How to deal with "phantom fat" and the feeling of being fat while not that fat?

I've been dieting for just over 2 years now and have lost a LOT of weight. I started at 372 but peaked around 400 and stayed between 350-400 since high school. I've been fat my entire life, my parents taught terrible eating habits and even encouraged them. It's a big downside of coming from a family of obese people. I've made great progress and am all the way down to 241 and so close to breaking that obese BMI barrier which is something I NEVER expected to do in my life. I have a big frame and fairly muscular so I can hide my fat well and people tell me that I don't look fat at all...but I don't see it.

This leads to my question for those who have found success. Did you struggle with your self-perception? Does this feeling ever go away? It's like my brain still sees me as the same morbidly obese body I used to be despite losing 130 pounds since August 2017. I'm down 3 shirt sizes and I feel great but the mirror still makes me feel fat. I realize I still have about 40 pounds until I'm at a "healthy" weight but I genuinely don't see the difference unless I see an old picture (which I don't have many of). At this point, I'm almost worried about body dysmorphia disorder or something.

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