So, I said I probably wouldn't post until my appointment next Tuesday, but I've been dealing with a head issue for a few weeks now that I wanted to get down in writing.
When I look in the mirror, I don't see myself as big as I really am. The reason I called this "Reverse Anorexia" is that anorexics always see themselves fatter than they really are--and I see myself thinner. When I see photos of myself, I get very confused, because it's not what I see in the mirror. My chin looks twice as big in photos, and my body looks much bigger as well. I told Matt about this one night and the next day I did an experiment: while looking in the mirror, I held up the camera with one hand and held perfectly still and took the picture. And guess what? I looked completely different in the picture even though I was watching myself as I took it, which gets rid of the theory that I pose differently for pictures than when I look in the mirror. We've all heard that "the camera adds 10 pounds" but trust me, you wouldn't be able to tell 10 pounds on me.
So what's up with that?
HOLY MOLY!! I miss you all!!!!
12 years ago
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Hello... I see your posts on lapbandtalk.com, so hope you don't mind me responding to your above post.
I am the exact same way!!! I see pictures of me and I thing OMG I'm horrid! I want so bad to get a family picture done, we haven't had one since my daughter was 2 and now she is 16 but I don't want my 'fatness' permanent above my fireplace. I think summer of '09 when my daughter goes for her senior pictures I should be thinner and we'll get them done then. Hopefully my son will be in the area still!!! Wish I knew why we see ourselves so differently than we actually are. Funny how our brains preceive things sometimes huh?
Take care!
Kel
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