Body Image and Issues after Weight Loss - What do you like/dislike about your body?

Hi Chicks!

I have lost a bunch of weight and have been surprised by some of the results. In some ways, I love the transformation, but there are still some things that I don't really enjoy.

Like:
Feeling stronger and more muscular :carrot:
Fitting into cuter clothes
More confidence about my appearance and my ability to accomplish what I set my mind to do.
Feeling healthier
Better treatment from sales people :?: (sad, but true)

Dislike:
Migraines
Stress fracture on my right foot! :cry:
Loose skin :o
Loose skin :o
Loose skin :o
Loose skin :o
Did I mention loose skin? ;) :o
I still have lots of cellulite! Will this decrease? I hope to find out soon by reaching my goal.



So, I'm wondering....if you've lost no weight yet or lots of weight, what do you like or dislike about your body?

Likes:

My muscle/being toned
My legs
Getting into smaller clothes
Having more energy


Dislikes

Being in between sizes
Still feeling fat

Likes:
Feeling better in my own skin, feeling sexier
Fitting into smaller clothes
Looking better and better after every pound lost
Building up to a faster pace on the treadmill
Compliments from people on how great I look

Dislikes:
Stretch Marks :(
being in between sizes
Knowing I still have a long ways to go
Feeling like a hefer sometimes

Likes:
My long legs

Dislikes:
My fat stomach

Loves:
My legs, they are quite muscular and are only getting moreso
My butt :)
Fitting into clothes that I bought awhile ago
Having more energy and feeling healthier.
Learning to listen to my body

Dislikes:
My tummy
stretch marks
my inner thighs rubbing together

Its quite interesting...I never would have thought, but i have more likes than dislikes. Huzzah! :)

I still have lots of cellulite! Will this decrease? I hope to find out soon by reaching my goal.

The problem with cellulite is that it's not caused by excess fat. 85% of women have cellulite, whether they're heavy or thin. So even as we lose weight, the cellulite might not go away. Sucks, I know! I have it too, so I feel your pain.

I do enjoy having more muscle definition, as mentioned by the rest of you. I am also enjoying the fact that my collarbones are starting to show up, and that I can buy shirts in normal sizes now (my bottom half is shrinking a lot more slowly).

I'm still not seeing a difference in the mirror, though, which I know is normal, but it's still frustrating. At halfway to my goal (nearly) I just hoped I'd be down another size or so. But I've only gone down two pants sizes since I started.

I like having small shoulders and only one chin! In fact from the waist up I am in decent shape.

I hate it that I still have an 'apron' and very chunky legs.

Kitty

Years of being overweight have left me with plenty of stretch marks, too. Yes, very sexy. :dizzy:

One good thing is that my face now only has one chin! :carrot:

loves has to be my belly button and my collar bones and my ever shrinkin arms....
hates have to be my legs and my handles....
im happy overall though!....
:D

Like:

Getting my old shape back.

Fitting into regular sizes.

Cap sleeves that aren't tight!

Getting pants that actually fit my smaller waist/bigger hips. There was nothing wrong with my body, just lots wrong with brands that expect one pants fit to work for all women :D

Endurance! Flexibility! Strength! Muscles that show!

Collarbones. And my shoulders don't look like they're sloping anymore.

Coming out of my shell.

Sleeping more comfortably.


Dislike:

A few things, but I just don't feel like focusing on them ;) Not that I'm so very highly evolved - probably tomorrow I'll be venting about them on another thread - but right now I don't wanna :D

I love my long, beautiful neck, cheekbones and gorgeous calves. I dislike my nose and left upper thigh saddlebag (STILL bigger than my right thigh).

Likes:
Better asthma control (no more waking up in the middle of the night dying!)
Better fitness
Being able to fit into my jeans again :D
Feeling more in control
The fact that my body hasnt given up on me yet!

