In the past few weeks, I have had numerous people use the word "tiny" to describe me.
And it's just so strange to me. I feel weird every time I hear that word. I have never been thin. When people say it, I feel like I should be turning around to see who else they are talking to, lol.
Will I ever get used to it? Or am I always still going to be "the fat girl" in my head?
I have gotten this, and when I get used to it, I'll let you know...but then, I'm not genuinely tiny at 5 foot 8 and 170 lbs, and you're a lot closer to it, so maybe if it's factually true it'll be easier to get used to?
I don't think I will ever get used to it. I certainly don't see myself that way, but get called tiny by my co-workers all the time. I've maintained for over a year now and cannot really visualize myself that way. I think I look normal or average, certainly no less. Sometimes it is nice. Sometimes I feel embarrassed by the comments, and don't like the attention drawn to myself. I feel awkward and don't know how to respond at times. I usually make some remark like "I really don't see myself that way" or "I have plenty of fat areas". The only place I feel really tiny is in the chest area. That does look tiny now.
I got that kind of comment a lot when I first lost weight, but not as much any more. Everyone has pretty much gotten used to the way I am now, after 2 years, so it isn't so much of a contrast. Now, if anyone makes that kind of comment I just say "thank you!".
I don't think I'm tiny at all. I just see "normal" and healthy when I look in the mirror.
I am not sure when you'll get used to it but I'd imagine one day.
I get those comments, too, and I'm not tiny (@ 5'8" 165 lbs). I think in my head that they are telling me "you are tiny in comparison to what you used to be" because, for me, nothing else makes sense. I also think I look normal or average. "Slender" is even a stretch for me, IMO.
Only occasionally I will get a glimpse of myself in a mirror and I'll be surprised by how thin I look. It's always a pleasant surprise but I've found this entire process one big head trip.
I get those comments, too. I can't even mention the word "diet" to my co-workers or friends because they explode, "YOU don't need to be on a diet!!! You look fine!" I've never told them my weight, though. Most people look/act shocked when I do tell them.
I don't think I'll ever see myself as tiny. I weighed over 180lbs in high school and I still find myself absent-mindedly picking out size 16's in the stores because that still "looks" like my size to me. It has been eight years since I weighed that much!
I don't think it's body dysmorphic disorder, because I see my size accurately in a mirror. I wonder if there is such a thing as clothing dysmorphic disorder, lol.
I think that it is a great compliment. 5'2" and 122 pounds sounds tiny to me although I think that I would rather use the word "petite". One of my goals is to be petite because at 5'2", I think that I should be petite!
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