2 NSVs - maybe? Unrecognizable

I had my hair appointment yesterday. I have pretty short hair now so I go every 6 weeks. I've gone to this salon since I moved to this area 6 years ago so they know me there. I usually walk in and don't even walk up to the desk, they see me, say hi and I sit down. Yesterday a woman I hadn't seen in about a year was working the desk and she looked at me and said can I help you? I said oh, hi Shannon, It's Melinda to see Carmen at 4. Her: OH! Ok, I'll her know.

After the appt. she told me she had no idea who I was, that I was completely unrecognizable to her. So I don't know if that's a NSV or not. I mean - is that a victory to be totally unrecognizable to someone as your pre-WLS self? I don't know how to feel about that. It doesn't matter one way or the other, she didn't make me feel bad, but it made me feel kind of uncomfortable. Like I don't want to be unrecognizable, I liked the person I was before, just not the health issues. Ugh, the mental stuff does not get any easier with time!!

But today's NSV was definitely an NSV! When I started losing weight I bought a few clothes just in anticipation of being a smaller size and you know how some t-shirts from different places are completely different fits? Well I bought this super cute book t-shirt (book nerd here) in a women's fit, probably a year ago. I randomly tried it on today and it fits and is so super cute. It's a Pride and Prejudice shirt, I had always coveted it but the cute one didn't come in my size before. This is a women's cut size L and with my chest size this is a big victory lol. Super excited about that.

I've had the same thing happen with being unrecognizable, a lot. I ran into someone I hired and had worked for me for nearly two years-- she swore she didn't know me. People I know often walk right past me as they don't realize its me. (Sometimes that's a plus if its someone I didn't want to speak to.) For me the awkward part is trying to convince someone I am me. But yeah--its an NSV.

Woo Hoo on the shirts!! NSV's everywhere!!

Ha! Okay, as a natural introvert I'm going to concentrate on the avoiding people aspect of this lol.

There were times my own husband didn't recognize me at a short distance while I was losing. Sometimes when we're at the grocery store, he'll go off in search of something and meet up with me after a bit. He would be standing at the end of one aisle, I'd be in the middle of that aisle, and his eyes would completely scan over me and move on. I'd let him look puzzled for a few minutes then call out to him before he went to look elsewhere. It was kind of trippy, but also funny. I used to be instantly recognizable by my size, if nothing else. I was often the biggest person at any said event....like a concert or a wedding, a play...so he knew what to look for. Now, he has to actually remember what I'm wearing. ( no easy fete for most guys, haha. ) 

I love your shirt story! I can relate. When we go to concerts, I always looked for t-shirts. I always loved the cute, little band T-shirts-in a slim, "girl" cut with a glittery design, but of course they never fit me. I always had to buy the largest men's size and the designs were meh, and sometimes, they didn't have a size to fit me. ( My Eagles shirt is a men's 3X and swallows me now. ) Now I can buy the cute "girly" t-shirts I love so much, or I can buy a cooler looking guys' shirt. The moment I realized that was a "Whoa!" moment. 

Edited for misspelling. Why does auto correct never work when it's supposed to? 

same thing happened to me with my DH- was in the library- he walked right past me, then realized it was me.

I have the same thing with Musical shirts lol! I have a shirt from Hamilton on broadway I bought last summer and it's one of those really tight fitting women's cut shirts and I STILL don't fit in the damn thing lol. I try it on once a month. I'm pretty close at this point - it fits but not in a comfortable way :) It's so cool to me that I don't have to pass up that kind of memorabilia and get something stupid like a mug instead that I don't want.

Congrats on fitting in to your shirt! I have a couple of Texans shirts just waiting in my closet lol. I love football and Academy and other sports stores don't carry plus sizes like 1x or 2x for women so I bought XL because they were on sale for about $7. I couldn't pass it up! My surgery is going to be 8/1 or 8/8 so I'm hoping they will fit before football season is over in Feb.

haha, good for you! Love it! I especially love people not recognizing you. I have always found that really handy for when I see someone I don't want to talk to in the grocery store! :)

Yes, this happened to me at a doctor appointment with my son.  The doc asked him, "Is this your aunt, is your mom traveling?" and I had to say, "No I'm right here." It's a definite victory in my book.  Like Peach said, it's awesome when you don't feel like talking to someone, you can easily dodge them...haha...

Nice! Call it a win.

I was out walking one time, and my mother drove right by me. I even waved, but she just kept driving.