Good Morning. Are we there yet? No! Are we there yet? No!
Folks around these parts ask a lot about when their brains will catch up with their new skinny bodies and that's a great question. I think the length of time varies depending on how long you've been heavy and how much loose skin you end up with after your weight loss.
There are a few tricks to help you get around and over this particular conundrum, such as taking before and after pictures and posting them as your desk top wallpaper where you can see them ALL THE TIME. lol You can try to believe your measurements rather than the mirror. Okaaay, maybe not. You can get someone to play "Am I her size?" by taking pictures of mall shoppers. Hmm, you might get slapped or arrested though. People don't seem to like having you take their pictures while they're in the dressing room. Now taking your own picture might be an option and we've seen lots of those in-the-dressing-room pictures. Jus****ch for the blinding flash and smile! :)
Ok, got any ideas how to address the mind's lag time behind new body size?
--gina
There are a few tricks to help you get around and over this particular conundrum, such as taking before and after pictures and posting them as your desk top wallpaper where you can see them ALL THE TIME. lol You can try to believe your measurements rather than the mirror. Okaaay, maybe not. You can get someone to play "Am I her size?" by taking pictures of mall shoppers. Hmm, you might get slapped or arrested though. People don't seem to like having you take their pictures while they're in the dressing room. Now taking your own picture might be an option and we've seen lots of those in-the-dressing-room pictures. Jus****ch for the blinding flash and smile! :)
Ok, got any ideas how to address the mind's lag time behind new body size?
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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Wow, I don't know because I'm not there yet. Well, I am getting there. I no longer look at the size of the pants I am putting on or expect that my panties aren't going to fit. I am not obsessed with getting to a 2 or whatever and my pants are 4-10s and that is ok. I do still look at what I consider "normal sized" folks and try to determine if I am that size, bigger, smaller. I will admit that this past weekend when folks asked if I was done losing, I wanted to ask it they were asking because they thought I was too big or too little. Pictures help but I didn't believe them when I was 220, can't see it much more now.
I think it is just time.
I think it is just time.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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My mind has definately not caught up with my body. When I shop for clothes, I always try on too big first and think I can never wear "that size" :)
Mandy
Mandy
HW-298 SW-251 Loss/Month post RNY(1)-23.5,(2)-23.3,(3)-9.9,(4)-10.6,(5)-8.9,(6)-7.7,(7)-4.2,(8)-7.5,(9)-1.7,(10)-10.8*first goal reached*,(11)-6,(12)-1.3,(13)-0.3,(14)+2.9-*changed scales that weigh 2lbs heavier*,(15)-0.3(16)-4.7(17),+5.8(18)-1.5,(19)+4.4,(20)-+4,(21)-1.2,(22)+3.5,(23)
I'm doing better but still pick stuff that is too big for me.
Altho I see pictures of me and end up focusing on what is still "fat", like the sides of my arms.
Liz
Altho I see pictures of me and end up focusing on what is still "fat", like the sides of my arms.
Liz
Duodenal Switch (Lap) 01-24-11 | Surgeon: Stephen Boyce | High weight: 250 in 2002 | Surgery weight: 203 | Lowest weight: 121 | Current weight: 135 | Goal weight: 135
I think I'm getting there at over 2 1/2 years out - finally. I am still afraid I'm going to wake up tomorrow and be back to my highest weight - why I have no idea....
Looking in the windows as you walk down the street is a great way to see it and I asked my sister/daughter when I see someone if I am larger or smaller than that person to just get a prospective.
I can stand in front of the mirror, but not for long or I will find all kinds of things wrong. I think I am still much too critical of myself.
I have to do a presentation this afternoon in front of our commissioners regarding our budget for next year and I am sooooo nervous - I am not a speaker in front of crowds.
Linda
Looking in the windows as you walk down the street is a great way to see it and I asked my sister/daughter when I see someone if I am larger or smaller than that person to just get a prospective.
I can stand in front of the mirror, but not for long or I will find all kinds of things wrong. I think I am still much too critical of myself.
I have to do a presentation this afternoon in front of our commissioners regarding our budget for next year and I am sooooo nervous - I am not a speaker in front of crowds.
