Why Can't I Tell??

I am down 43 pounds and I can't see where its coming from?!! Its driving me nuts. I figured by now i would at least be able to tell where it was coming off of mostly. Werid. Anyone else having this problem?

bless your heart.. hun.. I am sure its visible but your just not seeing it cause its you. I see alot of posts about that. your doing great keep up the good work

like you i couldnt see it but i did notice my cushioning on my tushie was gone...then the girls had become babes.....now i see the loss in my stomach, legs, and arms...

i dont have any cushion on my butt as it is. My girls are still as big as ever. I guess i will tell im time. Im not to worried about it. Nor really looking hard, it was just weird after 43 pounds that nothing has changed. (that i can see) Thanks

Try looking at a picture of you before and then take one now to compare.  I really saw it in my face and neck first, before anywhere else.  Of course, clothes were fitting differently too.

I am down 38 pounds and the people at work and my family can tell it.  They just brag and brag and brag about how good I am looking so far and all I can do is say thanks cause I dont see it ... But we are HARD on ourselves.  I do notice it in my neck and face though.  And I took my measurements before and am down in inches so its defianetely coming off.

Yeah, taking a picture of yourself now to compare with a before shot is a good idea...  Can you tell a difference in your clothes?

I promise you other people can tell!!  When i look in the mirror i still see the "big "girl"  but my clothes and my attitude tell me different,  I think everyone carries there weight differently , i lose weight first in my legs , so i have these little legs and these big hips lol so frustrating !!!!  You just keep up the good work , 43 lbs is a big accomplishment . Just put on something you wore last summer , thats what i did , i had a pair of jean shorts and they are HUGE , it makes you feel great !!!  Take care and hang in there !!!!!

Girl I know where you are coming from. I could not tell myself, others kept telling me they could really see it. It was not until I went to put on a pair of jeans that I forgot I had because they were too small pre-op and I could take them off and put them on without unbuttoning them. Today the CRNA that I worked with pre-op came back to help out this week and he looked at me and said "Tressa wow I did not know who you were" it made me feel great. One day soon you will wake up and have a big wow moment then you will be able to tell.

This sounds stupid but here's what I do. Once a week I look in the mirror after my shower and I look at my body..This isn't something that I like to do or ever liked to do. However, there is a section of my body that I concentrated on (waist and mid torso). I could see it rearranging itself and my clothes fitting differently. I really did this when I hit the plateau because my husband said I looked like I was still losing even though the scale read differently. I have problems with my eyes (head) seeing clothes sizes. I think...oh, that's too small..and then it turns out its too big. I've given away 6 large Hefty bags of clothes to my sister-in-law (hand me ups) who has chickened out of the surgery before even coming to see Dr. Walton's seminar. Her doc in Enid approved her for surgery and she really needs it for health reasons, but she's not ready mentally yet...hasn't  hit that rock bottom place I hit. Anyway, look once a week and check. If that's not your cup of tea, try different clothes on. People will notice, and that feels really good. It doesn't offend me or make me think how bad I looked before. It's a confidence booster. Before you know it, you'll be a shadow of your former self.