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What i won't miss about been over weight.



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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

It was like I wrote this...ditto!!!!

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I can relate to all things listed. It is so sad how doing the simple things in life such as be able to tie your shoes, sitting in a chair, riding a ride can become such a burden. I think, no, I know I wont miss the looks from people who think being over weight is contagious! All these feelings and insecurities will be a thing of the past but I will always remember the feelings they brought me and hopefully I can be an inspiration for someone else to make the journey to "Life after Obesity".

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I won't miss worrying about my kids friends making fun of me. That hasn't happen but I do worry about it. And my kids getting their feelings hurt.

My baby is still young but some kids can be cruel definitely don't want it to get to that...good one

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Here are things I don't miss...

Barely fitting into seats at concerts.

Not having a style' date=' 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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Yes, my best friend is a double zero. I am always the biggest one in the group. We look like the number 10, but not for long. I had my nut appointment today, and next week is my psych appointment, hopefully a date not long after that.

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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 ?

All of the above....but most of all the FEAR of dying before my kids become adults!

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