body image

Well, all these months I've been proud of myself for losing weight and getting smaller.  I've been thinking that I've looked good and sometimes even sexy.  I've looked into the mirror and seen smaller hips, more narrow waist, thinner face.....and now BAM!!!! reality has set in.  I still weigh 180 pounds.  I'm no lightweight.  How in the world does a persons body image change so fast.  I've gone from seeing a fat woman to seeing an acceptable reflection in the mirror to realizing I'm not near as thin as I think I am (translation:  You're just a smaller fat woman).   I wish I could see how I look to other people and be objective about it.  Do you suppose I'll EVER feel truly thin?  I'm not at all satisfied with this situation.  Its time to get on the stick and start losing weight again.

Wow!

Hey! Just wanting to congratulate you on such a good job.

Well done!

Howdy from Okla

Hello, Thaks for the comment. I live in the southern part of Okla. Clarita is near Atoka, Coalgate, and Tupelo. Its a very small town. Most people blink and miss it..lol It maybe has 100 people here. We still have horse and buggies..!!
My Doc has me on a 1000 cal diet. I have found it hard to get to a thousand, cause i really watch my Cal. Plus i eat alot of veggies and fruits. He says long as i don't go under 800 Cals i would keep losing. He also got me on water pills, which makes me pee all the time..lol So i think most of my weight lose so far has been water. But hey it's a start. And with the Phen pills i don't feel hungry, so i have to  make myself eat. I put myself on a schedule of when to eat. Which is helpin alot.
U r doin a wonderful job, i see ur progress it goin good. Keep up the awesome work..!! What part of okie u at? What else do u do to help u lose weight. I need all the tips i can get..!! Hope to hear Back..!!

You are doing great!

You've lost 27 pounds!  That is wonderful!...and you're keeping it off, which is even better.  You can do this! 

As far as if you will ever be satisfied with your weight.  I don't know.  For me, I think there will always be something I'd like different about my body...but I'm happy that I'm getting smaller...and healthier in the process, kwim? 

Anyway, keep up the great work!

Mirror, Mirror on the wall....

Mirror looks at the outside of us, not on the inside!  You've lost an amazing amount of weight...and you should feel sexier and happier.  If you want to lose more...go for it!  You need to find the weight which you will be happy with yourself....

I have a lot of weight to lose still...but I do love what I'm seeing...the slow transformation in the mirror.  I do feel sexier, happier and of course I realize I have more to lose but if I love myself now can you imagine when I lose all the weight....WATCH OUT WORLD!  I can only get better....so there is no right or wrong...just be happy with what you've accomplished...set your goal and go for it!

Stay Strong, Stay Focused