Mind Games~Repost from Main Board

I'm not sure how to handle the feelings~I was hoping that things would look and feel better in the morning! I understand what you're saying too. When I was 328lbs I never thought I was that big~I felt overweight but not morbidly obese~I guess I didn't want to admit it to myself. Tracy B 328/159 5'9"

Wow, someone else who does this!!! Yep, I keep thinking I should be in smaller clothing than what I'm in.... Isn't that just a trip? I guess I never really saw how fat I was. it really wasn't until the last couple of years that I thought of myself as really fat. Pat

Pat--I feel like you do also. When I was young and thin--I felt fat. As I gained weight it took me a really long time to come to terms with how large I was. Yup--when I weighed more than football players and the heavyweight boxing champion--I was FAT. I still have a really big butt and thighs--tend to think of myself as thin--nope--I'm not thin--just thinner than before.

LOL Lynda!!!! I've thought about the weights of professional players too. When you're watching a football game and their height and weight pops up~URGH! I was heavier than most of them! Tracy B 328/159 5'9"

Tracy, you aren't alone in this. My mind plays tricks on me almost daily....sure I know I'm not MO anymore the scale tells me that...the mirror doesn't however *sigh*. I just keep reiterating to myself that I look much better than I did a year ago....hopefully if and when I have PS and remove this tire in my abdomen I'll feel better. Keep telling yourself you are beautiful and remember how far you've come. Hugs, Dana

Thanks so much Dana~that's great advice! Tracy B 328/159 5'9"

You guys, this is so weird. I do it too! Although I know I've lost 115 pounds, sometimes I look at myself and think I look almost the same. DH has lost about 50 pounds following his WLS and he said, "No, I can't look much smaller - my pants still fit!" Well, they do fit around the waist for some reason, but they hang at his hips and around his legs, and his shirts, which were REAL tight even though I used to stretch them out every time I washed them, are hanging in folds. One of these days those pants are gonna fall right off of him! I told him he's gonna have to get new pants soon because these will be too short. Get it, he wears them low under the belly and pretty soon he's gonna have to pull them up around his waist and they will suddenly be too short! Kitty

LOL! Too funny Kitty! Congratulations to you and your dh!!!!! Tracy B 328/159 5'9"

Thank you for posting this one Tracy- I have been dealing with the mind games for a long time now and am now looking for options to deal with them. Do I go to a Psych? or a counselor? a group? If so, where? Somedays I feel on top of the world and really slim (105 weight loss) and other days I feel like I still weigh 318. Very frustrating. I've joined Weigh****chers just for the weekly weigh in and group support. I'm also slipping back into dumb habits,...(sigh) but I keep fighting on, the goal is worth it!

I was wondering the same thing Sheila~do I need to go and talk to someone?? We've come so far so fast, maybe it just takes time? Good Luck! Tracy B 328/159 5'9"