I lost 130 pounds 13 years ago and at times still feel fat. In fact, as I sit here at my desk writing this, it feels like my stomach is hanging over my pants like it did when I was 290 pounds. It's similar to the phantom limb, the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached. No worries though, when I get this feeling I simply get on the scale and it rarely changes....160 pounds. That makes me feel better.