Beautiful? Really?

[mirandalivingstone]

You are beautiful right down to your soul.

[buffyxwillow]

Hi Amber, I just wanted to tell you that your such an inspiration and this video of yours is amazing!! The way you put yourself out there for others to see what your journey with WLS has been about is truly amazing and so selfless of you to share with the world! I'm going through the WLS process now and I find your videos and so many others giving me the courage I need to get through the whole process! Thank you so much.

[workingonfreedom]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I am so thankful my videos are so helpful to people and I appreciate you taking the time to let me know! :hugs:

[beerbrook]

you are sexy do you like to go out?

[bbqgrippos]

I have some of the EXACT same thoughts. I have even had to go to therapy because I felt people were just saying things to hurt me. Its very hard to understand. I love this video.

[mj6118]

Deep down inside you are beautiful.

[angdi11]

It's never easy to share your feelings. Thanks for sharing them with us. You are beautiful!

[aweavermusic]

What a beautiful transformation, not to say that you were not beautiful before, you are and have always been, I so know what you mean and hope that one day I can see both sides too! My surgery is Monday March 2nd, my son is wondering what I'm gonna look like, I have always been 300+ all his life..... Thanks for your videos and your inspiration!! God bless you and your family!!

Abraham

[mj6118]

How did your suregery go? (If you care to share) Are you losing weight? Is it working? I hope you are happy with the results. As you improve, your life will get better. Now I have not been overeight, but trust me it will get better.

[poeticsoul76]

you are a very pretty soul, i know its hard to take a compliment expecially from someone you dont even know. from what i seen in your video's you have a good heart and caring soul - you stand up for what you believe in expecially when you comes too your kids good for you - i wanted to ask you how your hypoglycemia is going for you - thats the first video i saw of you - i have it myself been struggling with it since i was 17 and i am 32 now.

[jenlynne4474]

I know what you mean about it being hard to believe compliments. I have been greeted in past as "hi beautiful" and actually turned around to look behind me for the person they must be talking to. But seriously, you are a very pretty woman. You have a gorgeous face and amazing eyes. Enjoy the compliments, you have worked hard and deserve it!

[72dooley]

yes you are very pretty. soak it up theres more to come. i get a few compliments now too, its hard to believe they are talking to me when they say it but it feels pretty good

[Darcy629]

OMG Amber you are so beautiful! You need to tell youself that! You are a sweet genuine person and it shows! Congrats on the compliments! Enjoy it! We are our own biggest critics..its hard to shed that old image of ourselves!

[mmanda515]

My God woman- are you IN MY HEAD?! You spoke EXACTLY how I feel in my brain everyday.-almost...undeserving­-it's what we're"used" to; VERY hard to accept compliments. I just watched this video 10 times, each time just in awe at what u were saying! THANK YOU. I don't feel alone in my thoughts. & I am not newbie, I am SIX yrs post op..today. It doesn't get easier as far as-I still see myself as the "funny fat friend".--Will we ever get used to not being the "fat" part? Who sings the song/profile

[workingonfreedom]

it's a song by bethany dillon called "beautiful". :) thanks for watching and sharing.

[llhunt37]

A GOOD Thing...I can't believe you made this video...it like you had been talking to me....I had WLS 4 years ago and your video made realize there is someone else out there that feels the same way ...I do .......I have guys looking at me which never happened and I have a really hard time with it.....please keep making the videos...it helps the new bees that are going through this...

[workingonfreedom]

thanks for watching. and congrats on being 4 yrs post op!

[MySilentSerenity]

whoa you really do look like her!!! That's so freaky Amber! You are so pretty. I can only wish upon as many stars that I can find in the sky that the results of my surgery will be as well as yours.

[workingonfreedom]

good luck! i am watching your journey! i know you will be totally successful! :)

[dancingangel71]

I've watched your video's from beginning to current and I think you are just as beautiful then as now, not just outside but in as well. Be proud of everything you are and everything you were. You are truly an inspiration.

[workingonfreedom]

thank you!

[lyzettesalazar]

Hey there.for some reason, I didn't get to see this video in my "que", so I'm a little late commenting, but I wanted to say that I'm so glad you put this out there, because it really goes to show that our minds need to catch up with our bodies and it's almost like you become a whole new person.

