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So the family is taking a vacation for the holidays. While packing I discovered I have twice as many bags as everyone else due to the size of my clothing.

Ugh, I can't wait until February to have this surgery. I'm not doing it just for the smaller clothing size but also for my health. Maybe next year I won't have as much baggage....

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Next year you may only need a teeny bikini, a skimpy little dress, some shorts, a tank top or two, and some strappy sandals. It'll all fit in your carry on! But bring a big bag anyway to hold all the cute things you buy while away. :-)

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I agree you deserved to be happy and I can't wait to join you.

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I have thought like this pretty consistently- there are just so many things I'm looking forward to after surgery. It will be here before we know it!

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Tho I am just beginning my journey... I still read the boards pretty much non-stop. I'm always seeking information. I have read a lot of your stories and I gotta say... I just hope I am half as determined as y'all are. I know I want this, need this, and WILL do this. I just hope that waiting the 9 mos my insurance is requiring doesn't discourage me. I really have to do this to live to see my kids all grow up. I don't think it's fair I leave my 3 year old (or any of them for that matter) wondering why I didn't love them enough to take my own life back. And I am! Very slowly.... Thru this very slow process. Here's to being able to breathe again with ease one day!

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I just got back from a cruise. The amount of clothing I had actually wasn't that bad. It was the fact that compared to my daughter's clothes they looked so much bigger. IT SUCKED! I am almost done with the 6 month diet (last appointment is on the 15th). Hopefully, everything will go quickly and I can get this over with. I am planning another vacation with my family later this year and I am hoping to not have to pack as much. Or if I pack a lot it will be a lot more cute clothes in smaller sizes.

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I totally relate to this! I'm 2 times the size of my daughters and it is frustrating to have to pack a suitcase and I can't get half the crap in it that they can. I totally understand that frustration! But like you... I'm hoping I can get lots of weight off and buy tons of new stuff with lots of sparkle! Lo

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