Now that your body has changed, has the way you THINK of yourself changed too?

Greetings! I am a 3 year post-op who has leveled off in weight at about a 130lb loss. This whole experience has caused me to questions many things that I feel need addressing so... my graduate thesis will focus on this issue - subjective and objective identity. That is, how you "see" yourself, and how OTHERS see you. When we were fat, the worlds saw one aspect of us and made judgements accordingly. We ALSO had a view of ourselves when we were fat. My question is... are you now a FAT person in a thinnner body? Do you still think and respond as though you were still a part of THAT group, or... has something changed? Do you NOW, in your own mind, possess a new identity? Thin person? Pretty person? Sexy Person? NORMAL person? What is it for you? If your identity has changed from a FAT person to something else, how do you view members of that other group NOW? There was a question that touched on this last question but did not address it in detail. I would appreciate anyone who would take the time to answer these questions. Please feel free to contact me at the following email for more dialogue: [email protected] Thanks so much!

We greatly appreciate your interest in helping us build our Q&A database. To discourage vandals from posting garbage, however, we require people to register before posting.

You must be logged in to post an answer. Click here to log in.