What do you see when you look in the mirror ?

This is me too.

My body and brain were most aligned when I was in the 200-250 lb range. I never saw myself at 373 lbs and was shocked by photos and occasional reflections in the mirror or glass. On the other hand, I'm having the same experience at 140-ish lbs - but in the opposite direction.

Hi Au_Contraire,

Take that and run with it!!! You keep that imagine in your mind until it's reality! YOU GOT THIS

This not odd. I feel the exact same way.

It takes awhile to get use to any change. I am always in awe of the mind games our "mind" can play on us

So this is a weird thing (I think): A previous post talked about comparing yourself to others by trying on their clothes. I felt that some people had gotten heavier over the last year but when I looked back at pictures I realized that they were the same size they had always been. They were just heavier in relation to me!

I do a double take when I see my image now, because I'm always shocked by how much weight I've lost; I expect to see the me who's 88 Lbs heavier in the mirror.

EXCEPT when I'm trying on clothes. I made the mistake of sitting in the change room yesterday and the outfit I liked suddenly took on new dimensions as my body spread and I was freaked out. I tried to tell myself that I am still much smaller than I was and that me sitting at 304 was much bigger than me sitting at 216 but...yikes, lol.

Since we're sharing dog images, here's an image of my sweet boy, Mac, unimpressed with his new hand made rain coat. The look on his face matches the look on mine yesterday in the change room. RIP, baby boy.

Awwww love your doggie! OK, that is going to be another post. Even when I lost weight and was wearing a size zero there is something evil about the changing room! I am not going there

At 11 years out, I still see myself as fat. I get called thin, slender, fit, small etc all the time.....people tell me this even when I'm not fishing for compliments.

I don't know if my mind will ever catch up. I know that I'm not fat....so I ignore what I am seeing in the mirror.

Scott