Delayed sense of smaller body size

I've only lost 62 pounds so far but have had a hard time believing that this is real and that I won't be needing my fat clothes. Even though I'm down by 4 sizes and my old clothes are falling off, I've been unable to get rid of any of them, even though I'm buying smaller sizes. I still feel as big as when I started and have a hard time accepting it when someone tells me that I look great...because to me, I still feel like I'm the same. I'm hoping that my brain will catch up soon. It really is a mental process to go with the physical.

I'm so sorry about your puppy. :(

Yes I have this issue big time.  It was unexpectedly emotional for me to rid myself of my favorite huge clothes.  But currently my size 12 pants that I just got a month ago are starting to sag.  People refer to me as skinny but I don't see it.  LOL    I'm reminding myself that I am only 6 months from surgery and over time my self image will change.

I congratulate you. Even though I know in my brain I am smaller, see in the mirror I am smaller, the FEEL is a different matter altogether. Some days yes. Some days no.

I am beginning to think there is some sort of long-termer propensity to lose both appetite and weight at a whim. I have dropped about 12 lbs. in the last five months. I have heard a few other folks who are 4-5 years out doing the same. I wonder if there's anything up with that. At the height of my regain (not bounce, regain) I was up over 200 again. Now I am back under by more than a few pounds and I feel better about things.

As a pre-op I have the opposite problem. I still see myself as a slim, newlywed 20 year old. When I see myself in a store window it shocks me. At first I don't  realize that it's me then I think that can't be me, then I come to the sad realization that it is. I can't wait for my body to return to the image I have in my brain, even if there will be a lot of saggy, droopy skin this time. With a lot of work and the help of this tool, I can get there.

I am so sorry for the troubles you have been having.  I will keep you in my prayers.

Randy

I'm a little over three years out and lost 160 pounds. I'm now 144 pounds at 5'9.5". Still don't think I'm thin

Julie

I'm only 3 months out, and still in the rapid weight loss stage.  I can tell what size I wear according to the tag, but not what I look like.  We recently went to a sporting goods store to get red T-shirts for our Christmas card photos.  I was going to be wearing a men's shirt, so I couldn't go based on the normal woman's size charts.  I stood there looking at the piles of men's small, medium, large, etc in complete confusion.  I'd hold them up and look at them and still have no idea what size would slipcover my body.  I finally had to hold them up against me and told my husband "which one should I try on?  I have no clue what size and shape my body is!"  It was a strange feeling.  (By the way, the answer was a size medium which made me giddy with happiness!)