Hello! I was just wondering if I will ever see the skinnier me or will I always see myself as fat. I know that I am losing weight because I am down 3 sizes and have lost 50+ pounds. People give me compliments all the time of how great I look and that they can really see a difference in my size. But, when I look into the mirror I don't see such a big difference. I am also having a mindblock when it comes to shopping for new clothes. I've had to exchange several articles of clothing b/c I bought too big of a size. When I hold up a size 22, I say to myself that there is no way that I can fit into this (I used to be a tight size 28) and buy a size 24 instead. For my birthday in August, my mother bought me some 18/20 panties (longstanding family tradition). I put them in my underwear drawer b/c I knew it would be a loooong time before I could wear them. Well, I decided to wear a pair of them earlier this week and they fit perfectly! Why do I keep selling myself so short???

I only have this problem when I step on the scale. I'll sometimes think that I gained weight so ill move the thing up instead of down. And when the little thing doesnt move im like omgg I lost alot of weight?!...so I second guess myself at times but then I remember how I changed my eating habbits n excersize n thats y Im successful. But even though I only lost 25 pounds so far, I still go shopping. I guess for me, its a motivation! My number 1 goal is to be able to go inside any store and buy anything I want! I remember when I lost 15 pounds, I was able to buy like 5 nice tops, 2 nice jackets and a pair of jeans. Now that I lost 25lbs I went from a size 24 to a size 20 so I brought myself a nice jean and next week I plan on buying blk jeans and a few shirts. So I guess the more I lose weight, the more I wanna go buy because its a step closer to my goal weight of 160. But I wont buy alot since I will be losing more weight. And trust, when im 160, Im going on a $1,000 shopping spree! :thumbup: Im cleaning out stores lol

This thread inspired my to go home last night and try on an old pair of pants that I assumed were 2 sizes too small for me. And they fit perfectly!!! Now I am on a mission to throw out and donate all of these baggy clothes I have been hiding under! I have a long way to go but these little victories can really be the best!

Best of luck to all of us!:thumbup:

I am not yet banded. I had my psych consult on Friday and on e of the issues the Doc told me to be mindful of is that it takes a while for your mind to catch up to your body and that the loss will not register right away. This sounds like the issue that many of you are going through.