having a hard time seeing the new me....
So I see the new wonderful number on the scale, but I just have a hard time seeing it in the mirror...Why do I still see myself as FAT in the mirror??? I love the new pant size,but I dont believe the number. I had a girl at work call me skinny today. I dont feel skinny. My whole life I have never known what skinny feels like.
Will we ever feel normal? Will we ever not feel like the fattest person in the room, even if we are not anymore?
Will we ever feel normal? Will we ever not feel like the fattest person in the room, even if we are not anymore?
I struggle with the same question sometimes. I have not recognized myself in the mirror at stores. My mind still operates like the fat man. I have to remember to make myself correct my posture and look up instead of down.
I think we'll get there. Its just a slower transformation than our physical one. Give it time. Ruggie and Frisco say your mental image lags your physical one by 3 months. I think in my case it may be 6, LOL.
I think we'll get there. Its just a slower transformation than our physical one. Give it time. Ruggie and Frisco say your mental image lags your physical one by 3 months. I think in my case it may be 6, LOL.
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160 lbs lost. Surgeons Goal Reached in 33 weeks. My Goal in 37 Weeks.
VSG: 11/2/2011; LBL+Thigh Lift+BL: 10/3/2012; Brach+Mastopexy: 7/22/2013
See I can relate to this... Tho I'm still waiting for my surgery, I can totally relate, cause a year ago I broke my jaw...well my dentist did, and I lost like thirty five pounds. I began to see another guy in reflections and so forth. It gave me this vision, this motivation....and by damn soon I'm gonna have a pretty major tool.
I felt that confidence, and experienced that lag.... -well anyway.... I like how ya put that rhearob. About the correcting your posture, and looking up instead of down..
I felt that confidence, and experienced that lag.... -well anyway.... I like how ya put that rhearob. About the correcting your posture, and looking up instead of down..
It's a good question... I still feel and think as an obese person as well. I am hoping once I get plastic surgery it may get better as the image will match the weight. The extra skin and general sagginess sure isn't helping.
I haven't even changed my avatar. lol
I haven't even changed my avatar. lol
Pre Op: 415 SW: 390 Goal: 235 CW: 225
I so know what you mean. I didn't see any of my weight loss for a log time - still don't see it totally. The first time I did see it was when I was standing in the sun and saw my shadow - and it was a much smaller shadow - not much bigger than my daughters. It hit me in that moment!
Have a friend take pictures of you around others with the heads cut off. You may not even pick out which is you because you won't recogize the body.
I think it's a slow process - but it will happen!
Have a friend take pictures of you around others with the heads cut off. You may not even pick out which is you because you won't recogize the body.
I think it's a slow process - but it will happen!
Lucy 
(Imma Loser!)
HW 335 SW 311 CW 181.2 -- Goals: Twoderville - 6/7/11, 280 - 7/1/11, 260 - 8/1/11, 240 - 10/30/11 Centry Club - 11/22/11, 220 - 12/27/11 Onederland - 5/25/12, 180 - , 170 (surgeons goal) -
We shall see where this leads...
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