Batwings!

Okay ... I know I'm whining... I posted photos of myself earlier and didn't post the "Batwings" photo because we never like to look at that stuff and I've gotten some lovely comments about how nice I look. I decided that I should 'fess up' and let you see the real photo, so you can see that if I'm a good girl and keep my arms down I look relatively 'normal' but when I put my arms up ... well, then I could probably levitate if I got really excited and started waving wildly.

 

Levitate!  You crack me up! OK, Iknow where you're coming from.  But I still think you're beautiful, and look great!  You know we're always harder on ourselves than anyone else is. Earlier in the year I decided I wasn't going to wear any sleeveless anything because of my batwings.  Now that the weather ha**** full summer mode, I've changed my mind.  I want to look good, but I want to be comfortable too.  Plus, there are sooooo many cute clothes out there that are sleeveless. I know it is frustrating that we have these reminders of what we did to our bodies, but I'm trying to look at it as a battle scar.  I was morbidly obese, but I've come out of it...I survived & so did you!  :)

Deb,

You always know what to say to make me smile and feel better. I think that you are right; we are much harder on ourselves than anyone else is. I was talking to a neighbor recently that I have always aspired to look like ... believe it or not, I'm slimmer than she is now ... At any rate, while we were talking and I was mentioning being uncomfortable about my arms, she mentioned being uncomfortable about her legs. I told her I thought her legs looked pretty good and she said "so do your arms." The reason that I was sharing this, is that it really is in the eye of the beholder and I realize that this friend of mine that was the ideal I was aiming for has her own insecurities; I guess we all do, even if we don't sport 'battle scars.'

Thanks again for your support.

Your loving friend,

Barb

Barb, I call them Angel Wings and I figure I earned them...  I figure after loosing 217 lbs I can put up with them, and if not, heck I'm saving for a tummy tuck & boob lift so why not include the wings too...  lol!  People who haven't had the transformations we have been lucky enough to have also have wings so we fit right on in.  So don't beat yourself up, you've done a great job!

I really like the expression you called them Angel Wings we have earned our wings Sheryl.                                         Annie

Sheryl,

Thanks for the words of support.

Barb

Barb, Firstly, you look great!!! Be proud of all that you have accomplished!!! Secondly, I agree that we are harder on ourselves than others are. I find myself critiquing everything on my body now and I really don't think it is healthy. James brought it to my attention a few days ago. We should be happy with all we have accomplished and not worry about any of the rest! Go out and strut your stuff, girl!!!

Hi Mindy,

I agree that we are our own worst critics. I don't know if you read my latest blog post, but in that I do talk about how very grateful I am for all of the positive results of my weight loss. I am so very grateful for the progress I have made and I am struggling to come to terms with the visual reminders of the damage I have done. I hope to come to terms with it in time. While I do struggle, I have also made the decision to wear sleeveless dresses if I want to ... I'm working on it.

Thanks for the support.

Barb

Barb, I can certainly commiserate with you regarding the batwings.  Heck, I've got batwings, chickenwings, turkeywings and every other kind of wings known to mankind!!!  You are right ~ we are our own worst critics and others usually don't even see half the stuff we complain about!  But when Scott points out to me how far I have come in the last year, I take a step back and realize that he is right.  We have all worked hard to get to where we are in our journeys and besides, if gas prices keep rising like they are, maybe one of us will invent a clever way to use these wings as a mode of transportation!!!  See, there is a silver lining to every cloud!!!  LOL!!!    By the way, your most recent photos are great.  And your daughter is beautiful ~ just like her mother. Hugs, Donna

Donna,

Thanks for the compliments, commiseration and smiles.

Barb