Head verses Body

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debswithers

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hi i would like to know views on How long dose your head take to adjust.After you lose weight..Will it take years ? I have been a size 26..Spent meany years being a size 18/20.Was a size 18/20 when i left school meany moons ago..and have gone up and down like a yo-yo ever since....Right now i am a 14/16 And have lost 2st with SW this time around..But i keep looking at sizes 18/20 when ever i go shopping Grrr so just wondered if im alone ..Thanks for reading
 
Hi there. I know what you mean as my head is definitely playing catch up with my body! I've lost just over 6st and have gone from a size 24 to a comfortable 14 and yet I still think of myself as much bigger than I am. Although I pick up the right size clothing when shopping, I still think can I get through that gap between tables, will my but fit on that chair or will that stool/garden chair take my weight. Although I still have approx another stone or so before I call target, what worries me is the thought that if I still see myself as big, will I ever be comfortable in my own skin and what will stop me putting it all back on? I hope my brain gets with the programme soon! Not sure what the answer is tho :)
 
I'm the same, I've lost six and a half stone and I still think of myself as the size 22/24 I was before. The oh and other people tell me I look skinny but I don't always feel it. When I go shopping I look at the size 12's and think they'll never fit and I'm still surprised when they do.
What I found is if you have someone take a photo of you and look at it you'll see the difference then because you see what everyone else sees. Maybe when you reach target and you've been there a while it might sink in x

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Barbette said:
I'm the same, I've lost six and a half stone and I still think of myself as the size 22/24 I was before. The oh and other people tell me I look skinny but I don't always feel it. When I go shopping I look at the size 12's and think they'll never fit and I'm still surprised when they do.
What I found is if you have someone take a photo of you and look at it you'll see the difference then because you see what everyone else sees. Maybe when you reach target and you've been there a while it might sink in x

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I'll have to try the photo idea barbette..anything is worth a try. On another thread recently I read someone saying something about the fact that overeating is a mental issue around body image in the same way that anorexia is (just different way of supposedly trying to 'cope' with those feelings) and I think I will have to start confronting the reasons why I see myself in a certain way so I don't slip backwards when I get to target. The idea that everything is sorted when we get to target IMHO is wrong and it's going to be another set of struggles!!
 
Being in target isn't easy, I sat at temporary target this year for health reasons and I found it in some ways harder than losing. What I meant it is if you're at a certain size constantly and not changing shape you've probably got a better chance of getting accustomed to your body image x

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For me I imagine if I keep going to group each week after getting to target it'll hopefully keep me on track for long enough for my head to catch up with the rest of me :) I
 
Wow well done on your weight loses.and that's probably why I always end up a size 18/20 .think some head work is so needed..And yer pictures do help.while I'm looking at them I can see loads of difference.Just not feeling it in my head..and yes I agree with the problem with food xx
 
14st4lb-10st5.7.jpgthis is me in just 23 weeks ive lost 3st 12 1/2 Lb.............Now i can see it in the pic but its not adjusted in my head x
 
Wow Debs, that's amazing! You look fab! I'm a stone into losing 3-3.5 stone.

I think time is needed to adjust. Losing weight is a fantastic achievement - don't forget it; celebrate it! Look in the mirror everyday and say to your self 'this is me now!' x
 
I agree there seems to be a real brain lag. And i do think we have to try and get our heads on board just not sure how!

jo.b said:
I still think can I get through that gap between tables, will my but fit on that chair or will that stool/garden chair take my weight. Although I still have approx another stone or so before I call target, what worries me is the thought that if I still see myself as big, will I ever be comfortable in my own skin and what will stop me putting it all back on? I hope my brain gets with the programme soon! Not sure what the answer is tho :)
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This made me laugh cause only yesterday I walked the long way round some tables as concerned wouldn't fit through a gap & my friend thought it was hilarious as apparently there was plenty of room :eek:
 
i put myself on that test yesterday..i squeezed in a gap between shelf's and a pole(thought to myself well ive got stuck before) I Did it i got though :D lol i done a happy Dance in the middle of the shop lol xx
 
thanks my 2 Daughters wasn't impressed with me lol there ages are 17-19 thay should be used to me by now :D
 
I'm not sure how long it will take for your mind to adjust.
In my case, I'm a 12/14 now, I was a size 26/28. While I could see the clothes getting far too big for me, I still think of myself as a big girl.

People call me skinny now but I still don't feel it!
I think I may feel better about myself further along the line, I just want to keep going :D
 
I know I am back here again after going back to SW (I really want and need to) .... but I lost six stone about 12 years ago - I lost that off my body but my head never adjusted to that loss. I'd lost too much in many people's eyes but I never saw it, looked in the mirror and still saw a bit fat person.

Fore warned is fore-armed they say and I should be better prepared for it this time.
 
I have been overweight for most of the time since I was 13 years. I've lost weight before going from a size 20 to size 12 but my head definitely got in the way and I couldn't see it, still went for the bigger sizes.
 
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