Body dismorphia
on 9/25/18 7:46 am, edited 9/25/18 12:46 am
Janet I think you look great! Amazing job you have done. I agree with Laura and a bra fitting, it makes all the difference. When I first lost a woman in my department told me I needed better support for my girls, I remember thinking wow! But glad she told me as I have been very conscious of it since and seeked out VS bras which were better support then the cheap ones I was wearing.
Try the dream angel VS bra. It does not add any extra padding but lifts perfectly. VS has nice bras that fit well. I find very little use for a lot of the other ?fluff? in the store but bras are great.
you truly look wonderful though... you will feel better as time goes on.
edited a typo
Are you going to therapy? I ended up pretty drastically underweight because I was trying to achieve some utopia that would make me happy with my body. The next thing I knew I had stupidly low body fat (and it wasn't because I was 'lifting heavy'), Osteopenia, low estrogen, really high cholesterol, high B6, and a heart rhythm issue. All of those things are linked to being underweight.
I still didn't see myself as being truly thin. Not even after plastics. Therapy has helped me a lot and wish I would have done it far sooner.
VSG: 1/17/17
5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145
Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish
LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18
You look amazing! I completely understand the whole body image dysmorpha. I'm there right now. For me I feel like I looked so frail and gaunt last year and this year I feel chubby and yet I know I'm not. I think it's that constant feeling of still going the day girl that does me in. In my case the extra skin hanging everywhere doesn't help. Regardless, I hope you can learn to appreciate how wonderful you do look and more importantly feel.
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Lap band: 2006. Revision to RNY 9/23/2016
8/2/17: Goal Reached: 135lbs. & 115lbs lost (5'3")
Pre-op: 250, SW 242, CW 125, GW 135
Pre-op: 9lb M1: 20lb M2: 11.5lb M3: 11.9 M4: 13.4 M5: 10.8 M6: 10.2 M7: 8.1 M8: 8.4 M9: 6.5 M10: 5.7 M11: 3.5 M12: 4.3