Long story short, I’m a 24 year old guy who recently went from being obese to finally a healthy weight. I’ve never really been a self conscious person at all. I guess you could say that I was the stereotypical funny fat guy. I was comfortable around people because of my humor, so I never really felt out of place. Anyway, I recently went from having a 34 BMI to 24, and I’ve noticed so many psychological changes recently that I honestly feel overwhelmed sometimes. Basically, sometimes I don’t really recognize myself. By that I mean I still feel a bit weird when noticing changes in my body. For example, I can feel my rib cage and hips now. I was overweight/obese my whole life, so I never really felt anything like that before. I actually got my LinkedIn photo redone recently, and I legit felt so weird when I saw it because I honestly don’t recognize myself at all sometimes. Does this feeling go away? Secondly, this is probably the most important thing I’ve noticed that makes me feel kinda weird sometimes. When I was obese, I felt like I sorta blended in with the crowd. I felt comfortable to do my own thing and I didn’t really have any kind of self awareness so I didn’t care if I dressed poorly or looked weird. Nowadays, I’ve upgraded my clothes and I try to dress better. Here’s the thing though, I feel like people stare at me sometimes. I’m not used to this at all. Honestly, I still feel socially awkward sometimes so I don’t know how to handle people coming up to me and chatting. I recently went shopping for clothes, and I was blown away by the customer service. I NEVER EVER had anyone reach out to me and ask what I was looking for. Basically, I feel like losing weight has made me feel like I’m naked or exposed. Sometimes I’ll be walking down the street or reading a book and the park and I’ll have people walk by and smile at me. Sometimes I feel like they’re really laughing at me or I feel like I look funny to them. I’m not sure how to explain exactly what I’m feeling, and I’m also not sure how to handle it. Is this normal or am I just exaggerating all of this?
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