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Besides the weight I mean, what else have you lost? I'm compiling a list for my support group leaders, and I want to hear it all - good or bad! A few examples that Ive heard so far:

*My sleep apnea

*Two of my chins (ok that was mine!)

*A closetful of shoes

*My husband

*Most of my chin hair

*An entire professional wardrobe

*My self-consciouness

*My high blood pressure

*My fear of plastic patio chairs

*A 10-year relationship

*Half of my hair

Please post to this thread or PM me! Thanks all!

:( Riley

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* My default excuse to not do things.

* Hatrid of flying.

* Joint pain

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I have lost the following:

1. a closet full of clothes (some have been saved with a good seamstress -- size 16's taken to size 8 -- MAGIC!)

2. my ability to blend with the crowd and not be seen

3. my ability to resist the temptation to shop for clothes and shoes

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I have lost:

...the tire around my middle

...those awful elastic waist black pants and closets full of Lane Bryant clothes

...a shoe size

...a couple of friends

...the ability to wonder what my next meal will be an hour after eating a full meal

...the worry about people behind me looking at my back fat

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I have lost:

....over forty inches all over

....a shoe size

....a fear of having my picture taken

....a fear of being the token "fat girl" in the room

....my Lane Bryant credit card :tongue2:

D

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I have lost & gained.

I have lost my fear of being morbidly obese for the rest of my life.

and

I have gained hope. Hope that one day there will be a healthier, slimmer me.

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OMG you all these are GREAT!!! Keep them coming!!

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This is great!

  • I have lost a closet full of huge ugly LB clothes.
  • The sense that everyone in the room is laughing at me.
  • The need to check weight requirements on things.
  • The need to always sit on the couch.
  • The need to say "No Mommy is too big for that" to my kids.
  • Ugly granny pannies.

AND gained much much more!

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- My compartmental syndrome that prevented me from running;

- The desire to berate myself every single day for being fat and not controlling my diet enough;

- The need for plus size clothes (and I am loving all the great things I can wear now!);

- That middle aged, fat lady who looked like a less attractive version of my own mother (but was really me at 230 lbs);

- The question in my mind when an attractive guy speaks to me about whether he is actually interested in me or being nice;

- The feeling of intense pain at loading a 230 lb version of myself onto high heels (they feel just fine now);

- The regret about not being able to take a subway seat because I'm just a wee bit too big for the space (b/c now I fit just fine);

- The intense panic when I travel last minute due to concern that I might get stuck in the middle seat (b/c now I fit there just fine); and

- The feeling of dispair about my weight and wondering how in the world I could ever get back to normal when I'd let it get so far out of control. (I am now 14.4 lbs from goal.)

THANK YOU, BAND!!! And, thank you LBT friends. I couldn't have had all these great losses without you!

xoxoxo,

Catherine

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Oooooh!!! Boo Boo Kitty; You should of passed it on then!!! (smile):)

:blink: hehe! I would have had more than enough to share. I went from a FF to a D! :) My hubby still does not appreciate my loss. Go figure...:)

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