mental image of yourself

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i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of
what i weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't
get it into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like
some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a mental
picture of myself that is alot heavier than what i am at
the moment and when i look

in

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the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

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brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

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happen when i get to goal?
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 68.7kg (151.5 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Hi,

I have been reading in here for a while and think it is the
nicest group I have ever seen. I'll introduce myself
properly later, but I just realized your goal weight is the
same as mine, and I have to ask (if you don't mind): how
tall are you? I'm 178 cm (~ 5,84 feet ?) and not really sure
what goal to aim for.

Bente (in Denmark)

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"elizabeth emerald" <[email hidden]> skrev i en
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i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg

at

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the moment but if have to think of what i weigh, my mind
thinks 70 something. i just can't get it into my head
that i am under 70kg. it

seems

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like some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a
mental picture

of

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myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment
and when i look

in

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the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

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brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

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happen when i get to goal?
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 68.7kg (151.5 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Hi,

I have been reading in here for a while and think it is
the nicest group I have ever seen. I'll introduce myself
properly later, but I just realized your goal weight is
the same as mine, and I have to ask (if you don't

mind):

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how tall are you? I'm 178 cm (~ 5,84 feet ?) and not
really sure what goal to aim for.

i'm 171cm (i think 5'7"😉. as i said in another post, i think
that 63kg will be too heavy for me as i feel that i need to
lose more than 6kg. it's hard to tell though, until you get
there. at WW the healthy weight range for my height is 72-
59kg. when at the weight i should be, i am quite tall &
thin. so i am definitely at the bottom of their range.

rather than weight, i am aiming for 98cm around my thighs (i
am currently 104cm). so i would figure that is more like
10kg to lose? everything seems to have re-arranged itself
after having a baby & it seems i weigh less but have more
bulk on me if that makes sense?

HTH
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 68.7kg (151.5 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

well, I have been at goal since August and still find myself
amazed when I can feel my ribs and such when I wake in the
morning. Also have a hard time recognising my reflection in
store windows and such.

"elizabeth emerald" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of
what i weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't
get it into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like
some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a mental
picture of myself that is alot heavier than what i am at
the moment and when i look

in

Quoted message said:

the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

Quoted message said:

brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

Quoted message said:

happen when i get to goal?
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 68.7kg (151.5 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

This ain't gonna help, but...... I've been where I am (roughly) for 3
years. And I still can't get my head around myself sometimes. I figure you
spend so long being fat in both a mental and physical sense that it's going
to take a long time to change that. Mostly I'm there, but I have mad times
when shopping when I can't believe the sizes I'm shopping in. Or that I can
wear certain things now. And then I still have days when I look in the
mirror and see fat me, because I'm up that week, or my thighs feel big, or
whatever...... Let's just say there seems to be a long period of
adjustment! But it's worth it 🙂

--
krys

UK 157/131.2/126 Started March 1st 2001 GOAL August 16th
2001 ...not getting anywhere and not happy...

"elizabeth emerald" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of
what i weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't
get it into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like
some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a mental
picture of myself that is alot heavier than what i am at
the moment and when i look

in

Quoted message said:

the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

Quoted message said:

brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

Quoted message said:

happen when i get to goal?
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 68.7kg (151.5 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of
what i weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't
get it into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like
some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a mental
picture of myself that is alot heavier than what i am at
the moment and when i look in the mirror. is this the same
with anyone else? does it take a while for your brain to
catch up with your body? i find the whole thing strange!
what will happen when i get to goal?

Funny my mental image has always been thin and I always
cringe when I see pictures of myself because I see how fat
I've become. When I look in the mirror I see myself as
slightly overweight (but heavier than I expect to look).

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/191.5/155 WNM 193.5/191.5/181.5 50 lbs off
241.5/191.5/191.5

Hej, Bente, welcome! This is indeed an amazing group. I
'm the same height as you, 1m78, and I put my goal at 68
Kg (150 lbs). I might go lower, I don't have a clue how
I look like at that weight. The last I was at that
weight I was 13...
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/98.1/minigoal 97.8 Goal 68 Kg
134.1/98.2/minigoal 215.6/Goal 150 pounds WNM:
216.3/216.3/203 lbs
134.1/98.3/92 kg "Bente" <hh@dd> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Hi,

I have been reading in here for a while and think it is
the nicest group I have ever seen. I'll introduce myself
properly later, but I just realized your goal weight is
the same as mine, and I have to ask (if you don't

mind):

Quoted message said:

how tall are you? I'm 178 cm (~ 5,84 feet ?) and not
really sure what goal to aim for.

