tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post3673627428387776794..comments2024-03-18T07:12:33.778-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: Four weeks post-opUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-8991280512757200322012-08-25T21:17:21.130-04:002012-08-25T21:17:21.130-04:00Amazing! I hope to have this surgery someday. I...Amazing! I hope to have this surgery someday. I've lost about 92 pounds and would like to lose 45-50 more. You are truly an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your story.Anika Tauaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920045953399190615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-52868587638859091712012-01-05T20:16:16.426-05:002012-01-05T20:16:16.426-05:00Wow! You look absolutely amazing! All your hard w...Wow! You look absolutely amazing! All your hard work has earned you something very beautiful! Keep it up! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015934719483368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-43552326566087322972011-12-14T10:39:13.809-05:002011-12-14T10:39:13.809-05:00I TOTALLY understand that feeling! I think this g...I TOTALLY understand that feeling! I think this goes hand in hand with my Battle Beyond the Pounds post. It's crazy how you can lose over a hundred pounds and still feel fat. You can have everyone and their dogs tell you you look skinny and feel like you need to lose more weight. It's ridiculous. I'm just hoping with time that I'll see myself the way others see me! Maybe Lealahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266328340620374858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-2172006765421229482011-12-13T21:34:13.724-05:002011-12-13T21:34:13.724-05:00I do the exact same thing!!! I think I look huge ...I do the exact same thing!!! I think I look huge and ugly but when I get my picture taken only then do I realize that I look pretty good! I'm sooo glad I'm not the only one who does that. It was weird cuz when I was 50lbs heavier I always thought I looked good and now I'm always second guessing myself and freaking out. You'd think it'd be the opposite!Nickyhttp://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-38214458186497065122011-12-13T19:19:12.577-05:002011-12-13T19:19:12.577-05:00Katie, you look amazing! It is astounding how quic...Katie, you look amazing! It is astounding how quickly you are healing!<br /><br />I had to laugh when you were talking about taking pictures so you could see what you look like! I actually had to get dressed up last week to go to an event. After agonizing about it for several days, I finally found something I had that was not too big, but not still too small, that I felt really confident in. My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-82325826491601711242011-12-13T10:16:09.195-05:002011-12-13T10:16:09.195-05:00You are looking so good--absolutely tiny! Must be ...You are looking so good--absolutely tiny! Must be a great feeling to have no limitations on what style of clothes you can wear, although I realize it's going to take some getting used to! LOVE the jean skirt--so cute!<br /><br />I usually think I look better in the mirror than I look in pictures. When I look at pictures, sometimes I think I still look pretty fat, but in the mirror, I'm dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-59543930743171833722011-12-13T08:54:56.743-05:002011-12-13T08:54:56.743-05:00You are healing so beautifully, Katie. How exciti...You are healing so beautifully, Katie. How exciting for you! And, are you noticing all that definition on your tummy area? Ribs, abs, hourglass figure? It was there all the time and now you finally have physical proof of all the hard work you've done. So happy for you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206154638036351459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-29429434354317885602011-12-13T07:13:57.000-05:002011-12-13T07:13:57.000-05:00Wow! What results in 4 weeks!!! Those pictures rem...Wow! What results in 4 weeks!!! Those pictures remind me of those ads for diet pills that promise quick results!!!!(but we all know they aren't true!!!)<br />I like the skirt!!!!!:-)<br />I LOVE the sore feeling from working out too!!!<br />~LauraLauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-49572342587262406012011-12-13T06:38:24.510-05:002011-12-13T06:38:24.510-05:00@Losing 100 pounds and ...
