I'm just going to preface this by saying two things: 1) Anyone who's lost weight knows that it can be extremely difficult to see any change when you look at yourself in the mirror. So sometimes it's nice to hear something from other people. 2) I don't look for validation from other people's attention and comments, I know that I feel a lot better and I'm so happy to say that, even if nobody were to say anything.
That being said...People are starting to notice me more as I lose weight. I've lost 20 pounds and, to be completely honest, look a LOT better than I did last year. Last year, I deleted Instagram for a number of reasons. I decided to re-download it a few months ago after I took some nice pictures I wanted to post. Last week, bored in quarantine and feeling good about myself, I had a photoshoot by myself at home. I posted some pictures from it, and not only did it get more likes than anything in the past, it got more comments. 13 comments of "😍😍" and "cute!!" when the most I got before was 2-4 from my friends after asking them to comment. (I didn't even ask anyone to comment on this one.) And it was people I've known for a while commenting, too, seemingly finally noticing me. Comments from people who, in the past, would just like and keep scrolling or not even like at all. I know that instagram comments don't measure anything and social media is a lot like a dumb game, but I'm getting attention before that I didnt in the past. And the only thing about me that's changed is my weight. Granted, it could just be other people being bored and at home. But, as I said, most of the comments were from friends who have liked my photos before and never cared to comment. I could be reading this wrong, it probably means nothing. It just seems too much of a coincidence that, as I lose weight, I post a picture and get more comments than when I was heavier.
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