BODY IMAGE WEIRDNESS!
Wow. Remember the formal luncheon I told you about, where I ate the whole piece of key lime pie? Well, the photographer who took publicity shots sent me a couple of photos -- I was at a table with about 9 other people and I couldn't believe what I was looking at in that photo...I was one of the smallest ones sitting there! I looked...dare I say it?...small! My image of myself is nowhere near what I saw in that photo -- it was absolutely foreign to me, still is, still can't reconcile the image in that photo with the image in my mind. How weird is all of this??? Listen, we are all dealing with sooooooo much associated with this surgery, while at the same time we have to get up every morning and keep living our lives alongside the other "normals" -- we're all being so hard on ourselves. Let's take a breather! Let's just live our lives today, count our blessings...the ones that have nothing to do with the surgery or losing weight...and just relax a little about all of this. It's just too weird...have a great day, everyone! Maureen
You're doing so well. I did take a new pic this weekend and have sent it away to the cybergods in hope it will be posted soon. I couldn't believe it was me either. We are so accustomed to not wanting to look at our own pics because we see ourselves as huge. Then suddenly we see a pic of the reality of where we are and it just is mind blowing. You need to get some new pics up too, chicky. Post that one so we can see how small you are getting!
It took a group shot of people that had wls for me to see that I was the smallest one there. You see it but you still think "big" and do not realize what you have accomplished.
It is also hard for me to realize that I am the smallest girl in our family after always being the largest. I contacted my older sister who is coming for a visit and told her to pack light as I have clothes for her to take home with her. What an accomplishment that was for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maureen - isn't that great to see yourself in a picture like that! It's like doing a double take in the mirror! Actually, I think when I was very heavy, part of my problem was that my body image was not of a morbidly obese person - - so now when I see myself I think - Hey - there you are! Haven't seen you in a while! This is truly a weird journey we are all on - enjoy the ride! Dee
I'm with ya! I'm smaller than all my friends now! It's weird cuz I've always been the big one! lol
I slipped into a size 1 yesterday! I'm sure its a type-o but I'll take it! Just never thought that I'd make it this low. When I look at pics I still do a double take! The best is when I see people I haven't seen in forever! I like to shock em! I need to update my pic on here!
Anywho.... good luck and god bless everyone!
ALicia
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Hey Reenie, I hear ya sister! Yesterday we had a birthday thing at work and did a group photo. We do this all the time. I came in the door at the last minute and they hustled me into the middle of the group just before the flash went off. The picture was posted at work today and I could not believe what I saw. I'm looking kinda tiny these days. Who the hell woulda thunk it (especially in a size 14). Certainly not I. I still think of myself as HUGE. I looked at this picture and realized that I am the smallest woman in the group. I know what size all of the women on the team wear because I've been shopping with all of them so had to go through a metal calculation. Yep, I'm the smallest on the team. Hot damn!
Connie
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