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I assume you mean you figuratively see the old you. I was just talking about a similar thing last week with my boss at work. I am currently at 245 from a high 325, and shooting for 195. In spite of being down 80lbs, I still identify as the 325 guy in a lot of ways. I guess the point is, maybe it takes a while for our self image to catch up with our changing reality...?

Oh, and if you are *literally* seeing things, drink more Water, and sit in the shade! ;-)

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On 7/5/2018 at 2:24 PM, Glen Dean said:

Feeling a little odd today.

I see myself in the mirror or a reflection some place and I still see a 340lb me. What the heck is happening?

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I get that... I've moved to avoid someone that I noticed in the mirror while walking around at the gym... and it was me.

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Feeling a little odd today.
I see myself in the mirror or a reflection some place and I still see a 340lb me. What the heck is happening?
Sent from my SCH-I545 using BariatricPal mobile app

The one thing I do to help in that situation is take a current photo and compare to previous. It's a conscious effort to view yourself in a new image, but I find that pictures help make it a reality in the subconscious.

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