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Total Makeover
Mind Over Matter By Cara Litke
in the animal world, change is predictable -- snakes shed their skins and hermit crabs ditch one shell for another. But for Barbara Drayer, Chopin Rabin, and Kathleen Maignan, adjusting to their new, leaner bodies has been surprisingly complex. "It takes the mind about six months to recognize the impact of a dramatic weight loss," says weight-loss expert Stephen Gullo.
Barbara Drayer, School fund-raiser
HERE AND NOW "I've got a closet full of mediums, smalls, and even some extra small tops. Sometimes I get nervous that they won't fit, but amazingly, they do! I recently even wore shorts, though I'm still paranoid about showing my legs. I'm getting better at accepting compliments,
though I'm not completely used to them yet. I mean, I've been
a fat girl for 36 years -- I'm not