A wow moment for me

So yesterday at work Im walking around talking about how I hate my hanging skin blah blah blah and telling everybody after they are telling me how great I look that if I took my clothes off they'd all throw up(LOL). So this one kid that I work with(he's 17 and such a cutie) I ask him how much he thinks I weigh and he says "about 110" and I look at him like he's crazy and he starts guessing lower and I say "Andrew I weigh 135" and he says "no way, you look tiny" So I go up to the other guy and girl that I work with and ask them to tell me truthfully how much do they think I weight and the guy says 115 and the girl says she thinks about the same and I'm standing there in amazement because I think I look all of my 135 pounds so I tell them and they both are saying "no way do you weigh 135 pounds". So Im saying ok maybe I dont need to loose anymore weight and try to maintain now until my TT. Even when I was 215 people would guess me at around 160-175 and that always made me happy too. I just thought I would comment on how we still kinda have these distorted images of ourselves and its not always what we think we see when we look in the mirror. ~Nicole 215/135/whatever

Hi Nicole; Isn't it great to receive these nice "reality checks"??!! I still think of myself as a "FAT GUY", but nobody else seems to. I still do double-takes when I walk by mirrors or windows and see "THAT STRANGER WITH MY FACE"!! Enjoy the "NEW YOU"......You look great!! Mike

Nicole, You've done so well and look so good. It's great when others notice our accomplishments and give us a reality check. I think that we are all way too harsh on ourselves. Connie

Allo I hav eto say is.... My mind deceives me. I ate and ate. Never seeing my weight problems in the mirror before. Now as I lose weight. My mirror and mind mind continue this. I am sometimes worried that I may lose to much and won't be aware of it. I am wearing a size 6 some 8's now. I remember thinking that size was so small before. Now I think l wont be happy untill I am wearing a 4. Even if it is to small for my body. I wish I had a solution to this. All I know is it scares me sometimes. It makes it hard for me to shop. Knowing how I deceive myself.

JULIE, JULIE, JULIE...I relate to your fears as I think many of us do, HOWEVER, if you are really stressing this much over being in a size 6 because you need to be in a size 4...honey, you are running a great risk of becomming anorexic. RUN, do not walk, RUN to a therapist who specializes in food and body image issues. This is a very real problem, especially for women. PLEASE take care of this NOW. We're on your side. Best, Maureen

Dont you love that?? I am still about 253 - I subbed at a junior high yesterday and one of the kids said I was kind of chubby that I must weigh at least 175 lbs or so. I said, yeah, pretty close - and left it at that! -Sherrie

What a terrific tale, Nicole, thanks for sharing. Someone came into my office yesterday and told me I looked "tiny" -- I laughed very heartily as no one in my life has ever used that word in descriptive terms about me, EVER. And, of course, at 192, I am no where near "tiny" however comparatively speaking, I suppose losing a half of yourself can lead people to view you as much smaller than you really are. Maureen

Sweetie you do look tiny!! And you look fricken fantastidc!!! ~Nicole