Hi,

I am not sleeved quite yet (hopefully beginning of year).

I am really looking forward to wearing high heels. I really have always been overwieght and never mastered that. Are heels a lot different after losing weight. I want to wear a belt at least once also.

Also, in the past , on many unsuccessful diets, I would try jogging. I was miserable at it and never could go more than 15-30 seconds at a time, without almost dying. It has never felt like I have imagined it, I can not wait.

Can anyone tell me how it feels to do these two things now? I have so many NSV's that I am looking forward to experiencing.

What NSV's are/or were all of you looking forward to?

Thank you.

I don't think that I had worn a belt since I was in my 30's (I am 57 now) but just a couple of weeks ago I put on a pair of freaking size six pants (a milestone in itself!) with a belt and a tucked in blouse and went out with hubby to run errands. We almost immediately ran into a couple friends and I was bursting with pride at my new waistline! :shades_smile: Now I am ready to go on a shopping spree for belts! No more elastic waists and oversized sweaters!

The high heels part has not really been a goal of mine. I am more of a flats or low heel kinds of girl but recently I was in the shoe store and saw the cutest pair of boots with serious heels and I thought...what the heck, try them on....you'd don't have to buy them. They looked so good and were really comfortable so of course I bought them. I have worn them two or three times now so it does have me thinking about looking at other high heels!

Congratulations on your decision to have the surgery...you will love the results!

I have tried the running thing but I have really bad knees and can't so I do a power walk. You do what you can lol. The heels well let me say it makes it a hell of alot easier to wear them when you don't have the excess weight on the balls of your feet.

Good luck on your journey! You will do great!

Thanks for the encouragement, I can not wait! I am so excited!!!!

YES heels work so much more easily now! I'm not a runner, so I can't comment on that, but even at 6'2", I've always, ALWAYS wanted to wear cute high heels, and now I do!!! It's actually a blast--clothes in general are so much easier to work with, and shoes--let's just say my husband just rolls his eyes when another package comes in the mail. I don't spend much on food any more--that's my story and I'm sticking to it! LOL

Girl, I know exactly how you feel. I have not had surgery yet and won't be probably until the beginning of the year as well. Let me tell you, I cannot wait to wear heels! There are so many things that I look forward to once all of this weight has gone away.

YES heels work so much more easily now! I'm not a runner, so I can't comment on that, but even at 6'2", I've always, ALWAYS wanted to wear cute high heels, and now I do!!! It's actually a blast--clothes in general are so much easier to work with, and shoes--let's just say my husband just rolls his eyes when another package comes in the mail. I don't spend much on food any more--that's my story and I'm sticking to it! LOL

Wow Meg! 6'2! Can I have some of your height, please? I am only 5'5.

Wow Meg! 6'2! Can I have some of your height, please? I am only 5'5.

Girl, believe me, if I could share a couple of inches, I'd do it. Both parents are tall (6'6" and 6'1/2"), and I've been this height since 7th grade. I was a LOT thinner then, of course.

I hadn't worn a pair of heels in over 3 years. Now, I've got them back, and some of my mojo too!

I am not a runner by nature, but I CAN run ...I chose a treadmill setting that has varying speeds and inclines and some of the higher speeds force me to run-jog. I get most of my exercise from my treadmill, rec center classes, Water aerobics, bike riding and my 5x a week habit of Curves.

Now the heels, I was never much for them either because it's hard enough to carry around an extra 100+ lbs let alone stick those extra lbs up on heels. But I have a few pairs that I'm wearing a LOT lately. One pair I found for $6 at Goodwill and they were hardly used at all. They make me very tall (I'm alreay 5'6" so when I add 3 inch heels look out!) but anytime I EVER wear them people comment on how great I look...hard to disagree that the heels help your overall shape...tall and slender!

o0o that is one of my goals too i love high heels but can never wear them for any length of time b4 my feet are killing me! another one is boots..i would love to wear some knee length boots but right now i cant b/c nothing goes over my calves so i have to stick to the ankle ones.