Bente (in Denmark)

I'm the exact same way, Connie. I look in the mirror and
think "boy this outfit really flatters me" and then I see a
picture or an image of myself in a mirror somewhere when I'm
out and freak out!

Jolie

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news:40868FB5.5060509@nospam_primus.ca...

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elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg

at

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the moment but if have to think of what i weigh, my mind
thinks 70 something. i just can't get it into my head
that i am under 70kg. it

seems

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

like some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a
mental picture

of

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment
and when i look

in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

happen when i get to goal?

Funny my mental image has always been thin and I always
cringe when I see pictures of myself because I see how fat
I've become. When I look in the mirror I see myself as
slightly overweight (but heavier than I expect to look).

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/191.5/155 WNM 193.5/191.5/181.5 50 lbs off
241.5/191.5/191.5

elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the moment.
i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of what i
weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't get it
into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like some kind
of mental block thing. and i still have a mental picture of
myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment
and when i look in the mirror. is this the same with anyone
else? does it take a while for your brain to catch up with
your body? i find the whole thing strange! what will happen
when i get to goal?

I have to agree with the other poster. I've lost quite a bit
but I still think of myself as fat. I'm amazed when people
tell me not to lose any more. Other times I look in the
mirror and think that if I really didn't need to lose a bit
more why do I still have a big tummy etc.

It will come with time

Ray
--
rmnsuk
273/198/182

Frankly, I am still, after 10+ months, still pleasantly
amused and occasionally surprised by my image in a mirror or
window glass or when glancing down. So ENJOY it

elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the moment.
i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of what i
weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't get it
into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like some kind
of mental block thing. and i still have a mental picture of
myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment
and when i look in the mirror. is this the same with anyone
else? does it take a while for your brain to catch up with
your body? i find the whole thing strange! what will happen
when i get to goal?

The mind's eye is (that's what I call it) an odd thing. Mine
is skewed in a different direction as I seem to think I'm
smaller than I am-until I look in the mirror anyway.

Julie

"elizabeth emerald" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of
what i weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't
get it into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like
some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a mental
picture of myself that is alot heavier than what i am at
the moment and when i look

in

Quoted message said:

the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

Quoted message said:

brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

Quoted message said:

happen when i get to goal?
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 68.7kg (151.5 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the moment.
i am 68.7kg at the moment but if have to think of what i
weigh, my mind thinks 70 something. i just can't get it
into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems like some kind
of mental block thing. and i still have a mental picture of
myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment
and when i look in the mirror. is this the same with anyone
else? does it take a while for your brain to catch up with
your body? i find the whole thing strange! what will happen
when i get to goal?

I'm almost at goal and I know exactly what you mean. I was
up to 175 pounds about a year ago and now am about 131. I
look in the mirror and I don't see a terribly skinny person,
but I fit into size 4 (US) shorts/jeans, which I never
dreamed I'd do! (I thought size 8, maybe
6). I do see a skinnier me when I'm in my workout clothes
(now that I bought some smaller stuff); maybe I just
need to keep preening in the mirror...and buy clothes
that fit! 😉

Betsey

I still think I should be wearing larger size clothes than
the ones I'm wearing, which I bought in January and are now
baggy. I still think I've got 100 lbs to lose instead of
around 20. I still am not used to feeling my rib bones and
hip bones and shoulder bones. I still can't believe it when
people make comments such as "you're a slip of your former
self." I still believe I'm the fattest person in the room.
--
Linda P

elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the moment. i am 68.7kg at
the moment but if have to think of what i weigh, my mind thinks 70
something. i just can't get it into my head that i am under 70kg. it seems
like some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a mental picture of
myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment and when i look in
the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it take a while for your
brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing strange! what will
happen when i get to goal?

Yes! that is the thing, it is like a delightful surprise
sometimes. Like Wow!

"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Frankly, I am still, after 10+ months, still pleasantly
amused and occasionally surprised by my image in a mirror
or window glass or when glancing down. So ENJOY it

elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg

at

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the moment but if have to think of what i weigh, my mind
thinks 70 something. i just can't get it into my head
that i am under 70kg. it

seems

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

like some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a
mental picture

of

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment
and when i look

in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

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happen when i get to goal?

It REALLY STILL IS. I think that besides being able to do
more easier, that WOW feeling, well, FEELS GREAT.

I've said it before, for this guy, it is like having a new
high tech toy.

Lesanne said:

Yes! that is the thing, it is like a delightful surprise
sometimes. Like Wow!

