I really don't think I'm the ONLY one who feels this way.....

Hi everyone.....a little over 9 months ago I underwent WLS. I was 270 lbs and very uncomfortable physically and mentally. Pre-op I can remember thinking, "If I can only lose 100 lbs, get into a size 14, have more energy and better health, I'll be happy" Well.....I lost the 100 lbs...still felt way too fat...got into the size 14, wasn't good enough.....have more energy and the health..that's great. <p> BUT.....I KNOW that I can't be the only one here with serious body image problems STILL! I have good days where I see the new Jo....then I have days where the person in the mirror is not that great...the fat and skin still hanging in places I don't like. <p> For the first time I can finally understand the "skinny minnies" who moan and complain about that extra 10 or less pounds they want to lose and how they "feel so fat and ugly". I used to roll my eyes secretly and want to wring their skinny, shallow necks....but guess what....I know what they feel like. I guess I just wanted to let the pre-op's know that being on this end of the <i>normal</i> weight still has it's ups and downs and even small people can feel bad about their image.....With all the Fat Bashing that goes on I know that as a person who lived their whole adolescent and adult life MO I did my fair share of Skinny Bashing. Either one is wrong.

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