[FitGirlyGirl]

I'm in size 6 jeans, and you would think that would be the end of the NSV, but it's not. Last night I took them off and as I was folding them I realized that they didn't look tiny to me. They looked normal or even a little large. I remember when 6 looked really tiny and 20 and 22 looked normal. So I started looking at some of my old clothes and they look just huge! I think it is funny how our idea of what is normal changes when we go through this. I have entirely different viewpoints of normal clothing sizes, food choices, portion sizes, and activities that I did before. I think it shows that my mind is getting healthier too.

[yoyoma]

Congratulations -- both on fitting into and embracing size 6 as normal!!!

I have lost touch with my own size over the years, and I literally can't tell if a pair of pants will fit me until I try them on.

[toastedsmoke]

Congrats FGG!!! Those are awesome NSVs!!! Well done!!

I too have problems with reconciling sizes. I remember when I started, I would have KILLED to fit into size 12 jeans because they looked absolutely tiny to me. In August I started fitting into size 8 jeans and I looked and them and thought "gee who knew size 8 was so big!" <shakes head>

[KatMarie]

That's funny...I thought I was the only one who saw things like this! I wear size 8's in Levi's right now and that size used to look impossibly tiny to me. The other day I took them off hanger to put them on and thought whoops I must have grabbed some size 16 or something...nope, it was the size 8's...they looked huge. Very weird how perception changes.

[desertmouse2010]

Congratulations!

[theox]

That's great, FitGirlyGirl! New sizes, new habits, new "normal" - WTG!

[linJber]

You're so wise to recognize the change in attitude as being just as important as the change in clothing size. Wonderful accomplishment.

Lin

[April Snow]

great nsvs!! And my computer hiccuped so I clicked on your profile and saw the photo there -you look so beautiful!!

[Madame Souza]

That's great! I think it's so important to notice our perception when we are looseing weight about pants sizes, food portions etc. Congratulations on being a size 6 and noticing your perception of normal for you pants size.
I have also noticed that I am starting to see a size 20 as normal. (I started as a 26). One night, I was going to take the trash out, it was dark and I grabbed a pair of jeans out of the dirty laundry and put them on. They didn't zip and I figured out they were my boyfriend's! I don't know what size he would be in womans but his waist used to be a lot smaller than mine. The fact that they fit over my hips, thighs and belly was a pleasant surprise.

[FitGirlyGirl]

Thanks everyone.

April - Awww, thank you

Madame - and soon you'll be able to zip them. DH and I are the same clothing size right now and being able to fit into his clothing was an awesome feeling. Next up: his clothes being too big

[konfyoozed]

that's awesome roxy! the six is great, the idea that six is normal is even better.