"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Frankly, I am still, after 10+ months, still pleasantly
amused and occasionally surprised by my image in a mirror
or window glass or when glancing down. So ENJOY it

elizabeth emerald said:

i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
moment. i am 68.7kg

at

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the moment but if have to think of what i weigh, my mind
thinks 70 something. i just can't get it into my head
that i am under 70kg. it

seems

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

like some kind of mental block thing. and i still have a
mental picture

of

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the moment
and when i look

in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
take a while for

your

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole thing
strange! what

will

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

happen when i get to goal?

It can take a while. When I had lost 50 lbs, it took me a looong time to
recokgnize myself in the mirrors at clothing stores. I couldn't believe that
it was MY body!!:o)

Now I feel the same way - though it doesn't feel as good
now, because the reason is a weight gain;o)

YES a new toy. I love going places that I used to wonder
if I would fit? And plopping down on folding chairs.
Turnstiles. The Regular Clothing Department!! And I can
not only tie my shoes easily, I can do it standing up if
I want to.

"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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It REALLY STILL IS. I think that besides being able to do
more easier, that WOW feeling, well, FEELS GREAT.

I've said it before, for this guy, it is like having a new
high tech toy.

Lesanne said:

Yes! that is the thing, it is like a delightful surprise
sometimes.

Like

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Wow!

"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Frankly, I am still, after 10+ months, still
pleasantly amused and occasionally surprised by my
image in a mirror or window glass or when glancing
down. So ENJOY it

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:13:13 +1000, "elizabeth emerald"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
>moment. i am

68.7kg

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at

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>the moment but if have to think of what i weigh, my
>mind thinks 70 something. i just can't get it into my
>head that i am under 70kg. it

seems

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>like some kind of mental block thing. and i still have
>a mental

picture

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of

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>myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the
>moment and when i

look

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in

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>the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does it
>take a while

for

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your

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>brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole
>thing strange! what

will

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>happen when i get to goal?

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:38:54 GMT, "Lesanne" <[email hidden]>

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YES a new toy. I love going places that I used to wonder if
I would fit? And plopping down on folding chairs.
Turnstiles. The Regular Clothing Department!!

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And I can not only tie my shoes easily, I can do it
standing up if I want to.

I am not hinged appropriately to allow that and we all know
you are UNhinged (gd&r)

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"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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It REALLY STILL IS. I think that besides being able to do
more easier, that WOW feeling, well, FEELS GREAT.

I've said it before, for this guy, it is like having a
new high tech toy.

Lesanne said:

Yes! that is the thing, it is like a delightful surprise
sometimes.

Like

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Wow!

"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Frankly, I am still, after 10+ months, still
> pleasantly amused and occasionally surprised by my
> image in a mirror or window glass or when glancing
> down. So ENJOY it
>
> On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:13:13 +1000, "elizabeth
> emerald" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> >i am having this weird mental thing going on at the
> >moment. i am

68.7kg

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at
> >the moment but if have to think of what i weigh, my
> >mind thinks 70 something. i just can't get it into my
> >head that i am under 70kg. it
seems
> >like some kind of mental block thing. and i still
> >have a mental

picture

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of
> >myself that is alot heavier than what i am at the
> >moment and when i

look

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in
> >the mirror. is this the same with anyone else? does
> >it take a while

for

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your
> >brain to catch up with your body? i find the whole
> >thing strange! what
will
> >happen when i get to goal?
>

I am a lifetime WW member and I still have trouble with the
body image thing. I still see that fat little girl when I
look in the mirror. I am now wearing a size 8 when I once
wore a snug 14. When I look in the mirror, I still see a
size 14. When someone asks me if I am going to continue to
lose weight I am not certain what to say. My mother has a
real problem with my looks and tells everyone who will
listen that I look "awful." Mom is 86 and doesn't get out
much so there aren't many people to tell but she is
certainly vocal about it. That does not help the body image
thing, either.

judy in fort worth
137/120 (goal)/117 (currently)

judy in fort worth said:

I am a lifetime WW member and I still have trouble with
the body image thing. I still see that fat little girl
when I look in the mirror. I am now wearing a size 8 when
I once wore a snug 14. When I look in the mirror, I still
see a size 14. When someone asks me if I am going to
continue to lose weight I am not certain what to say. My
mother has a real problem with my looks and tells everyone
who will listen that I look "awful." Mom is 86 and doesn't
get out much so there aren't many people to tell but she
is certainly vocal about it. That does not help the body
image thing, either.

judy in fort worth
137/120 (goal)/117 (currently)

I bet you look great!! Don't let your Mother rob you of your
victory over your weight!!

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/191.5/155 WNM 193.5/191.5/181.5 30 lbs to go
191.5/191.5/185