[workingonfreedom]

thanks for watching :)

[zoesmybaby]

u dont sound shallow. I know exactly what you mean! I was always made fun of for being fat...relentlessly. and would get oh but your are really pretty in the face. Now I get hate from women who used to feel comfortable around me. I guess now that the body is starting to match the face...they think I am a different person..or will be. I am still me. Just like I was still me and a person fat...I am still the same me inside now.

[workingonfreedom]

you are exactly right!

[sweetkellyj]

You were beautiful before you lost weight, and it seems as though you are beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. I often feel weight loss comments make me feel very uncomfortable because I'm not used to people noticing me and now everybody is looking at me and making comments. I know EXACTLY how you feel. Take care Kelly

[workingonfreedom]

thanks for watching and sharing kelly :)

[sebbes]

This is the new you...but it is still "you". Don't question why you're beautiful, just accept and enjoy it.

[workingonfreedom]

thank you

[CASEDlLLA]

I'm glad you said that last comment about thinking "you don't know what I really look like", I feel the same.

[workingonfreedom]

thanks for watching

[MissJanieHere]

you are BEAUTIFUL! Case closed! but i do understand totally what you are talking about!

[workingonfreedom]

Thanks Janie. You are too!

[weightnC]

Hey, Amber! I'm just getting to these videos. Sorry. I cannot tell you how much I relate to this. It is very difficult for me to believe them. I have trouble accepting it. I don't necessaryly feel ugly, but certantly not the things that people are saying to me.

But it is true, Amber, you are beautiful! You deserve to be proud of your accomplishments. You worked hard. And I don't think you are shallow! Off to watch part 2.

[workingonfreedom]

Thanks! I am so glad you all can relate to what I'm saying! :)

[ilovenavyboyz]

now that i think about it, you do look like her! beautiful

[workingonfreedom]

thanks!

[tal01586]

yes you have !! i have always told you.. you were beautiful!!! even when you were bigger i have always thought you was beautiful i could of cared less if you would of lost the weight or not i love you amber and i have always thought you were beautiful ... btw this is allison lol !! hahaha love ya girl !!

[workingonfreedom]

I love you sissy. <3 You are not just my sisterinlaw, YOU ARE MY SISTER AND FRIEND. :)  xoxoxo Thanks for everything. :)

[tinacrook]

Bless your heart girl...I totally get what youre saying....and its ok. We live in these bodies for so SO long, getting looked over, past up picked on made fun of etc etc etc for most of your lives, and then suddenly to NOT have those things happen? I can see where it would trip you up, for sure. Im post op, and Im not, and i mean REALLY NOT, doing this just to look better, the main reason is my health, but I have to admit I cant wait for compliments like youre getting. And btw..youre beautiful!

[workingonfreedom]

Thanks! I am so glad I am not alone in this!

[meltingmamamelted]

It's out of "body," isn't it?!

You're not being shallow...NOT AT FREAKING ALL... this is happening to you... you're feeling it.

Believe...be happy...accept and and be yourself. Accept the confidence and move on. :)

[workingonfreedom]

Thank you for making me feel not crazy! :)

[katiejuly]

That's awesome, lady! Congrats on the great compliments - totally deserved, by the way. I can see where it would take a long time to have your mind catch up with your new body. Talking it all through must help a bit - keep on sharing!

[workingonfreedom]

Hope you guys don't mind me rambling! lol Thanks for watching! You are doing amazing!

[bbolam72]

its been said allready amber "We don't usually see ourselves as others see us"

you are BEAUTIFUL inside and out

[workingonfreedom]

Thanks Barry! :)

[charleighh34]

You don't know me. I have no reason to blow smoke or just toot your horn for the heck of it and I am honestly telling you that you are very, VERY pretty. I can only imagine what the process must be like to go from feeling unatractive to being a "looker" and I hope to experience the same thing but it hurts me to watch you struggle to understand your own beauty. I hope it comes more easily to you the longer you hear these compliments. But truly believe me. And know strangers will be more honest!!!

[workingonfreedom]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! ;)

[raineysummer]

lmao- that is awesome! Actually the first time I saw you I thought you looked like her too- you are absolutely beautiful!!

you should hear her music though- it is good for the soul :)

[workingonfreedom]

I downloaded a bunch of her songs! They are great! Thanks!!

[slcinoz]

I totally understand! I was a cheerleader but I was the fat one. I was not ever every the pretty one..it's all so awkward. I'm glad you posted this. I really really relate..so odd..It is unreal and I'm so afraid of waking up from this dream!!

[workingonfreedom]

I know! I feel like it's all just to good to be true! :)

[annaover60]

Amber I thought you were preety even when you were heavy. You are not only pretty on the outside you are also pretty on the inside!

[workingonfreedom]

Thank you so much!

[slcinoz]

Amber..you are beautiful! I think so at all the weights I have seen you at. I totally relate to what you are saying!!! :) hugs to you Shannon

[workingonfreedom]

Thanks Shannon!

[topCkurvy]

Enjoy the fruits of your labor! ;) You have earned your beauty from the inside-out ~ you are BEAUTIFUL, believe that!!! hugs, Caprice

[workingonfreedom]

thank you!

[ChristineJovan]

I can understand what you are saying. It doesn't matter what size the "fat suit" is... It's hard to believe what others say (nice remarks) when you don't believe it yourself. I am pre-op and have a really hard time even imagining what it would be like to be thin. I can't even fantasize about being thin b/c of the fat person mentality that I have. Do you think because of your rapid weight loss that your mind is trying to catch up to it?

[workingonfreedom]

I do think that b/c I lost the weight so fast, my mind isn't there yet! I hope it catches up soon! :) Thanks for watching!

[ChristineJovan]

HI Amber,

I had my first "skinny dream" last night. It was awesome. I had a gap between my legs and they weren't rubbing together when I walk! It all still feels like a dream and not a reality. I wonder how it will feel when I am actually skinny. Will I still see the fat person or will I see someone I don't recognize? We'll see. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us.

[bratlee2u]

I know what board you are talking about, girl. :)You ARE beautiful - inside and OUT. I have a hard time believing no one said you were beautiful before. You have ALWAYS been a gorgeous girl.

[workingonfreedom]

So are you Brit! <3 ya!

[FredBear08]

Amber, hopefully someday I can also contemplate on how to react to this. I think you had a huge experience on a personal level today. Perhaps the day came when you can truly see yourself without the dreaded 'fat suit' and realize you are now an entirely different personal from what you were. Also there is no way you are being shallow thinking like this, if anything it's the general public who is shallow in not socially accepting those with a weight problem. Congrats you look great! Fred

[workingonfreedom]

Thanks for watching Fred! Good luck on your journey! I'm watching!! ;)

[fudds64]

Amber 1st of all I have to say my daughter said when I was watching your video is that Aw Mommy she's pretty and resembles Carry Martin from Sweet Life of Zack & Cody... Now to Video 2... so I can finish my comments when I hear what you have to say fully :o)

[workingonfreedom]

Carry is adorable on that show! :)

[fudds64]

Yes she is, Bailey says even tho Amber's not on the show you are too..Home today as she broke her finger yesterday. Take care

[workingonfreedom]

Aw OUCH!!

[fudds64]

Yeh second time for the same finger... Aries babies are very accident pron...and I have 2 of them ... lol

[kirbybl]

We don't usually see ourselves as others see us. Take our word for it, you look great!

[workingonfreedom]

Thank you. :)

[lookingforward73]

I know what you mean. While I'm not getting a ton of compliments - it's still weird when I see myself in the mirror. I think it's normal and just takes time to rewire our brains, kwim?

[workingonfreedom]

Yes, I do. :)

[melitriotcancan]

I'm glad you were very open about this. But i'm telling the truth when i say i really do hope i achieve the figure that you have, you truly are beatiful! inside and out! and now that you mention it you do have a resemblence to amy lee lol. I would probably have a hard time believing people too if i was getting that many compliments. but Believe it when they say it! cuz it's true! you're gorgeous!

xoxooxoxxoxo

[workingonfreedom]

You are such a sweetheart! :) Thank you!

[atomx71]

Hey Amy, soak it up and enjoy your own private victories. You are wonderful and attractive and never forget that...make sure to always remmeber where you came from, but don't regret what you have now! xoxox- Mike

[workingonfreedom]

thanks :) amy? lol i didn't get it at first. duh. i'm an idiot. see?

[atomx71]

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