Do you see yourself as thin yet?

[tahtah 2]

I’m reading through these posts. Perception. Our self perception is off. Since, I recognized that in myself, I’ve sought to understand that. Why is it broken, “misgadged”? Why does my inside hardly ever match? I feel that if I understood why, then I could adjust that in myself.
My lowest weight, post surgery, was 176. I have regained 39 pounds! I look at pictures of myself at my lowest, and feel great about my appearance. But, I remember those moments, in my mind, I was not internally feeling as my outsides appeared.

[Jay19 76]

I still feel fat after 70 pounds down. My co workers always compliment me on how skinny and good I look but I still see a fat person in the mirror and it really messed with my confidence. I didn’t take measurements. I was just tired of counting calories, weighing in, etc for over a decade that I try not to let dieting weight loss rule my life like it once did. I’m hoping once at my goal of 175 I will see myself as thin. Maybe it’s a mental thing. I don’t know but I don’t see myself as thin yet.

[PollyEster 228]

Pre-surgery, I never dared to imagine that I'd eventually weigh less after surgery than I did in high school, but at almost 11 months post-op, I'm tiny and do see myself as thin now.

I also am finding that I deeply appreciate my loose skin (which is not too bad at all considering the amount of weight I've lost), perceiving it as a battle wound, perhaps even something to feel proud of in the way some women who've had a mastectomy are proud of their scars.

I can honestly say I love the way I look. But more than this, I love the way I feel: strong, fit, healthy, and physically able to do anything I set my mind to. I ♥ VSG.