Most of the time I'm OK, BUT OCCASIONALLY I'LL GO PAST A MIRROR IN A STORE AND TAKE A "DOUBLE TAKE"! I didn't recognize myself. Not too long ago my daughter looked right past me in TJ Maxx 'cause she was looking for the old me. LOL My fat brain isn't as bad as it used to be but I still beat myself up if I slip and that is a big bad thing because it triggers even more slippage! I only have 6lbs to go now. I need to update my ticker. Wish me luck and GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

Yes Angela I still feel that way most of the time--I am afraid to sit in a chair afraid i will break it and when people tell me i am thin i say no way--But i still do have between 50-60 more lbs to go to my goal.. And when i look in the mirror most of the time i see that 448 lb person and every now and then if i pass a mirror i think Who is that Person--NOt me--I am not almost half the person i used to be! Everyone is complimenting me and I feel like they are lying--but i know they are not--some are just being nice as they say that I am fading away to a shadow--I am like GO ON!1 I too have been getting the Victoria Secrets catalogs and used to toss them and now i am looking at them thinking wow--I can order from this catalog if i wanted too! certian things.. I am still in a womens size 22w--But it is nice to look at a regular clothes catalog rather then lane bryant all the time.. I pray everyone is doing well-- I have lost a total of almost 200lbs now from before and after my RNY Hugs to you all SUSIEQ from NE PA

I think the biggest thing I find now that I'm what society thinks is a 'normal' weight, is that people do treat you differently. Its a sad state of affairs, but true nonetheless. I'm so happy 60 Minutes came out with the story recently that weight loss surgery also prevents many cancers in bariatric patients, so the good news about cancer is on our side!

Hi, Susie and Leslie, It was my one year on 2/8, my son's 25th birthday. In many ways, it was mine, too. I went from 230 to 120 in that year. Wow, what a new life. I have done very well, no complications. I discovered a very large cycst in one breast and three in the other that it appears I've had for years but it wasn't detected. Luckily, its harmless but gave me quite a scare until I had the round of second opinions. Being overweight masks a lot of what ails us. Katie

Hi Melanie... Thank you and congrats right back atcha! It's a constant struggle to keep things moving in the right direction. Especially after that one year mark. I have only lost about 25 pounds in the last 4 months. I'm about 14 months out now! I've been struggling with the mental and physical issues that come with having cancer. It's been one of the biggest challenges in my life besides weight loss. I feel grateful that I'm maintaining my currect weight but wish I could start losing again. Hopefully after my radiation coming up in May I will start turning a corner again and get back on track. I really want to get down to 168, that would be a 300 pound total loss from my highest weight. Right now I'm at 247. My highest weight was 468 and I feel so grateful to have gotten this far but would love to keep going. The issues I'm dealing with right now as I mentioned is the emotional eating and the fact that I'm not very limited to the kinds of foods I can eat. That makes it tough! I actually envy the people who can't eat candy, ice cream, cake etc...Cuz I can and that makes life much harder. You have to rely on willpower alone and if I had that to start with I wouldn't have needed the surgery. But, I am trying and will continue to do so.