I know this is completely a mental issue with my own view of myself.  My boss says I'm just getting skinnier and skinnier.  A lady at the ballgame Friday night called me "skinny minny".  I don't see it.  I know my clothes are smaller.  My DH says I have a mental issue because I tell him that I see the 274 lb girl in the mirror still.  I do.  Anyone else going thru this?

I think my body image is so out of whack! When I'm heavy I avoid mirrors and picture myself smaller than I really am.

When I have lost weight in the past and been closer to a normal weight I still feel heavier in comparison to those that are about my size! When I would see pics of myself at lower weights I'm surprised that I am "thin". Does that make sense?

Yes it does make sense.

"When I'm heavy I avoid mirrors and picture myself smaller than I really am."

Very acute insight.  I'll add that the same probably rings true for pictures.  We avoid having our pictures taken, and that lends to the "smaller than I really am" perspective.  That's probably the reason that so many of us decide to do something when we finally see a picture of ourselves at our heaviest weight.  I know that is certainly true for me, and I've read where several other posters have had similar experiences.

Yes! My family doctor always tells me that I'm melting away to skin and bones. Friends and family always greet me with "Hi Skinny!". I've had strangers call me skinny girl. I just don't see it. When looking for clothes, I still pick up the big sizes because the clothes that actually fit me look way too small. I hope my head catches up to this body soon!

Me too.  I actually went to the "regular" sizes the other day and bought a shirt!  Could not believe it.

I get this too and am just starting to notice any differences in the mirror.  I too still feel like the 274 lb girl.  I know my clothes are getting smaller, but I just don't always see it.

We are about the same place now.

 right there with you. I have a hard time seeing the skinner me. I think it is the fact that I am so used to dreaming i was smaller that now that I am it is so dream like. I will say that only now can i start to see myself as everyone else does but not all the time. 

I had one moment a week ago at the mall when I saw my reflection and actually took a step back to make sure it was ME!