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Going on a Christmas Cruise this December. Soooo... I would like to wear a real bathing suit that isn't skirted like a tent! I would like to wear a pair of cute cut off shorts without worrying that the that the material in the thigh area isn't going to ride up! I want to go on the cool looking slide thing....and not worry about getting stuck in front of everyone! I want to sit comfortably in any chair and not have to worry about the plastic ones breaking in the sand! I want to look pretty on my husband's arm I now silly and vain... I am doing this for me...but deep down I want him to be proud of me to. He always says he thinks I'm pretty the way I am....but well...you know what I mean. I want him to say it and really mean it. Not sure if that makes sense.

I went through exactly what your talking about. I sat down and figured out that I would be saving around $250 or more per month in food which means that it will be paid off in 3 years. I looked at it as an investment. I paid off all of my debt before I payed out of pocket for this. It's the first debt that I have ever had that will actually mean something (Besides school loans.) I do feel more motivated to do it right because the $10000 actually means something now. I know I will get a return on my investment.

WOW!!!!! such a great post.... i want to get my groove back. I want to feel good about myself again I want to wear cute clothes again. I want to not have a muffin top. I want to no longer feel FAT but fell FABULOUS.....

That is the perfect way for me to look at it. I would not hesitate to pay $10,000 over and over again to help my family's health or anything. So thanks for that angle!

My feeling is that after a year when he sees the new beautiful you, he will not give the money spent a second thought. You may even have to hold him back from showering you with gifts. Good luck on your journey. Enjoy it.

Ugh, I don't know why I tortured myself by reading the comments on that article. Should have known better. People are seriously such pompous as@holes.

I know exactly what you mean. I was dating a girl for 4 years and she always said that she loved me no matter what I looked like and I know its true sometimes but not all the time. - I want to be able to cuddle with her on the couch without her practically falling off because I am taking up so much room. - I want to stop snoring because she has to wear earplugs or she will get up and go sleep in another bed. - I want to be able to make love to her longer. Because of my weight I can only last 10 minutes or so. I get tired too fast. - I want to go to the swimming pool with her or a Water park. I have used the excuse of being allergic to chlorine my entire life.

Hey, I was banded just two days before you! Friends don't always know how to cope when we make such major changes in our lives, especially when you have been as successful as you have. Generally speaking my friends are wonderfully supportive, although several have now started telling me to stop losing and not lose any more weight. What the?!??! I am still obese, no longer morbidly obese. Wonder why none of them ever told me to stop gaining weight. LOL. I guess it's just that big change I have made and they think they are being supportive. Give them the benefit of the doubt and they won't be able to drag me down,

wow! awesome for a kid to recognize and actually say something. i'm smiling for you!

No more sirloin steak. I'm strictly filet mignon now. Or it just comes back up. Sorry for the TMI.