Question to bigger girls

[DizzyCow]

when you look in the mirror how do u see yourself?

im wondering because when i look in a mirror, any mirror i think i look average not overweight as people tell me i am.

i try to see what they see but i just dont.

and i must be overweight or at least chubby because i see it when i look at various body parts

 

[emily_3383]

When i look in the mirror i dont look fat and i dont feel fat but when i go clothes shopping thats when i realize ive gained weight or whatever.

 

[magosienne]

for years i've considered myself average, until i went clothes shopping for a wedding and realised i had gained more weight than i thought. i don't like to look in the mirrors right now, i'm almost "floating" in my pants

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[DizzyCow]

i think that maybe there is no fat or thin. if we dont feel fat until we go shopping then its the fault of stores with too many clothes in thin sizes.

i FEEL normal and sexy at times but a bad comment from people about me HAVING to lose weight for my wedding makes me dread the day and that is just wrong. its my wedding and all i think about is how everyone will look at me and say what a shame she didnt lose weight.

even my overweight mother said i should lose weight because SHE wants me to look nice in my wedding dress, as if i cant look nice unless i lose 10-20 bloody pounds.

*rant ends*

sorry...

i just cant talk to anyone else about this other than my husband to be who loves me as i am and wants to punch everyone who says im fat.

 

[emily_3383]

although i feel ok i still know i need to lose atleast 20 more to be healthy. I dont want to look think i want to be healthy and not end up obese.

 

[Ashley]

I don't notice any weight gain in the mirror, but it is always so noticeable in pictures!

 

[BeneBaby]

I lost 55lbs. and I still look in the mirror and see chub. People tell me I look great, but I still just see the little flaws,the places I have more to loose. It is especially apparent for me in full frame photos'.

I hate this feeling. I did an experiment with friends. We sat in a Mall and pointed out a person we considered closest to our body shape and weight. I picked mine and my friends had a heart attack. They said the person I picked was about 70lbs heavier than me. I have been told I have a mild case of body dysmorphia. It sucks.

 

[emily_3383]

sometimes i think i have body dysmorphic disorder, its always on my mind.

 

[pinksugar]

well I actually thought I looked ok, until I saw a photo of myself from new years eve 2 odd years ago. My god I have put on like 30 pounds or something since then! at the moment I feel really fat and ugly and I don't like what I see in the mirror.

I notice it most when I put on my clothes and I think, no, I look fat in this, no I look fat in that. Wait a minute... nothing is going to look good on because I am too fat, full stop.

So yeah.

Honey, I think you should do what YOU want. It's your wedding. No one would say I was obese, probably just chubby, and even then some would still say I was thin, but it's how I FEEL. Just because I don't need a special chair on aeroplanes or an extra seat at the movies, I still FEEL ugly, and so that is what makes me want to lose weight.

If you don't feel unattractive, if you feel good about yourself, sexy with your hubby to be and everything, well, I say screw it. It's your body!

Huggle

 

[littletingoddes]

I see myself as I looked when I was 50 pounds lighter. It's not until I look at a picture of myself that I realize, wow, I am a lot heavier.

 

[KellyB]

I've been fat and thin and everywhere in between. I'm overweight now but was anorexic for many years when I was a teenager. Lowest was 98 pounds and I still thought I was fat. I've always had some disturbing body issues.............

 

[chantelle8686]

ever since having a child there is a demand for women to loose weight instantly!!!

Anyways i look and i see flaws, and i think that i could loose about 10-15 kgs, 22-33lbs

it says that im in my BMI range but i just dont look proportioned. if i had bigger ****s then i wouldnt consider anything, but because my hipe are bigger then my chest i look weird and makes me look fat, so im trying to loose the excess weight due to weight gain in pregnancy to seem normal to myself.

 

[CellyCell]

I look in the mirror and sometimes I sigh and other times I'm just like whatever.

I think whats good for me is that I imagine myself or see myself thinner than what I am - like in photos I'll realize the fatty stuff on me. I mean, just because I see myself thinner doesn't mean I'm dressing in smaller clothes size. Haha.

I always say, "it'll be gone - eventually."

 

[bella1342]

I'm bumming because I gained 50-60 pounds while I was pregnant, and still haven't lost any. Everyone tells me that i'm losing so much weight, but my clothes don't seem to fit any better.

 

[strawberry111]

good for you

 

[chantelle8686]

i know how u feel bella.

ppl tell me the same thing. but ive only lost about 5 kgs in 17 months lol. that was just the birth weight!!!

will be gone eventually as celly says!!

 

[bCreative]

I'll be very honest when I look into that mirror, I can't help but go "ewwww!!!" My stomach, thighs and for me the worst is my arms!!! I hate waving and shaking people's hands because of that disgusting jiggle! GROSS!!! And I barely have any clothes because I hate clothes shopping!

 

[Miss-Cee-Oxo]

Im a 10 on bottom and 12 on top, But when I look in the mirror I really don't like what I see although people do say Im thin. I think its cos when I was 11-12 years old I was a size 14-16 so its kinda left me lacking confidence, So I dont think its just bigger girls that dont like what they see in the mirror...Actually this is quite off-topic so I'll shut it now =p

 

[Sreyomac]

Dont let other's comments hurt you. I dont think the actual # of your wieght is the problem.... its all about body image. Finding out what fits/looks good on you is the first step to your own good image in your head. Dont worry if when you go shopping you are haveing to try on a diff. size.... its just a number. Just get things that hide what you to hide and accentuate what you got rocking! I have a friend that is "big and bold" (as she says) and her motto is "i can look just as good as anyone else.... because i comfortable with myself. " And she does... its all in what YOU feel is right for YOU! If you dont like it.... change it. If it doesnt bother you .... screw it!

 

[Karren]

When ever I look in the mirror I think I look fat!!! Especially around the middle.. So I exersize a lot and watch what I eat but I still think I look fat... Funny too bacause I get a lot of compliments at work on how I've been able to keep off the weight I losr and my wife said enough is enough.. Told her that I still feel plump and she think I need to get help.. I'm not starving myself I just want to get rid of this spare tire... Sigh...