Dislikes:
Still my stomach. But it must be getting there otherwise my jeans wouldnt fit
My arms. Looking more toned, but still bigger than i would like
My boobs-too big! Well, too big for my frame anyway. But they too are shrinking
My skin- not so much a dislike (becuase i kinda feel sorry for, and emotionally attached to, my skin) but more of an unhappiness, gotta drink more water to help it out

I feel lucky that my dislikes are changable ^_^

like- shoulder neck and face are all in good order. my waiste is small and the muscles around it fairly good.
i like knowing i am changing my body and i have control over how good/bad my body is.

dislike- hips because fat enjoys sitting there, my ***, my thighs, and fat that sits above your knees. i hate knowing that i am still big in other peoples eyes, i hate knowing other peoples opinions will always matter to me to some degree.

Likes:
My collar bones
My waist-it's quite small.
My calves. They're muscular and slim.
My wrists and fingers-they're so little.

Dislikes:
Upper arms. They're still so fat.
My thighs are also still flabby.
My stomach isn't flat enough.
I also have the hugest hips ever.
I still feel like the fattest person in the world pretty much all the time.

Ah well, we can't be perfect, but I'm gonna have a good try at getting there!

I still don't like my midsection, although I've seen great improvement since I started this journey. I do like feeling more confident about myself. ;)

Likes:
Bones I thought I never had-collar bones, hip bones, cheek bones
Smaller bra size
Can wear high heels again
New clothes, nice new clothes
Trying on a pair of jeans or blouse and realizing they're too big
Muscle definition in arms and legs

Dislikes:
Belly-like Santa's
A bit of wobbly neck and arms
Bum getting too small and flat (My bum and belly have switched places!!!)

I forgot to add some stuff, so here goes!

I like my small waist. It's great to be able to wear belts again!

I do not like my tiny boobies. They look like deflated tires. ;) Ok, not that bad, but why, why, why do they have to go??? I started off with a 38D and now, I'm about 34 to 36 A++ or B-- and I'm not even at goal. Are they planning on becoming concave??? I'm just wondering! ;)

Thanks for letting me brag & vent and thanks everyone for all your responses. It's nice to know there's just as much good stuff than bad...and sometimes even more good than bad!

Likes:

Being able to wear cute clothes and look good in them;
Shopping in the regular size section of stores, and giving away all my plus-size clothes;
No longer waking up at night feeling like I can't breathe;
The feeling I can fit into places better (e.g. restaurant booths);
Getting all this new attention from men;
Compliments from people, who tell me I am an inspiration;
The feeling that I can do more with my body, like play sports and climb stairs;
Higher self-esteem and confidence.

What I don't like:

Being in-between sizes and seeing a beautiful piece of clothing I like that's expensive: I won't spend a lot on something I won't be able to wear for very long;
Feeling cold a lot;
Still feeling big, and my stomach is still big: working at it but it seems like it'll take forever to get small. Oh well, I always figured it would be the last to go and I was right.

As you can see, there's a lot more I like than don't like. Like I've told people, along with quitting smoking, losing weight is the best thing I've ever done for myself.

Woo! I love brag & nag lists <3

Likes:
My face has a great shape to it.
My long limbs (Gangly? What's that? :lol: ).
Decent muscle tone in my legs.
My overall body shape.
My strength.
Good posture.

Likes-not-so-much:
The impossible belly fat :grr:
Stretch Marks
My thighs are a weird shape (???)


Overall, the scaled down version of myself is what I'm looking for.

Likes:

- great forearms. I just love them, lol! Super toned - probably from years of drumming and more recently, strength training and boxing.
- really strong legs. great glutes with a good kick of power.
- good endurance, especially for cycling

dislikes:
chubby upper arms - working on it (overall fat reduction)
...wow I cant believe thats all i can think of. 20 kilos ago this would have been a very different post !

=D

Likes: :)
Being able to shop for new clothes.
Being complemented on my appearance.
Feeling fit at the gym.
Feeling less bloated and lethargic.
Seeing my cholesterol drop 30 points in 6 months.

