Body image issue

[DreamInColor 6]

Hello there :-) I'm down 30 pounds between pre op and 1 week post op and I feel like I don't see a 30 pound difference in myself... I have a fear that I will lose the weight and never feel skinnier than I am now... Anyone else have this problem??

[libra_lisa 136]

Hello there :-) I'm down 30 pounds between pre op and 1 week post op and I feel like I don't see a 30 pound difference in myself... I have a fear that I will lose the weight and never feel skinnier than I am now... Anyone else have this problem??

oooooh yes!!! everyone else is noticing it but me I got on the scale today and it said 250... I was 294 on dos but I absolutely rufuse to believe that scale is correct...I did not expect to feel like this...I look in the mirror and still see the same 294 pound girl

[kparadisek 115]

I've heard a lot of people say on here that they can't tell the difference. I think that with all the dieting I've done over the years I've always noticed it in my clothes but never through my image. Why don't you do the side by side comparison from before surgery to your current post op I'm sure you'll see it and it's true that we get use to how we envision ourselves so I think it's natural that others will take notice before we do. I'm proud of both of you! Another you can try is to put on a pair of pants, a dress or a shirt that didn't fit before surgery and compare how it fits now. I'm sure I'll probably go through the same thing when I have my revision since that's how it was for me when I first got the lap band in 2007.

[libra_lisa 136]

I've heard a lot of people say on here that they can't tell the difference. I think that with all the dieting I've done over the years I've always noticed it in my clothes but never through my image. Why don't you do the side by side comparison from before surgery to your current post op I'm sure you'll see it and it's true that we get use to how we envision ourselves so I think it's natural that others will take notice before we do. I'm proud of both of you! Another you can try is to put on a pair of pants' date=' a dress or a shirt that didn't fit before surgery and compare how it fits now. I'm sure I'll probably go through the same thing when I have my revision since that's how it was for me when I first got the lap band in 2007.[/quote']

thanks!!! crazy me didn't take any before pics...I always tried to stay away from body shots so I'll have to start from 4 weeks out

[abbybeep 53]

Hello there :-) I'm down 30 pounds between pre op and 1 week post op and I feel like I don't see a 30 pound difference in myself... I have a fear that I will lose the weight and never feel skinnier than I am now... Anyone else have this problem??

I'm down almos 100lbs- size 22 to like a 10ish, and honestly, I feel like I'm still 252lbs and a size 22. I mean, my change happened really fast- 6 months, but every day it's a shock when I look in the mirror. My psychologist actually suggested to me (and I think it could have been helpful if I did it along the way) to set aside a few minutes each day to look in a full-length mirror and really notice the differences. It sounds lame, but I found it helpful! Good luck!

[litlsisred 20]

I think that this is why it takes so many different steps in pre-op. They try and make sure that when we are deciding to have surgery that we are fully aware that it is just a tool to help loose weight. Though the weight comes off it doesn't get to the core of why and how we got to the point we were at when we made the decision to have surgery. This is why they tell us to go to support group meetings and if necessary find a therapist. I know that I am working on it. I just decided that I was going to leave the scale and the numbers on the scale to the doc for now and work on appreciating the changes through how clothes fit and the way my body feels.

I like the suggestion that Abby gave. It is something that I had done a long time ago and helped. I stopped doing it and think that it is something I am going to start doing again.... Thanks for the reminder!!