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When you buy a bathing suit, that not only fits,but looks cute on you. Middle aged cute, but cute. It's a two piece with a swim skirt and a tank top. Oh and first suit in over twenty years

YESSS!!! This happened to me this morning. I buttoned up a size 16 1/2 shirt and it was too big. (I used to wear an 18.5.) So I moved it to the back of the closet and put on a 15.5. This is freakin' awesome!!!

You can put on your shoes without it ruining your day and almost making you pass out.
Walking a few miles becomes almost effortless.
You are willng to have pictures taken of yourself again.
Your tailbone hurts if you sit too long.
You can see hip bones.
Your 15 year old daughter tells you "Dad, your moobs have gotten smaller......."

When you're doing "plank" exercises without a shirt on and the skin hanging down looks like drapery fabric... but you don't even care because, guess what? YOU CAN DO FREAKIN' "PLANKS" NOW!!!

Being able to fit in an airplane seat without hanging over to the seat next to you.

Or asking for a seat belt extension

You know you've lost weight when...
You ask to borrow your teenage daughter's size 6 lululemon workout pants and consider NOT covering your a** for the first time ever because it actually looks kinda hot for a middle aged woman! Lol. I crack myself up... ????

when you get to a restaurant booth and simply step in to the booth instead of all sorts of weird contortions to get into the booth.

Omg yes!!❤️❤️

Lol. I hope you meant "Your pants unintentionally fall to the ground in public".

You jump on a pogo stick and you no longer strike oil.

TMI.... When you suddenly have a baggy bra!! I can't believe it. But it is true! The sides gap outward! Hallelujah!

I have really enjoyed reading the responses to my post the last few years, hard to believe it is going on over 3 1/2 years.
I had my ups and downs with a depressive episode but still on track and now took the next step. I got a Tummy Tuck and liposuction. Feels good to get rid of the arm rests and to sit in a chair look down and see the chair and not the hanging wall of loose skin. It is really nice to move my arms down my sides and not have the folding fat stop my arms from moving all the way down my sides or having the folding stomach flab hold up my folded arms.
Post op only 2 weeks and with the tummy tuck it takes 3 months for all the swelling to go away, I can now fit into my Slim Fit dress shirts. You don't really lose inches or weight except that which they remove (10 lbs of skin and fat) in the short run (back to waiting for swelling to go away). Short term results great and long run is looking very good.
While I can't relate to folding boobs from the sleeve surgery. From a guy perspective with the tummy tuck I can say it helps get a trim tummy, sews the muscles to get a six pack ab set and the tightening lifts the personal area a little higher position. So guys think about the saving for the next part of the process. I can tell you this much, I like the look and my girlfriend is quite appreciative and likes the results
Keep up the replies, they are fun to read.

When you can tie your shoes in the car - with the seatbelt on.

Okay this one's kinda convoluted, but...
When you're acting in a play... And the script calls for your character to change clothes onstage... And amazingly, you're not self-conscious about stripping down to long-johns in public... And then you're supposed to put on pants that are too tight... So you go out and buy a pair of pants in a size you haven't been able to wear for over 40 years.... But you still have to "act" like they're too tight, because they actually fit... And then you realize, OMG, I'm a 32" waist now instead of a 48!!!

....when you can actually aim for the toilet using visual reference.. (guy thing)

People gravitate over to you because they like the way you look rather than due to actual gravity.

You don't have to worry about chairs collapsing under your weight and you don't get thigh bruises from chairs with arms...they are actually comfortable!

Finally able to ride all rides at Busch Gardens without worrying if I will fit.

You know when you have lost weight when you go to gym or party and look around to notice that you are no longer the fattiest person in the room..

Fun thread. You know you lost weight when
You have to get new shoes because they are to wide for the feet.

You can answer, "Either is fine with me.", when asked, "Would you like a table or a booth?"

When for years you had a hard time finding pants with a 54 inch waist and go to Macy's and can't find pants with a waist under 40 inches without looking at every tag to find 38 inches.

When your sister in law that hasn't seen you in months (lives out of state) walks past and didn't reognize you.
Also, when you actually default to going into the "normal" stall in the public bathroom instead of the handicap stall.

when your shoe laces are not knotted (tied) on the side