How did you react after seing your new body

Ica
on 11/20/09 3:27 am - Anchorage, AK
Being that I'm only three weeks out, I'm still dealing with my new body image.  My first reaction, six days post op, when my dressings were removed and I saw my arms and tummy for the first time was pure joy.  I cried.  I thanked my surgeon 10 times.  I kept looking in the mirror like a terribly vain person.  I don't remember my stomach ever being flat..so it was just incredible.  Since then, I've had my down moments too.  When I swell during the day, and I look like I've swallowed a melon, I get frustrated.  I think there is certainly some depression and let down involved.  Of course now when I look in the mirror, I see a great tummy and arms..but then I can't help but focus on my need for a breast lift and my poor thighs!  I mourn the fat girl sometimes, have for the past few months as I get closer to goal.  I think the closer we get to the end our weight loss journey, the more real it all becomes, and the more issues we have to deal with.
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