Comments on: The Truth I Tried To Deny

By: love2eatinpa

love2eatinpa — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:10:00 +0000

i was in denial about my size for a while. i knew i was outgrowing my clothes, but i kept my head in the sand, didn’t want to admit to what i let myself become.

By: Don Doornbos

Don Doornbos — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:40:14 +0000

If we can’t SEE it then all that fat must not be there…right…?

The Ostrich Strategy…know it SO well…!

Have been trying to get myself into pictures more, but my old habit of being behind the camera has everyone expecting me to keep doing that, so I have to *nudge* myself to *nudge* others to take pictures.

Another thing I have tried in the past was to put a full length mirror in front of my treadmill. I think my timing might have been “off” however as I found myself nit-picking and finding fault with my body rather than growing familiar, comfortable and *gasp* complementary of my body. So I put the mirror away. Perhaps I’ll try it again someday…

Don

By: Fran

Fran — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:12:17 +0000

I've always been quite comfertable with my body even on my heaviest weight. This doesn't mean I didn't hate it but it never hold me back from doing things. I did however not like it that pictures were taken of me because I was confronted with myself when I saw them. .-= Fran´s last blog ..A day in my life: Wednesday April 21, 2010 =-.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:58:19 +0000

I also hated photographs…but more so I think I often felt like the more of me there is the less of a person I am. My faith helped me through this just by realizing that I AM valuable NO MATTER what size, but it is still a constant battle.

Thanks for stopping by my family blog. I changed my website link to my weight loss one if you are interested. Warning: I haven’t been eating the greatest!
.-= Amy´s last blog ..…April 22nd… =-.

By: JourneyBeyondSurvival

JourneyBeyondSurvival — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:55:36 +0000

What was interesting to me was that I thought I was hiding. But really, I was just like an ostrich with it’s head stuck in the sand. Everyone else saw me that way every day, all the time.

My denial didn’t affect everyone else’s view. It just affected mine.

I was the only one surprised at pictures. I was the only one who cringed as the chair squeeled in protest or the lady asked if I was pregnant. Just me. They were just pretending for my sake.
.-= JourneyBeyondSurvival´s last blog ..Close Your Eyes If You’ve Got An Ice Cream Problem =-.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:16:37 +0000

Yes, yes, and yes to all the above. I avoided mirrors. I avoided looking at my reflection in windows. I avoided pictures and I didn't even look at my reflection when getting my haircut! When I did look at a full length reflection, the image that reflected back was distorted in my mind. I never allowed myself to see myself as the obese person I was. Major denial. Now I wish I had more pictures. I wish I had really looked at myself. .-= Linda´s last blog ..Thursday Box of Chocolates-4/22/10 =-.

By: Tami@nutmegnotebook.com

Tami@nutmegnotebook.com — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:43:53 +0000

What a great question. Yes indeed I was in denial. That is until we got vacation pictures back and I saw what I really looked like. I was horrified. It sent me packing to Weight Watchers. I lost 49 pounds. Kept it off for a couple of years and then gained some back. Been losing and gaining those pounds back and forth for a couple of years. Now I am finally just a couple of pounds away from goal again.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:47:01 +0000

Oh my gosh…what is it about the salon mirror? I dreaded going to get my hair done and having to see my very rotund figure in the mirror. I’m not liking what I see again at the moment…but it’s not as bad as when I was a size….gasp…28.

I just subscribed to your blog Yea!! Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog…I appreciate it
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..Less Calories, Yummy Food, Goals =-.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:16:51 +0000

I think I never had a day of reckoning with myself. I always would look at a cute outfit and think “I could wear that” and always was shocked when it was too small.

Maybe that is what stalled me out?

All I know is I a chomping at the bit and can’t wait to go hot and heavy on the last part of the path of this journey now, and its exciting. Hope the enthusiasm doesn’t die before I can do anything about it!
.-= Pam´s last blog ..Licking Salt =-.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:58:36 +0000

I used to avoid mirrors like the plague. I know exactly what you mean about the hair dresser -- I always hated that and tried to look away! .-= Ashley´s last blog ..Taking your weight loss public =-.