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What i won't miss about been over weight.



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The aches and pains

The plus size stores

The tight shoes

Dressing like an older lady

The stressful a bath can be because the shower is to small

How long it takes to dry yourself

The folds and rash of the skin

The hard it is to bend down and tie my shoes

The rubbing of my legs

Avoiding the mirror

My lack of confidence

What about u ?

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All of the above and the looks when your clothes shopping

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Staying out if the pool when my husband and children swim !

Being completely covered up at the beach

Barely fitting into the kayak!!!

Oh and feeling inferior out in public...

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Staying out if the pool when my husband and children swim !

Being completely covered up at the beach

Barely fitting into the kayak!!!

Oh and feeling inferior out in public...

Yes i agree and Not ever having a two piece swimming suit

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All of the above and the looks when your clothes shopping

The look people give u like if to say " she so big"

Being disappointed when something don't fit or look horrible. Walking by a store that sells beautiful clothes u kno u would buy.

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Not fitting into movie theater seats

Getting winded going upstairs

Sweating

Being anti social

Being referred to as the "fat one"

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Here are things I don't miss...

Barely fitting into seats at concerts.

Not having a style, I can now buy things that I like, as opposed to buying because they fit.

Being the biggest person in the group

Chub rub on my pants

Shopping at plus size stores

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Wishing I lived in Japan so I could buy clothes where the Sumo wrestlers shop.

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I am so not going to miss paying more for EVERYTHING because its bigger....

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Great list, op! Hit home with the bath comment. I've come to loathe showers now even, as I am completely wiped out by the time it's all done. Not to mention the back pain just from bending over to dry my legs. Ugh!

Also won't miss:

The dry skin I deal with because I don't even want to touch my body to apply lotion.

Not taking care if myself like I used to because of my " what's the point" attitude.

Dressing WAY too old for my age (30).

Not being able to paint my own toenails.

Being embarrassed at buffets. Just being there.

Not even trying some amusement park rides because of how the embarrassment would feel if I were too big.

OH HOW I COULD GO ON!!!

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I can't wait to not rub holes on my pants where my thighs rub together! (And then think "Great! Now I have to buy new pants!")

Being able to "groom" myself without the use of a hand mirror!

To LOVE to shop vs. HAVE to shop! (I wear the same 4-5 things because I HATE to shop for clothes!)

To NEVER enter a plus size store again!

To have my husband look at me with the same look as when we started dating (and I was thin)!

To not feel uncomfortable around others and feel inferior to everyone around me!

I also can't wait to go to Victoria's Secret and drop a bundle on cute bras and underwear and throw out all my "granny panties"!

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Refusing to go out because I didn't have anything cute to wear.

Feeling inferior around others.

Thinking I wasn't good enough

Plus size shopping

Wearing sweatpants everywhere

Rejecting my friends phone calls because I knew getting dressed came along with it

Not taking pictures

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Wishing I lived in Japan so I could buy clothes where the Sumo wrestlers shop.

Haha this totally made my day

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Rejecting my friends phone calls because I knew getting dressed came along with it

I thought I was the only one that did this!

Not going to my kid's school things because I was 'the fat mom'.

Feeling self conscious everywhere I go.

Getting bruises on my hips because they stick out further than everything else and have no choice but to bump into things.

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I thought I was the only one that did this!

Not going to my kid's school things because I was 'the fat mom'.

Feeling self conscious everywhere I go.

Getting bruises on my hips because they stick out further than everything else and have no choice but to bump into things.

Yup, I would totally dodge public events. 12 lbs lighter and looking forward to more weight loss!

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