Too Skinny!! Look like I am a concentration camp victim!!

thank you Kelly  :-)

I am the same weight and height as you and I don't thing you look too thin at all.. you look great. Heck, I think of myself as curvy not thin!

thank you Fawn

Yes, the fat redistributes. Heck, my body composition is still changing and I'm 3 years out.

You'll probably always have the collar bones though and, for me, I just had to get used to them. I associate them with too thin Hollywood actresses, but I had to get over that because I have them and I'm not too thin. I also did lift some weights in order to build up some muscle. As a result, my spine and ribs don't show any more and I'd much rather have muscle there than fat.

Sometimes we get a bit gaunt in the face and that freaks people out. But sometimes we look great and people, even people who love us and are well-meaning, freak out anyway because they aren't use to it. I would never just take their word for it because of that. I'd talk to my surgeon or my PCP and get their take on it.

As for getting in more calories once you are ready to maintain, I added in nuts and started eating more fruit, too.

You can also use less diet foods if you are big on no/low fat and sugar-free stuff.

However, I was never big on them while losing and would just use less of the real thing. So when I wanted to stop losing, I stopped being stingy about things like butter on my bagel, but I still put "No sugar added" jelly on it because regular jelly just seems too sweet to me and I don't see why it's necessary to add sugar to something that's already sweet.  I still use no-fat cottage cheese too because I like it the best. But I use full fat whipped cream and other things where I think the full fat tastes better.

yes, I tend to lean towards sugar free and because the other stuff is way too sweet in general, even pre-surgery.   I still watch the fat and sugar content, but not perfect in that dept.  If I want a funnel cake, I just eat a couple of bites.  Fair season :-)

I can truly relate to what you are saying.  I wanted to get to 146 lbs. and when I got there, my weight kept going down.  My surgeon told me that my body would stop when it wanted to.

I weigh between 120 and 123 now, up from my lowest of 118.  I am the same height as you are.  My children were freaking out earlier this year (when my weightwas 126). They were having telephone conference calls and were discussing what I was or was not eating.  They came to the conclusion that I was anorexic and was starving myself (what they didn't understand was that I eat more now than I ever did when I was obese).

When my weight was down my MIL told me how bad Iooked.  The bottom line is that I have never been thin so they are not used to seeing me this way.

Things have begun to redistribute and I think I am beginning to look better, although I think my face is still too thin.  Frankly I feel a little ridiculous as a 60 year old woman who needs a size 0 for a good fit.  Recently my plastic surgeon (doing breat reconstruction) asked me to gain a few pounds before my upcoming surgery.  When I asked him if he was kidding he looked me straight in the face and told me NO.  I guess he saw too many bones (I see bones I never knew I had)..

I am having a good time at this weight.  I refuse to try to gain as I am confident there will be some bounceback.  As others have suggested, I have added some complex carbs, good fats and whole grains to my diet and that helped me to stabilize.

I wouldn't worry about the comments.  I looked at your pics and think you look wonderful.  I could never wear that or any other sleeveless dress--my batwings have taken over, but you look great in it!

thank you for everything you said  :-)     I feel like I do the right thing as far as food choices go and I've found that I tend to eat more meals somedays and somedays not.  Just not regimented in my daily routine.  Oh, and bones I never knew I had.  Agree!!  It's just great and it's been a fun ride.  Just hope I can maintain and get to a healthy looking level.  I'm not too worried, so that's a good thing.