Who are you in your dreams?

[chinadoll]

A couple friends and I were discussing our dreams and I noted that in my dreams I am "normal" weight, fitter (and younger). I don't know if this is a reflection of my self image, but I was curious as to whether those of you who have succeeded dreamed of yourselves as thin even when you were heavier. If you did dream yourself heavy, have your dreams changed since you made goal? Also does everyone dream of themselves as they would like to be? Or do some see themselves as heavy in their dreams. Just found it a funny sort of anomaly since my dream weight is about 145 and my real weight is almost 100 pounds more. Thought it might be interesting to see what happens to other people.

[SueSue1212]

Well this won't help much, but in my dreams I never see myself. I am always looking out of my own eyes. Weird, I never thought about that until you mentioned it...hmmm.

[Kansas Deb]

I never see myself either, I am always looking out of my own eyes too.

[OzLover]

I am thin in my dreams. I find it comforting!

[natyneda]

I also see myself thin and happy but the best part is that my husband has an extra twinkle in his eyes when he looks at me. He compliments me almost daily now but, somehow I think thinner he will be even more proud of me and so will I.

SW:176
CW:154
GW:130

[APanthesilia]

I look out my own eyes in dreams but I'm usually aware of what I look like. It varies for me, sometimes (like last night!) I'm thin and athletic (last night I was on So You Think You Can Dance...how funny is that? I'm totally totally not a dancer!) but then other times I'm a blob. The blob dreams are far less frequent and they are always the bad dreams where other bad things are happening too! Most of the times in my dreams I'm just a normal "don't have to think about it" weight. Which is exactly what I want to be in real life!

[chinadoll]

I second that, AMY! I am curious if people's dream self is dependent on how they feel about themselves in their conscious life...any psychologists out there?

[joee5]

I dont dream. If I do I dont recall them. God Bless, Joe

[marcella]

I don't know see myself in my dreams either. BUT, in my mind's eye I am still slim. I am always shocked when I catch my reflection, or see myself in a photo.

[carbless_in_seattle]

I'm always skinny. But "new" skinny...like I just lost a bunch of weight.