Re: Am I really Fat? - EVE

[Guest guest]

Eve,

Believe me, more than one person has noticed. They just don't know

what to say to you or, since you haven't said anything, consider the

topic off-limits.

When I had lost around 65lbs on my last diet, people at work (who did

not know about the diet) knew I had lost weight, but only very few

said anything to me about it...mostly in the form of compliments on

hair, clothes or attitude. I was surprised too, since I would have

expected a lot more of a reaction. By the time I'd lost 95lbs, I

actually got a comment about " don't lose too much weight! " HAHA!

Anyway, I come to find out two years later (and all those pounds

gained back) that one of the rumors going around was that I was " very

sick. " WTF??? Whatever. HAHA.

Chin-up...people do notice...they can't NOT notice, but if you're not

open about it, people may not feel right in approaching you about it.

Go out and buy some new clothes that fit and enjoy your shrinking

body!

At 8:48 PM -0800 12/3/01, evebaby26@... wrote:

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

>1 person has noticed my weight loss. This is kinda good b/c I have

>kept the surgery a secret from everyone at school, but also kind of

>depressing b/c it means that 75lbs of fat (about 40% of my excess

>weight) doesn't make a difference in how I look. I fear that I will

>reach goal and still " look " fat.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/4/01 3:06:30 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< Chin-up...people do notice...they can't NOT notice, but if you're not

open about it, people may not feel right in approaching you about it.

Go out and buy some new clothes that fit and enjoy your shrinking

body!

>>

God -- when I hit -109 lbs EVERYONE has been noticing!!! They say I don't

even look like the same woman -- My neighbors, landlord and various people at

neighborhood shops that we visit routinely. Now, everyone has been asking me

how much weight I have actually lost. They can't believe it's over 100!

I think that buying some clothes that fit better is a GREAT idea... just a

few items and I think you will notice more that you've lost inches as well as

pounds. I didn't do that until my old stuff was literally falling off me

then I almost collapsed when I found out I was in a size 18! And, for the

first time since my surgery I REALLY feel different and can notice the

changes in my body!

All the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/nYC

10 months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307lbs/bmi 45

now: 198 lbs/size sweet 16