Does our mind ever really see us the way we truly are?

I have come a long way, but I still have a ways to go.  Some days when I go to put my jeans on, I look at them and think "How HIGH am I to think my arse is gonna squeeze into those???"  And the next day, I'll hold up those same jeans and think - "Good grief, they're ginormous."    I know I'm 7 sizes and 140 pounds down.  My eyeballs?  They're not so sure.  So I'll just keep doin' what I need to do, and trust that the "old timers" (no offense intended!) are right - in that my brain WILL eventually catch up! Debi, you DO look fantastic!

Darla, I do the same thing...one day I think I'm the ginormous one and another day I think the clothes are.  Some days I feel thin and light and other days I feel like a huge blob! Just wait, maybe a year from now we'll be the old timers posting to some newbie about their mind catching up with their body!  Did I ever get to see the pictures of you in the jeans?????  You are such a sweet and funny friend.  I love ya lots and lots!! Debi

Hi Debi!  I know just how you feel.  I've lost 85 pounds and am only 16 from my first big goal and I look at myself and still see rolls and fat and don't even remember that old me so much so that I sometimes have a hard time seeing the change. 

Yesterday I went shopping and was able to squeeze into a size 8!  I haven't been able to wear that size in about 17 years.  But why don't I SEE it? I'm looking forward to reading the comments on this topic. Hang in there - you look fantastic and have done awesome! (((Hugs))) Michelle

Michelle, Congrats on getting into a size 8!!!!  Isn't it amazing to fit into a size of clothing that does NOT begin with a 2 and is only 1 digit????  Great job on your weight loss! I can't wait until we are all posting how we look in the mirror and see skinny little bodies! Debi

I'm having a hard time having my head catch up. I'm firmly in 8's and can squeeze into 6's and when I look in the mirror I just see the fat that's left. It's when I see pictures that I can kind of see it or I go "OMG that's me?!?!" I had a bunch of pics taken last night of me in my '****tail dress' at a wedding and I still don't really see it too well. I'm looking forward to my head catching up. My mom is always telling me "oh that guy is checking you out" or "the waiter keeps trying to get your attention" and I never believe her. I can't imagine why in the world they'd be checking me out. Don't they know i'm really fat? It's crazy thoughts I know. I do the thing where I hold up jeans and think "my goodness, these fit over my butt?" I too have thin and fat days, but I think they're more noticable now that we're smaller. When I was bigger and a small person would say "i'm having a fat day" I would think "whatever, must be so rough" but now I understand. Fat days are awful. The more water I drink the more thin days I have though ;) Anyways, i'm rambling. My plan to help myself get past this mind over body thing is to take a lot of pictures whenever I can of myself and look at them, study them, see what I look like. Really try to get a grasp of what I look like now. Although it's still changing, slowly but surely, I am still changing.

Alayna, I can totally understand why the guys are checking you out!  You are gorgeous!  I know that's hard for you to see, but I see it and so do so many others.  Are you going to post the pics of the ****tail dress???  I've been wanting to post a new avatar, but I don't have a digital camera and my daughter lost the cord to connect hers to the computer.  My current picture is from March and my hair is different again.  I keep changing it. I understand about the fat days...if I'm retaining water or if I gain a pound, it's almost painful - I feel so bloated and gross.  Whereas before I felt that way all the time.  So I guess I can feel a difference. I like the idea of comparing pictures to start to see the difference.  I'm going to have to just break down and get a camera! Take care and keep working your tool.  You are doing a fabulous job! Debi