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Cangel76

By Cangel76, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Cangel76    1

Cangel76
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Well girls and guys, I made it. I made it to the under 200 mark which I have not been at in, I don't know, five years maybe, maybe a little less. I think the hardest part for me is I am not seeing it yet. I mean, other people see it a little, but I am not seeing it yet.

So my next goal isn't a weight one, it's an out of the Plus Sized clothing section one. This will take some time I fear. LOL I am still in 20s.

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Kalipso2    25

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congratulations!! yes, others seem to see the weightloss more than we do. i've had 4 people this week tell me i look like i've lost weight but to me i look exactly the same!

it's a great idea to set goals and mini-goals... it keeps you motivated. keep up the good work!

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Cangel76    1

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congratulations!! yes, others seem to see the weightloss more than we do. i've had 4 people this week tell me i look like i've lost weight but to me i look exactly the same!

it's a great idea to set goals and mini-goals... it keeps you motivated. keep up the good work!

Thanks, I think once you are fat for a while, it is hard to see yourself as NOT FAT, no matter how many size clothes you go down. It takes a while to believe things are working. I don't know, just a guess. LOL

My problem is I have always seen myself as thin, or felt thin, even when I was fat. So now that I am seeing myself as fat, it is odd because I still feel thin. I am not sure if that makes any sense at all. LOL

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JaGo    16

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Thanks, I think once you are fat for a while, it is hard to see yourself as NOT FAT, no matter how many size clothes you go down. It takes a while to believe things are working. I don't know, just a guess. LOL

My problem is I have always seen myself as thin, or felt thin, even when I was fat. So now that I am seeing myself as fat, it is odd because I still feel thin. I am not sure if that makes any sense at all. LOL

Cangel,

I was excited to hear that you are under the 200 mark!! I can't tell you how many years it's been for me that I was under 200lbs. 199lbs sounds so much smaller than 200lbs!! :) I too look forward to the day when I am out of plus sizes. Pre-surgery, I was wearing 22/24. I haven't REALLY done any clothes shopping yet, so I don't know if I've gone down any yet. I still look the same to myself except my face looks smaller. When I feel my waist, I can tell the difference - it feels smaller, but these big old hips need a lot of work!! I periodically walk the treamill and took a walk outdoors the other day and was amazed at the stamina that I didn't have before. After walking only a block, I would get such pain in my legs and lower back (spinal arthritis). The more I walk, the better it will get. So far, that is my ony form of excercise - but it's the best form of exercise!!

Meet you on the other side of 200lbs!! :)

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liese    0

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I'm in the same boat. Everyone else notices the weight loss but I don't see it at all. I've been fat for 25 years, it will be very odd to see myself as a thin person. I haven't bought any clothes yet because I don't know how long I will be at this size. This whole experience has been way more than I anticipated. The emotional side of things has been much more than I was ready for, and I really thought I was ready for everything.

Its almost annoying when people comment on the loss. I think that just because they know about the surgery, they feel obligated to comment on it even if they really can't see a difference. I'm nuts, I know.

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♥LovetheNewMe♥    1,216

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Well girls and guys, I made it. I made it to the under 200 mark which I have not been at in, I don't know, five years maybe, maybe a little less. I think the hardest part for me is I am not seeing it yet. I mean, other people see it a little, but I am not seeing it yet.

So my next goal isn't a weight one, it's an out of the Plus Sized clothing section one. This will take some time I fear. LOL I am still in 20s.

Congratulations on being in Onederland! It is a great feeling and accomplishment when any of us hits a mile stone. Every pound we loss is a great accomplishment and we should Celebrate. I agree with everyone else, others see our weight loss much more than we do. We look at our selves in the mirror everyday and sometimes changes are hard for us to see or accept. The other day someone referred to me as skinny and I laughed. How could anyone think that 182 lbs is skinny, well I went back and looked at my pictures from 6 months ago, a year ago and even two years ago. You know what from those pics I do look skinny. I also have not been under 200 lbs for a long time. Look at some some old pics before your surgery and I am sure you will see a difference from then to now. Keep the old pictures in plain site as a reminder of where you were than and a new one to look at your accomplishment.

:rolleyes:

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JaGo    16

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19 pounds and counting before I hit "onederland." That seems so far away, but that is an obtainable goal that I look forward to. I should have been under 214 to date, but I too had some setbacks with life. I gave myself an goal of being at my halfway mark by May 22, then June 22 (won't quite make that either). I pushed it back again to my birthday on July 3 to be at least 214. I need to stay on target with my goals so that I will have lost 100 pounds by my surgery anniversary date of Nov 22. I will report back here when I reach ONDERLAND!!! ;)

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