Do you forget to look in the mirror?
 

So when I was heavy every morning was a trama finding something to wear. I'd usually spend 15-30 mins, trying on numerous outfits to find the one that was the most flattering. Often times the ordeal led to tears or just general anxiety that I looked fat.

I've noticed lately, that if I've worn an outfit before I won't even look in the mirror to check and see what I look like! I don't have to worry any more if something makes me "look fat". I don't know if that's a new found confidence or if I'm just too busy and too distracted to worry if I need to change my clothes! I find myself getting to work and catching a glimpse in the mirror and saying, oh this is what I picked to wear today. I hope I don't have a stain or forget to zip my pants or button my shirt one day!

Excellent. Another instance of suddenly finding a happy moment due to weight loss. A closet full of clothes that fit.

I dunno, I spent more time than I care to admit this morning admiring my rear end in a pair of pants that, until recently, I haven't been able to fit into for a while..:)

I know what you mean, though. It's part of being more confident.

//b. strong,
Kim

Same here....I think I look in the mirror more now because I actually LIKE what I see most days....and I definitely spend more time doing my hair and makeup now too :dizzy: Before I just didn't care too much because I wasn't happy with what I looked like .

Oh gosh, I'm always checking myself out. If I didn't have a mirror I'd go nuts! ;)

Seriously, I love looking at myself, (in clothes!). I'll go out of my way to find a full length mirror when I'm out and about. I've been this weight for 18 months now, and I still am floored when I catch a glimpse of myself. My DH sometimes sings the old song, "You're so Vain" to me...lovingly of course. :D

I don't have a mirror at home because if I did I'd never leave. This means I check myself out in public a lot.

No, this isn't true for me.

I'm now like my own life-sized Barbie doll. Playing dress-up & posing in front of the mirror is one of the ways I have fun. I get to buy me all kinds of outfits, all the clothes that I admired & coveted but couldn't find in my size, or if I could find them, the effect wasn't right because the proportions were off. I take getting dressed for work or for going out anywhere very seriously.

ETA: Also, I have a really great mirror. It's a full-length mirror, tilting, on a stand, and it's got a big wooden crest at the top. It dates back to the 1870s. (They called them "cheval glasses" back then.) Finally, I feel that I live up to the mirror. Before it was like looking at a mediocre portrait in a really beautiful, valuable frame.

My husband says that living with me is like living with a teenage boy b/c he catches me checking out my muscles in the mirror. :D But, I agree with you! I can even wear sweats or old jeans and not worry about how I look. Throwing on clothes and running out is not dangerous, anymore.

I'm the opposite of you I'm afraid, I NEVER used to look in the mirror if I could possibly avoid it, where as now I go out of my way to find mirrors to look in because I just can't believe it's me staring back, a slim person :lol:
I'm hoping the buzz I get from this is never going to go away...

I love mirrors...and reflected glass cases. :D

I never checked myself out in mirrors BEFORE. I would look just to make sure I wasn't hideous, but "hideous" was pretty much my line. Anything better than hideous was just fine.

Now I'm much picker. :D

Oh this is what I meant to say! I'm so guilty of being a total egomaniac and checking myself out ALL the time!

This is a great subject, so happy to hear I'm not the only one that likes herself and keeps eye balling the mirrors :lol:

Congratulations to you.;)

As for myself....I've always been fascinated by my own reflection,:o
and not just to see whether or not I was fat.
I looked at myself frequently even when I weighed 271 lbs.

Now...at 115 lbs...I look at myself in the mirror ALL THE TIME.
I have full-length mirrors everywhere in my house,
and even when I'm not going out where anyone can see me at all,
I dress in attractive clothing so I can compliment myself
as I walk by one of my mirrors. :D