat as they were when they started, no matter how much they lost. I think it's more of a mental thing. You probably look amazing.

So, after the last two years spent monitoring portion control, learning to exercise, strength training, eating healthier, and hitting goal after goal, I am at 135 lbs, 5'1" I am where I NEVER imagined I would be with my weight. But I still feel like I did at 175 lbs. FAT! Although, I know without a doubt I am much healthier and have muscle definition that I have never had before, and I see this. But I can't see where I have lost weight and I still feel like a "fat girl"

hmmm... maybe it's because my inner fat girl still always wants rum and chocolate... Definitely something to consider I believe.

Thoughts?

Our own body image is sometimes harder to overcome than a healthy diet and exercise. If you took any before photos, look back at them. Look through any old photos. Put them side by side with how you look now. When you can see the comparison of where you started and where you are now... it puts you in the right frame of mind. Good luck to you! Your journey is amazing!!!

I can so totally relate!!! This is my 4th time up for weight loss, with the exception - this time I'm making it a lifestyle change. Which is great!! I feel soo much better, have more confidence, clothes actually look good, but I still feel FAT! I'm hoping that after living like this for a while, the FAT personna will slowly fade. That's what I'm betting on!!! However, I listen to the comments people around me have made, and am trying to believe it's true. I do look 'just right'. We are always tougher on ourselves than others are. You've done great!! Stick with it. Always remember how much better you FEEL healthier and at a lower weight. :bigsmile:

I don't think that feeling EVER goes away completely.....it's hard to adjust to the new you, when you're so used to the You, you've always been....Great job on reaching your goals.....:drinker:

I lost 130 pounds, it took me a long time to accept that I was slim. I still have the belly fat, the first to come and the last to go, but I am working on it and really I just had to say to myself. You are in so much better shape now. It's something I work on all the time, and it's easier now 2 + years down the road.

In highschool I lost 23kg, and everyone said I looked amazing and I was so much happier with fitting into my wardrobe, etc. But I still thought of myself as 'the fat girl'. Unfortunately that's a mental adjustment that takes a while. But if you keep looking into the mirror and tell yourself "I love my body and all the changes I've made to look healthy and amazing, and I'm not fat anymore" you will start to believe it. Don't let yourself leave that mirror each day without a smile on your face and in time you'll realize you don't see yourself as the fat person you were (even if you have more weight you want to lose).

CONGRATS ON GETTING TO YOUR GOAL!! That is SO awesome! I am 5'2" and I am worried about my goal of 130-140ish, that it is too low, because I haven't seen a weight like that since high school/college. And after having a child I am not sure....But to hear of someone else "my size" accomplishing it, it's a definate motivator!!

I think a lot of it is being in the mind set for so long, and seeing what you "felt" like for so long that you have in engrained in your mind conciously and sub-conciously. You haven't let go of the past yet, and you need to find a way to let your "inner skiiny" to come out, and reflect what is on the inside and bring it to the outside too. Get a "make over", your hair, clothes, something that changes the outside of you, DRASTICALLY. So then maybe you will look at yourself a little differently.

I hope I am a little bit of a help....

Yep...same here. I've lost almost 100 and I'm a size 4 (a size I NEVER imagined wearing, I was hoping for a 8 or 10). But, I still see myself as the fat girl. I really struggle to force myself to see my accomplishments of reaching a healthy me and giving myself time to adjust!

It's funny. When I was my ideal weight, I thought I was fat. Then, I became obese, and my goal is to get back to when I thought I was fat. Who knows if I will still feel fat when I get there. I know one thing for sure... never again will I let myself get obese.

So, after the last two years spent monitoring portion control, learning to exercise, strength training, eating healthier, and hitting goal after goal, I am at 135 lbs, 5'1" I am where I NEVER imagined I would be with my weight. But I still feel like I did at 175 lbs. FAT! Although, I know without a doubt I am much healthier and have muscle definition that I have never had before, and I see this. But I can't see where I have lost weight and I still feel like a "fat girl"

hmmm... maybe it's because my inner fat girl still always wants rum and chocolate... Definitely something to consider I believe.

Thoughts?

OMG! I feel the same way! Sounds like we are in the same boat. I am 5'1" also, I'm currently at 140 but my goal is 135. I just finished the 30 DS and lost 4 inches but the scale remains the same. My clothes are feeling bigger but I'm not seeing the results in the mirror. I have gone through this before when I lost weight. It feels like I'm still fat! I definitly think it's a mental thing.........hopefully our minds will catch up soon

I feel the same way. I'm actually at a relatively low weight for my height, but I feel like I'm never going to get that flat stomach. I really only want to lose that weight on my stomach. But I can't get it to budge, whereas I feel like I'm actually getting too skinny everywhere else! So confused!