I am driving myself nuts!
This is the wierdest thing. I only weigh on Fri and as of this morning I am down 92 lbs. The thing is, that for the past couple of weeks, I feel like I'm gaining weight when I clearly am not. I look in the mirror and I do not see 92 lbs gone. I honestly feel like I'm gaining weight! It's just so bizarre. I didn't have the opportunity to have a pre-surgery counselling program so I'm just wondering if this is something that maybe they told you may occur? I'm a therapist and I recognize this as being all in my head but I can't seem to shake the feeling. Maybe it's just the anxiety of this being too good to be true and like all other "diets" I've tried in the past it's my fear that the weight will eventually come back on. I'm not back sliding in my eating or anything and the surgery is doing what it is supposed to do and I'm way ahead of the curve according to my doctor. I just hope I'm trying not to talk myself into sabotage is all. Anybody else experiencing something similar? Any suggestions? I just need at least one other person to say they're experiencing the same thing to normalize it for me!
Carey
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I am not going through this exact thing but with my pre-surgery counseling and support groups, what you are experiencing is normal. It takes our heads a while to catch up to our bodies. I am dealing with accepting that I am not in a size 22 anymore. I am in a comfortable 14 and a tight 12. When did that happen?!? I still find myself wanting to go into the Lagre Size clothing stores for clothes, knowing that nothing will fit. But I shopped there for so long, it is hard to accept that I can't do it anymore. You are not alone in feeling this way.
Are there any support groups near you that you can go to? They really help.