Correlation between weight loss and drops in dress size?

[electrogirl]

I know people have their own perceptions of whether their fat or not. Not sure I'm trying to change her mind, but if my mate thinks she's chubby and she's blatantly not then I'm going to tell her.

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Yeah I know, I wasn't having a go, I do exactly the same with my sisters and my friends, but I hate it when people do it to me.

I am a hypocrite.

 

[Biddlybee]

Yeah I know, I wasn't having a go, I do exactly the same with my sisters and my friends, but I hate it when people do it to me.

I am a hypocrite.

I don't hate it when people do it to me, I just ignore them because they're lying

But I wouldn't tell a mate (a close one) that she hadn't put on weight if she had. Or that she was really skinny if she wasn't.

 

[madzone]

Well it's just I see other people wear a larger dress size, yet I still look bigger than them!

It could be worse - you could get a whole room full of people to feel your tits......

 

[toggle]

Hey, that was really tactfully done. 10/10

it's also true.


I do know that when i started seeing myself as a beached whale size, mainly with the 'help' of someone that wanted me to feel down about myself, i comfort ate a shitload making the whole problem worse.

With my problems with my hips, swimming is about the only really good exercise i can do. I really had to get over being ashamed about my backside to put on a costume and go out where other people could see me.

Getting clothes that fitted rather than wearing sack shapes stuff that hid my curves and made me look larger helped as well

 

[madzone]

it's also true.


I do know that when i started seeing myself as a beached whale size, mainly with the 'help' of someone that wanted me to feel down about myself, i comfort ate a shitload making the whole problem worse.

I came to a realisation the other day that makes me sound even madder than people think I am. I sabbotage myself massively when people are nice to me I can cope with being told I'm shit but if people appear to be accepting me I will fuck it up.

 

[felixthecat]

well I've lost approx 4.5 stone and about 3-4 dress sizes. THat equates to about 7.5 inches off each of my bust waist and hips. As for the skin thing - well, I can see myself having a right saggy belly by the time I've finished. Everything else seems to be ok so far.......

 

[toggle]

I came to a realisation the other day that makes me sound even madder than people think I am. I sabbotage myself massively when people are nice to me I can cope with being told I'm shit but if people appear to be accepting me I will fuck it up.

i can understand that completely.

 

[madzone]

well I've lost approx 4.5 stone and about 3-4 dress sizes. THat equates to about 7.5 inches off each of my bust waist and hips. As for the skin thing - well, I can see myself having a right saggy belly by the time I've finished. Everything else seems to be ok so far.......

Well done that girl!!

 

[madzone]

i can understand that completely.

It didn't make much sense till the other day. I always thought it was the other way round.

 

[toggle]

It didn't make much sense till the other day. I always thought it was the other way round.

it wouldn't have made much sence to me last year, but I like myself a bit better now.

 

[bikergrrl]

Ha I've seen pics of Zenie and she's definitely not chubby, and everyone has been saying that Madzone doesn't need to lose weight too.

The thing is, everyone has their own level of what they are comfortable with, it's alright people saying 'you're not fat don't be silly!' and it's nice, but when I feel fat, I feel fat, and there's not much people can do to make me change my mind.

I get "You don't need to lose any weight, I like you as you are, much more and you'd be TOO skinny!" at work... and although it's nice to know that people like me as I am, they don't seem to realise that it's MY opinion of me that's more important than theirs! Plus, I don't want to be neurotic about my weight when I do finally manage to shift these last few pounds!

(For the record, I am 5ft 8in, size 12/14, 12st (ish) and want to be 10st, OR a size 10, I don't mind which.)

 

[madzone]

I get "You don't need to lose any weight, I like you as you are, much more and you'd be TOO skinny!" at work... and although it's nice to know that people like me as I am, they don't seem to realise that it's MY opinion of me that's more important than theirs! Plus, I don't want to be neurotic about my weight when I do finally manage to shift these last few pounds!

(For the record, I am 5ft 8in, size 12/14, 12st (ish) and want to be 10st, OR a size 10, I don't mind which.)

I'm 5ft 8 or 9 and one of my legs would be a size 14