people are getting to me

 Tina one of my best buddies put it to me this way...

You're still you...ONLY BETTER!!

I like it.  I don't have to defend who I was, and it's the truth.  I am better.

Own it girl

and maybe have a fat clothes/ice cream day once in awhile

Can I tell you my leggings story?  It kinda goes with the topic.
I bought a really cute tunic top with a cute little drapey sweater to go with.  Then I bought some nice black legging and flats.  Really cute work outfit right?  After wearing it a few times, I find I'm kinda searching it out on day where I'm feeling "fat"...then it hit me! They're cozy...just like my fat clothes they stretch.  OMG!  It was such a revelation.  Now I deliberately wear my regualr trousers especially when I know they're snug because it motivates me to not eat.  Comfortable...not always a good thing
LOL!

I love it!!!

I am still me. It occurred to me today that I have always been a straight forward person, and never let what people say about me bother me. Even when I was 300lbs i always had the mind set that if my weight bothered them they didn't have to look at me. I think this last year i have been trying to make everyone else comfortable and not get a big head, but not anymore. I think I lost a part of myself that i always liked, my mouth. lol



The fat clothes....i have to say you made me realize that when i do wear clothes that fit i stay on track much more. When i wear comfortable clothes i am more relaxed. lol thank you

I do have my ice cream days not that often, but when i do i have no regrets

Congratulations on your loss!  You are looking wonderful! 

I found one of the hardest things for me to accept when the weight started coming off was...accepting compliments.  I just didn't know what to say when someone would say, "you look great!" or "you've lost some weight haven't you?" because my standard response when I was heavy was "oh a little" or "oh it's nothing".  In retrospect I think that came from the fear that the weight would always come back on, so I couldn't own it.  Now I have learned to say "thank you!" and mean it, and if they ask how I did it, I am a walking advertisement for LapBand and I tell them whatever they want to know.  It can be hard reconciling the "old" or "heavy" you with the "new" and "slimmer" you, but it all seems to be a part of the process.  There are always things that cause us anxiety, for instance I really struggled when my weight dropped below that of my sister (we've always been big together) and again when I dropped below my teenage daughter.  I fought guilt, but then realized I can't stay heavy for them, I have to stay healthy for me.

Good luck on your journey!