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NSV- crying at GoodWill in the dressing room

myrori

By myrori, in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

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myrori    55

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So I really did not look in the mirror for the first 5 weeks, I honestly had no idea how much my body had changed. I went back to work and by day two my uniform pants were so large I asked to wear regular clothes the next day as my uniform should be arriving. The boss said it was ok, but it had to be business casual. So I had to head over to Good Will and get something. I grabbed a bunch of size 18 pants and one x shirts (formally I wore 22 tops and 24 pants), some jeans that looked new in different sizes and headed to the dressing room. When I tried on the sweater top and slacks I stood there and cried. i could not believe that was me looking back at me.

I continued to try on the clothes and for the fist time in many many years I like what I seen below the neck line. For at least 10 years, when I looked in the mirror I only focused from the neck up.

Funny thing was a few hours later in my head I was back to the old self image. I guess it will take a while to get to know the new body I have now and what is to come.

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juliarh    35

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That's awesome!! I'm so happy for you :) You've done such a remarkable job so far! Keep up the great work! :D

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LilMissDiva Irene    3,281

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Myrori, congratulations!! I think the biggest hurdle we have to face is the new us. :) You will get there in time... as will I. It's not easy!! Be kind to yourself - and VERY proud of how far you have come!!

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MINI-Me    196

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That is really awesome. Good to hear that you are shopping Goodwill. Don't get too attached to those new clothes - my bet is that they will be hanging on you in another 5 weeks.

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M2G    1,836

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That is so great that you like what you see. It's amazing how much better we feel about ourselves when we feel good about our own image! Definitely a NSV!!!

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klus263    9

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I completely understand. I went to Salvation Army today as I am down to one pair of jeans and they are starting to get loose. The last pair of pants I bought was a size 20. I found a pair of 16 and yes a pair of 14. Not to snug and I still have a muffin top ( I don't think I will ever lose that body feature) and a XL turtleneck. I have not been in these sizes since before my daughter was born and she will be 22 on Monday. I am loving my sleeve.

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thinoneday    445

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So I really did not look in the mirror for the first 5 weeks, I honestly had no idea how much my body had changed. I went back to work and by day two my uniform pants were so large I asked to wear regular clothes the next day as my uniform should be arriving. The boss said it was ok, but it had to be business casual. So I had to head over to Good Will and get something. I grabbed a bunch of size 18 pants and one x shirts (formally I wore 22 tops and 24 pants), some jeans that looked new in different sizes and headed to the dressing room. When I tried on the sweater top and slacks I stood there and cried. i could not believe that was me looking back at me.

I continued to try on the clothes and for the fist time in many many years I like what I seen below the neck line. For at least 10 years, when I looked in the mirror I only focused from the neck up.

Funny thing was a few hours later in my head I was back to the old self image. I guess it will take a while to get to know the new body I have now and what is to come.

how great is that! I remember trying on a pair of jeans that didn't fit me at all so i kept saying they should fit soon, they should fit soon. . . then when i finally did try them on, i had missed the size! they dropped right off. . . i felt both silly and good at the same time. . .sorta upset too cause they were beautiful jeans that i had never worn, they still had the tag on them and now i couldn't wear them . . . i offered them to my daughter, who has a weight problem as well, but she said they reminded her of "Dorothy" from the golden girls. . . old lady jeans. . . ugh. . . so i just bundled them up and put them up. . . then i tried other things and was amazed at how i had missed sizes. . . it's a neat feeling. . . good for you! keep up the good work. . .

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coops    1,790

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Well done to you... I am going through a similar thing at the moment... I 'feel' smaller but when I look in the mirror I don't see much of a difference! I am trying to be kinder to myself... but I fully appreciate how emotional this whole process is...

Keep up the good work! =]

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TKeith    0

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Congratulations!!! What a great feeling that must be. I'm having surgery on Jan 11th not much longer. Getting nervous praying that I have no complications and no regrets.

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myrori    55

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Congratulations!!! What a great feeling that must be. I'm having surgery on Jan 11th not much longer. Getting nervous praying that I have no complications and no regrets.

Prayers for you for no complications, and you will HAVE NO REGRETS!

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