I think that when we look in the mirror, we see who we think we are...the whole personality, not just the physical side. Like when you meet a person and they tell you your child looks just like so-and-so, but you never noticed because you see that child for who he is. Does that make sense? So I think it is hard sometimes for us to love the thinner version of ourselves, because we don't really love our inside selves. Conversely, we may not see a really fat person because we do like ourselves.

Just my thoughts. The mirror can be as "off" as the scale sometimes!