How is it You can Lose 20 Pounds and Still Feel Fat?

Question

I went on the Girls Meet Beauty for the 3 month program. On it, you watch calories, sugar, and fats. I lost 20 pounds and have kept it off for two months. I went down a pant size and a shirt size. I'm now in a size 12 and medium shirt. h**l. I even went from being a size D to a size C in bras.

Well, now I'm back on the GMB hoping to lose another 20.

How is it, even after having so much success, I still feel fat? I can't stand looking at pictures of myself and I think I'm hideous in every single one. No matter what anyone else says.

I'm in shape - yeah. I need to tone my legs and core up more, so I'm running 1 mile and a half every night as well as taking dance classes every other day, and swimming every day.

I can see muscle building up and I like it, but I still can't stand the sight of myself. I even got my hair cut after the weight loss to a style I love. But I still hate everything else about me.

I hate my arms, my legs, my core, my smile, my nose, my cheeks, my teeth, calves, whatever! The only thing I like about myself is my hair, eye color (which is gray, the second rarest color) and my hands...though they are abnormally large for a female. (I have my brother's hands, though he's 5'11 and I'm 5'8.)

My question: How is it I can lose so much weight and still feel so d**n fat? Has anything like this happened to any of you guys?

Answer 1

sounds like you have a bad self image/body image....you should be congratulating yourself for losing 20 pounds instead!

I am still trying to lose 20 lbs, plus i really do have ugly legs - thunder thighs with ugly cellulite (that is impossible to get rid of unless you have big bucks to spend - which i don't, so i live with my ugly legs and don't wear shorts in public and don't let men see me naked). do you have that problem? doesn't sound like it....just think, someone really is worse off than you!!

Answer 2

I think you should see a shrink.

Answer 3

You definitely have body image issues. A LOT of girls feel this way about themselves. It is important to be happy with yourself because if you're not happy with yourself then who else could be? I know it sounds cheesy and I hated when my mother told me this but it's totally true.

I'm sure you're a beautiful lady and I hope someday you'll realize this. For now, I hope you're going to stay on the healthy track. I know I wasn't happy until my stomach stayed flat when I sat down but I began to realize that my entire life was starting to revolve around what I looked like, exercise, and healthy eating. Remember that life is supposed to be fun and that no one is perfect.