I have been having a little fun with a virtual wight loss program offered by My Virtual Model. The model on the left is "me" at 275 - my starting weight and the one on the right is me at my surgeon's target BMI of 30 (180lbs).
The first time I thought about being 180 I had a mixture of feelings going through my head. I was both happy with the goal being realistic and healthy, but was also a little disappointed. The last time I was at 180 I was in high school and I thought of myself as so much heavier than most of my classmates. I mean, after going through WLS I want don't want to still feel FAT.
Now after having that number in my head for a month I feel much better. First, reaching a BMI of 30 is great! It virtually eliminates all the health risks with being overweight. Plus as I reflect back, I realized that my memories of my weight and body were pretty distorted - surprise surprise :) I didn't stick out like a sore thumb and I could do everything that other people could do.
Plus 180 doesn’t need to be a stopping point. I am not sure what my end goal will be – maybe 150? But I think I look great at 180 and I am sure it will feel sooo good.
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