tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937901.post113414776249083183..comments2023-12-10T21:31:38.660-07:00Comments on LivingAfterWLS Blog by Kaye Bailey: Body Dysmorphia:"I Still Just See Myself"Kaye Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330982864862899261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937901.post-1134513292730584612005-12-13T15:34:00.000-07:002005-12-13T15:34:00.000-07:00What you say is so true and someone who has not go...What you say is so true and someone who has not gone through this just does not understand that you do not see what they see. It is very frusterating and you begin to doubt yourself-if I do not look any better why do I stick to the rules- if I am not going to see myself as a size six then by goodness this has not worked after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937901.post-1134191418419922402005-12-09T22:10:00.000-07:002005-12-09T22:10:00.000-07:00Oh so true! When I was at 373 pounds, I saw mysel...Oh so true! When I was at 373 pounds, I saw myself at 275 pounds. It even reads that on my drivers license. Now that I'm at my healthy weight, I still see myself at 275 pounds. Apparently, that particular weight is my "ideal" in my head. When I was at my heaviest, I'd look at photos of myself and think, "wow, what a bad picture of me". Now, when I see a picure of me I can't acknowledge my Kim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14879511205203830793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937901.post-1134149199844289712005-12-09T10:26:00.000-07:002005-12-09T10:26:00.000-07:00Thanks very much, Kaye, for reposting your article...Thanks very much, Kaye, for reposting your article! It's one of those things that I don't think about all that often; although, what you say makes complete and perfect sense! That's me to a T. Here's to hoping being consciously aware of the issue will help me be not so critical of myself.<BR/><BR/>JennJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273376470349665352noreply@blogger.com