Still Feeling Fat

CryingRaven

CryingRaven

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Hey there everyone,
I have only 10 lbs to go before I reach my goal weight and I still feel fat. I thought I would have felt great by now. I mean I know that I look better but I just don't see that much of a change. It doesn't help that My husband is blind so he can't really see any changes. He can see somewhat but not all that well. And I have been measuring to track progress so I know that's not the issue.

Does anyone else feel like this? I have days where I feel huge still. I'm scared that once I reach my goal I will still feel this way.

Any feed back would help a lot.:banghead:

Thanks
 
You can still be fat even though you lost the weight. I don't know your exercise routine or eating habits to say for sure. If you weren't getting adequate protein and not lifting moderate weights throughout your weight loss you can lose muscle and still have a lot of fat.

Post some pictures and we can determine for sure.
 
Gahhh post pics of myself? O.O dont think I can bring myself to do that.

No I am getting toned all over. My legs look awesome because I run. And I have strong abs. I have always been more athletically built. I worked in a factory building boats for a long time so I'm no cream puff. I want to work more on my arms but they don't look bad. Its not that I feel flabby. It's more like I dont feel thin. Does that even make sense?
 
CryingRaven said:
Hey there everyone,
I have only 10 lbs to go before I reach my goal weight and I still feel fat. I thought I would have felt great by now. I mean I know that I look better but I just don't see that much of a change. It doesn't help that My husband is blind so he can't really see any changes. He can see somewhat but not all that well. And I have been measuring to track progress so I know that's not the issue.

Does anyone else feel like this? I have days where I feel huge still. I'm scared that once I reach my goal I will still feel this way.

Any feed back would help a lot.:banghead:

Thanks
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It can take time for your self image to adjust after a weight loss. For me it was the opposite, I was fairly thin for a long time and had an idea of myself as someone thin.

When I fairly rapidly gained a large amount of weight, I still viewed myself as being thin. So sometimes it was quite a shock to see my own reflection.


You just have to be reasonable about it, right now your BMI is 25 so while you're no longer huge you may well still have some fat to lose. But once your BMI is something like 22 and you find yourself feeling fat, you just have to give yourself time to adjust.
 
I know exactly what you mean. I have been at my target size for nearly 3 years now (I don't weigh myself but I am a US 4 - 6 at 5ft 9" & I work out daily so I am very fit & toned) but I can't see it either.

People tell me I look amazing and anyone who hasn't seen me in a few years is stunned by the change.

And yet I look in the mirror and I can see a gap but not a huge gap (even though logically I know there must be one).

It's something to do with self perception. I guess I developed a view of what I looked like a long time ago and it has stuck.

So, my solution is to trust my diet and exercise programme, continue to take good care of myself and go about my life.

What we look like is only a small part of who we are. I know the media endlessly focus on what we look like but that's so they can make us feel bad and sell us their rubbish. What makes us able to add value to this world and be good people to know is who we are.

My advice to you is to trust your diet and exercise programme, not worry about your self perception and enjoy being the person you really are.
 
I feel this way a lot too. I agree with what Spinner said that I developed a view of myself since I've always been big so it's going to take some time to not view myself that way anymore. Looking at before and after pictures really helps me when I feel defeated and frustrated. I also feel that way if I have been off the wagon for a little while and gained a couple pounds back but as soon as I get back on track and have a couple really good days I feel good again. If you lost the weight pretty recently it is normal for your mind to have not caught up yet - slowly and surely it will there.
Also buying new clothes helped - trying on smaller sizes is really uplifting and you always feel better when your clothes fit properly. I did this even though I plan to loose more weight because I was sick of the baggy clothing look and it really helped the way I carry myself in my new body.
 
Thanks for your posts everyone. I will prolly go ahead and try to lose more once I reach my goal. But I want to be 145 by my birthday, nov 11th. I'm sure I'll get there even though my loss has slowed a bit. I think the BMI calculator says I need to be around 128 to 135. So once I reach 145 I will see what I can do from there.
 
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