In my mind, I'm still fat.

[Guest guest]

I have went from 305 to 204 in almost 9 months and I still feel fat.

[Guest guest]

It's a funny thing, the human brain. In my head, I still weigh 300

pounds. I wonder will that ever change? It's been 14 months since

my surgery; I went from a size 30 to a size 10.

Do any of you have the same experience? Just wondering how/when/if

my brain will catch up with my body!

Oh, and I am still compulsive about food and am going to find a OA

meeting near me to help with that issue.

gpb 5/27/03

315/ 170/ 150

[Guest guest]

> I have went from 305 to 204 in almost 9 months and I still feel

fat.

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But look at all the progress. How many years did it take you to get

to 204? How much time to go from 204 to 305? Longer than 9 months,

I'd bet! I personally have been fat 28 years of my 41 years. It might

take me a while to adjust, assuming I get there. Give yourself some

time. God isn't finished with you yet. Janet

[Guest guest]

I am going through the same thing!!!! I went to a psychologist because it

was truly scaring me. The psychologist said it is perfectly normal after GBS

to still feel fat. She said it takes a long time for your mind to catch up

with your body. It had been soooo long that we looked in the mirror and saw a

" fat person " . Its hard to change that way of thinking in a year, or a

little over it. I was told to do two different things to get a " reality check "

1) Open the door to the point where you think you will fit through it.

Keep reducing the opening until you just barely squeeze through it. The look

at

ir and see the difference.

2) The second thing I was told to do is to have someone take a picture of

you and cut off the head. Then look at the picture. This way you see the body

and you don't know that its you.

Hope these things help

Mindi

277/161/135

Lap RNY 6/26/03

Size 26/28-->Size 6/8

[Guest guest]

Hi Mindi!

Thanks so much for these ideas! It helps to here that you are right

where I am and feel the same way! It really is a wierd thing, I am

gonna do that open the door trick and see how much room I think it

needs to be open to fit through.

I find myself to be startled when I am walking around, say a

restaurant, where there are two tables close together, and I don't

think I can fit through without bumping into the people. But then I

walk through, and find that I have room to spare... It's such a

strange kind of reality check!

And the taking the pic of me with the head cut off shouldn't be a

problem at all as I have a 3 year old who does that with all the pics

he takes!LOL!!!

Thanks again, I appreciate your insight and the psychologist's too!!!

And way to go on your journey! I am trying to catch up with you!LOL!

gpb 5/27/03

315/ 170/ 150

> I am going through the same thing!!!! I went to a psychologist

because it

> was truly scaring me. The psychologist said it is perfectly

normal after GBS

> to still feel fat. She said it takes a long time for your mind to

catch up

> with your body. It had been soooo long that we looked in the

mirror and saw a

> " fat person " . Its hard to change that way of thinking in a year,

or a

> little over it. I was told to do two different things to get

a " reality check "

> 1) Open the door to the point where you think you will fit

through it.

> Keep reducing the opening until you just barely squeeze through

it. The look at

> ir and see the difference.

> 2) The second thing I was told to do is to have someone take a

picture of

> you and cut off the head. Then look at the picture. This way you

see the body

> and you don't know that its you.

>

> Hope these things help

>

> Mindi

> 277/161/135

> Lap RNY 6/26/03

> Size 26/28-->Size 6/8

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I feel the same way. I was doing laundry last night and folding away a

pair of jeans (size 18). I looked at them and thought there is no way I

can be wearing these (I was in a 24/26). My mind/eyes still see me in

the 24/26's. We've been heavy for so long. I probably for a long time

will be " fat " in my mind...hopefully it will catch up to my body soon.

Robin

Lap RNY

4/27/04

257.5/209.5/157

[Guest guest]

I feel pretty much the same way. I am not as far down as you girls but, I

keep hearing how great I look now but, I guess I just can't take a compliment.

I had surgery 4/2/04. When I started the pre-surgical diet I weighed 343, the

day I had surgery I weighed 317, and now I weigh 261. I was a size 30/32 and

now I'm a 22/24 but, I don't really notice it when I look in the mirror. So,

I have a really hard time accepting compliments. I just keep hoping that

I'll " groe " out of it.

in MI

open RNY 4/2/04

[Guest guest]

I'm still the same way as well. I went from 300lbs and size 24 to 190 and size

14-16

but I am probably even worse than you because not only do I still feel fat but

it's hard

to convince me otherwise because I truley believe it most of the time.

What is the OA stand for ?

If its what I think then I am also. I need to adopt a different mentality as

should you.

You've done an amazing job, going from size 30 to size 10, I wish I could wear a

size

9-10 that would be awesome. And you did it faster than me, I'm at 16 months.

Dont worry sweetie you beautiful.

> It's a funny thing, the human brain. In my head, I still weigh 300

> pounds. I wonder will that ever change? It's been 14 months since

> my surgery; I went from a size 30 to a size 10.

> Do any of you have the same experience? Just wondering how/when/if

> my brain will catch up with my body!

> Oh, and I am still compulsive about food and am going to find a OA

> meeting near me to help with that issue.

> gpb 5/27/03

> 315/ 170/ 150

[Guest guest]

Hey for the girls in Northern Indiana, we have a support group that meets

the 2nd tuesday of every month. Your more than welcome to come..

Pam