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http://healthland.time.com/2014/02/06/what-happens-when-your-body-loses-half-its-weight/?iid=gs-main-mostpop2

Interesting read. I had to learn how to walk, sit, and stand after losing weight. I walked with my legs too far apart, my arms out from my body, and slightly hunched. Also took a while to realize I could fit down an aisle even if someone was standing there.

Lynda

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At over 2 years out I still have to check and see if my ribs are still accessible. Somewhere in my brain is an image that needs to be erased. I have xxl shirts that I put on occasionally and I check and see if they are still too big. My scale is stable and I am still slim but I still have a lingering fear of the fat sick guy taking over again.

Bowling was funny. I realized when I was big that I could no longer bowl. The weight of my belly did in my balance. Now that I've lost the weight it is still hard, I am still compensating for the belly that is now gone. I need to go all night bowling like I did when I was a teenager and get over it. :D

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Great article.

People at work compliment me all the time about how good I look, ( I am down 95pds) but in mind I'm saying: "What are these people talking about, look at me, I'm still huge." My brain hasn't caught up to my body yet. I don't know if it ever will, they say we are our own worst critic.

-gmanbat,

I am going bowling tomorrow for the first time in forever. I can't wait!!!

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No matter how much weight I had ever lost, I hated close fitting clothes. If they touch my skin, it represented tightness to me...

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Thanks for that article.

I was told by a friend that has had bypass, that I would always see myself as "fat"... I blew it off, thinking I would not think that way, but I was wrong. I am down 70+lbs and even though others can see it as a significant change, I am still stuck at" fat"... wondering if this feeling will ever go away.

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Thanks for that article. I was told by a friend that has had bypass, that I would always see myself as "fat"... I blew it off, thinking I would not think that way, but I was wrong. I am down 70+lbs and even though others can see it as a significant change, I am still stuck at" fat"... wondering if this feeling will ever go away.

it does, but it takes time. I. Almost three years out. Most of time, I see myself accurately now.

Lynda

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No matter how much weight I had ever lost, I hated close fitting clothes. If they touch my skin, it represented tightness to me...

I always had that mind set as well. Now if the clothes are lose on me I will not wear them. Its has to fit to my body. When I have a lose shirt on then I feel like I am fat again. SO Strange....

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No matter how much weight I had ever lost, I hated close fitting clothes. If they touch my skin, it represented tightness to me...

I still feel that way. Eventhough I've lost weight and gotten down to Misses sizes (18), I still head out to the plus size section but instead of a 3X I go to a 1X but I'm really a L or XL but I need loose fitting clothes, maybe I'll accept the fact that I've lost weight.

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I'm 19 months out and still feel not just fat but obese! I'm shocked everytime I can fit in a small area! I hope this goes away! All I've ever wanted was to feel normal and not obsess about my weight.

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I didn't see myself as morbidly obese when I weighed 327 pounds, and I don't see myself for a size 12, having lost 125 pounds..... Except when I look at myself in a picture..... A certain picture was my motivator, and a recent picture showed me how I am actually looking now! I guess I/WE have some of the same body image issues anorexic people have..... Will the mind ever catch up with the weight loss?!?!?!

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Guess I'm the weird one here. I'm not even 5 months out and I love looking at my new skinny body in the mirror. I think I'm HOT. (As long as I don't linger too long on my droopy boobs or the saggy skin on my legs) No more baggy clothes for me...I want to show off my new bod. I did have a hard time eye-balling my new pant size in the thrift store last weekend though. Everything I picked out was way too big. But I also never had a fat body image even with a morbidly obese BMI. I was always shocked to see pictures of myself because I didn't think I was that fat.

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I guess I have always had a positive look when I stood in front of a mirror and was always confident until the last 20lbs gained. I sit with a side profile and see a different view, or pictures from others with friends and family (showing average bodies next to my own for reference). Can't wait for a life long lifestyle change. I need to if I plan on being around for grandchildren.

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That article is me. I have lost half my body weight and I have always been honest on this forum. I see a therapist because I don't recognize myself in the mirror. I find I resent compliments at times. They just remind me of how big I was.

I'm tired of hearing people say that that they didn't realize it was me. (I was out of the office for several weeks on medical leave). I know I have issues and I'm working on dealing with them so I don't become one of those folks who starts a topic saying they have 'fallen off the wagon.' I don't mind when I know I'm having a NSV but I'd just as soon people get used to what I look like now and leave it alone.

Oh, and I also go to a physical therapist as well. Just like the article mentioned, I had very limited mobility and there is alot of damage even with all the weight off. I have no muscle strength and my balance is still poor.

Just goes to show you that while my ticker says I've reached goal, that's just a number. I'm still very much on this journey.

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Several people in my local support group mentioned balance problems, including falling. I think part of it is due to the rapid weight loss - it takes time to adjust.

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