My details: I am 21F, 5'6, and have gone from 250lbs to 173lbs in a little over a year through CICO and a light activity increase. My goal weight is 125lbs.
I have always been big. I was a large baby, overweight child/preteen, and an obese teen. The perception I have of my own body has been that I am large and need to be careful in that sense. To be aware that my body takes up space and requires more room. Its been rough understanding how much I have really changed. The number on the scale has not made me change the way I perceive myself. When I look in the mirror I still feel I am 250lbs.
This problem was confronted yesterday when I had to go clothes shopping. Due to COVID, all dressing rooms are closed. This made me extremely anxious as it was not only my first time shopping in a straight size store since I was preteen, I have avoided clothes shopping during my weight loss journey and was wearing clothes that were too big. My fiance, on the other hand, was excited. I became overwhelmed in the beginning and just asked him to grab what he thinks I would fit into. He picked out a few things in the size he felt was appropriate. Medium shirts and size 11 shorts. We bought them and went on with our day. Upon coming home, I ran upstairs to try them on. To my surprise, they fit nicely!
It felt unreal to me and I couldn't help but laugh at myself. As a preteen I wore a size 13 and large shirts from this store. This means that I am officially smaller then I was in the 6th grade! This experience made me realize I am not the size I think I am and I am going to need some help adjusting how I see myself. I would love any advice on how to deal with this
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