How did you react after seing your new body
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.