update on "being stuck" and psychological question for vetters

So, I posted about being stuck at 171 for 5-6 weeks.....you guys were right. The doc even said that it was my body just catching up. Well, it has caught up and weighed in at 164 this am. This DS is still working....I am just shocked at this transition my body is making.

So now that my body has caught up my question to the DS vets is ....when will my brain catch up? I find myself looking in the mirror  getting ready for my days and I just stare at the person looking back. I don't recognize her anymore. There are times in which the person I do see staring back is a completely different person I saw 6 weeks ago. Is it that I don't remember what it is like at this size? Will my brain catch up after a while? 

I must say the compliments are overwhelming. I have been running into people I haven't seen since last year...let alone 6 months ago....they walk right past me and have this look on their face when I stop them. I think once this shock for everyone passes maybe it will pass for me...I hope so. Not that I miss being 240lbs. I was just living so long at that size I am having some issues with this. I have been banded for 6 years and no one even noticed...but then again losing 20 lbs was not noticeable at all on me. Just wanting and hoping that someone else went through this too. 

Going through it now, been stuck for three weeks at 219.  The mind changes are crazy to say the least.  I look at myself in the mirror and I see someone I have not seen in a long time, but 250 pound Calliope is never far behind with "negative feedback".  I am proud of you, and you should be proud of you.  Weight is not just pounds, but it is a whole lot of issues that manifest themselves in pounds. So when we start loosing the pounds, we kind of start loosing the baggage, well in the spirit of keeping it real, sometimes the baggage was our comfort blanket. Just my two cents... Im having issues today as well.

I think my stall finally broke as well and I am right there with you on my brain catching up.  A weird thing I have noticed in the last week is that the comments I am getting from people in my building are changing.  Where people used to say oh my gosh Renee you look fabulous, I am now getting OMG I don't even recognize you anymore.  Not sure if this is a good or a bad thing.  Part of me wants to just yell, I haven't changed.  I am still me.  You are just seeing the person I have been all along.  Part of me says, oh its just because I am growing my hair out.  I am going to have to spend some time to figure out how I really feel about it I guess.

After 4 years out I still buy or try on clothes that are too big for me.  I can't get my brain to catch up to the size I wear.  It's a trip... for sure.

`Becky

I went shopping today for a few shirts and bought a size to big and now I have to take them back. Its just hard for me to recognize I am in a 1x instead of a 2x. I have only lost 40lbs so far but every once in awhile I notice it in a pair of pants I put on or find my shirts sliding off of my shoulders.

Your reply made me lol, and want to share a little story from my first trip down WLS lane.  I'd lost about 100 lbs of 130 with my sleeve, in less than a year.  I was wearing dress slacks and a tucked in shirt and belt, and I thought I looked pretty damn good, until a coworker with no filter and a good fashion sense pulled me aside and told me I needed to go underwear shopping!  Apparently it had never occurred to me to buy smaller bras and undies, and everything was all bunched up and saggy under my fitted clothing, and looked ridiculous!  Talk about not seeing what's right there in the mirror!  I'm still grateful to her for that day, and now that I'm losing again, I'm keeping an eye on the undergarments.  

BTW, the next day I went shopping, and learned about "shapewear".  Every WLS vet should have some!  Holds the loose skin nice and tight, so the clothes fit better. 

Tonya

Thank you all for replying. I guess I am "normal",lol. This makes me so happy;) And I too had a co worker tell me nicely "uh, girl, I need to tell you something  don't be mad....but you need to get a good bra to get those girlies up"....then a few days later my sis comes to visit and says the same thing. Needless to say we went to Victoria's Secret and I bought 2 bras....expensive but ah, so worth it.

I also invested in spanx!!!!! I cannot believe how much support they give. They are totally awesome!

Thanks again for replyig....and getting me on the positive thinking path....I am not alone!!!!!

I'm going to hunt down the spanx stuff. 

I can't judge what fits any more.  I did go from 2X to size 14.  I still find that I look for shirts that are too big, and I feel most comfortable when I'm swimming in my clothes.  I finally started pulling the big stuff out of my closet. 

I probably should go shopping with my sister or a non-obese person who can help me pick out a good fit.