Am I the only one?

Everyone posts all of these wonderul messages about how great their doing and how they can't beleive how good, thin, wonderful they look and feel....am I the only one who still sees a 'smaller' FAT person when they look in the mirror? I mean, I know I am getting smaller...but my mind just doesn't seem to want to catch up with my body. I find it especially difficult to find something to wear when we are going to go see friends or family because I think everything still makes me look fat! Am I crazy? I do feel much better in general, and I know I am much healthier...I guess I'm just not crazy about the reflection I see in the mirror. RNY 1/31 274/196/150

No, you're not the only one. I, too, realize that I have lost almost 70 since January but when I look in the mirror (most times but not all the time) I still see myself as being 272 pounds and not somewhere around 200 (I haven't really weighed in 2 1/2 months, so I am not sure what weight loss I am at). I mean, I see it in my clothes and I do realize that I am beginning to wear clothing sizes that I haven't even dared fit into before but I still myself as REALLY BIG and not as getting thinner. I supposed that when I reach my goal weight that is when I will finally look in the mirror and go, "Wow, I have done it. This is really me!" Good luck to you and congrats on the weight loss so far! Daphine Cox (Open RNY 1/13/03)

NO, you are not the only one. I had surgery (Open RNY) January 13, 03. I have lost over 70 pounds. The scales say I have, I have gone from a 26-28 to a size 16 in pants and I still a very fat woman when I look in the mirrow. I have trouble buying clothes because I still try to buy larger than what I need. People tell me I am looking so much better and healthier, but I still feel like they mean "you are still really fat". I will be glad when my mind catches up with my body!

I know exactly what you mean. My husband says I am smaller now than when we got married 23 years ago. I don't think so. I do feel better. I started out at 326 now at 219 I wonder when this feeling will stop. If I lost down to 150 ( a weight I haven't been in 30 years) will I be happy. I am actually tired of trying to lose that one more lb. I don't mind the food and exercise. I just hate being tied up in numbers. If I could do surgery again tomorrow and be garantueed I will reach my goal in one month, I would do it. I want to be there, but will I be happy there? At 326 I thought I looked like I do now. I never really saw myself as big.