Hey Ladies! Got a question....

I've lost 15 pounds, yea! I can tell already that I'm a little thinner. I'm liking the way my legs look got a little bit more of a curve when I look in the mirror. I've gone down a size at least (depending on what it is), I can button some of my shirts that I couldn't before. I'm feeling great! When I look in the mirror I feel good. Which from what I have read from most people on him is the opposite of what people feel.

And then...... I see a picture of me and I feel awful! I feel that I can't see any change. I know it's only 15 pounds but it's funny to me that I can see it when I look in the mirror and other people are noticing and then I see a picture and I look bigger than I see when I look in the mirror.

Am I losing my mind? Does anyone have advice or has gone through the same thing? I'm in desperate need of advice or I guess encouragement. It doesn't make me want to quit my new healthy regiment if anything it's helping me for motivation, just curious if this is normal.

All I can say is be patient. I lost 30 pounds last summer and while I could feel it and see it in the mirror every picture I took of the new me seemed to look exactly the same as the old me. Only recently (after 1 year of maintaining) have I been able to go back and finally see the difference in my pictures. I really can't explain why I can now see and didn't then, but I wouldn't be too hard on yourself it will probably take time. Also since your quite tall (I'm 5'10" as well) weight loss is a lot more subtle.
Congrats on the 15 pound loss!!!

15 pounds is a great start. Sometimes it is hard to noice when you first start losing. I know I was jaded on how big I actually was when I started losing so it was hard for me to notice my weight loss. I know other people really didn't start saying anything until I lost like 50 pounds. All I can tell you is to be patient it will come.

pictures always make u seem larger in my opinion. dont look at them keep looking in the mirror and congratulate yrself!

Ugh, pictures. I'm staying away from cameras until I'm at goal!

I too will try to stay away from pictures until my goal. Pictures are too harsh to handle. I have seen a pic of me recently too and I just want to cringe.

Thanks everyone! I thought I was going crazy.

You're definitely NOT going crazy...

I've lost nearly 16 pounds... .2 to go! and some people are seeing a change... and I'm noticing that my clothes are fitting better... but I still don't SEE it...

You're definitely not alone!

Pictures are just painful. don't let it get you down. What you've done is something to congratulate yourself over.

You're doing great! Pictures are hard, and I feel your pain... it seems like I always look much larger than I feel when I see a picture of me. Just keep up the hard work!

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i am sooo with you on this, when i look at myself in the mirror i look thinner and when my pants fall off me i know something has changed but most pictures i take i still look as big as ever and its sooo frustrating. there are pics of me from the same day though one where i look enormous and one where i look thin...i cant believe they were even from the same day...i blame the cameras. i say- lets stick to the mirror, otherwise, oy, i dont even want to think about it

ug, cameras. I run from them. I don't even recognize myself in photos, which I think is kinda weird. I think stick with how you feel. And congrats on 15 lbs!! That is amazing!!

I have trouble telling in pics. I can see small things. I'm hoping when school starts back up people will notice and tell me