Don’t recognize myself after weight loss

08-27-2018, 10:54 PM

Recently I have lost 81 pounds after being very overweight my entire adult life. I am now 44 years old and have been between a size 16-20 since I was 20 years old. I am now an 8. I look and feel amazing however I’m struggling a little with feeling out of place in this body. Or as if it’s not really me anymore because I don’t recognize any part of myself. I am definitely happier but this strange unfamiliarity is bothering me a lot. I feel almost like an alien inhabiting a new body and I don’t know how to handle that feeling. I find myself randomly touching parts of my body like my arms or my shoulders and it feels so bizarre because now I feel bones where I’ve never felt them before. Has anyone else ever struggled with this sort of feeling from weight loss or am I alone?

08-28-2018, 02:49 AM

I have not struggled with what you describe- but wanted to say congratulations! I am sure you will get used to this new "you" pretty quickly! Go buy yourself new clothes and do something special for yourself- you earned this! Congratulations!

11-15-2018, 08:00 PM

I lost 68 lbs a year ago. I too had been overweight since I was a teenager, wearing at least a size 14 to 18 through the years since then. I understand how you feel exactly! I am now a size Small or 4-6 depending on the clothes. I still find myself not used to feeling bones where I never did before, and when I see myself in the mirror or in current photos sometimes I don’t feel like its me.
However, I feel so much better, physically and emotionally. I figure that I’ll get used to it eventually LOL .
Congratulations on your weight loss!!

Carol

03-24-2019, 11:38 PM

Congratulations. Loosing a big amount of weight as you did can be hard on your body. You have lived with it for so long, it feels like you lost a part of yourself. It takes time to get used to it and learn to love it. Be proud and accept it. Go shopping for new outfits and show it off.

Don’t recognize myself after weight loss

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