The weight loss is unreal / body dysmorphia is real.

[Gr33dyOctopus]

After being stalled out for a month and a half over medical stuff, im back to losing weight and am at a new low, 213's now you beautiful motherfuckers.

Well today I met up with a guy that last saw me in July of 2025 and he didn't recognize me. I was like " Hey, im the one that hired you last time and we've been chatting by email, its me, Gr33dyfuckingOctopus " and he was blown away.

This guy is as big as a mountain, very overweight ( and an extremely talented singer/musician 🤩 ) and I thought man he must weigh 400 or more pounds.

Well I asked him if he wanted the secret, and he did. Very much so and this evening found us meeting back up so I could share the miracle with him.

Found out this fucker is 345, which is literally only 15 pounds higher than me when I started tirz last July. Jesus H Christ this keeps happening again and again where I meet dudes that to me now seem massive but weigh right around or even less than i did.

This happened a couple weeks ago too, met up with a fella i hadn't seen in a long time ( also shared the miracle with him ) and I told me girl that he must weigh more than me at my highest, she said i was way bigger than him, and it turns out he was 290. Another holy shit moment for me he had this giant gut on him ( like I had ) and I outweighed him by 40 pounds.

I STILL feel very overweight, but thinking reality im not. My girl is approaching goal of 130, shes about 5 pounds off and she still feels fat even though she is wearing a size small and is tiny.

Anyway, here's a picture of me from a 4th of July party. I still see myself as grossly overweight, though i know thats no longer the case. In fact, im likely at a good weight now.... but want to see what i feel like at 190, and start slamming test and hgh and reta at that point and bulking back up into muscle. As I mentioned before I work out and get steps in daily but my gains are dogshit.

Anyway, 2am i got a 3 day weekend coming up! Later barbq at mom's and then Saturday first all day river float of the year. The other pix are last weekends fishing trip ( no fish 🙁 but it was fucking gorgeous out there )

Wishing you all the best.

 

[TeresaHip]

Yep right there with you! It's really gotten to me bad. My Dr did an intervention. I just hope it doesn't stop me from losing weight.

 

[SeaGypsy]

I feel ya on the body dysmorphia. I weigh in at 110 and still only see the fat girl in the mirror 🤦‍♀️. If that's your wife in the flag sweater she is looking great! Lil bitty thing. You look great as well, looks like a healthy family. Idk where you guys are fishing but wow the scenery is stunning.
I live states away from anyone that knew me at my largest but I'm hoping to get back soon to see some of them again, well to let them see me again.....lol. And like you if they want in on the secret I will be happy to help them.

 

[Pete369]

It’s funny because the thoughts creep in at home but at the gym it’s the opposite. There’s always traits we will have that make us imperfect, but that’s being human.

 

[swimmer]

Congratulations you guys look fantastic!!!
I have been at my target weight of 185 for a while now. I still feel fat sometimes. I made myself a deal. I can lose fat only if I gain muscle. I am not allowed to go more than 2 lbs under 185. I hit the gym like a mad man when I feel fat. It is so cool we have something to give us this kind of control!!!

 

[Stace_wow]

Congrats 🎈🎉🎊🍾 I’m trying to wrangle the gang for a Salt River float this year, I hope you have a blast! We got a permit hike on Sunday I’m so excited for!

Sometimes I feel like I have reverse body dysmorphia where I see myself as smaller than i actually am and it just gets worse the more weight I lose 😂😂😂😂😂. I also get the ‘I FEEL LIKE IM 500 pounds’ feels, but luckily for me I have pretty solid self image and pretty good self awareness so I don’t dwell too much on it. When I look at older photos of me at my heaviest….it doesn’t feel real. Crazy how our brains work sometimes.

 

[AllCourtTENNIS]

I go through this a lot. I am still wearing shirts from my heaviest days, mostly to do drywall/mudding. It almost makes me dizzy to try to reconcile how those shirts feel now to the days when I had to pull the hem from every direction and stretch the fabric to loosen it off my hips. In many ways I think I look the same, but when I catch a glimpse of myself I see the differences. It's very strange.

All of that is somehow separate from how I feel in this very different body. The changes in how I feel are stark and undeniable:

less breathless sweating (and the embarrassment that went with it)
less pain
better sleep (it's also easier to roll over)
more energy
better attitude (*subject to change lol)
more mental clarity
comfortable in every chair (except the hard ones)
better task completion

 

[hotsauceboss]

Checking in with the reverse issue here. I feel like I've always been small. Last year I bulked up to 195 and built my lifts up to 400 deadlift, 350 squat, 250 bench. After that I decided to lean out and am now about 155 and hopefully close to the same strength. After the cut I was hoping that I'd feel like I had built more mass, but I feel like it's almost an imperceptible difference.

At least my girl tells me that I look good.

 

[Whiynot20026]

This will be relatable for many here.

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[HouseCat]

Sometimes I feel like I have reverse body dysmorphia where I see myself as smaller than i actually am

I have this with my face. I’ve always thought “Oh, I’m so happy my face never really looks fat,” and then I saw a pic of myself and was pretty surprised at all the real estate in my cheeks LOL! I think my general avoidance of full body mirrors and my self-made uniform (which looks nice and Profesh but is as stretchy and comfy as pajamas) also contributes to this. In a way it’s a blessing because unless I see a pic, my general self talk is “You look damn good for your weight!” (I do think I carry weight well and I think most people would be surprised I weigh what I do. This could be delusion but I’ll take it!)

This will be relatable for many here.

Jim Gaffigan, along with a friend, was one of the main inspos for me to get on a GLP-1. I was like if the man who made his career with hot pocket jokes can do this, so can I!

Gr33dy - WTG man! You and the fam look great, and sorry you got skunked but glad the scenery was beautiful. And I love that you are so open to helping out people with the “secret.” I bet a lot of people are very grateful, and your spirit of openness is awesome!