Question:
What was the number of pounds you lost before you on all counts called YOURSELF thin?
I'm a doing a psychology paper on massive weight loss (i.e over 75 pounds) and I want YOUR feedback. Tell me how much weight it took for you to look at yourself and consider yourself thin or thinner. I have lost 112 pounds (post-op Feb 03) and still don't 'see it'. Please help! -Tracy T — Tracy T. (posted on September 15, 2003)
September 15, 2003
I was just thinking about this subject earlier today. I have lost 70lbs and
I consider my self "thinner". Thin to me is in about -30lbs. It's
not the loss that has my mindset on what is thin... but body shape and
total weight.
— M B.
September 15, 2003
I thought I was "thin" at 125 pounds. I felt rather boney.
— ZZ S.
September 15, 2003
Great question! I am five pounds from goal and still don't consider myself
thin - thinner, yes but not thin. Everyone keeps on telling me I look thin
but I don't see it. I started out at 238 at my first consult, dieted down
to 215 day of surgery and am now at 135 (surgery 2/10/03). I'm only
5'3" so may change my goal to 120 if I feel I still am not where I
want to be - not sure about that yet - I'll wait and see what my body has
in mind. But I definitely don't consider myself thin - especially when I
look at myself naked in the mirror and see the excess skin! Take care.
Kathy
— kathyb
September 15, 2003
I started at 248 and I didn't consider myself thin until I hit about 121.
Then after really looking at myself, I realized I was a little too thin and
I put on a couple of pounds. 125 is just right for me and I feel thin at
this weight.
— Patty H.
September 15, 2003
Ok maybe I'm a little different. I started at 460 , I've lost 124 down
to 336. And I'm skinny as hell. And no one can tell me any different. I'm
just too cute for words. Skinny for me was getting under 350!
— Kimmie C.
September 15, 2003
I don't feel "thin" in the same way that an alcoholic is never
really "cured." I have an arrested case of fatness; it's in
remission but it could come back anytime. I'm responsible for keeping the
fat from returning. I know that I LOOK thin, but I know that I am not thin.
I am currently not fat, with a thin-looking body. Does that sound crazy
enough for you? LOL. hugs,
Ann RNY 9/10/99 260/124
— [Deactivated Member]
September 16, 2003
I started at 396 and am now 189. I don't "feel" thin and know
that if I ever consider myself having "arrived at thinness" that
I'm in BIG trouble and know that this has to be a lifelong journey to keep
myself at a lower weight.
— Cathy S.
September 16, 2003
Hi Tracy- It's funny your question should come up now as I was just
thinking about this. I have lost 101 pounds, going from 284 to 183. I am
still 33 pounds from goal. I realized that everytime someone asks me how
much I weigh I say 283 instead of 183-everytime! Obviously, my head had
not quite caught onto the concept that I have lost this much weight. I see
that I have lost a lot of weight (I started noticing about 70 pounds down)
and I have come a long way, but I do not consider myself thin yet. Will I
think I am skinny when I get to 150? I don't know. On a side note: A cool
trick that I do when I am feeling depressed or thinking I am having a bad
day (image-wise) is put on that size 26 pair of jeans that I saved or going
to the store and trying on something in my old size-HOLY COW! There is no
doubt (no matter how deluded my body image may be) that I am thinner.
— Kristen S.
September 16, 2003
When you find the answer to this question, please forward it to me. This
is a very mind numbing process of the surgery that no matter how much you
study and prepare yourself, you are not quite ready to deal with. I went
from a size 26 to a size 8 jeans (some 6's) and size 28 tops to size 4/6
small. And I still feel as though I don't look thin. I see the shirts in
the store, thinking the whole time that it will not fit me and it always
does. I usually still grab the larges and have to tell myself that it will
be to big. For twenty years, I convinced myself that I wasn't as large as
I was (it's called D-E-N-I-A-L) and now I have to convince myself that I am
a much smaller person. But I still don't SEE it in the mirror. My
sister-in-law is the same size as me and I just don't see it. I still feel
large and clumsy around her. I am seeking professional help for this and
it is helpful, but I think in the end it boils down to time, the process
happened so fast, it will just take time to adjust and mentally AND
physically the changes will take place as needed. I have just found that
just as others are having a hard time dealing with how fast the changes
happened, we too, need to give ourselves time to heal and adjust. I think
that's why they encourage us to wait for two years for plastic surgery,
because the first year the loss is quick and the second year, things settle
and you have some time to adjust to your new lease on life and then you are
then able to make the decisions medically rather than emotionally. Make
sense?!
— Dana B.
September 16, 2003
I don't feel thin. I have a normal BMI, and wear a size 8 at 5'7",
and I wouldn't say I'm thin. If someone else were my size, I would
probably think THEY were thin, but I'm not! Other people think I'm thin,
but they're all wrong.
— mom2jtx3
September 16, 2003
You mean we might actually 'feel' thin one of these days? Like you, I'm
down 113 pounds in 71/2 months, and 15 pounds away from my 'goal' of 147
and when I look in the mirror, all I can see is flab. And the gal who
posted about going for a size Large (or XL in my case) is so right. I see
the clothes on the hangers and think they are so tiny that they will never
fit....but, they do. Then, all I can think is that some sort of 'miracle'
must have occured between the rack and the dressing room! Part of me knows
I must be 'thinner', but I definetly don't see myself as thin. Good luck
on your paper!
— eaamc
September 16, 2003
I am only 2 months post lap RNY, and I have lost 45 pounds. I was trying on
old clothes this weekend, and I found that I have lost 2 sizes. I don't
feel thin, but I definately feel thinner than I was. I see that I am
getting thinner, and I am exstatic. I can't wait till I can look in the
mirror and think of myself as being thin! but for now, "thinner is
better!" :-)
— Katrina K.
September 16, 2003
When I hit 199 #, I started at 260. at 5 feet tall It was morbidly obese by
the charts but it felt sooooo good!
— **willow**
September 16, 2003
What an interesting question with interesting answers...I can totally
relate to what everyone is saying...I finally reached my goal (157lbs.,
size 8, though they are getting baggy, and I fit into a six this past
weekend) but do not feel "thin" at all. And it's freaking me
out...will I NEVER be happy? They kooky thing is that 15 years ago when I
was this size I felt to trim and hot...I am hoping I get over this, cause I
want to be proud of what I've acomplished..not traumatized : )
— rebeccamayhew
September 17, 2003
I am 10 months post-op and have lost about 105 lbs. from about 300 to about
195. My waist size for pants is now about 40 (which is a little loose) down
from 52, and my neck size for shirts is now 16.5 down from 22. People tell
me I look very good, but personally I do not feel thin. When I look in the
mirror I still see a protruding stomach. I would like to lose another 25
lbs, but the weight loss has slowed down (as expected). Also, as some
other responders have written, I feel like the weight loss is temporary and
will have to be monitored indefinitely.
Sam
— Sam E.
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