The weight loss is unreal / body dysmorphia is real.

I share your feelings on this matter. The issue has hit me hard. My physician stepped in with an intervention. I hope this won't interfere with my weight loss progress.

I understand the struggle with distorted body image. Even hitting 110 pounds, my reflection still shows an overweight version of myself. Assuming the lady wearing the flag sweater is your spouse, she looks fantastic with such a small frame. You seem fit too, and it comes across as a wholesome family. Not sure of the fishing spot, but those surroundings look breathtaking. These days my home is far from folks who saw me at my heaviest, though I plan a visit soon so they can notice the difference... haha. Similar to your situation, if any of them ask about my approach I'd gladly talk with them about it.

It's funny because the negative thoughts show up at home but at the gym it's the opposite. We all have some traits that aren't perfect, but that's just part of being human.

Congratulations, you guys look fantastic. I've been at my target of 185 for a while now and still feel fat sometimes. I made a deal with myself that I can only lose fat if I gain muscle and I won't go more than two pounds under 185. When I feel fat I hit the gym hard. It's cool having this kind of control.

Congrats. I'm trying to get everyone together for a Salt River float this year, hope you have a good time. We have a permit hike on Sunday and I'm excited. Sometimes I feel like I have the opposite problem and see myself as smaller than I really am, and it gets worse the more I lose. I also get the feeling like I'm 500 pounds but I have decent self awareness so I don't dwell on it. Looking at old photos from my heaviest doesn't feel real. Brains are weird.

I go through this a lot. I'm still wearing shirts from when I was heaviest, mostly for drywall work. It almost makes me dizzy trying to match how those shirts feel now versus when I had to stretch them hard just to get them on. In some ways I think I look the same, but then I catch a glimpse and notice the differences. How I feel in this new body is separate and the changes there are clear: less breathless sweating, less pain, better sleep, easier to roll over, more energy, better mood, clearer head, comfortable in chairs, and better at finishing tasks.

Checking in with the reverse issue. I feel like I've always been small. Last year I bulked to 195 and got my lifts up high. Then I leaned out to about 155 and hoped I'd feel like I had more mass, but the difference feels tiny. At least my girlfriend says I look good.

These clips ought to hit home with quite a few folks around here.

Same. I don't think I'll ever see myself as a normal sized person. I've always been the fat girl and don't really know any other way. Plus at 5'9 I'm bigger than most women so my weight looks different than on a shorter person. I'm two pounds from my goal and still trying to decide what the next target will be. I need to focus on toning instead of losing but I might as well make it an even 100 pound loss. Will I ever be satisfied? I don't know.

I like reading your posts because I do an over under count of how many times you say that word before I read. That aside, the old saying is true, when you lose weight you realize how much fat you really had. When I start cutting I sit down and wonder what that is around my waist, stuff I didn't know was there. I notice it more when I'm losing faster. Lastly once you get on those other compounds I expect a lot higher count because it really is intense, though I feel great.

I'm overweight with a large build at the moment, though seven years back I stayed thin for my frame. My weight then was likely below what worked best for me. I spent time on bodyweight moves and logged roughly forty-five miles of running each week. Severe body image problems made me see myself as heavy even though I looked very lean. Now that I'm starting to drop pounds I wonder whether those same distorted views might return after I get lighter.

I'm really appreciative dude!!! Gonna put in major effort for ya you wild asshole!!! I'll inject the testosterone inhale that HGH then blast the reta. Pumped about turning into a fresh version of myself. Also hope you enjoy Hawaii my partner visited there a few months back and loved every second!!! Time to get my summer physique sorted!!!!

Yep, it's a bear. I'm down 400 pounds, 17 years now, and still think I'm that big.

I tend to see things differently than that. When carrying extra pounds and feeling unfit, my reflection still seems decent enough. But a photo always shocks me by showing the real size and appearance. What if someone strapped every shed pound into a bag and hauled it around for hours on end? For me that total comes close to eighty, and I'd be wiped out well before two hours passed. Everyone should continue their excellent efforts!