Alright...  I don't know how to say this without being disrespectful but...

YOUR A HOTTIE!  Have you looked at your pictures?  I just went and looked and you are most definitely SKINNY and BEAUTIFUL!

Please don't take this the wrong way as I mean no disrespect to you or  your husband.

 Totally agree with you Jeff Tonya is def a hottie!

We're close to the same timeline.  I've been getting this too.  "You're melting away.  Skinny Minny.  The incredible disappearing woman."  and when we get together with friends, "You're not going to turn into a skinny B@#$% are you?"  I've had a couple of conversations with my husband about this because I've had a couple of days in which it seemed like all the sudden everyone was commenting all day long.  He always says he doesn't notice as much because he sees me everyday, but in the past month he says he is really noticing.  I guess I never felt I'd hear the word "skinny anything" applied to me, especially when I'm still over 200 (actually been on that line for a couple of weeks waiting to break into onderland).  On the other hand, I've dropped 50 pounds in 3 months and it's going to show so I understand they are seeing a change.  My daughter (age 21) has walked past me twice while we were out, not recognizing me for a moment.  And she is giving me the sarcastic (I hope) mean looks that she is mad I am losing so much, as she is overweight).  So I understand it is a change, but i question their assessment of "skinny".  I guess I'd even prefer "healthier" but that's just not what people say.

I will take skinny.  LOL...just wished I could see it and believe it!

I'll never forget years ago when I was going to OA a guy came in to the meeting and afterwards I asked him what he thought and he said "It is crazy.  The fat people think they are thin and the thin ones think they are fat."  Story of my life.

 I hear this all the time but personally I've never experienced it.. I can see every pound that comes off so it's hard for me to understand when people say they can't see it in themselves.   I'm actually shocked when I see someone that hasn't seen me in a long time and they aren't like OMG LOOK AT YOU.. I usually get hmm did you get a new haircut or something? lol they know something is different but can't put their finger on it.. how can you not put your finger on someone 100 lbs less?

Have you always had negative self image? Maybe that's where it comes from? Maybe counseling might help? or how about comparing before and after pics?  Well whatever it is.. just enjoy it because you really are looking great and you should be proud!  It's a shame not to enjoy your hard work!

I probably have always had the negative image because I have always been overweight.  I'm not one of those people that was skinny growing up and it just happened after the kids were born, etc.  I was always larger than my friends but not the extent that I "looked" that much bigger.  I am enjoying it but I wish I looked in the mirror and thought "WOW .. YOU LOOK GREAT!"

 Makes sense to me.

I don't say that I'm still the 300lb girl that I was, but I certainly will not say that I am skinny.

I am 181 lbs and 5'10''. That is considered overwight still.

I also have issues because when I look in the mirror, I see my saggy breast and my stomach that hangs and looks fat to me. 

Everyone is always saying how skinny I am or how good I look. I just say thanks, but really I don't believe them. I feel uncomfortable in my body. 

I think it will just take time for my brain to catch up with my body. 

I'm the same way - at times I sure do "feel" small but when I look in the mirror I still see 435 lbs of "blah"!  I have to catch myself when I'm shopping because I go straight to the plus section when I know darn good and well that I shop in misses and jrs.  I'm a medium almost a small BEFORE my plastics (cant wait for that to happen!) and I still look at 18 and 16 thinking ...NO WAY will I fit into that.  I think our minds have  a hard time catching up with our bodies! Especially for those of us that are blonde..takes us a while longer LOL (just playin of course)

My suggestion:  Once a week, look at some before pics and compare to now - - it helps me ALOT!!!

I have heard that it can take 2-3 yrs for our minds to catch up with our bodies. I am 18 months out now and do realize I am skinny--now I don't think I see myself as my actual size but I do realize I am skinny now. I didn't really start to see any change till about 7 months post op and that was when I started weight training with a girlfriend who is 260 lbs and when we were standing in front of the wall of mirrors at the gym I realized how much smaller my silhouette was compared to hers.

Give yourself some time-- take photos each month standing in the same spot and compare them. Photos do help to see the real you.