Originally Posted by ReillyJ:
Oh wow, that's too bad because you should be celebrating! i hope that you can see the you that others see!

on a completely different side note (don't want to hijack the thread) what PT exercises are you doing? i have bad knees and am overwhelmed at all the info on the net and cannot do squats anymore :(

I can't do squats or any other weight bearing exercises because I have no cartage left in my right knee and very little in my left knee. I got my exercises from my physical therapist, but they arête try much the same as this site, minus the squats:

http://www.orthoassociates.com/_pdfs..._Exercises.pdf

Originally Posted by elvislover324:
I was shaving my legs and apparently I never touch my leg when I'm doing it. Somehow my hand brushed the back of my calf and I almost threw up feeling the muscle in there!! I must be toning muscle in my legs from running/walking and it totally grossed me out!

Awww. It's not disgusting...it's über sexy! Ooooh la la!

Nickel1979 - That's fantastic!!!

SuperHeroTeacher - Isn't body dysmorphia the weirdest thing ever? Sometimes I wish I could be my fat self again, just for a few hours, so I can remember what my body was really like then.

My current weird thing is that my neck is slimming and I'm getting that hole/indent/crater thing, like between-above my collar bones. (Does anyone even know what I mean? :dizzy: :lol:) I keep sticking my finger there because it's so bizarre.

I have a hard time "seeing" the change too. I look in the mirror and don't really see a difference. One thing that someone recommended to me was to take a picture at every 5% lost from your SW. I am about 2 pound away from 20% lost from my SW and yesterday I opened up all the photos in a row on my computer. Taking my "Before Pic" and my latest I was suprised at the difference I saw. I highly recommend everyone take pictures every 5% to see the difference!

My husband and I were cuddling the other day and he mentioned that he could feel my hip bone and how nice it was that he could wrap his arms all the way around me. Yay for feeling bones and muscle!

I've been struggling for almost 2 months to get the 10 pounds in this decade off -- to the point of mentally beginning to slide. Then I went to pick up a prescription and had to sit in a wooden chair and wait........it was uncomfortable. Couldn't figure out what the problem was. Wondered if I had left the garden hoe in the back pocket of my jeans (have done that before -- gives you an idea of how well "padded" I am back there). I finally realized that for the first time in YEARS I was feeling my butt bones while sitting in a chair. WOW! Got me mentally back in the game. I was really happy to be in discomfort. :smug:

Originally Posted by Novus:
My current weird thing is that my neck is slimming and I'm getting that hole/indent/crater thing, like between-above my collar bones. (Does anyone even know what I mean? :dizzy: :lol:) I keep sticking my finger there because it's so bizarre.

I know what you mean too!! I stare at mine in the mirror (and suck my breath in to make it more pronounced lmao) but I'm not touching it!! Now THAT would really make me puke!!!

Originally Posted by betsy2013:
I finally realized that for the first time in YEARS I was feeling my butt bones while sitting in a chair. WOW! Got me mentally back in the game. I was really happy to be in discomfort. :smug:

Yay Betsy for butt bones!! My butt was SORE for days after sitting on my front steps for a while at the beginning of spring. I didn't even know I had them until they hurt! And yay for getting mentally back in the game, you have worked way too hard for yourself to stop now. :hug:

I love this thread!

Butt bones, collar bones, hip bones, ribs, they are all coming out of hiding. I have "man toes", complete with toe hair! When I shave, I am always afraid I am going to slice open the vein and have to call 911 and explain that I am just not used to shaving skinny feet! lmao:rofl: