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Everything. Absolutely everything. Here is one I will add: I would like to use a "normal" stall in a public bathroom. Enough with the "handicapped," for heaven's sake!!!

Thank you for a great list. It made me more of a DeterminedGirl.

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[*]Being short of breath

[*]Sweating…all of the time

[*]Constantly self-conscious

[*]Worrying about eating in front of others

[*]Being squished in an airplane' date=' Angel Game, Concerts, etc.

[*']Worrying about fitting in rides at Disneyland

[*]Obsessing about food

[*]Physical pain; arms, shoulders, back, knees, etc.

[*]Going to the restroom more easily

[*]Wearing flats or ugly shoes because high heels are exhausting

[*]Missing out on life

[*]Comparing myself to every other woman

[*]Feeling lazy or tired all of the time

[*]Not being able to keep up

[*]Shopping at fat-kid stores

[*]Not fitting into CLOTHES!

[*]Hating my reflection in the mirror when I am naked, I literally cringe and look away

[*]Jiggly arms

[*]My legs rubbing together, holy rash

[*]Tugging at my clothes to hide the bells rolls

[*]Laying on the bed to button pants and then being in pain all day from sucking it in

[*]Bathing suits!

[*]People thinking “she has a great personality”….there’s more under there!

[*]Faking happiness

[*]Getting my hair as big as possible to off-set my double chins

[*]Not ever being in “the mood”

[*]Being the fat kid in the family

[*]Dreading people’s reaction when they are next to me on a plane

[*]Knocking over things because my ass has a mind of its own

[*]Long showers and needing a nap after them

[*]Sitting on my husband’s lap

[*]Not afraid to squish my husband

[*]Getting my back fat played like a wash board

[*]Children asking if I can even be tickled through all of that fat

[*]Looking at the “skinny’ clothes in my closet….loathe

[*]Having to return an outfit because the person thought I was a much smaller size

[*]Knowing that stepping on the scale means I’ll be eating a **** ton of ice cream and in a deep depression that night

[*]Pretending I know about nutrition when my doctors lecture

[*]Thinking if I just lost the weight, I’d be able to tackle the world

[*]Society assuming I am a lazy pig

[*]Not chasing my dreams of performing because the anxiety of being on display is crippling

[*]Being too big to zipline in Maui

[*]Being too big to horseback ride in Maui

[*]Being too out of breath to hike down to the blow hole

[*]Wearing tights and just dying to rip them off at the end of the day

[*]Never wearing shorts

[*]Wearing dresses to hide my figure

[*]Online dating and picture a great picture of my face, getting to the date only panicked because I know they will be disappointed with the rest of me

[*]Having to buy a circus tent to use as a bra

[*]My husband saying I have sleep apnea

[*]Being the one who would rather take the picture then be in the picture

[*]Breaking a glass table from sitting on it

[*]Not wrapping my arms around my husband

[*]Being able to balance, I swear my stomach throws me off balance

[*]Shopping in the maternity section when your coworkers pregnant sister has the same dress

[*]My cankles!

[*]Wide shoes

[*]Anything stretchy

[*]Someone asking where I got that cute shirt and lying because I don’t want to tell them a fat kid store

[*]BBW- I HATE the acronym for “big beautiful woman!”

[*]Never cutting my hair so it can hide my face and back fat

[*]Being the big bride

[*]Not crossing my legs…..because I can’t

[*]Sitting and using my belly as a table

[*]Doing everything I can to avoid bending over because let’s face it, it’s freakin’ hard to get back up

[*]Feeling miserably ill after eating too much

[*]Realizing I am more likely to miscarry when pregnant

[*]PCOS

[*]Wanting a baby so badly, but worried about the high risk pregnancy

[*]Stretch marks

[*]Feeling my stomach sitting on my lap when I sit down (my fanny pack)

[*]Ditching my high school reunion because I didn’t want to be the girl who gained 100 lbs. in 10 years

[*]My boobs crowding my throat

[*]My wedding ring never coming off because it keeps getting tighter

[*]Not being able to see my feet

[*]Not being able to give myself a pedicure without sweating and being short of breath!

Fave; not being able to cross my legs, bc I can't. I can not wait to do this! It's insane how much the little things count

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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