Are you the new skinny girl? But YOU don't see any difference?

I had one of my guy friends kind of comment

"well you and *insertanotherfriends name* are like the tiniest people I know."

...and I just don't feel it. I still think I look about the same although i dropped about 20 lbs since first time i met that guy friend (apparently I used to weigh about the same as him lol)

Last time I bought a size 0 jean only it was too big on me. (it was about the same size as size 5 (weird sizing though) that I wore last year though)  I actually got a size 00 which was weird for me. (of course abercrombies run a little big but still! incredible motivation booster) I fit alot of XS tops too....

but once again I don't feel any skinnier. The only difference I really see is I FEEL my flat stomach(it doesn't look any different to me though) I just know I LOOK skinnier to other people. o_O it's weird.

Is it just me?

Yeah! I was always The Fat Friend, but now I get comments from my friends like "...and you're so skinny" and so on... But I still think they are at least as skinny as I am, maybe even more.

So you're not alone. ;)

I never feel any different even though i go into shops and buy a size 4 i feel like all of the store clerks are looking at me as if to say "she is far too big to be buying that". I think it just takes time for our minds to catch up with the new you. When everyone tells me how slim i am and how now is the time to think about maintaining i just look at them as if they are crazy.

i am in the same boat as all of you.  I am going to say that since I was overweight ALL OF MY LIFE, my mind is conditioned to think i am fat.  I know i am thin people tell me, but i still don't see it or feel it.  The only way i know is because my scale tells me the truth and the clothes i buy tell me the truth.  How is it possible to have started at 165-170 3 years ago and now weigh 108 but still feel fat.  I have that nasty back fat and extra skin that won't go away. It looks like i am a deflated balloon when i have no clothes on.  Are we all suffering body dismorphic whatever you call it or does our mind need to catch up.  I am still not used to this thin face looking back at me in the mirror it is too strange for me.  I don't think after all this weightloss i could ever get any plastic surgery to my face.  To wake up and look in the mirror and find an unfamiliar woman looking back at me.  ok my rant is over.  Thank you ladies for listening to me.

Same as all of you. I lost about 30 pounds two years ago. I currently weigh 114, I did put back on 5 pounds this winter (currently getting those 5 pounds off). Anyway, I feel "fat" at 114 pounds. My mind as never caught up to my body. I went from a size 12 to a size 2. Funny as I never thought of myself as "fat" back then. I think much more about "fat" now.

Yeah I definately feel that... you are EXTREMELY thin honey, like, REALLY REALLY thin haha... I am no where near as thin as you but I get comments all the time from friends who say "wow, you look so great, you lost so much weight, you have a great shape, etc." but I feel the exact same! (I lost about 15lbs a year ago and have been maintaining it) I really think its a self-confidence thing, it seems like no matter how many compliments I get or how often my friends or family reassures me I STILL feel like I could lose some weight.... Don't worry you are not alone, and know that you are beautiful and honestly you could stand to gain, like, 10lbs in my opinion.

Original Post by unhappygirl17:

Yeah I definately feel that... you are EXTREMELY thin honey, like, REALLY REALLY thin haha... I am no where near as thin as you but I get comments all the time from friends who say "wow, you look so great, you lost so much weight, you have a great shape, etc." but I feel the exact same! (I lost about 15lbs a year ago and have been maintaining it) I really think its a self-confidence thing, it seems like no matter how many compliments I get or how often my friends or family reassures me I STILL feel like I could lose some weight.... Don't worry you are not alone, and know that you are beautiful and honestly you could stand to gain, like, 10lbs in my opinion.

Yeah, every 10 lbs you lose you keep on thinking... well that wasn't THAT bad I'm sure i could lose 10 more lbs, etc. I go back to asia every year where people are taller than me and tinier than me &JSDHFKJHR$@#. I think that has to do with my body image too because alot of people are 5'5 and in their 90's.

And this whole lose more weight thing was partially due to being able to say in the future even if I gain more weight like "when I was in college, I weighed this much" LOL. My mom sorta says that and I was like.. I wish i could say I was super light or something in college but at this rate -_-;;

I'm pretty good about losing weight in a timely manner though, -10 lbs a year or so.

I'm going to get a new designer denim (I was true religion straight jean size 24) as my goal jean and see if I fit into it~~ I'll probably stop by the store and try it on beforehand but haha :)

Original Post by sherea:

Same as all of you. I lost about 30 pounds two years ago. I currently weigh 114, I did put back on 5 pounds this winter (currently getting those 5 pounds off). Anyway, I feel "fat" at 114 pounds. My mind as never caught up to my body. I went from a size 12 to a size 2. Funny as I never thought of myself as "fat" back then. I think much more about "fat" now.

YEAH i never thought I was overweight then, although my mom was sorta hinting at it (she wasn't the asian mom who was like "you are fat!" or something though) my brother did call me fat when we were having an argument though =_= pshh...

I agree, i feel fatter at 116 than I did at 140-150 ish. weird mindset, I thought i was skinnier than I was at 140 ish o_O;;;; or at least a medium.

Original Post by naruelle:

I agree, i feel fatter at 116 than I did at 140-150 ish. weird mindset, I thought i was skinnier than I was at 140 ish o_O;;;; or at least a medium.

