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Nice list. # 7 made me lol.

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I heard this the other day and I love this as an ultimate goal: Eat when we have to and what we should; not when we want to and what tasted good! Wow what a concept huh?

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LMAO all true!

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I can not wait to be ALL 11 of those!!! I will dance with happiness!! :D

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Addition to #9... I can't wait to sit comfortably in an airplane seat!!!!!

Omg Ya!!! I can't wait for that too!!! First place I'm going when I reach my goal weight: Hawaii!! to learn how to surf!! & hike to the top of that waterfall and that trail ..in Oahu!! yah!!!

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It's funny, as happy as I thought I was when I was heavier, pales in comparison to how happy I actually am now. These 11 points are so true :)

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what do you mean you don’t want anything to drink??

Your pants are barely holding on but you’re still holding off to go shopping.

overjoyed at the release of a new Protein bar flavor…or a sale on your favorite Protein Bars.

Quest® has a new flavor?!?!??! Ahhhhh!!!!!!

rejoice at the small things

You smile as you think of how far you’ve come and get excited to think of where you’ll be soon.

@@B-52

hey dude, don't see you around the neighborhood often enough :mellow:

you are primarily with the "lappers"??

you can "slum" it here too :lol:

thanx for your thread/post reprint

no special order, but the above are my favorites :)

you continue to be very successful

and a heck of a nice guy ;)

keep doing what you are doing for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer, life :)

who deserves it more

take care

continued good luck

kathy

congrats

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Thank you!!!!!! @@B-52 !!

Newly sleeved and still healing, so questioning my choice until reading this - many reasons why I will be glad I did this.

And adding:: Getting on to theme park rides with my very young daughter without being kicked off for not being able to use the safety belt!!!

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lol..luv it!

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And last but not least:

12. You learn to NEVER trust a fart.

Love it! Learning that this is VERY real unfortunately lol

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LOVE it! I am walking around work with a fleece zip up coat on ALL day since surgery..

And FINALLY, i HAD to go shopping when my pants actually DID fall down (at work, i wear scrubs and was able to catch them before anybody got a show)...only got two new pairs, still counting on dropping another couple of sizes!

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Oooh... here's another for us ladies... when your boobs no longer overlap the booth table at a restaurant!

Because they have disappeared

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