Afrikanaaa 79 Posted June 7, 2016 The mind takes a long time to catch up for sure. I'm 2.5 years out have lost 136 pounds from 271 to 135 and maintained around there for 1.5 years. I never went through the OMG I'm losing too much/getting too skinny mindset. It took forever to believe that yes I do wear a size small (I remember spending way more than I should have on a top in Nordstroms because I fit into a Jr department XL and I thought I'd never get small enough to not be able to wear it!) But it comes, with time. BUT speaking as someone with a 13 year old athletic boy and a 17 year old dancer girl... I will always look a bit dumpy in pictures next to them! Heck I'm 135 and 5'6" and run marathons, but I'm also 46!!! My kids are supposed to look better than me and if I want to look as good as they do I'm looney tunes! Take a picture of yourself next to someone your own age and gender next time, preferable not an athlete LOL Thanks for this post Jess! Im 6'1 and I've gone from 319 pre surgery to weighing 262 right now. So going from squeezing in 3X clothes to wearing an XL, sometimes L. And it's weird because I still don't believe I wear those sizes now! Glad to know that it's not an abnormal feeling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
