The journey continues. My weight loss has slowed down considerably in this last month. I fell off the wagon for a couple of weeks and I have since pulled myself back up. I am exercising and following the plan. I am not as discouraged as I would have been had I not took measurements prior to surgery. I have lost 34 inches and I have lost 40.2 lbs since the morning of surgery. Altogether, I have lost 55.2 lbs and my BMI is at 30.2! I am almost just overweight. Nothing to be upset about! But I do consider myself a slow loser.

Now the good news. I have so much energy. Exercising is easy now and my feet do not hurt. Such a blessing! I was able to get a life insurance policy for the first time too. I used to get denied because of my weight and that always worried me since I have children.

I went to the store and tried on a bathing suit and the scream could be heard around the world. I am wearing either a M 8-10 or a L 12-14 depending on the cut of the clothes. I still can't wrap my head around it.

Now the bad news. I weigh what I did in HS but my body looks nothing like it did. I now have to come to terms with the fact that my skin is so stretched out it's going to take a miracle to get it back to where it should be. Or the miracle of modern medicine! I think it was in my head that once I lost the weight everything would kind of go back into place. Boy was I wrong. I was standing in the dressing room looking at my flabby legs and I got depressed. I am working out and am trying to tighten up on my own, I just don't think it's going to work. I feel so self concious about my body. I also tried on a summer dress and it showed so much skin that I just stood there paralyzed! Not to mention the attention I am now receiving from the opposite sex. Whenever a man talks to me I am looking behind me to see who the heck he is talking to.

I have spent most of my adult life covering up my body to hide myself from the world. Now, I would love to wear all of the cute clothes that I missed out on. I just don't know how to push through this mental block. Has anybody else experienced this? I would love to hear how you overcame your fears

I don't have a problem with showing skin that is decent looking. I tried on a summer dress without compression pants and ... YUCK!!!!

I really am going to need plastic surgery if my belly is hanging down with only half my weight gone. I mean it looked deformed. Pants are fine. Shorts are fine, but my lower belly and inner thighs are scary.

I'm scared to death of the plastics, but I think I am going to need this, but not only for cosmetic reasons. I guess it depends how bad it gets and how much I can absorb, but that part of my skin is a maze of stretch marks and it hangs over my C-section scar.

I think my fears are real. However: I know what you mean about looking behind you to see who that man is talking too. I mean, it CAN'T be ME. I do wear cute tops and pants, but I think I will be forever self conscious about my lower body.

Here here girls....I definately am feeling this...I have only lost 53 pounds but the opposite sex comments and flirting almost make you feel a little gitty again...Havn't felt that way in years...I am married and am definately not looking for a man, but it sure feels good to have one who is not your husband....notice that you are a fine looking woman!