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Ok, so as I have posted before I am having some image issues after VSG. I have lost around 70 pounds and have gone from a size 18 to a size 5/6 or 7/8 depending on the clothing I buy. The problem is that I still see the "fat girl" I still see the 240 pound girl that I was a year ago.

Everyone I know has told me how awesome I look and that I don't need to lose more weight. The problem is that I don't see it. I know for a fact that I have lost the weight but for some reason it doesn't compute to my brain. I can't explain this and when I try to explain no one gets it. It's almost like I feel that they think I'm a mental case :) LOL.

Anyway - question is, after you had your TT and got the flat skinny tummy (and possibly breasts for the women) did the image issues resolve themselves or did it still take time after that to see and believe you were skinny?

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Often it takes awhile for our head to catch up with our bodies, I think.

I found actual pictures helped me believe that I was a "normal" size. Sometimes I couldn't believe it. Even now, years later , I can still be surprised that I actually look lean-ish.

The TT helped resolve the image I had stuck in my head. But still, I find myself surprised sometimes.

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After 2 1/2 yrs I still struggle with size perception, I can't look at a girl on the street and say to myself ok I'm that size. It's crazy I know I've lost over 111 pounds but I have no idea what that is when I try to compare. I'm hoping the problem will work itself out after plastics as the loose skin makes me feel bigger than I am. If anyone else is around 143 pounds and height is 5.3 I would love to see pictures of you.

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