Hi all...I was wondering if anyone else here has ever experienced what i've been experiencing.

Ok...I'm 5 foot 10 or 11...somewhere in there...and I weight 281.6 lbs at present. Now I have what I call the Condensed fat....not the fluffy, big backside type fat...and it's all over.....everywhere...just to give you a frame of reference.

Now....what happens with me is....I feel and think that I'm smaller than I really am.

Ok...how odd is that....it's been happening to me for a few months now....I walk into door frames because I think I'm smaller than I really am...thus, Whack! Ow! It happens when scootching past people in the hallway and stuff too.

Has anyone else ever experieinced this or have I finally, truly, gone off my rocker?!?!?

I've talked about it with a friend of mine and she said it happens to her at times too....so maybe I'm not crazy??

Is this similar to all those skinny minis out there who think they're fat and really arent'?? I'm not saying that I feel slim by any stretch of the imagination, just that I'm not huge?

Any and all feedback is appreciated. Thanks for stopping by!

Nicole

Well I don't run into anything but I can definately relate. As I diet and work out I can feel myself changing. By changing I mean that I can tell I'm getting smaller and from working out I can feel my muscles hardening again (it's been a few years). I've especially noticed that my abs are getting strong. This is were I am sometimes delusional. At times I could almost swear that if I were to raise up my shirt I will see a six pack. What I seem to forget is that I have this gut in the way of everything. I know it sounds funny, but it happens.

I think that this is pretty normal though (I'm in denile). I am a firm believer that if I visualize my new body and continue to work hard that I will achieve it. So you just keep with your WOE and working out and before you know it you won't be bumping into anything but compliments.

Good luck

I have distorted body image, but it's different than what you are saying.

I think I have what is now referred to as muscle dysmorphia, or The Adonis Complex. It used to be called bigorexia or reverse anorexea.

No matter how big I get, I sometimes still see the stickboy that I was at one time. Not all the time, and not my whole body. Just parts of it ... like I think my arms suck. And, I still think I need to be about 10 to 20 pounds more muscular before I will be happy.

Is it the drive to improve myself, distorted body image, or am I just crazy?

I do the same thing you do. Bump into doorways, don't leave enough room to sit down, etc. In general, I guess I feel like I really can't be that big! Two things make me realize that, yes, I am fat:
-trying on clothes
-looking at pictures of myself

Otherwise, I blissfully go along (in denial) thinking I'm, oh, maybe 30-40 lbs less than I really am. Thanks to LCing, though, it won't be my imagination for much longer!

Nicole (too!-something to do with the name, maybe? lol)

Well, you know what they say - fake it till you make it! I'm thinking you're all way ahead of the game - strutting your reduced selves before your body catches up (and it will!). Act like the person you want to be (or look like) and someday you will become them.

(nice arms, Dan)