body image
Had a "body-image" moment today. Put on a suit jacket to go to work and it was too big in the shoulders. I have always thought that I had large "linebacker" shoulders and today I thought that just maybe I don't!
Maybe all this time, my shoulders were just carrying extra weight and I really dont have big shoulders. I keep feeling my shoulders and collar bones and wondering??!! I always felt that I was large-took up a lot of space. Feels really weird to not take up so much. Actually a little hard to get used to. Anyone else??? |
I have felt the same way. I always used the excuse that I was big boned. It is so weird to me to have to search hard to find clothes that are small enough for me, not big enough for me. :)
When I think of myself, I still picture myself larger too. I guess my mind needs a few more months to adjust. |
I'm actually having the opposite thing happen with my shoulders. All my life they have been small and sloped (even though my lower half is quite the opposite), but I'm doing a fair amount of work with free weights and I actually have shoulders that are in proportion with my legs...or at least a bit closer.
I have found that even though I have lost nearly 3/4 of what I intend to, I still feel pretty heavy. I think part of the problem is that I have a lot of very loose skin and flab that still hasn't shrunken...I hope it will, though. Kirsten |
Same here. I always said I was big bones... LOL Who was I kidding?
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I am starting to feel "tiny' again for the first time in many years - especially around a lot of the men I work with - they are giants, some of the women tend to be pretty darn tall as well, but with all the extra weight I have always felt liek I am taking up a lot of space. Now I am feeling small again - even thought it is really only just starting.
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I know exactly how ya'll feel. It's kind of funny to go into a "trendy" store and look around and think..."gosh I can't wear that stuff." Then, what the heck I'll try something on, grab the biggest size and then it falls off of you... :lol: Tops I still have a problem with, everything is so clingy and cheaply made now and if you are busty it just looks trashy or buttons pop open. Plus, in my case, I find something that fits well and I can't afford it! Thank goodness for Target and Old Navy.... :lol:
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I'm still shocked from time to time when I catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror or store window. I'm expecting to see a much rounder person with a rounder face.
In my mind's eye, I'm still 190 pounds. I'm starting to get accustomed to the new image, and I look forward to years and years of getting accustomed to the new thinner image. Know what I mean? |
I still feel the same except when I pass by a mirror in a store or something and I do a double take.."wow! that's me???" Or when I try on a small or something that's a size 5 and it's too big.
red |
I'm having up and down moments.
Today, for some reason, I'm feeling fat. Not large; just fat - or full, or something - just uncomfortable in my skin. Whether or not I have big shoulders - I'll have to evaluate that. However, I do know that I have a wide back, because my circumference for buying bras is large, but my cup size is tiny - so it certainly isn't because I have a lot in the front. I think when I wear larger clothes, I feel smaller, but today I'm wearing something I just bought recently - the smallest size I've worn in a long time - and now I'm feeling large/fat/uncomfortable or whatever terminology you wish to use. Strange. Gotta sit down and have a talk with myself about body image and how self-destructive I can be - like my own worst enemy. |
Boy can I relate to the bra circumference. It is very difficult to find a 42 inch bra in a B cup. But, now down to a 40 inch, but on the last inside hooks so may be able to go shopping for a 38 inch soon. :yay:
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Let's face it, it's difficult to find a decent bra period.
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Don't even get me started on bathing suits. That's torture for me. I look better in a 2 peice. I'm short waisted and 1 piece suits make me look dumpy even though I have a belly. I'm small on the bottem (34 inch hips) so I need a medium or size 6 but on top I'm a 36DD so I need an extra large. It's very frustrating. Luckily I only wear a suit at Sunday Pool Parties at a good friends house and they don't care if my belly is pooching out. |
8c -- I can tell I've lost weight on my shoulders, maybe my back, because my sports bras that I wear and have always worn now dig into my neck and shoulders, and they hurt! It's strange, but I guess I've always had the extra padding there!
Mary |
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