Hi Alice, It happened to me a few times so far. Once at my office, the landlord was there and he hasn't seen me in over a year. He walked right passed me twice. I thought, "How rude" until I called him by his name and spoke to him. He did a double take and said "Angel? OMG you lost so much weight" So that would explain why he walked passed me twice. He didn't know it was me. Then the 2nd time it happened was at the race track. Some guy I've know for almost 20 yrs told me that he didn't recognize me the week before. I said I didn't understand because he had waved to me. He said "yeah, to be polite. I didn't know who you were until I saw you walking with Charlie" So that felt good. It's funny how I forget that I look different. I see from the inside out, so I forget until I see the other person's reaction. God bless, ~Angel 255/222/144/118

That's a great story SuZQ! Isn't it funny? I guess when we don't recognize ourselves we shouldn't be surprised when others don't. But I still get surprised. Thanks for sharing. xoxo Alice From Dallas 11/10/04 285/183/175

THANK YOU EVERYONE! I CAN'T WAIT TO LEAVE! 2 MORE DAYS AND I WILL BE ON MY WAY! I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES! CAN'T WAIT! THANKS AGAIN, JENNIFER

Wow Lisa! You are really doing well! 133 pounds already? WhooHoo!!! It is very surreal when I look in the mirror and see someone looking back that I don't really recognize. Yep my feet have shrunk too. I'm in a size 8 shoe from 9.5. I'm in size 14 from 22's. I'm 5'9" tall too so I really don't look like I used to. Keep it up now.. We all deserve to feel this way. Alice From Dallas 11/10/04 285/183/175

Okay - I'm going to go against the grain here - but this is my thought - I have had MAJOR pig out cravings - last night I wanted, ribs, garlic bread, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob & watermelon. So - I cooked it all & I served myself a plate & I ate - I know for a fact that I cannot eat everything I served myself - I know that if I did I would be sooooo unwell. BUT just the feeling that I didn't have a yogurt sitting in front of me - or a pile of cottage cheese - that it was a real meal felt great & I ate.... One - three bites of the potatoes, one rib, and a bite of the corn & a bite of the garlic bread - calories - about 350 - 400ish. Okay for a meal & I got the satisfaction of having something i really wanted. I've kind of done this since I got the green light to add more solid food - i can not nor do i EVER want to eat like I did pre surgery & I've spent more money than I need on food I couldn't eat but wanted a taste of te whole gamut. Did this recently with a chinese plate of noodles, rice, meat and egg roll - I ate a bite of the carbs and enjoyed the meat. My weight loss has slowed to about 1-2 pounds a week - but this is pretty normal at this stage of the game & eating as I need to - (which is not to say I don't have MOST of my meals as a cup of yogurt or a cheese stick) I am fixing my brain and my weight at the same time. Trying to have a new normal life. Not one I can't stick to forever. So I guess - if your brain says you need a pig out - try it - I'd be willing to bet your body won't allow it - but if you put it in perspective and say I'm going to enjoy the one or two bites I get of these things I MUST have - you may find they are the best one or two bites you've ever had... The journey IS part of the destination.