Do you still feel "fat" mentally after a lot of weight loss?

Your looking awesome!

In a word, yes.

I still feel fat even after 50+ lb weight loss. I went from a size 14 to a 4-6 and I still don't see it. Trying on a suit for my upcoming vacation was hell. I looked at everything that was wrong and not anything that was right. My mom got fed up finally when I kept picking out too big clothes and then picking apart why the bikini doesn't look good and said "What is your problem? It will never be enough will it?" She is right. I want to go on this vacation but in my head I am seeing myself returning at 15+lbs heavier if I don't continue my crazy workout schedule. It is almost sick.

It took me over 18 months to lose the weight. I did it very healthy and feel wonderful but those damn mirrors. I gotta remind myself that I am not that 190lb blob anymore who drank and smoked her life away. I am wonderful, healthy, and strong and I deserve to be happy. I think this is my new mantra.

This happens to me every once in a while..I think because it's been engraved in your head after feeling crappy about yourself for so long that you just believe it for a longer period of time. I literally used to hate what I saw when I looked in the mirror every time, I actually avoided them all together. Now, I'm shocked when I look in the mirror and actually LOVE what I see. When I start to feel like I think I'm fat and that negativity sets in, I try on clothes and remind myself how far I've come and how great I feel ! :] I hope you realize how beautiful you are soon !

I go in phases with this. Lately I have been feeling pretty good about myself. The struggles usually come when I try to wear something and realize it doesn't look as good as I hoped or thought it would!

This is a daily battle for me.. it gets better trust me..:flowerforyou:

I still see myself as the girl on the left side of my profile picture.
I recently found a dress online that I loved. I called the store and asked them to hold it for me in a size 14. I got there and what I really needed was a 12....maybe even a 10.

Sometimes I have my daughter snap a picture of me so I can then look at it and see what I really look like. But even then, I 'll look at the picture and think that isn't really me.

I don't know how to get passed it either.

YES!!!! It's so weird to me. When I look in the mirror I see all the areas that need major improvement.....big fat thighs and stomach. When I take pictures I look like a completely different person and I can't believe it's me. I can't see that girl in the photo when I get dressed in the morning but I'm working on it. I'm trying hard to appreciate how far I've come while pushing forward to where I want to be.

Completely...i've lost 84 pounds and I still feel the same as when I started this journey. My clothes are swimming on me, I need to buy a new wardrobe and I keep putting it off because I don't "see" a change.

I think it comes with time...and annoyance...

by annoyance i mean, I'm starting to get really tired of the oversized clothes, the shirts catching on the corners of the countertops, the pants I'm always hitching up, the bra straps that constantly fall down....

these little annoyances are going to force me to the clothing stores and I think once there, when I fully realise i'm buying smaller clothes it'll start to sink in.

I hope.

Yes! My brothers say I still have my fat guy self esteem.

@TheUnwritten - okay, so I'm a happily married old chick, lol. But honey, get your brother to help you with that self esteem! You're a great lookin' guy! Remind me of a young Christian Slater.

But to all... yes - our minds are our biggest critics. It's like having that angel & devil on our shoulders - constantly trying to fight the down talk. It's that same down talk and lack of self esteem that stopped us from getting healthy when we were heavier. BUT we have proven that we have the strength to beat that voice! Many here seem to have already reached their GW. Others are well on their way! If we can beat that inner negative voice to get this done - we just have to stay determined and beat that voice down to a whisper! It's a tough battle, but we can do it.

I find I feel heavy when I had a "not-so-healthy" day, or slack on working out. I groan before getting on the scale - expecting it to read 10lbs heavier at least... but there it is: 122lbs! It's a constant battle. I also find I start noticing areas that still look "fat" which is rediculous!

Yeah even at 137lbs I did.
Then I got pregnant, went up to 191lbs and regret all the fuss I ever made.
One of lifes brilliant little life lessons. :sad:

Yep! I've lost a total of around 105 pounds, and I still see myself as a big girl. I go straight for clothes that are too big, and even when something fits and is cute, I think I can't wear it because it doesn't look good!

SAME HERE!

Yes, I do feel fat still.

<--- clearly I'm not, though.

Yup, it takes me going through the bigger sizes in the fitting room before I can believe that I can fit in a 34 (in some clothes) or a 36 again. I went to throw on a T-shirt the other day and all my XLs were in the laundry, so I just grabbed an old M, and low and behold, it actually fit. I started trying on all my old T-shirts, and they all fit. It was so amazing, because I don't feel that I'm that much skinnier.

I feel that way a lot too. I recently lost a little over 60 lbs but i still have about 50 to go. i workout every day & eat right but i still feel like i'm not getting anywhere.