Saturday I decided to venture to the mall to find a couple of new things for my wardrobe. When I got to there I immediately went to my favorite Plus Sized Store. I found a couple of things I liked right away and headed back to try them on. I took size 1X into the dressing room with me and they were too big. I went back for the 0X size the store carries and they were also too big. The oddest feeling came over me. I was a little sad. I had been shopping in this store for years. I know the sales people and they know me. It dawned on me that I would no longer be shopping in my favorite store. I was really sad. I left and wandered around the mall, but I felt lost. I guess I am grieving a little bit for my old self. I know this sounds really stupid. I should be thrilled that I can now shop in the regular misses department. I will get there, but I guess I just need a little time. Boy, there really is a lot of mental work that goes into this weight loss stuff. I knew about the physical part of it, but I am just beginning to realize how it is so much more than that. It takes a while for the brain to catch up with your new body. Anyone else feel this way?

Yes, I do feel this way! The feeling is wonderful and confusing all at the same time.

I really don't have any clue what I look like even when staring at myself if the mirror. The only way I can see my weight loss is to look at side by side comparison of before and present pictures. Then the feeling is wonderful!

Just think, you are going to find some new favorite stores with cute clothes that you are going to look great in!

Don't be a stranger to them. You can still pop in to say hi and show off the new you.

Yes, I do feel this way! The feeling is wonderful and confusing all at the same time.

The only way I can see my weight loss is to look at side by side comparison of before and present pictures. Then the feeling is wonderful!

I find looking at pictures really helps too. The psyc. involved with my surgery told me to take a pic. of myself once a month. I do it in my bathing suit. I have seen tremendous difference every month. It's starting to mean more to me than the scale- which is going down as well. It is a tough thing to have our minds catch up with our bodies.

Yes, I need to do the picture thing. I have always avoided having my picture taken and that resistance still hangs on.

I need to do it so that maybe then I can really see how I look. Like someone said above, I still am not seeing how much I have changed when I look in the mirror, but then I never really saw how big I was either before I lost the weight. It was always right there though whenever someone took my picture.