Im in love with myself. No seriously!!!!

People have actually told me I've become concieded. I catch my reflection in anything and I have to look! I don't feel that I'm concieded, I am just shocked at the transformation that has happened !

Kevin

JOHN!

Okay so' date=' I have fought such deep selfesteem issues for the last two years, he'll maybe longer, and at my heaviest, I would catch my reflection out of the shower and give myself the look I got from the skinny girls. Would walk by and mutter some mean thing to myself and avoid further looks. I still see many flaws, signs of the abuse my body has suffered. But I also caught my reflection on a late night trip to the bathroom. Er... I like to sleep uhhh... Free?.. Lol trying to say this without TMI but whatever. My jaw hit the floor. I mean it when I say I avoid the reflection, so it had been a while since I peeped my body. A small waist!! Ribs!!!!!!!! No bulge anywhere!! My tummy almost flat and thank God, no extra skin. I turned to the side to see my profile which again, I would never do. I swear to you, I giggled more than a little. I did a few poses, and almost skipped to bed. Almost, I don't skip. I know my flaws, I'm far from perfect, but four months ago, this was only a dream!! So Kevin, enjoy the new body, and tell everyone else to get bent![/quote']

Hey chaotica u've done great with ur weight loss! I'd be happy at 170. That's what I was in HS, no stomach, just hippy and thighs and a booty lol but I was content. I have trouble looking in the mirror too. I look at myself and think "disgusting". I hope that goes away soon. I used to love myself.

I love all of you, and we are a great group !!!

I'm sorry Sweet!!! Lol

Hey DL, you encourage us all, teach us to love ourselves and then you go on talking about scaring small kids.. Self derogatory doesn't work with us, we've all done that. Take that mug shot, I think we are all gonna love you!

I'm chiming in since there seems to be too much fun going on in here. Go away for a few and geesh you miss it all. Kevin starts a neat thread and now we're at spanking? I'm game. hahaha

Honestly, I think it's great folks get a boost in confidence. We've lived long enough beating ourselves up and putting up with others helping with the beating. I'm looking forward to the day that I "like" having my picture taken or I'm not embarrassed because the pose isn't right or my chins stick out too far. This surgery is far from the easy way out to say the least. I've had my struggles since mine on 7/11 and it's a learning process even though I researched things like crazy before, during and after. The ups and downs of worrying is this going to work for me etc. Heck, still going through all of it but, it's encouraging to be here and read the positive and yup the negative things about the whole process.

I think it's great to be able to look in the mirror and say "Hey, I like the new look and healthier me." Looking forward to it myself and this is encouraging

Thanks Kevin for putting it out there, DL waiting for your pictures (says Tinkerbel LOL) and working with everyone here on our journeys. Go FOR IT!

I'll take it Mami

Sure spank!spank! You been a bad boy LMFAO

Yes we work so hard to be approve then after we have surgery waiting for the pounds to melt. Then when we lose 1 pound it's a big celebration. I never thought I would lose 53 pounds in a short time. 1 week ago my eyes got open. I'm beginning to notice how sexy I'm getting. How my hips are smaller how I'm getting smaller all over but the legs aren't joining the rest if the body or it's me I don't notice. I feel so happy. I'm friendly with everyone Lolz I was before but trap in fat girl mode. Now I'm like hi to everything strangers in the streets lots of time they greed me 1st. I'm loving my self again. Everyone is so supported here.

Sooo this is the idea I have of DL in my head! I like to think of him as the Great Oz! Okay it sounds way nerdier typed out!! Lol

Hail Oz DL!