Linda
14.5 lost pre-surgery 5'1 1/2"
i'm sure you will do fine.
You know the material and if you can run those peachtree races, you can do this. What's the old trick, think of them all as naked? That may be way to scarey. 
You know the material and if you can run those peachtree races, you can do this. What's the old trick, think of them all as naked? That may be way to scarey. 66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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This topic resonates with me. When I was obese, I would look in the mirror, and not recognize myself. I had this vision that I was thinner than I was. Now I look in the mirror, and all I see is the rolls of excess skin. I'm also very afraid that I'll get really big since my muscles have been growing leaps and bounds over the past 3-4 weeks . In reality, the muscle growth must be a sign that my protein levels are where they should be 
, so that's good and not bad....
Intellectually, I know I shouldn't lose more weight - I'm slightly below the mid point of the healthy BMI range with 21.7% body fat, but emotionally, I'm afraid of regain, so I'm tempted to cut way back on food...
Hopefully I can get where Linda and Roz are - stable and content where they are.
, so that's good and not bad.... Intellectually, I know I shouldn't lose more weight - I'm slightly below the mid point of the healthy BMI range with 21.7% body fat, but emotionally, I'm afraid of regain, so I'm tempted to cut way back on food...
Hopefully I can get where Linda and Roz are - stable and content where they are.
Eliza
Consult:239 SW:217 1mo:195 2mo:182 3mo:169 6mo:139 9mo GOAL CW: +2 from underweight
Consult:239 SW:217 1mo:195 2mo:182 3mo:169 6mo:139 9mo GOAL CW: +2 from underweight
I've went through so many stages adjusting to the New ME but I think I'm finally starting to feel comfortable with it all.
I think the hardest thing for me to adjust to was Sizes. I dropped from a 20-22 to a 2 and I Sooooo Loved those 2's!!!! I wore 2's for about a year and then everything started adjusting and settling in. When I bought the next seasons clothes it was really hard to try on 4's but I found out that there was a lot more to choose from in 4's than there were in 2's and if I was being honest with myself the 4's felt so much better even after the small meals that I eat. It took me awhile to adjust my thinking to "it's not the number that counts" mentality.
I think I have finally excepted I'm a "thin" person. Last week on vacation when I came home 5 pounds heavier I wasn't worried or paniced. I knew my yoyo dieting days were over and as soon as I went back to eating "normal" the pounds would come off.
I think the hardest thing for me to adjust to was Sizes. I dropped from a 20-22 to a 2 and I Sooooo Loved those 2's!!!! I wore 2's for about a year and then everything started adjusting and settling in. When I bought the next seasons clothes it was really hard to try on 4's but I found out that there was a lot more to choose from in 4's than there were in 2's and if I was being honest with myself the 4's felt so much better even after the small meals that I eat. It took me awhile to adjust my thinking to "it's not the number that counts" mentality.
I think I have finally excepted I'm a "thin" person. Last week on vacation when I came home 5 pounds heavier I wasn't worried or paniced. I knew my yoyo dieting days were over and as soon as I went back to eating "normal" the pounds would come off.
Roz
God is walking with me every step of the way. Because of HIM this is possible!!
RNY 10/15/2008 9+ Years!!! Height: 4' 11" HW: 203 SW: 197 CW: 119 on Maintenance
My head continues to adjust. I find myself looking in mirrors or windows, comparing myself to someone else, and wondering, if I am really that size. I have been maintaining for a year at a BMI of about 22 and sometimes I wonder about going a bit lower, but I have developed some muscle that I don't want to lose. My clothes from last year fit me differently, some better, some are a bit too tight. My flat butt is gone (I still have some sagging) due to weight training, which might account for the way that my pants fit. Still wearing size 2's and some 0's.The dietician in my support group, once said that it takes about 3 years for the head to catch up.
Taking pictures along the way is great strategy and suggestion. I wish that I had done that. It might have helped to make the head adjustment. Some days, I still take a deep breath, before I put my jeans on. Wondering, if they will still fit.
gail
Taking pictures along the way is great strategy and suggestion. I wish that I had done that. It might have helped to make the head adjustment. Some days, I still take a deep breath, before I put my jeans on. Wondering, if they will still fit.
gail
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