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?

Things I wont miss...

1. Thinking my son is embarrassed of how fat I am.

2. Physically hurting when I want to work out.

3. Having to see the doctor every stinkin month!

4. Secretly eating everything, then haying myself

5. Taking tons of pills daily just to fake being healthy

6. Being scared of the mirrors and the scale.

7. Thinking I am not worth a secbd glance cuz i'm too big.

8. Wondering if I will break the ride at amusement parks.

9. Not going on the ride cuz I dont fit!

10. Feeling squished in a booth.

11. Being the fat unhealthy friend.

12. Making excuses of why I can't do things.

Things I will not miss......

1) having to wear long shorts so my thighs don't chafe

2) not wearing knee high boot

3) wearing ugly bras

4) not being able to borrow clothes from my friends

5) the struggle to shave my legs in the shower

6) leaving clothing stores crying or just pissed off

7) sweating while getting dressed and doing my hair and make up

Things I will not miss......

1) having to wear long shorts so my thighs don't chafe

2) not wearing knee high boot

3) wearing ugly bras

4) not being able to borrow clothes from my friends

5) the struggle to shave my legs in the shower

6) leaving clothing stores crying or just pissed off

7) sweating while getting dressed and doing my hair and make up

OMG! This is me...

Sheena

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I have those hahaha I was too big still was sweating... I just want to wear clothes without having to wear anything to hold me in

AMEN!!!! Great topic lol

It's very comforting to know I'm not alone with all this stuff. I can relate to almost all of them. Hopefully someday we wont have these worries anymore!

Feeling like a failure

1. People saying "you have such a pretty face" 2. Chub rub 3. Being scared to sit in a chair 4. Getting to restaurants first just in case you can't fit in the seat. 5. Painties rolling down over your roll. 6. The only thing you can buy from Victoria Secrets is perfume and lotion. 7. Standing in the back during pictures. 8. Being embarrassed to be "on top" 9. Everyone at work asking what your ordering for lunch 10. Cute "big girl" clothes are hard to find I could go on and on. I'm hoping to have my surgery in January! Say a prayer for me!

so on point with Victoria secret! Lol!!

1. My 5 year old asking me why I'm not skinny

2. Ankle swelling

3. Always out of breath

4. NEVER in pictures, and if I'm in the background of one I delete the evidence

5. MIL calling me fat

6. Being judged by my lunch like I should be eating lettuce only

7. Dreaming of all the clothes I could wear if I was thin, but having to shop in a tiny section with no selection instead of a whole store.

I could go on forever! I've come so far. This is a great thread. How encouraging.

This is tmi, but being intimate with my husband and scared to be on top, I always thought I was hurting him

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I feel the same way. He looks uncomfortable and I ask if he's okay and he says yes... but I don't know if I believe him. This I WONT miss.

Sheena

I remember a time where a girl I thought I was going to marry left me for a guy 100lbs lighter. I'm not going to miss that crap at all. She left me for a skinny little guy...maybe one day I'll be the skinny guy in the story.

I don't think you would want someone that shallow Justin, your better than that

I will not miss:

struggling to put socks on

always being out of breath

worrying about certain chairs

people always looking at what you are eating

your face is so pretty

chubby cheeks..someone actually said that to me

pants not splitting..yes they did..at airport

not asking for extenders when flying

not being so tired all the time

bed not making noise when I get in it

not feeling comfortable naked

pants too tight...binding around waist

socks too tight

illnesses associated with obesity

steering wheel hitting my belly

feet swelling

proper feminine hygiene without struggling (you know what I mean)!!!!

I have thousands more!

I won't miss pretending to be OK and confident about myself regardless of my weight... Cracking fat people jokes about myself just to ease the anxieties of friends and strangers... Pretending to be strong and sarcastic, when I really feel terrible about my size and don't think there is anything funny about it...