Definitely not a coinc...@<a href="#c5212589907100693058" rel="nofollow">Losing 100 pounds and ...</a><br /><br />Definitely not a coincidence about the cat names. My husband is a HUGE Friends fan (and I loved the show too). We also used to have a cat named Monica and a dog named Joey. <br /><br />Chandler has a tail. Phoebe (the orange cat) only has half a tail. I don't know what happened to the other half, because Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-92086761674774085172011-12-13T01:08:19.972-05:002011-12-13T01:08:19.972-05:00Oh wow you look GREAT!!!! And I love the skirt. I ...Oh wow you look GREAT!!!! And I love the skirt. I wouldn't wear a t-shirt style shirt with it,but I think that with the right shirt it will work. Don't give up on it yet. :-)<br /><br />And you can hardly see any stretch marks on your stomach. Seriously I still think that you'll be in a bikini next sumer!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047833172978680196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-27502994023070260642011-12-13T00:36:58.337-05:002011-12-13T00:36:58.337-05:00I don't know if anyone has said this yet becau...I don't know if anyone has said this yet because I don't read your comments, but I actually think your scar looks kinda cool. Scars are like tattoos but with better stories!<br /><br />Lauren M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-43896882911146075112011-12-13T00:11:01.935-05:002011-12-13T00:11:01.935-05:00I just found you through Pinterest, and cannot bel...I just found you through Pinterest, and cannot believe how much you inspire me. I was 290 after the birth of my first child, then lost 80#. Now I'm 285 after the birth of my second child--2 years ago--and need inspiration to lose it! Thank you for sharing your experience and story!!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388610518839613071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-91664575316866709962011-12-12T23:12:51.596-05:002011-12-12T23:12:51.596-05:00I always take pictures of my outfits if I'm go...I always take pictures of my outfits if I'm going out with friends or family, or to someones house...I always end up wearing something I wouldn't usually pick because it actually looks more flattering in the picture that the outfit I had on when I liked it in the mirror! Crazy! I like that skirt!Czesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659055822037057266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-5850880509203728672011-12-12T22:42:28.516-05:002011-12-12T22:42:28.516-05:00Yep, same thing here. Looking in the mirror or ju...Yep, same thing here. Looking in the mirror or just walking along or whatever, I see/think yuck, then I see a picture of me and think, "Hey, not too bad!". Weird.<br /><br />~Madwin (Wendy)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-74116102152470159172011-12-12T22:08:55.957-05:002011-12-12T22:08:55.957-05:00I am in the messed up body image club too... I am ...I am in the messed up body image club too... I am a 26/28 and I don't see it, but I definitely notice when I am in stores and either find nothing I like if at all. When I see a candid of me that someone has taken, I am snapped back into realty.RaeJean Brownhttp://www.facebook.com/raejeanbrownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-52125899071006930582011-12-12T21:35:32.828-05:002011-12-12T21:35:32.828-05:00Your progress is FANTASTIC!!! You've worked so...Your progress is FANTASTIC!!! You've worked so hard to get to this point, I'm so happy for you!!<br /><br />Are you also a "Friends" fan? I noticed your cats are named Chandler, btw does Chandler have a tail? Phoebe, and Estelle (the agent of Joey). Maybe it's a coincidence? Can't think of a "Friends" affiliation for your stray, but Smelly Cat woulda been Losing 100 pounds and ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/13282439310801044205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-58058941146234350092011-12-12T20:44:25.873-05:002011-12-12T20:44:25.873-05:00I have that same perception of myself in the mirro...I have that same perception of myself in the mirror vs pictures. It's so weird... <br />Every time I see a new comparison pic I think to myself, "that is amazing and it can't get better than that" and then I see a new pic and it looks even better!!!!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620145160802175729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-68694753063835247552011-12-12T20:44:22.172-05:002011-12-12T20:44:22.172-05:00I think the skirt would look really cute with a la...I think the skirt would look really cute with a layered form fitted tops.<br /><br />OH and boots!<br /><br />I have to say I think you would be a fool not to wear a bikini next summer. You need to start looking for one! I barely see any stretch marks.Losing Lindyhttp://losinglindy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-60072577042370639972011-12-12T20:05:35.770-05:002011-12-12T20:05:35.770-05:00I love the after pics!! You look amazing and I bet...I love the after pics!! You look amazing and I bet it'll take some time to get use to clothes shopping again. But about the negative or reverse thinking with pictures and the mirror - I'm the opposite. I think I look thinner or better in the mirror and then see a picture of how I look that same day or later that day and can't believe how HUGE or bad I look in the picture. It makes me Stacey Fhttp://www.runsforredvelvet.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-4609167990918816812011-12-12T19:29:57.847-05:002011-12-12T19:29:57.847-05:00Totally in that club too!!! My perception of what ...Totally in that club too!!! My perception of what I see in the mirror is so majorly warped....hate it!!!Ms. Witihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304175400543323958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-3992407883072417742011-12-12T19:05:47.234-05:002011-12-12T19:05:47.234-05:00First of all, I don't think your belly can get...First of all, I don't think your belly can get any flatter!<br /><br />Secondly, I think the skirt looks great.<br /><br />Lastly, I am also in the messed up body image club! :)michellechristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670547149556018446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-84215945421395507072011-12-12T18:47:35.634-05:002011-12-12T18:47:35.634-05:00I totally have a warped body image. I think it is ...I totally have a warped body image. I think it is pretty normal. I agree that at a heavy weight I have a hard time seeing it, probably because I have carried it around for so long. My husband sees my weight loss a lot faster than I do. <br />I am just imagining Jerry drooling over you in that skirt, haha! It looks cute on you, work it!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676408618079647211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-70591853442797672562011-12-12T18:19:51.320-05:002011-12-12T18:19:51.320-05:00I can totally relate to having a warped body image...I can totally relate to having a warped body image. Even though I fit into a size 6, I still see the bulge of my belly or thing my thighs look huge when I'm sitting down. This is why my husband is concerned with my wanting to lose 10 more pounds because he fears I won't know when to stop because I don't see how good I look. last week at my daughter's honor roll ceremony a friend Frickin' Fabulous at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/14853674225662132643noreply@blogger.com