[Megan33]

Ok, I've lost 40something pounds and I can definitely feel and see a difference in my body.I have no doubt I will reach my goal of 150#. But somewhere in my mind I think that when the scale says 150 pounds I will look exactly the same as I do now. I look at all the before/after pix and it's so awesome to see the transformations...however, I sort of think that somehow the number on the scale will be low, but I will still be fat. Any thoughts? Does anyone else feel/think this?

Happy weekend to all!
-Megan

[dogpal]

Megan,

It takes a while for your brain to "catch up". I know I have lost almost 300 pounds and I still expect to see "Fat" me in the mirror and get really surprised when she isn't there.

[gggirls]

Megan - my mirror and mind are still on different pages nearly 100 pounds and 2.5 years into this journey. I also still go to the largest size on the rack. When doing laundry sometimes I wonder if it's really my clothes I'm folding.

[Jacquie668]

My BF, when he does the laundry, freaks out and thinks he shrunk my shirts because they look so small to him...however they all fit. I also think things are way to small for me, but they fit. My brain still sees me as 340+ pounds I guess. I mean I see SOME differences, but I haven't really seen the big differences personally. People see them, but I just see me being "fat"...that is probably really negative!

One thing I will say is that I've come to terms with the "i won't know what I will look like when..." I say that to myself more and more because:

1. I can't expect to look like A if I'm still at B in my journey and on the scale.
2. I know I have the excess skin and hanging tummy, but I don't know what all those problem areas are really going to look like closer to goal.

[Jamie9498]

My previous journey I had this problem I lost 80 pounds and it is what threw me off. I couldn't get my head wrapped around my progress just how much more I had to go. I gave up when I stopped seeing the number lower for a while. This time I am working on it from the inside out.

[OverOverWeight]

I can relate...wish I knew how to fix it too. I'll follow this thread and see where it goes. I lost about 50 lbs. once and my clothes were super loose and I even bought some new stuff a size down...but I looked the same in the mirror.

[azcyn]

i have lost 65 lbs and i still see the fat me. I have seen changes with certain outfits..but not with others.

[joy3]

I can really identify with this, too! I am forever taking clothes back because I don't take the time to try them on. The other day I was in Ross buying workout pants. Now I know I have a med size pair at home that fit perfectly but do I buy a med...nope an xlarge! I had to take them back and exchange them. I have done the same thing with jeans. The other day I caught my reflection in a window and thought I looked smaller. The next morning i woke up and looked in the mirror and thought I looked bigger. I know I have a way to go but with losing so much I thought I would feel smaller. Most of the time I don't. I think part of the reason for me is how much excess skin I have on the tummy area.