I am writing these things down, because I am sure there will be times early post op when I wonder "why did I do this?"

This is why:

1. Having to shop from a limited clothing selection. Eff you , size 20, you suck.

2. The feeling of my fat middle squooshing out when I sit down.

3. swolly feet

4. Feeling like the fattest person in the room

5. Being the fattest person in the room

6. Feeling invisible

7. Feeling self conscious and size conscious

8. My stomach touching the table in a restaurant booth

9. Not fitting comfortably in a movie theatre seat

10. Looking at myself in pictures

11. Feeling ugly

12. Body aches, knee aches, hip aches

13. shoes that used to fit, and now are too tight

14. Low energy

15. Not turning heads

16. Looking in the mirror naked

17. clothes that no longer fit.

18. Not being able to wear my rings

19. Being afraid to run into people I haven't seen in a while

20. Not feeling pretty

Ok, I only wrote 20. I'm sure there are more. Help me out. Why do you never want to go back?

I will not miss:

1.Feeling tired all the time

2.Being out of breath

3.Feeling ugly

4.Feeling ashamed/embarrassed

5.Not being able to paint my toes

6.Joint pain

7.Back pain

8.Worrying about fitting in restaurant booths

9.Always coming up with an excuse why I can't ride rides cuz I'm too afraid I won't fit

10.Hating to clothes shop for myself

There are many more I'm sure!

Ummmmm..yes my toes, my toes, that's exactly what I was talking about!!! ;-)

Did they really grow an inch with each 25 pounds lost?

Sitting next to strangers at concert, bus, or anywhere and being WAY to close

Oh em gee! My biggest peeve about WWs meetings was how close they put those little chairs to each other. I hated when my thighs were pressed up against a total stranger's.

Did they not realize that 99% of the people there are fat?

Did they really grow an inch with each 25 pounds lost?

I'll jump in on this one, lol. A Man's "Toes" really do grow an inch with every 40 lbs. at least mine did.

Here is another one I though of this morning when I could hardly get my own self out of bed......and that is just barely being able to roll over in bed, get myself from prone to standing, and standing fully upright to walk. This belly has really pulled me over. I won't miss bad posture, for sure.

I wont miss stress incontinence. I used to attribute it to giving birth but I think, as it gets worse with weight, that it's the extra weight. I wanna laugh, cough, sneeze, exercise etc...without worries.

Great thread! I recently made a list like this on my blog and its amazing how many items on my list have been already shared by all of you.

- Being the biggest out of all my friends

- being anxious at amusement parks about not fitting in the seat, which ironically I am on my way to an amusement park right now:(

- never taking my kids to the pool or beach because of my own insecurities

- not being able to buy the clothes I want because they don't have my size

- and being looked at weird by sales associates when I walk into a "normal sizes" store

- not wanting to take off my shirt during sexy time with husband because I don't want to gross him out

2. Other kids telling my kids that their mother is fat ( most hurtful)

This one is one of the hardest ones for me. I have overheard kids making comments to my kids about me. It is soooooo painful. I hate hearing it and knowing how painful it is.

I have to agree this is one of the hardest. It always makes sad but better days are coming. I also want to add walking in heels without having to bring a flat pair to switch into:)

This post is so damn sad. But soooo true. My knees have been killing me more than ever. I even feel pain when I'm asleep.

I have been having the same problem all of a sudden, knee pain at night sucks. Keeps me up. I hope after surgery the knee pain resolves. I tell myself even if it doesn't at least I will have an easier time if I end up going the surgery route for that.

I also wanted to added taking a picture several times over using different angles and poses to find the most flattering one.

1) feeling embarrassed when traveling and asking for a seat belt extender and having the passenger next to you sighing because you're sitting to close to them or asking to raise the arm rest to allow circulation.

2) not having the energy to play outdoors with my boys.

3) having food run my world.

4) sarcastic jokes and remarks at work or with friends.

5) aways asking for a table at restaurants because I didn't fit in a booth.

6) hated shopping for clothes.

7) having to look at furniture with weight limitations before buying or sitting.

8) having to sleep with a cpap machaine.

9) not being able to run urban marathons like I want too.

10) not being able to go watch a baseball or football game at the stadiums because not being able to fit comfortably in the seat.

11) not able to ride a normal bicycle.

So happy I made this decision to change my life mentally and physically...bring on the change!!

I tried to do some body hair removal last night and thought about this thread. I'm certain I don't need to elaborate. Lol

[*]Avoiding Water parks with my daughter because I'm too fat

[*]Not doing outdoorsy things because I need to stay "covered up"

[*]Being offered unsolicited advice about how to lose weight

[*]Being the "fat sister"

[*]Feeling self conscious when I speak in front of groups because of my weight

[*]Avoiding events because I can't find anything to wear that will diminish my weight

WOW! This hit home!! Ditto

I tried to do some body hair removal last night and thought about this thread. I'm certain I don't need to elaborate. Lol

I think this is the number one thing I'm looking forward too not having to deal with post op.

I do not miss....living in a "one size fits all" world...but that size doesn't fit me.

I completely agree!! Talk about feeling discouraged and ashamed...