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Is it normal?

krzy4vt

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krzy4vt    109

krzy4vt
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I am 4wks post op and have lost 22lbs. People say they can see it in my face and they really can tell. However I dnt see it at all. I know the scale is going down but I think I'm mentally having trouble believing it. I have been thinking my battery in my scale is going bad. However it's brand new. Is it normal to feel this way!

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FLORIDAYS    3,040

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Very normal. Then one day you will put on your favorite go to blouse and it will look and feel too big...and the light will go off. I promise!!!!

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Instyle98    240

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I think so. In the past when I lost a great deal of weight I had great difficulty accepting it because I had been overweight for so long. I kept checking the tag sizes on my clothing in the closet. When someone called me small and my husband said I was getting bony, I thought they were all crazy. I finally had someone take some photos of me so I could see what I really looked like. The real shocker was when I put on an old pair of jeans. I looked like Jared in his after photos. I actually sat down and cried that I had been so large before and hadn't realized it. Now that I have gained almost all of my weight back, I refuse to have my photo taken because I know how big I am and I am totally disgusted with myself.

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krzy4vt    109

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Thank you. I'm just having a hard time with the compliments. I hv read alot of your post and they are so inspiring to me. Congrats on your success and keep posting cuz it keeps me motivated. :)

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FLORIDAYS    3,040

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Thank you. I'm just having a hard time with the compliments. I hv read alot of your post and they are so inspiring to me. Congrats on your success and keep posting cuz it keeps me motivated. :)

Thanks!! Believe me the comments get more frequent as you lose...I went to a holiday party a few weeks ago and was like...is there anything else to talk about besides weight loss!!!!? I mean it's so nice and I love it but sometimes i just want to talk about the weather. Lol

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SkinnyCubanChick    150

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Oh yeah, that's what I'm going through right now! I'm always thinking that after not leaving the house for three weeks, no one is going to notice!

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