Dislikes: :(

I do not like my tiny boobies. They look like deflated tires. ;) Ok, not that bad, but why, why, why do they have to go??? I started off with a 38D and now, I'm about 34 to 36 A++ or B-- and I'm not even at goal. Are they planning on becoming concave??? I'm just wondering! ;)


While I was never really generous on top, it's ridiculous now. They look like bean bags to me. I love my Victoria Secret BioFit push-up bra!
Sometimes I have trouble finding clothes small enough. Crazy! In some stores I can wear a size 2 now and I can't find it in stock. I still can't wrap my head around that!
Saggy skin on back of arms. Bat-wings!
Veins on my arms and hands so prominent that people comment on them.
More facial wrinkling (Those creams just aren't doing it for me).
Being colder-as the cold weather approaches I'm dreading it.

My "likes" and "dislikes" lists are equal in length, but BELIEVE ME, the good outweighs the bad for sure!

Likes:
My "monster legs" (they're long and super toned)
My flat stomach
Being able to find and buy something that looks cool and not having to worry too much about whether or not it will make me look fat
My beautifully toned biceps
My protruding collar bones
My low body fat percentage (I went from 31% to 15.5% :eek:)
The sculpted booty that I didn't have at my highest weight (it was just a trunk of jello back then) or while previously thin (it was a flat pancake booty in those days!)

Dislikes:
My loose skin :mad: :o - despite having ab definition, my belly button looks like a deflated balloon up close
The stretch marks I have on my stomach, sides, and back
My deflated boobies
The stretch marks my boobies acquired
The fact my boobies aren't as perky as they were when they were more, erm, INFLATED!
I feel like I still have trace amounts of back fat
And my body dysmorphia... while my self image has gotten much more reasonable and I have gotten significantly more confident, I fear I will always think I have fat deposits in places I don't and that I will always yank clothes off the rack that are too big for me because I still think I'm bigger than I am despite knowing I am nowhere near fat.

Likes:
I like how Im starting to look good in pictures again!
I like getting noticed for my HARD work!
I like waking up in the morning to see if I lost weight!
I like how I feel physically & mentally
I like that I am starting to feel like myself again!

Dislikes:
Stretch marks!!
my boobs

Likes:
My relatively slim looking face
My ginormous eyes
My waist (I have one!)
My less than totally sucky jogging capability
My starting-to-protrude collarbone

Dislikes:
MY LEGS. I don't know what the heck it is, but they are way too huge for the rest of me, even my calves, which really don't have much fat on them.
My general hairiness
My too wide for their length feet.

But from the waist up I'm fine with it.

i don't like my arms . i like my small face a lot of people say i have a baby face .

Likes:
Wearing cute little camisole tops
My thighs no longer rub together
Muscle definition in my arms
Being able to wear little sizes (XS - petites)

Dislikes:
Saggy abdominal poochy skin
And, I'm still a pear, if I could just suck the remaining fat from my thighs and transfer it to my boobs (currently a 32A!!!) ...

Like
I am seeing toning going on. My body is getting into shape and the time and effort is worth the results I am seeing.

Dislikes
I am never going to get rid of this chest. I went from a 34B to a 42D and it doesn't seem like it wants to go away no matter how much weight I lose. I am still into a 40D.

Like
Arms
I feel strong
I feel healthy
Boobs
Toned

Dislikes
Stomach I need to flatten
Lovehandles have to get rid of them
Everything that involves my stomach area

I like:-
My collarbone definition
my teeny waist (under 26"!!)
How my abs are toning up
My wrists and ankes
My long leaner legs
My slender back
My cheekbones
Recognition for my hard work!

I don't like:-
My saddlebags - I'd have em removed in a minute if I had the cash
My boobs - I can actually feel my ribs through them - thank the lord for gel bras, that's what I say!!!
My bum - is still flabbier than I'd like and a bit of a weird shape when I'm naked!

I like:
my boobs
my legs

my dislikes:
my tummy!!! (big one)
my arms.

I like my collarbone but hate my oddly shaped stomach.

