weight loss question?????

I am now 4 months out and I'm down 80lbs and I now were a size 12-14 tall. But when I look in the morrir I still see this big girl. I guest my question is when will I see the new me????? I mean I can see it in my clothes but not any where else.... Can some one help me here???? Brenda Sue

Brenda, I know exactly how you feel! I am 8 mos out and still deal with the demon in my head that does not recognize my new size. This may sound pretty weird, but I actually get up every morning and stand naked in front of the mirror and just look at myself. Then after getting dressed, I spend a few minutes and stand in front of the mirror again and just look at myself. Something that I have really started enjoying is doing my makeup everyday. I stand in front of the mirror and check out my makeup and overall check out how I look. I finally feel that I am getting accustomed to my body, but it has taken quite a while to get there. Good Luck!

Thanks for the insite maybe I'll have to try that.... thanks again, Brenda Sue

I will be one year out Dec 4th and I still have a hard time comprehending my size. The mind just can't quite embrace it..I ask my poor hubby all the time...Am I bigger or smaller than her? What a great gift this surgery is for us. Alice

Brenda, I am 15 months out, I have lost 160 pounds and I still do not recognize myself. I do not have any idea of what I REALLY look like. I also ask my husband constantly am I that size? Do I look that thin.. My 18 year old son got so tired of hearing me one day, he picked me up with one arm, carried me in to my husband and said "Dad, tell her she is thinner than any of my friends and to get over it!" I was laughing so hard that I couldn't even yell at him for picking me up!!! I didn't really have a good view of myself when I was obese either, I look at pictures now and don't remember being that heavy! I am still working on that one, the hardest thing for me to do is actually convince myself that I can fit in a smaller size, I still try to pick up the larger ones! Oh well, my counselor tells me it will take time but my mind will catch up with my body. I'll let you know when that happens! From the other Brenda Sue; in Lenexa