Fat for a day

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! runs screaming from the question Kristy

I still haven't gotten to the point that I DON'T remember EXACTLY what it was/is like. I still see the 'old me' whenever I look in the mirror, I still eyeball chairs before sitting in them, I still hate to shop, I still can't believe that the size 8 clothing that I get out of my closet are actually mine AND they fit...I really could go on and on... Some remember where they came from, some forget...and, some never really leave...I probably belong to the latter... ~~Sherry 294.5/142/131

LOL @ all of the responses! I guess I will never forget where I've come from... sometimes I just need a smack in the face to get back on track. I do like Jay's idea of carrying around some weight.... I've lost 156 pounds but I don't think I could handle 2 75lbs dumbells! Michelle

Sounds like a nightmare to me! I never feel unaware of how far I have come. I cannot forget how sick I was. Everytime I make a bad food choice I feel bad. No thank you. But it is an interesting question! Sure made me think.LOL Laurie

The memory of my "big self" is with me every minute of every day. I look different, have different behaviors, look at life through "evolved" eyes...but the formerly morbidly obese woman still sits her enormous fat ass on my shoulder...struggling to cross her bulging thighs. BTW, there is a difference between destructive eating and making poor choices. Nothing gained from labeling your behaviors. Own that from time to time you will make poor choices...and as a result from time to time you will need to regain control and gain strength from your set backs. Karen

you know.. it is strange.... For most of my life I was always skinny. Then I gained weight for about 8-9 years or so... all the time I was overweight, I kept imagining myself skinny. I just couldn't see the weight on me. Only the last year, when I REALLY gained and began to knock things off counters as I passed by them, did it really sink in how fat I had become. Now, I am in a size 12 or 10 and I recognize my face, but I still feel my body is overweight. While some of this is body image recall, I realize I probably wouldn't feel this way so much if I didn't have so much excess adipose around my waist and stomach. Curious enough... I only "feel" bad and overweight when I snack or eat something for a few days when I shouldn't.... (excess portion size, etc.). I feel thinner when I have control. I don't think that is weird, but is kinda freaky in a way.

Heck NO!!! I still feel fat. I still look fat. I still AM fat. Don't need to imagine what is staring me in the face. Pat

Hi Michelle, I don't actually know how to get out of my "fat" mentality. I really wish I could. I have lost 120lbs, yet I was at Wal-mart last week, and bought 3 sz. 20 shirts. Why? I have NO idea. I still see myself as heavy. I actually wore a 26-28 shirt before surgery, now I'm in a sz 12. I can't explain where I get this image of myself. I think it has to do with the fact that I have alot of skin, so I "see" myself as fat. And being that I am 5'4 and weigh 157, I am still considered "overweight" according to my BMI. Unfortunately, I still find myself obsessing about my weight, just like I did when I was 278lbs. It's a vicious cycle I think. Have a good night! Denise

ya know what's sobering? I have cats and buy the huge 20 pound bags of dry cat food. I can barely carry one at a time into the house . . . I used to walk around with the equivalent of 5 of them on me all the time! Scary. But I DO know what you mean. While I'll always remember the weight, sometimes I forget how difficult life really was. The things thin people take for granted, like being able to bend over and tie your shoe.

Hi, Michelle! Thank you for an interesting question. I think I can remember well enough without actually having the big body again! But if it were to happen, I think I could learn (re-learn) something from it. And I would love that "me" as well - after all, that was me for most of my life, and I was pretty OK with who I was, even though I was fat. I'm just happy to be enjoying the health benefits of losing all that weight - what a difference 100 pounds makes! Carlita