Is it weird to want to want to wait to see friends for like three months then be down 75 lbs?

Not weird at all. By then you'll be feeling better AND looking better.

Not at all! I was just thinking about this. I have surgery scheduled for the end of November and I'm avoiding my friends and family. It seems crazy, but I kind of want to hide out in my house and emerge a whole new person.

I was thinking that when you're fat and you don't have any reason to think you're going to get thinner, since all your diets failed, you just go with it and try not to worry about how others see you because there's nothing you can do about it. Now that I know that things ARE going to change (and soon!) I feel like I don't want people to see me fat! Because I'm not going to be fat forever, and I don't have to accept it! Crazy.

I don't think it's WEIRD, but I do think it's extreme.

You are going to be so thrilled with your changing self, you are going to want to go out and let the world see you!! It's an amazing progression as your world seems to get BIGGER as you get smaller. Your car seat, aisles, bathroom stalls, changing rooms, seat belts...just about everything and it's wonderful to measure that progress as you go.

Your sleeve is going to send you on a wonderful JOURNEY and you should Celebrate every step, not just the final destination of your goal weight. I encourage you to enjoy your ride through every single day.

My concern would be if you do not lose as quickly as you are dreaming about. That scale doesn't always budge even when those inches do. I would hate for you to think that you are going to do a big reveal in 3 months and the number you have decided on takes 4, 5, 6... Why miss out on that much of your life while you wait? You never know what tomorrow will bring, who you will meet, who you might lose, so why miss out on a minute of it?

Go out there and SHINE!!!

Lipstick Lady, that's seriously the best thing I've ever read.

Lipstick Lady, that's seriously the best thing I've ever read.

Girl...you need to read more then.

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Well, I do a lot of reading, but this directly applies to me and I think today was the perfect day for me to hear it! So thanks! Now, I'm going to do my hair and go downtown with my husband.

I hope you have a WONDERFUL time.