When you see yourself in the mirror...

lesserman
on 3/29/12 2:05 pm - Chicago, IL

...how many still see yourself as you were before WLS?

I ask because even though I lost a total of 30 lbs from Autumn '10 to Spring '11, I never saw much difference when I saw myself in the mirror...

I want to be able to see me as I really am after the excess weight has come off and I fear that I won't...any thoughts?

Weight at Heaviest: 320 lbs.
Weight at Surgery: 283.6 lbs.

Everyone is entitled to my opinion...

KathyA999
on 3/29/12 3:31 pm, edited 3/29/12 3:32 pm

VSG on 08/09/10

I've lost about 110 lbs. When I look in the mirror, I see a thin person. However, what's REALLY shocking is -- it's my mother! She's been dead for 10 years, God rest her soul, how the f*ck did she get in my mirror?

Height 5' 7" High Wt 268 / Consult Wt 246 / Surgery Wt 241 / Goal Wt 150 / Happy place 135-137 / Current Wt 143
Tracker starts at consult weight

In maintenance since December 2011.

DebsGiz
on 3/29/12 8:39 pm, edited 3/29/12 8:40 pm - FL

While 30 pounds is a tremendous amount of weight to lose, I can remember feeling the same as you do.

Hang in there because while 30 pounds certainly makes a difference, 60 pounds will make a huge difference, and so on and so on.

I now see myself as fit and in pretty decent shape for an old broad. LoL

dani02
on 3/29/12 10:52 pm - Utica, MI

RNY on 09/14/10

I look in the mirror and see someone small and skinny. I don't believe it is me.

Just does not get to my brain unless I stand there and tell myself.

If I am not looking in a mirror, I still feel heavy. I will always check and make
sure I am not the heaviest a room. I still walk to the plus size section first
in a store. And when I go out to eat, I feel like people are judging me if I actually
eat.

I am working on this, but a lifetime of being and thinking one way is not
going to change overnight.

Dani

Winnie_the_Pooh
on 3/30/12 8:24 am

RNY on 06/08/11

This is the same with me. I see a smaller person when I look in the mirror but when not looking in the mirror I feel like the same fat person. I have been fat all my life so it will take a while.

Winnie

AnneGG
on 3/29/12 11:17 pm

RNY on 07/15/10

Something that helps me for accuracy in body view is group exercise classes in front a mirror. The work I have done shows up there, and it's way cool! Not bad for a 61 year old!

Plus it's a win-win- I'm getting my exercise in!

But my head still plays games with me when it comes to clothing sizes- I want to go for the bigger stuff, and I get surprised when it doesn't fit.

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach

"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay

Mom4Jazz
on 3/29/12 11:38 pm

VSG on 04/18/11

It honestly took me a while. I am in size 8 jeans and am just beginning to realize I'm thin (not willowy, I have a big frame, but absolutely thin).

Highest weight: 335 lbs, BMI 50.9
Pre-op weight: 319 lbs, BMI 48.5
Current range: 140-144, BMI 21.3 - 22

175+ lbs lost, maintaining since February 2012

(deactivated member)
on 3/29/12 11:56 pm

Wonderful when our mind wraps around the "new" us and catches up !
Congrats, your updated pic is GREAT! Glad you celebrated "Goal" with such a memorable, personal statement you shared!

Katari
on 3/30/12 1:04 am - OR

RNY on 09/02/09

It took me over a year and a half to really be able to see the "new" me in the mirror. Taking a picture every month in the same place each time is the ONLY way I cold see the difference for that first year. Take pictures, LOTS and LOTS of pictures. You'll see the difference when you can put them next to a before shot.

Katie
Ht. 5'2 HW 234/GW 150/LW 128/CW 132 Size 18/20 to a size 4 in 9 months!

(deactivated member)
on 3/30/12 5:07 am

I have not had my surgery yet. I have lost 19 lbs from new years to now, and I do not see the difference, even though others tell me i look thinner. I still see fat. I see the weight coming off on the scales, but that's bout it.

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