Spent the weekend at a friend's 50th birthday celebration in New Orleans! What fun! Mostly I shopped.

Looking at pictures posted on FB, I saw this woman in some of the group shots and asked "who's that?" Oh my, it was me! And I look happy and comfortable, instead of awkward and out of place. Here's a new shot and and old pic.

Spent the weekend at a friend's 50th birthday celebration in New Orleans! What fun! Mostly I shopped.

Looking at pictures posted on FB' date=' I saw this woman in some of the group shots and asked "who's that?" Oh my, it was me! And I look happy and comfortable, instead of awkward and out of place. Here's a new shot and and old pic.

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Cute story!! Congrats.

I am having a hard time reconciling the image in the mirror with my self perception. the numbers tell me that i am smaller than the person i see, but no matter how much i analyze i cannot see that thinner self, perhaps in a few months.

You must be on cloud 9...congrats on your success!!

I am having a hard time reconciling the image in the mirror with my self perception. the numbers tell me that i am smaller than the person i see' date=' but no matter how much i analyze i cannot see that thinner self, perhaps in a few months.[/quote']

I will admit to having a hard time figuring out who I am now. Especially when I am trying to get dressed, and I shop for replacement clothes. I automatically reach for the XL size, the baggy / flowy sweater or jacket, the largest pants. I've bought and returned a lot of things because I realized that they were the "old me." But I don't know the new me yet, and it's an adjustment.

The other thing is that I can't actually see the 58 lbs I've lost. I only see the 30 lbs I have left to lose. Periodically I try on my old clothes then I can really see the difference.

We'll get there -- i.e. when the head image matches the body. It will be amazing!

Love it! That is awesome. Yu look fantastic and really, really happy.

I will admit to having a hard time figuring out who I am now. Especially when I am trying to get dressed' date=' and I shop for replacement clothes. I automatically reach for the XL size, the baggy / flowy sweater or jacket, the largest pants. I've bought and returned a lot of things because I realized that they were the "old me." But I don't know the new me yet, and it's an adjustment.

The other thing is that I can't actually see the 58 lbs I've lost. I only see the 30 lbs I have left to lose. Periodically I try on my old clothes then I can really see the difference.

We'll get there -- i.e. when the head image matches the body. It will be amazing![/quote']

I try everything on now. I buy nothing without trying it on! I often take 2 different sizes into the dressing room as well and have learnt to try on the smallest first, not the largest. I do this because I realised if the bigger of the two fits then I don't try the smaller but often the smaller fits and looks better! It has taken me a while to get used to this but I am loving shopping these days :-D