Likes:
I never really had a double chin
my collar bones
i guess my overall shape, im pretty evenly proportioned

Dislikes:
of course the stomach
rolls on my back where my bra straps are
the fact that my thighs rub and destroy my jeans =(

^ We have the same exact likes/dislikes :^:

Likes: My boobs, and my arms
Dislikes: My stomach, thighs, and back

Likes:
my sleep apnea is gone,
my prediabetes is long gone,
waking up thinking I'm having a heart attack is gone,
feeling strong, feeling healthy,
my skinny clothes especially jeans and leather jacket,
no loss in inches for boobs,
great legs from daily walks,
looking slim, sleeping better,
enjoying what I'm eating,
feeling more grateful,
other LC'ers who share,
3 Fat Chicks. :hug:

Dislikes:
excess skin,
flabby belly :(

Likes - My arms and my shoulders, and my calves. My hips and the fact that I am getting a shape, I have sexy curves! :cool:

Dislikes - My tummy, and the fact that though I am smaller, I am in between sizes. :(

I really dislike my nose. I've made my peace with that fact that my stomach isnt going to look the way I want it.

I like my lips my wrist bones and my collar bones. I touch them when I feel hopeless because it reminds me how far I've come.

I like:
beginning to wear cute clothes--today I wore wild Fall colors and funky purse with Red shoes!
My Butt
My Arms
Somewhat thinner face
smaller waist
leaner calves
my skin--looks great with all the water and sleep I am getting

I don't like:
stretch marks on abdomen and belly button
THIGHS

^ We have the same exact likes/dislikes :^:

UGH..i love my jeans, but i guess my thighs don't feel the same way. It's getting a little better though since I have lost some weight it's not AS bad, but still noticeable. And don't even get my started on my "back rolls" those are such a pain. I always feel like my shirt is getting stuck in them. LOL.

LIKES : My lips, eyes, arms, bust, the fact that know I actually have a waist!!!

DISLIKES : Em, Im pretty happy to be able to have likes, and the things I dislike now, Im going to change so Im not gonna complain about them !! :)

I'd been 'off' heavy exercise (Drs orders) for about 6 weeks and was appalled by how slack I'd gotten. Short of breath, weak, weary ...

BUT

My body is bouncing back pretty nicely. I can feel my muscle respond and my endurance is improving ... in a very short time. I like that my body can do that.

Likes:
~Lower jean sizes
~Compliments/acknowledgement
~More curvier body
~Knowing I can focus and accomplish something
~Forearms are TINY
~Compared to what I was in June everything is better somewhat!
~Tons of the lost weight went off my hips and I can feel flatter area around hips.

Dislikes:
~Still have a pudgy stomach
~Somewhat pudgy thighs
~Wants the fat gone so the curviness will show more
~The length of time it's taking to get to where I wanna be lol

Yeah, I agree with you luckymommy ... there's definitely some pro's and con's that come along with weight loss!

Pro's for me:
Clothes sizes are dropping
Arm flab going down
Gaining muscle
Feel better about myself
Eating healthier, more nutritious foods
My freinds and family are FINALLY noticing a change
It's motivated my hubby to start working out again :)

Con's for me:
FLABBY SKIN ON BELLY!!

Sometimes when I look in the mirror and see the loose skin on my belly, it makes me feel discouraged, and I start questioning is it even worth all this trouble, when that skin is going to stay there regardless. It's been a big issue for me (and still is) especially when i look in the mirror with just panties and a bra on :(

But overall, I'm LOVIN the results and the feeling of taking control over my body and my health! :)

Likes:
My long, curvy legs
My butt. :)
My calves becoming better toned
Increased ability to walk at a brisk pace

Dislikes:
My flubby stomach
Stretch marks :(
Having huge hips
Lower back fat

So right now, it's 50/50 likes & dislikes - here's hoping that with some more work, the likes side will outweigh the dislikes.

LIKES!
-way more energy and better overall attitude
-went down clothes sizes and look GOOD in really fitting clothes
-legs looking HOT from working out- ready for miniskirt weather!
-feel fitter, don't get worn out like before
-living better- enjoy healthy foods and working out

dislikes:
-tummy pooch- still not perfect! haha
...umm... i'm pretty happy with everything else! :D

I have only lost 7lbs, so its not really much of a difference, but here they are

Likes:
My breast (@ least for now:D)
My face



Dislikes:
My fat stomach
TIGER LINES a.k.a stretch marks
My jiggly thighs