no one can tell...
Sherry,
don't feel bad, I just went back to work and I've lost 47 lbs. All anyone says is your face is so skinny! I guess I've lost 47 pounds on my face. Ha.
It's all about how you feel about yourself. You know your clothes are too big, You know that you feel better, You know you are losing weight. That's all that counts. I find because I am so heavy, it takes a lot of weight for people to notice I've lost weight.
Patti
Pre-Op~312 Post-Op~299 Current~206 Goal~150 1/17/07
It's actually possible that they are trying to be polite and not say anything. I lost 50 lbs and the only people who commented were the people who knew I had the surgery. I'm using people at my kid's school as an example...someone finally did mention it and said, "weight is always a touchy subject so I wasn't sure if I should ask or comment." Or if they do know you had surgery, it could be they just don't agree and don't want to say anything. Does that make sense?? I'm willing to bet with the next 10 lbs or so, people will start noticing more. Congrats on your amazing success!!
For Mom, and Kelly
"Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. "
yes I think its just cause I had so much weight to lose that some people dont notice .
I need to go shopping and try on some new clothes to see what size I acually are in my clothes am whereing now are so baggy on me ..
I started out in a 26 I tried on a pair of old old jeans I had years ago size 22 but thay were a little tight .
hugs sherry
Sherry,
I'm willing to bet the people who don't seem to notice your loss are folks that see you daily or at least regularly. Wait until you see someone who hasn't seen you in awhile. It's a WOW moment for sure. My stepson had his surgery on March 1, and moved in with us shortly after. We notice his weight loss because he works out of state and is gone for up to 3 weeks at a time. He is smaller and smaller every time we see him. His highest weight before surgery was 561 lbs. He is at 350 lbs. at just 5 months out. It is amazing to watch him morph before our eyes! His biggest WOW moment so far was being able to get on a regular bathroom scale, and to buy underwear at Wal-Mart instead of the Big&Tall.
Keep up the good work and don't be discouraged. A year from now you will look completely different.
KathyG