When Did You First Notice?

[femfrankie]

After taking a couple of comparison photos last weekend despite the five stone weight loss I just couldn't see the difference in me. Everybody else could see it & two people actually phoned me to say what a difference which was really nice of them . Hubby straight away said you have a chin now of course there is a difference ! Yet I still could not see it. However today I escorted my daughter in law to my granddaughters regular weigh in which is held in the local community centres dance hall. There was a full wall there that was mirrored and I caught a glimpse of myself in it and my jaw dropped. Despite the very very baggy jumper I was wearing I finally could see the dramatic difference and it must have shown because my d-in-l laughed at my reaction to my reflection. My words where I think I need to bin this jumper because it's way to big lol... Funnily though earlier on while looking at my outfit in our own wall to wall mirror I didn't see it as baggy or note the difference in my size?? . Why this mirror was different I don't know but it made my day. Why?. Because I didn't have to take other people's word for it that i had lost weight but at last I could see it for myself
So when did you notice and did you experience the same shock/elation I did?

 

[Yvessa]

Whats even more disconcerting is when you have some days where you still can't see the change.

 

[femfrankie]

I can see this happening here too lol but I now know that this will be in my head/ my perception. For all the yoyo dieting I have done over my lifetime I can say with all honesty that this is the first time that I have noticed a difference in my losses ... I do however note the gains!?!? .. How insane is that l.

 

[Yvessa]

i have days now where I look in the mirror and think 'squee!' and then the next day I'll think 'wth was I thinking. I'm still fat'.

 

[Jrichard]

I'm not sure if seeing the me that other people see will ever happen. I know that logically I used to wear a 26-28 and now it's a 14-16 so I must be thinner, but I think I was so big for so long my brain hasn't caught up yet.

On the bright side, i know that I am healthier. I can play with my children, go to the gym and not need the ambulance service on stand by.

 

[Yvessa]

Exactly. I know the positives but actually the way I look isn't always one of them. I know the numbers say I've lost 12 stone, but actually they are meaningless.

 

[femfrankie]

I'm not sure if seeing the me that other people see will ever happen. I know that logically I used to wear a 26-28 and now it's a 14-16 so I must be thinner, but I think I was so big for so long my brain hasn't caught up yet.

On the bright side, i know that I am healthier. I can play with my children, go to the gym and not need the ambulance service on stand by.

This was very much the same for me up until today. To be honest I believe my brain was tricked by my reflection because it took me so by surprise that I did not see it as a mirror or me as the reflected image. I'm easily confused lol but it certainly let me see me as I really am. I will probably never see the real me again but I at least now know there is a different "frances" other than the one that I normally see

 

[JoJoTGirl]

I can see how this could be a problem and I'm dead chuffed for you today! Way to go. I'm the opposite really. I can almost see it coming off me daily and some days when I don't think I've lost much I'll lift and arm up to brush my hair and be amazed at the shape under it compared to a couple of days ago. I loose weight from my face, legs, arms etc first and then my whole torso last so I don't see much change in that yet but my "big" (biggest) clothes are hanging off me so some must ave come off. What a ourney we are on ladies. I'm loving it.

 

[shelleymarie]

I remember really noticing when I was 6 stone down. I was over joyed, then I could see a few difference for the next three stone. I'm now 14.8 and I've haven't seen a difference since 17 stone. No matter how much I look I can't see it. Other people say they can't but my face look exactly same. I've been told I even look a couple size smaller than I am but it's really hard to believe isn't it? I hope I start to see some differences soon. Well done on your great loss hun xx

 

[femfrankie]

it is indeed a fantastic if not a curious journey. Until yesterday I felt frustrated with myself. Yes I had lost five stone but felt like I had just been plodding along not seeing any visual differences in my body other than my boobs which have shrunk dramatically. Up until last week i was/am still wearing size 32/34 clothes even though hubby kept telling me they where hanging off me..yet to me they fitted ok ish. With hubby breathing down my neck about my baggy clothes I finally plucked up the courage this week to buy myself a couple of size 24 outfits and yesterday I got myself a size 22 top in the debenhams sale.... For me to slim into and again I surprised myself to find it already fitted whooo hoo. I could forgive my brain for not noticing a couple of dress size decreases but 5 decreases?? It must have been in complete and utter denial and I feel slightly cheated lolol.
Today I am motivated but even though my brain will continue to cheat me in the future I will know deep down things ARE really happening x

 

[Jrichard]

I guess what doesn't help is that to an extent my weight loss is 'masked' by the excess skin that I have. I too often get told that I look a size smaller than I am, but the skin means that I can't actually wear my true size. I get the most awful muffin top so wear trousers that are bigger to hide the wobbly bits. I also bring a whole new meaning to bingo wings, I wonder if I actually could fly........

Having said all that, still the positives that I have gained will always out weigh (no pun intended!) the negatives. There is something quite satisfying going out at night and to have men find you attractive. Clothes really can hide an awful lot of wobble

 

[femfrankie]

I know what you mean about the wobble ... And sadly the bingo wings. Mine are horrible and make that terrible slapping noise .... They will be number one on my hit list once I get to my final weight! xx