Same here! Actually, when I was ~150 lbs I had no weight problem. It was all my friends at school who had a problem with it. I remember often standing in front of the mirror and thinking "am I fat or not?" I couldn't really tell. I had my moments of crying and hating my looks, but it was 1% of all my time and the 99% I was jolly and happy and never even thought about food.

That's TINY. I'm a US size 4. I dropped 40 lbs and no, i still cannot see how thin I am unless i look at photos. Guess it takes some time for the mind to catch up wt the body. :)

Yeah I still can't tell the difference between my 150 self image and now. I mean i never felt fat then and I don't really feel skinny now. hahaha.

I like taking full body shots too now so I can see what's generally going on~

I am nowhere near as thin as you ladies, but I have this exact feeling. I've tried to explain it before but people just think I'm fishing for compliments. I still feel fat. Not like someone suffering from an ED or a body dysmorphic disorder or anything, but fat nonetheless. My BMI is just below 25 so I'm not skinny, but considering where it was ... I've lost 45 pounds so obviously there is a difference, but I too still have ugly back fat and a slight muffin top in a certain jeans.

As for sizes -- I just bought three new party dresses for the upcoming holiday season. One is a size 6, one a size 10 and one is a large. How's that for range?

Good luck on whatever journey you are still on ... Stacy 

^ you look fantastic msdemeanor70! :D It's awesome you lost 45 lbs!!

I just realized I'm a lot taller than I thought I was (last time i measured at the doctor's office I was 5'2) so i might be below my bmi (then again I had my shoes on this time) o_O still I don't feel it. And i eat alot (i had 3 slices of cake today at least).

Although I realized Bebe jeans run big so size 26's like size 24 in all other jeans like true religion etc. Size 24's a lil snug for me but nevertheless o_O don't feel it at all. size 0 still feels weird to me and it doesn't even look that small to me anymore.

i think I just need to go shopping and get some really cute dresses like you~ haha. I went black friday shopping but the line was insane!!

ughhh i know the feeling and still struggling 2 years later. im 5'7 and 114lbs from 140lbs and still freakout if the scale flucuates. im soo afraid of gaining it back, i have a constant voice that is like o your abs could be flatter. but everyone tells me i look so good and i have built a lot of muscle tone. its a give and take, cause originally i my weight loss turned into starvation and i was at 105lbs. I LOOKED GROSS!!! thank god i gained some weight back, and ultimately i do want to get up to 120lbs, but i know the feel. WE ARE BEAUTIFUL!! ALL OF US!!

Wow 5'7 and 105lbs?? that sounds intense. I'm glad you have tone though, I need some of that T_T

ok so first i don't want to sound like i am kissing ass or a creeper or anything, but you guys look hot, just throwing that out there, seriously, all of you that have pics up look fantastic, just saying, take it as you will

I feel the same way.
6 months ago I used to be 145 lbs, I lost like 50 lbs and I feel fatter in some weird way. =3
Maybe it because I have fat spots. xD (Stomach Area)

Original Post by naruelle:

^ you look fantastic msdemeanor70! :D It's awesome you lost 45 lbs!!

I agree... even if you are an Aggie. 

*runs for cover

unfortunately, this can work the other way too!  i used to be 5'3, 110 and feel great.  well now my weight has jumped up to 125 but i still feel skinny.....until i see a picture of myself!!  i look in the mirror and still see the same girl that was there when i weighed 110, even though i'm quite different now.  i'm trying to make it sink in that i'm chubby now so i'll get motivated to lose this weight.  (: 

Same thing happens to me =[[[

5'3 and 125 pounds is not chubby.  The worst it could be is not-as-thin-as-you'd-like.  On some frames, it'd be downright skinny. 

Original Post by naruelle:

 

And this whole lose more weight thing was partially due to being able to say in the future even if I gain more weight like "when I was in college, I weighed this much" LOL. My mom sorta says that and I was like.. I wish i could say I was super light or something in college but at this rate -_-;;

Original Post by sherea:

Same as all of you. I lost about 30 pounds two years ago. I currently weigh 114, I did put back on 5 pounds this winter (currently getting those 5 pounds off). Anyway, I feel "fat" at 114 pounds. My mind as never caught up to my body. I went from a size 12 to a size 2. Funny as I never thought of myself as "fat" back then. I think much more about "fat" now.

YEAH i never thought I was overweight then, although my mom was sorta hinting at it (she wasn't the asian mom who was like "you are fat!" or something though) my brother did call me fat when we were having an argument though =_= pshh...

I agree, i feel fatter at 116 than I did at 140-150 ish. weird mindset, I thought i was skinnier than I was at 140 ish o_O;;;; or at least a medium.

I never thought of it, but my mom totally has the same thing.  In high school and college she was SO tiny, and I want to be able to say I was tiny as well.  These are the best years of my life and I want to be the best ME of my life!

And, same as everyone else, if anything I feel fatter that I did at say 160 (my top was 175 and I KNEW i was fat there lol).  I never felt skinny or slim, but I was so hopeless about my weight that I just didn't think about it much.   I knew I couldn't change anything while living at home so I just lived with it and thought I looked  "alright."  Now that I've dropped some lbs I know I look better and fit into clothes, but in the mirror my fat is still there.

My goal used to be 150, now it's 130.   I think that if I hit that, I'm going to take a hard stance and say "No."  to myself about dropping any more.