Do you ever have "fat" days???

oh yea! lol.. usually it happens if i ate something to greasy or during that TOM... i never really kept track of my "fat" days so idk if it happens randomly..but i know what you mean! and i hate those days to. gladly today isnt one for me =]

During my TOM I feel like that super fat girl that I was at 219. Actually, sometimes I feel bigger than I did at 219 (which is scary). Its not just you.

Though I'm still trying to break my mindset of being 'the fat girl'. Maybe after I lose another 10-20 pounds I won't have the fat girl mindset anymore. :laugh:

I have lost 75 pounds (I have about 10 more to go). I am 5'1" and I started off at 200 pounds as a size 20, and now weigh 125 and wear a 2 or 4, depending on where I shop. However, everytime I look in the mirror, I see nothing but fat. The before and after pics are startling, however, I still feel self-conscious because I'm not a hardbody. I have that limp flabby belly that I try to tuck away and hid under flattering clothes. I have days where I feel stunning and am really proud of myself, and other days that I'd like to put my Forever 21 clothes away and go back to Hanes Her Way. It took about 5 years to put the weight on, and about 5 to take it off. But I just keep telling myself that it's for real, and I will have to be careful for the rest of my life not to yo-yo. So far, so good!

I do everyday!




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Start weight: 208.0
Current : 207.7
Goal :160.0
Height : 5'9"

This was one of my biggest problems when I lost weight before. I started at 254, and over about 3 years got down to 174. I don't think my brain ever really caught up though. I could see that I was thinner, but in my mind, I was still fat. When I would fold my laundry, it was surprising to me how small the clothes looked.

Eventually I stopped exercising and eating right because I felt like I just didn't have enough time to do it, and now I'm back at at 229.5 (as of this morning). So, this time around, I'm only doing things that work with my life. I still eat normal foods that I like to eat, but in smaller portions. I make an effort to do the most of the work of being healthy at the grocery store and just choose better foods to bring home. I get in exercise when I can, but I'm not stressed out about how many times per week I work out or how many calories I burn.

This time I'm trying to take care of that mental part too. Instead of getting caught up in the dieting and exercising, I'm appreciating the small things like not getting out of breath so easily, not feeling crappy and shaky because my blood sugar is messed up, not feeling like I need a nap after I eat, and appreciating when my clothes feel loose or I notice differences in the mirror. I'm hoping these little steps will help me have less fat days in the future for my body and my head.

-Alison

Those days suck. :ohwell: