does anyone still feel fat???

I have lost 63 lbs since July 19th.... but I still feel as if I haven't lost a pound. I felt good when I looked in the mirror a few days ago...but now all I see is still a fat tummy. I know I have lost. My clothes are loose, but I just dont' see myself...help... Does anyone else feel this way??? El

63 pounds??? Wow!! That's incredible!!! Yes, I still feel fat, but it's a whole lot better. Maybe you could concentrate on the good things? And be patient? It hasn't been that long for us! Hang in there!

OMG do I feel FAT!!!! Especially since I tried on all those clothes that I thought would fit me by now. Oh well like Michele said : We have to be patient".. It's so hard though!!! Cheri

I am there too. I still am fat but I just feel like I have done nothing so far. I think it is mostly because of this 2 week plataeu. I went to get groceries yesterday and felt like everyone was staring at me again...they probably still are, but a few weeks ago when I was doing so well it really didn't matter to me because I knew I felt better, yesterday I was hurting so bad I just wanted to stop and take a break. Mandie

Yes I still feel fat, even throu I have gone down from a 28 to 22, think our eyes need to be retrained to. Think we need to remember that we are losing, a work in progress as they say, keep up the good work. Kaye

Elizabeth- I think it is hard for us to see past our weight. It has controlled our lives for so long. Since I have been yo-yoing since I was 12, I have always thought I needed to lose more weight (even though I was tiny). Just remember how far you have come and how much healthier you are. Compare your before pictures to how you look now to remind yourself. Focus on the good things and the accomplishments you have made since the surgery. hang in there! Cheers! Andrea

I still feel fat, although I do feel alot better!! I think our heads need to catch up with our bodies because when I lost all my weight the last time (I weighed 160lbs) I still felt fat, and looking back now, I dont know what I was thinking!! I think we should concentrate on how we feel and how we look now against how we looked before surgery. Although some of us cant tell that we've lost weight, other people can definitly see it and we are more critical of ourselves than others. Never loose sight of the price!! Marlize

I have lost 49 lbs so far. And yes, I still feel fat. Somedays I look in the mirror and think I look pretty nice. But most days I "feel" fat. I had my husband do the weirdest thing last night...but I think it helped. We were at the Symphony and while we were waiting to go in. We people watched. And I had him tell me- "your thinner than her, bigger than her". I of course promised him I wouldn't get mad. I told him I really don't have a good perspective on where I am. And I wanted one. I think it helped a bit get an idea of where I am. Linda

YES YES when I wear the right size I feel stuffed in them.. Had a WOW moment yesterday at my sisters-- tiny little gal... She gave me some old clothes of hers... I could get them on but not quite button... Felt good and Fat at the same time... BUT let me put a pair of pants on that I had from 3-4 months ago and I feel lovely and thinner..

Yes, I do! I now have a uniform set that fits me for work. Everyone tells me how good I look in it, but it's so tight on me that I feel like a sausage stuffed into it. Patience, patience....