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Anyone in the same boat as me...I finally bought shorts for the first time in 10 years! It feels like a huge milestone in my weight and self esteem

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Congrats!!!

I carry a lot of weight on my inner thighs so apart from knee length bike shorts (which I wear while swimming or underneath skirts/dresses to prevent chafing) I haven't worn shorts in forever too (they will ride up on the inner thighs).

I look forward to the day I can comfortably wear shorts too!

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3 hours ago, KateBruin said:

bought shorts for the first time in 10 years! huge milestone in my weight and self esteem

@KateBruin

great NSV:rolleyes:

lost 95 lbs!!

play volleyball at the beach!!

woo hoo, party dance

kathy

congrats

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I never stopped, since men’s shorts come to the knee. But congrats! With the amount of sagging skin on my thighs, I won’t be wearing short shorts any time soon.

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No Daisy Dukes but in your case Darren Dukes for you! And remember you are going to be a Daddy soon, let him👶 wear the onesies, you need more dignity Mr F😇👨

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It's great but cost me a lot of money lol, i like to be in the Water quite a bit and my selection of swim shorts were the big boy rack at Walmart, now that i can wear regular size swim shorts i can shop at surf stores and such and may have went a little overboard on buying too many pairs. My buddy said i have a different pair on every 2 hours lol.

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Yay you!!!!! That’s awesome!!! I haven’t worn shorts since 1998 when I backpacked through Europe post college graduation and I was thin! Ugh! I did, however, purchase a skirt last week! I’m not dreading our super hot summers here in Silicon Valley bc I can wear skirts now and not the ones from the big girl
Store! I was able to get one from Anne Taylor in an 8! Omg! I still can’t believe it’s true!! The feeling of not dreading the hot summer is so freeing!!


Sleeved 8/7/17 HW: 256 SW: 248
CW: 188 on 3/7/18 5'7" GW: 150

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That is awesome! I haven't worn shorts in forever mainly because being overweight makes it really hard to shave my legs. I'm looking forward to the day I can wear shorts again!

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Awesome!!! I, too, haven't worn shorts in years!! Finally, we have HOPE! thanks.

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I am excited about having my legs back this year, too:) Last summer my edema was the pits....literally....massive pitted edema...which was so disheartening cause I used to really like my legs.

Well...they're back! Yay!

Just this week I tried on my old knee high English Huntseat boots and those suckers fit and look fantastic.

Shorts, capris, skirts....here I come!

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If you're buying shorts....remember to get some sexy sandals, too:)

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I’m in the valley in southern CA and it’s already 90 degrees. I’ve worn shorts every day I’ve left the house (hernia repair, still struggling almost 4 weeks out). At first I was super self conscious of my thigh stretch marks but finally said eff it. Last night did a self tan and felt like a million bucks. Down 102 lbs and these days it’s the little things that bring me so much joy. I can walk around with no blisters in my inner thighs from chafing. A dress next but I still have belly fat to lose.


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2 hours ago, KateBruin said:

Down 102 lbs and. can walk around with no blisters in my inner thighs from chafing.

@KateBruin

no more chafing/inner thighs?!!!

huge NSV

102 lb weight loss!!:rolleyes:

keep up the good job

kathy

congrats

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