Is it just ME...or do I still feel fat?

The reframe from restless to working is a useful one. The activity outlet approach tends to shorten that feeling rather than letting it accumulate - and the body releasing energy is exactly the right way to think about it.
 
The mental gap between the weight on the scale and how you actually experience your body in a mirror is real and often lags the physical change. The best weight not being the lowest weight is something most people eventually figure out. A goal weight from a BMI chart versus a weight where you actually felt good and functional are often different numbers.
 
Body image lag is real - most people at a healthy weight still see their heavier self in the mirror for months, and the anatomy is normal regardless of the number on the scale.
 
The body dysmorphia lag is real - brain image of the body updates much slower than the actual body changes. Impedance data showing fat loss with muscle gain is the kind of objective signal that matters more than the mirror during that adjustment period. The perception often catches up a few months after the physical change.
 
Body perception lags physical reality by months after significant weight loss - the 134 in the mirror reads as larger because the mental reference was set at a higher weight. The 2-lb pre-period fluctuation is noise. The body at 134 is already different.
 
The gaslighting framing around weight and willpower is real and has a medical literature behind it now. The 'nothing medically wrong, just lazy and like food' narrative was never accurate for most people with metabolic issues. The emotional shift of having that validated by results is what a lot of people describe as the biggest change.
 
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