Re: Re: Am I really Fat?

[Guest guest]

evebaby, I think it's time to go shopping and buy some clothing that FITS.

What size were you pre-op? 26/28? (I'm guessing -- I'm 5'0 " , 230, and size

18/20...barely.) Reach for a 22...see if it fits. If it fits, reach for a

20. If that fits, go for the 18. Maybe seeing those clothing size numbers

go down will make a huge difference. It might also make people *really*

realize how m uch you've lost.

Also, be aware that people get weird about other people's weight loss. They

don't know *why* you've lost the weight, and they'd be blind not to have

noticed. However, unless they know it's " okay " to comment, they might be

afraid of offending you by saying anything.

I'm still pre-op (for another 17 days), so people,please recite my words

back to me when I'm feeling blue about no one noticing. I know that

feeling!! When I lost 25 lbs, people noticed, but they didn't say anything

until after I had made it clear that it was okay. Looking at pictures of me

25 lbs ago (I've regained the weight and more), *I* can see that I looked

thinner -- 75 lbs gone will look like a new me, just as I'm sure it looks

like a new you, Eve.

~alyssa

surgery date: 12/20

surgeon: dr. k

Re: Am I really Fat?

> I am 5'1 and was 307 pre-op. I am 4 months post-op and am now 232.

> I still wear the same clothes, which are now baggy on me and go

> through phases of highs and lows.

>

> There are days when I feel like a size 6. I stare at myself in the

> mirror, wear make-up and perfume...I walk taller and feel so

> confident and would swear that all eyes were on me.

>

> Then I hit lows when I think that nothing has changed and I am still

> the butterball I once was. This is mainly due to the fact that only

> 1 person has noticed my weight loss.

[Guest guest]

Hi Mileah!

Congratulations on your success in becoming a new person! More

congratulations are due on the rise in self-esteem and the delight in your

new slender self. Ann