???Question of the Day???

I realized yesterday that I was willing to accept a size for me as a goal that is larger or may not seem "NORMAL" to most people. I assume that I am willing to accept a higher weight because I was over 425 and I know how far that I have come. However, I realized that others may still look at me and think that I am not normal. Has anyone else thought about this or had the same problem? Cheryl

In know that I have a vey large frame and so I will still be considered plus size even when I get to goal. I can only lose weight. The bones will still be big and the excess skin will still be there since I doubt I will qualify for plastic surgery. I am okay with this since I wasn't looking to be a size or really a specific weight. I just wanted my health back and I am getting what I wanted so that is good enough for me. The home medical folks came out today and turned down the pressure on my cpap machine YAY!!!! I am sure others will still see me as a large person. Although, a friend of mine told me the other day that even when I weighed 320 pounds, she didn't look at me a being Fat or Big. I guess outgoing personality distracted her from seeing it. LOL

I wrote about this awhile ago in my profile. I see myself as someone who has lost close to 200lbs but everyone still sees me as someone who weighs 330lbs. They act as if I know nothing about nutrition or excercise. The secretary was telling me how much sugar and preservatives are in canned or jarred fruit...and that fresh is much better. Well I know fresh is better, but they do make canned in it's own juice, no added sugar. But it just grinds my nerves, because she smokes, so I want to ask her which is worse additives in canned fruit or additives in cigarettes???? I think I have to accept myself like this because with the lipodema I really don't know if I will ever lose more weight, since the fat from the lipodema can't be dieted away. I wanted to lose weight for my health, but no a days I think I waited too long, got too big and now all those years are catching up with me...but of course I realize if I still weighed over 500 I would probably not have made it to today.

Cheryl.... I think you are beautiful... You have come soooo far.... I always thought your picture on OH is beautiful, and then I met you and now my thoughts are even more reassuring that you are beautiful...