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I AM 82 LBS DOWN AND STILL LOOK THE SAME

so i have lost 82 lbs total including pre-op and post op. i am 5 weeks out. i was a size 24 and 333 lbs at the beginning and today i am 251 lbs and a size 18/20. i get lots of compliments about my progress and every one says i look great and i feel great too but i dont feel like i look 82 pounds smaller. its weird, i know but when i compare body pictures, its very difficult for me to see. Can anyone understand?

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      First off let me say congratulations on 82 pounds!! I'm a little jealous I get, it I think it'a hard to see, because though we are smaller we still have the same body shape as we did before. So look

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      Sometimes, in my,opinion our mind hasnt caught up with our weight loss. I remember ine time I lost 64 pounds on my own, and my friend told one day, that I wasnt fat at all. I just couldn't process tha

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    I feel the same way. Im 5 weeks post op and lost 38 started at 304 and I dont see much difference yet. I guess we'll notice when we hit below 200 and we feel like we dropped a person not a pants size

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    So is anyone else a little jealous of her weight loss in 5 WEEKS?!?!?! I'm praying for 50 lbs in 5 weeks, lol... As of Friday last week, since surgery, I'd lost only 15 lbs... 27 overall with the pre-op diet... I weighed the same as you the day of surgery.... I'm not happy I'm such a slow loser... What are you doing to drop so well? I'm 3 weeks post-op today

    Well i am working out about 4 times a week not including twice a day on the weekends. I really am trying so hard to tighten and tone my body as much as possible. and i am training for the la marathon in march. I just try to keep my body moving really.

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    Well after posting this topic yesterday, i went home and began giving my 4 yr old daughter a bath when suddenly she looked at me and said," Mommy, Youre little!" lol. I was soooo surprised and super excited at the same time. I know i cant look the same if my 4 yr old noticed. :D

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    So is anyone else a little jealous of her weight loss in 5 WEEKS?!?!?! I'm praying for 50 lbs in 5 weeks, lol... As of Friday last week, since surgery, I'd lost only 15 lbs... 27 overall with the pre-op diet... I weighed the same as you the day of surgery.... I'm not happy I'm such a slow loser... What are you doing to drop so well? I'm 3 weeks post-op today

    You are actually normal in your weight loss surgery. this is the average that I have seen, read about, and experienced myself....You are doing great so keep it up. Remember, you are not a slow loser........ :)
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    I deal w/ this same issue. Most ppl notice & tell me how great I look blah blah. I started off at 248 & now I'm 181.

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