Including people I haven't seen in ages, such as my aunt who lives on a different continent, and my former pediatrician (who I saw for the first time in 6 years, a couple of weeks ago).
I started my weight loss journey in August 2017, after having my gallbladder removed at the tender age of 24 (but my SW is from about a month and a half earlier). I've lost about 50 pounds since then, the first 30 or so mostly through CICO, and have been in quasi-maintenance for about 2 months now (I'm not done though; I still want to lose between 13-16 pounds, depending on which fluctuating number I see on any given day). But, it seems like my body composition is still changing, because suddenly, everyone in my life has started to notice and comment on my weight loss.
A few weeks ago, I had to take my niece to the pediatrician (the same one I used to see), and literally the first thing she said to me was "oh wow, you lost weight!" I had no idea it was that apparent, especially since the last time I saw her was before I put on all that weight... the last time I saw her, I was maybe ten pounds heavier than I am now.
My neighbor, who I've seen most days, all of a sudden said "you've lost a ton of weight, haven't you?" the other week, when we made small talk as I was leaving the house. I've been living at home this year, and this is a neighbor I've known my whole life, and again... had no clue it was so obvious. Rinse and repeat with my sister who is away for college (hugs me, and says "your waist is way thinner!", the last two times we've seen each other), and my aunt who's visiting from another country, and haven't seen in 4 years (literally the first thing she commented on, and I wasn't even close to my largest the last time I saw her).
Just... I don't know, it's weird that I'm suddenly getting all this attention for it, but it feels good at the same time? I've always been really bad at being able to tell when people have lost weight, including myself, and I sometimes feel like I'm still at my largest - even though, logically, I know that's impossible. I guess it's the paper towel effect coming into play, but I never thought I'd experience it this much, and when I'm still relatively far from my goal weight.
I'm also going on vacation for Christmas, and will be wearing a bikini for the first time in my life, which is both exciting and terrifying. Hopefully my stomach isn't really as big as I sometimes feel like it is haha (because phantom fat and me sucking at seeing weight loss), but after resigning myself to one pieces my whole life, I wanted to challenge myself to reach a place where I could pull off a bikini. Here's hoping I don't see those vacation pictures and cringe!
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