Unexpected... I feel fatter now?

[Seela 1,187]

I've lost darn near 50 lbs and almost half of my excesses weight. I look and feel great, but... I feel so much fatter now than I did the last time I was this weight. For the first time in my life I'm squishy and hangy. I hate it. I have such great skin, which runs in my family, never even got any stretch marks even with having kids. My skin just always bounced back. Even my surgeon said he didn't think I would have any skin issues. But, alas, I'm embarrassed by my body. What kind of sick joke is this that I've finally lost all this weight and now I feel gross? Not fair, just sayin. Really hope it gets better. What a mixed bag of emotions.

[Pat Wolf 0]

About the feeling fat thing, I also feel fat. Are you in a smaller size now that feels snug ? Also, we've been overweight so long probably that we have a skewed image of ourselves, like it's hard to get used to our new size. I don't know how old you are, but someone on my other support site said, a lot of times it depends on age whether or not you skin bounces back or not.. I'm 62 and had a saggy kangaroo pouch before and I have one also now. My upper arms make me feel like I have wings and could take off. My surgeon will help with insurance for plastic surgery but we have to wait a year.

[Madam Reverie 2,958]

I hear ya... When you're fat, you're filled out. Plump. Shiny. Healthy glow.

Now, for me, its a bit like looking at a deflated balloon and I haven't even shed that much in comparison to some.

I often ask myself; is filled out skin sexier than deflated skin? Irrespective of your size?

Who knows... Maybe it's just all in our heads?

Thank goodness for Spanx!

[Seela 1,187]

About the feeling fat thing, I also feel fat. Are you in a smaller size now that feels snug ? Also, we've been overweight so long probably that we have a skewed image of ourselves, like it's hard to get used to our new size. I don't know how old you are, but someone on my other support site said, a lot of times it depends on age whether or not you skin bounces back or not.. I'm 62 and had a saggy kangaroo pouch before and I have one also now. My upper arms make me feel like I have wings and could take off. My surgeon will help with insurance for plastic surgery but we have to wait a year.

No, I'm losing so fast right now that I but cloths and a week later they're too big. I'm 41 years old. Just hate all this extra... stuff