Lurker coming out to visit....

Hi---I have been lurking in the background since having my surgery. I really thought I would keep up my profile ect but I have not taken the time to do so. SO quick info on me. I had my surgery on Dec 8, 2005 weighing in at 270 on surgery day. I am now unofficially at 190 almost 6 months out. I went from a 22 to a 14 now. I go back for my 6th month ck up and uppe GI on Tuesday. I have yet to discuss a goal weight with my surgeon but I am of the mind set that the weight is really just a number now and I need to listen to my body as to where it might take me. I know that personally for me--150 is probably as low as my body will go. I haven't been that weight since 9th grade. For obvious reasons--2 kids and 20 + years my body won't get much smaller than that. One issue that I seem to be having is more of mental one than anything else. When I look in the mirror--I still see me at a size 22. I don't see what others see. I can see that I have lost weight especially in my face--but I don't see it anywhere else. Anyone having this type of an issue? I know it is mental and that I was heavy for so long that it will take time for my brain to catch up with my body..... Well--thanks for listening..I will be more active here. I am getting to a point where I have pulled away and I know that I need to get back into sharing and supporting. Cuz--I sure could use some. LOL Take care Noelle

Hi, Noelle, I still see myself as a 26-28, not as the 18-20 I am now. I can see it some in pictures and I can surely see it in my clothes, but in the mirror? Not at all. Some day, perhaps! Pat

Hi Noelle~ Thanks for checking in. You are doing GREAT!! I know what you mean about the mental changes. I sometimes wonder if it will ever feel real!! Blessings~ Becky

Thanks for the replies. I had my 6th month check up and I am officially down 82lbs. Doctor seemed to think that about another 35 to 40lbs would be what I could be looking at by my one year mark. But as I said before---it is all just a number now. Thanks again for replying.. Noelle