I've made it to halfway! I've lost 82 lbs since January. I am happy to see the number on the scale but thought I would see a bigger differece in the mirror.
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Started by sugar1969, Aug 29 2011 09:05 PM
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 09:26 PM
You should be very proud of yourself! go buy 1 new outfit or do a spa day at home! Although you may not see the difference in a mirror you should take a before picture and compare it to a current one. you will notice the difference by doing that. Congrats on the halfway goal!
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 09:33 PM
WOW WEEEEEEE...girl, 82 lbs is FABULOSCITY at its finest 
You should be VERY proud of yourself...you are a great inspiration and encouragement to many here and in your personal life I am sure.
I agree Barb.....take pics and compare to old ones, you will see the difference.
Now about the mirror.....it is a liar! lol......seriously, our perception is deceiving sometimes. We are so use to seeing ourselves as overweight and obese, and we have programmed our brains for so long in thinking we are this one way, that it is hard to see ourselves as anything else. I have had this problem as well. I even find myself going to the big girl clothes STILL to this day. grrrrrr....what the heck??? lol.
I tell my hubby all the time he has a delusional perception of himself.....when he looks in the mirror he thinks he is this young, buff hunk of manliness. lol......funny how our brains plays tricks on us.....scary too though. ha
Take a look at this cartoon below....how true is this? lol
You should be VERY proud of yourself...you are a great inspiration and encouragement to many here and in your personal life I am sure.
I agree Barb.....take pics and compare to old ones, you will see the difference.
Now about the mirror.....it is a liar! lol......seriously, our perception is deceiving sometimes. We are so use to seeing ourselves as overweight and obese, and we have programmed our brains for so long in thinking we are this one way, that it is hard to see ourselves as anything else. I have had this problem as well. I even find myself going to the big girl clothes STILL to this day. grrrrrr....what the heck??? lol.
I tell my hubby all the time he has a delusional perception of himself.....when he looks in the mirror he thinks he is this young, buff hunk of manliness. lol......funny how our brains plays tricks on us.....scary too though. ha
Take a look at this cartoon below....how true is this? lol
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"reached my goal (-64 lbs) and now ROCKIN' maintenance....WooHoooooo"
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(¸.•´ (¸.•` MeLissa~
"reached my goal (-64 lbs) and now ROCKIN' maintenance....WooHoooooo"
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 04:45 AM
Congrats!
Blessed is absolutely correct about how our mind works.
I had lost the weight and almost reached goal and I was still not happy with what I saw in the mirror.
One day I was walking around with a friend and I was picking out girls whose figure I admired and eventually saw a reflection of "this girl" in a shop window and I said, "I want to get as thin as her." And my friend laughed and said, "Phyllis, look up at that girl's face. It's you!" LOL
I was stunned...and thrilled. I'm sure that you look considerably thinner than YOU think you do. Remember, you've been losing this over time and you don't recognize the changes in your body. So find a picture of your heavier self and take a new picture of yourself now and I think you'll be stunned by how much thinner you really look. And, yes, by all means, go out and buy yourself a new outfit that accentuates your diminishing curves.
Phyllis
Blessed is absolutely correct about how our mind works.
I had lost the weight and almost reached goal and I was still not happy with what I saw in the mirror.
One day I was walking around with a friend and I was picking out girls whose figure I admired and eventually saw a reflection of "this girl" in a shop window and I said, "I want to get as thin as her." And my friend laughed and said, "Phyllis, look up at that girl's face. It's you!" LOL
I was stunned...and thrilled. I'm sure that you look considerably thinner than YOU think you do. Remember, you've been losing this over time and you don't recognize the changes in your body. So find a picture of your heavier self and take a new picture of yourself now and I think you'll be stunned by how much thinner you really look. And, yes, by all means, go out and buy yourself a new outfit that accentuates your diminishing curves.
Phyllis
Phyllis
Height: 5'2
SW - 177.6
Goal! - 132
Returning Weight - 143
CW - GOAL AGAIN!!!
Before JC with hubby and nephews in 2006/After JC (2nd time) in 2011
After JC 10/11
Height: 5'2
SW - 177.6
Goal! - 132
Returning Weight - 143
CW - GOAL AGAIN!!!
Before JC with hubby and nephews in 2006/After JC (2nd time) in 2011
After JC 10/11
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 06:30 AM
WOOT! Way to go! Think of how much healthier you are than when you started. I bet there is more of a difference in the mirror than what you think. Time for a reward! You are awesome!
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Started 1/10/11/5'3"
SW: 251.8/CW: 181.2/GW: 150
Started 1/10/11/5'3"
SW: 251.8/CW: 181.2/GW: 150
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 07:24 AM
I weighed in at 117 yesterday and I still see a huge belly on me..(my waistline is 29, 30) So I agree with everyone else, the loss is so gradual you don't notice the difference. Take a picture like the other said and then see if you feel the same
And you should be doing a happy dance...82 pound loss is something to celebrate
And you should be doing a happy dance...82 pound loss is something to celebrate
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 07:37 AM
Congrats! What a huge accomplishment!
I was just telling my consultant last week that I have never actually seen a fat person in the mirror until now. I've lost 40 pounds in four months, and I notice every thing that is wrong with me now. So my consultant's advice was to stop looking in the mirror and focus on the positives.
My boyfriend took down all the mirrors in our place except for in the bathoom where you can't see full body. He even suggested taking my fattest picture and putting it on my desktop. I did that as well. Now when I turn on my computer I see a body that doesn't belong to me and realize that I have had some major changes. Sometimes I just need a push to see what everyone else sees.
I was just telling my consultant last week that I have never actually seen a fat person in the mirror until now. I've lost 40 pounds in four months, and I notice every thing that is wrong with me now. So my consultant's advice was to stop looking in the mirror and focus on the positives.
My boyfriend took down all the mirrors in our place except for in the bathoom where you can't see full body. He even suggested taking my fattest picture and putting it on my desktop. I did that as well. Now when I turn on my computer I see a body that doesn't belong to me and realize that I have had some major changes. Sometimes I just need a push to see what everyone else sees.
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Posted 31 August 2011 - 06:46 PM
Thanks to everyone you replied. I am feeling a lot more excited today! You were right. I think I was sort of oblivious to how I looked when I started on JC - probably because I wore stretchy clothes and avoided mirrors if at all possible. I asked my JCC to show me my before picture - and I was shocked! Did I really walk around looking like that?? Anyways I'm feeling much more positive about the results and motivated to keep working on the other half
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