... the fatter I think that I look. Now that I'm down 30lbs, I look in the mirror and think about how fat I look, even more than I did before I lost the 30lbs! Maybe I feel like I should look thinner already or something? Anyone else feel this way?

OH no don't do this to yourself, you'll go nuts.

No I look in the mirror naked, and I see curves where it was round before. My oldest said to me, he's so sweet and innocent but I understood what he meant, he said, Mom you don't look like a zero (0) anymore, you look like an 8.....I thought about it and he's right. I have curves again. Don't be so hard on yourself, 30 pounds gone is good. Keep up the good work.

Lily

This is a thought pattern that should be corrected. To have an unrealistic or incorrect body image could send you straight into the nightmare of anorexia or bulimia. Keep telling yourself each and every day that you have lost weight and look fabulous! Be your own biggest fan! If this negative feeling persists, go and seek some councelling to steer you straight. Take it from a woman who's previous lifetime of bulimia almost killed her. Low carb (and I) saved my life. All you are seeing is body fat moving around on your frame, it may look a little lumpy right now, but trust me, you will see more results as you go on with it. It happened to me too!

You are not alone. Body image is a strange thing. Some days I look in the mirror and am proud of my progress. I see new curves, bones I'd thought I'd lost, and a chin emerging. Other days I look and all I see is fat - even though I've lost a good bit. It is almost like the self-protective blinders are ripped off. And it really does depend on the day.

So, all I'm telling you is that you are not alone. Many of us feel the same way. However, you are doing GREAT, and you really will notice a difference. It may just depend on the day how much you are able to appreciate that difference!

I started taking pictures from the beginning. Then I could compare them. That helped me to see progress when I couldn't in the mirror.

It took me a long time to see the "fat" me in the mirror-I thought I looked better than I really did. It also took me a long time to see the "thin" me. I kept picking up larger sizes at the store even though they were way too big now. Intellectually, I understood my weight loss-emotionally it took some time.

It's terrible when your mind's eye deceives you.
It's all based on self-image, rather than what you really see in the mirror.
The picture plan is probably a good one.
Cameras, as ruthless as they can be, don't pick up our attitudes, misconceptions and wrong body images.

Have the same problem with mirrors. First day at a new weight, you could put me on the cover of Vogue. Two days later, I'm auditioning for More.

But the photos make it easier to see real progress.

So do new jeans.

I look in the mirror and see the same person I always did.

BUT, small people are starting to look bigger, and clothing that used to appear tiny to me now looks "normal"... go figure.

I have the same problem. You know.. I thinks its just because I really look at myself now. i was an expert at ignoring my image previously.

I have the same problem. In fact, right now it's my biggest diet-related problem (have other problems, but don't we all ) I was feeling slightly desperate about it and so used the search function and found this thread.

I don't understand it myself yet, so can't explain it well, but right now I feel about as awkward and unattractive as I've ever felt in my life, even when I was at my biggest. I look in the mirror and I do see me now, much smaller - I see the difference, but don't feel it. MOST of the time I don't; occasionally I feel great, but those times are rare. I know this is irrational! I'm hoping it won't last, but right now it seems to be getting worse instead of better.

That’s absolutely the exact thing I was going to say! I know myself, I got very good at ignoring how I looked/avoiding mirrors/pictures taken/etc. I never looked at myself, REALLY looked, so I could always get away with, “Well I don’t look that bad”. Now I actually SEE what I look like and it is NOT a pretty picture! lol

Good point.
I think that's the problem with me lately.
I was glad of steamed-up mirrors.

All weekend, I felt like I was fat - even fatter than before.
So, this morning it came as quite a surprise when I had actually dropped weight - but the perception still remains - even when I look at myself dressed - that I am fatter.

Gotta get over it.

I tend to do the same thing even though I know that I'm doing well LCing...I think we all go through that of some sort...We just need to realize that we just weren't as worried about it before..I think because we are more goal-oriented now, its more our focus therefore we critique ourselves more closely..

I definitely do this. I know I'm down a size, but I still look in the mirror and feel like I haven't made any progress...it's really disappointing. It's hard to realize that it's mostly a mental game with myself.