Steph Anie

I think the mirror is much more subjective than it seems. My weight fluctuates daily by 20 pounds, according to my mirror!

It really does take a while for your brain to catch up with your body. For me, it is the clothes that help me realize it. I have kept some of my jeans from when I weighed 310 lbs and every once in a while I try them on. I am down 142lbs and can literally fit all of me into 1 leg of my old pants. My grown sons were shocked because they say they never realized how heavy I actually was until I showed them. Now they get it!

Djmohr, I started cleaning out my closet.... I still had to try on every 3x....even though I know they don't fit.... I had to keep convincing myself. My hubby was telling me today that he never realized that I had gained that much either--that he still saw me the same as the day that we met. I think I'll keep him!