Initially I was in a similar boat, but recently I stumbled on a way to be more aware and positive about the change. I lost 55 pounds and still felt like a chon

Initially I was in a similar boat, but recently I stumbled on a way to be more aware and positive about the change. I lost 55 pounds and still felt like a chonker. At the time, I only had about 10 pounds to go to hit the "ideal weight" I'd set for myself (which was still at the high end of the acceptable range, based on BMI). I never did hit that number; I ended up wandering around that plateau for 1-2 years, feeling thoroughly fat the entire time. A recent injury led to me not being able to lift (for now), and so I've lost about 3-7 pounds of muscle and gained about 14-18 pounds of fat. Now I can definitely notice the difference! For me, it's the little stuff that really drove it home -- my face is noticeably chubbier (to me), and my rings and shoes fit more tightly. I wouldn't recommend going about it this way, but it definitely drove home a lot of retroactive gratitude for what I had -- and sparked some motivation to get it back.