I'm thinking ahead here, when I reach my goal I'd like to get a tattoo with meaning significant to the task I've accomplished, something to mark that I did this. Have any of you done this or are you planning to do it? I'd like some ideas of what kind of artwork to get.

I have a lower back tattoo and it has changed shape since I lost weight, it used to be more like this ////// and now it is not as wide but it is taller? Still looks good though :biggrin:

I have a lower back tattoo and it has changed shape since I lost weight, it used to be more like this ////// and now it is not as wide but it is taller? Still looks good though :smile:

Thanks for the info. I can only hope that I will be so lucky with my tattoo.:biggrin:

My husband has been very supportive during this whole process, but when I said I wanted a tattoo of a downward arrow the number of pounds I lost and another downward arrow, he was not all for it. He said he would follow me around with a sharpie and write is on my hip everytime it started to wash off. Guess I will just keep working on him since I have a way to go to goal.

This is the tattoo that I got a couple of months after my surgery.

It's all about direction.....choosing the right one and then staying the course.

This is the tattoo that I got a couple of months after my surgery.

It's all about direction.....choosing the right one and then staying the course.

I love that! Would you be terribly upset if I "borrow" that design?

great thread! I have been all about getting a tattoo for the past couple of weeks, I just don't know what I want. I have a small dolphin on my ankle now and i've never wanted another one untill recently. I need to acknowledge this time in my life, not only have i lost 75lbs, I also just finished my master's degree, and I'm turning 30 in 8 days. I'll keep checking in for ideas, I know I want it on my lower back, just not sure what it will be.

This is a cool thread.

I am constantly waffling on whether or not I want a tattoo. I am very committment phobic. I have decided on a piercing instead, so I can change it, or remove it and let it close up.

I really admire you guys for having the conviction to make a decision. I love reading all about the designs you have/want.

Perhaps I too will be inspired.

I already had 3 before I got my surgery.. 2 of them being pretty large. When I lost 85 pounds I got a pin-up girl on my back to celebrate! I have lost 124 now, with about 52 or so to go.. so when all is said and done I am absolutely getting something amazing I just don't know what or where I am putting it!

I'm 49, so old enough to be a grandma, but I'm not one yet. Niether of my sons ages 20 and 23 have a tat, but the older one wants one. I told them the other day that I was thinking about getting one on my hip. You should have seen the looks on their faces!!! These kids were stunned when I started wearing toe rings about 8 years ago...... They don't really "know" me very well....... Anyway, when asked, I told them I was thinking along the lines of a fairy, a wizard or a dragonfly, and they were dumbfounded. My husband would have a cow. He's very conservative. But the more I think about it, the more I think I should when I reach my goal weight. This is a milestone in my life, and something I worked REALLy hard for. I think a commemorative tat would be very appropriate. My new body, my new badge of courage!!!

I am so excited about riding my horse. I didn't realize how myweight affected so many, even my pets!!! Get back on your horse, it will feel so good, and your horse will enjoy the NEW you!!!

I like the idea of something symbolizing courage, nice one! Very nice compass rose tat Harleygirl, such vivid colors!

Freedom, change, courage, direction, surely we can come up with some awesome ideas from those!

Here's a pic of mine!

I got a new tattoo about 4 months ago. I have gone through a lot in the last 5 years and it is my way of commemorating how far I have come. 5 years ago I lost my husband to cancer and since then having to do things on my own, gaining more self confidence, a new love of my life and getting the lapband. Is it 5 butterflies the smallest (on my foot) has duller colors signifying where I started and the largest has the brightest colors. I do have to say that it is larger than I had wanted at first but now I love it.

I got a new tattoo about 4 months ago. I have gone through a lot in the last 5 years and it is my way of commemorating how far I have come. 5 years ago I lost my husband to cancer and since then having to do things on my own, gaining more self confidence, a new love of my life and getting the lapband. Is it 5 butterflies the smallest (on my foot) has duller colors signifying where I started and the largest has the brightest colors. I do have to say that it is larger than I had wanted at first but now I love it.

I love your butterflies!

I got a new tattoo about 4 months ago. I have gone through a lot in the last 5 years and it is my way of commemorating how far I have come. 5 years ago I lost my husband to cancer and since then having to do things on my own, gaining more self confidence, a new love of my life and getting the lapband. Is it 5 butterflies the smallest (on my foot) has duller colors signifying where I started and the largest has the brightest colors. I do have to say that it is larger than I had wanted at first but now I love it.

Ooooooo that's so pretty!

So sorry to hear about the rough times you've been through but glad to hear it's all looking brighter now!