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I didn't go thru all these threads to find a suitable place....

I've just been so "psyched" lately that I'd like to share.

4mos now since surgery and my mind is starting to play those "your still fat" games on me. My therapist pre-warned me about this. I post-poned my mtg with her last month so next week's mtg with her should be very interesting.

I want to go clothes shopping to try on new styles but for fear, I can't! I'm afraid NOTHING in the misses section will fit! Even though I'm in a misses 16, I feel I still need a 20W. I forget I can now sit comfortably at the sushi bars, making my family squeeze into a booth still. I had to move my driver's seat up a notch but in my mind, felt I would get stuck!! I just feel that my weight loss has been so rapid (68lbs in 6mos) that my mind is still trying to play catch-up!

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Txs jack! I've been missing your replies lately. You're such a down to earth kind of guy, honest and true to the point!! I appreciate your motivation muches!!

I'll share this...I did go to a local woman's store to try on those clothes. I was ravishing thru their 60%off racks grabbing loads of clothes along with 2 other "normal" gals. A sales associate offered to take our clothes to a fitting rm for us. Well, she took theirs to the misses fitting room, but mine to the WOMAN"S!!! Then she told me to let her know if I needed a diff size, not anything else, but a diff size! Turns out 14's, not 16's fit me good right now. So I grabbed all 12's for an upcoming cruise in 3mos. I bought $100 worth from her, the other ladies left with nothing!! This sales lady's attitude changed by then. So I shared with her my story...Lapband, wt. loss, needing clothes for an upcoming cruise. She told me another lady came in day before me saying same thing, buying new clothes to fit her. Picture here..."story to shame her...her face? priceless."

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I'm just curious....

I feel like my DH has gained weight while I'm losing...he swears he's the same weight. Then I noticed this past week, a couple of friends of mine look like they've gained....then I go to work, a few there looked to have gained...??? Surely they are not all gaining. Could it be my mind is accepting my current body size? That I'm no longer a size 22/24 like they are, being down to a size 14, I can actually feel now that I am now smaller than them? Have any of you noticed friends/acqaintences who are still overweight to seem to be gaining as you lose, when they're really not?

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