Anyone else?

I stepped on the scales last night and had a hard time realizing it was me on the scales. I just keep expecting the scales to go up, not down. It is very hard from me to imagine myself smaller than I am now. This is the part of the dream that I do not wake up from in a while. Weight loss is great but hard to imagine it is me doing it.

I am going through the same thing too. When I step on the scale and it's down from the day before, it's all like a dream. I can't believe the weight is coming off as effortlessly as it is. Even the days that I don't get out and exercise, the weight still comes off. I keep thinking, "Am I going to wake up soon, and be fat again?" No, I really had the surgery, I'm really doing it! When I went shopping yesterday for my Florida trip, I went directly to the Women's dept., and everything 1X and up is too big on me! I knew I could fit into an 18 and yet I still went to the plus size dept. My trip is two weeks away and the few things that I will buy should be snug on me now because in 2 weeks I will hopefully be 8-10 lbs. thinner. I am constantly afraid of screwing up and having the weight come back on. That's my biggest fear. It's all in my head, as long as I stay away from sugar and carbs, and keep exercising, lif will be good. Karen L.

Connie, I go through the motions of sorting through old clothes -- some of which have been hanging in my closet for 6 years or more in the hopes that they would fit someday -- getting into them, wearing them to work...I see the numbers dropping on the scale, yet I feel nothing, or I should say, I feel as if I haven't lost a pound. The facts don't mesh with my emotional or psychological acceptance of what is happening. In noting everyone elses really thoughtful responses to your post, this must be some sort of phenomenon that so many of us are experiencing. This is a great topic of conversation, something that we can all benefit from...a sort of holding hands to keep each other afloat. Thanks. Maureen