Okay, I'm a guy but I have to jump in here - a bit OT.

I was the jumbo fat kid in high school. Way too tall. 255 lbs.

15 years ago I started working out every day. After 3 years I was 195 lbs, 6'4". People said I looked great, I even had chicks hooting and whisling at me all the time (loved it!).

But I tell you when I looked in the mirror I saw the same fat kid. No change at all.

It convinced me that something is screwed in my ability to perceive my own body. I keep working out. I've put on some weight (married, two kids, what ya gonna do).