[ginya]

All this talk about our pasts and what we did or didn't do is quite
helpful, but I want to think about our future! SO, here is a few of the things I wont miss when I am at 'goal' (ollie ~ ollie~ oxen ~free!!!!!!!!!!!!)
avoiding mirrors, windows, shiny surfaces of any type
lifting any bodypart to wash.
knee socks that double as anklets
panti hose that roll down to odd and uncomfortable places
self giving panti wedgies
being segregated in stores
walking into stores like "Victoria's secret" and having the staff assume you are buying a gift
polyester floral prints
avoiding wicker
dodging the scale at the Dr.s office
the bra that buckels like a back brace
thigh burns (y'all know what I mean!)
Bra overflows that resemble a third boob
anything with an X in the size
that slapping sound I hear when I try to 'run' up the stairs
numb~butts from too tight of airline seats
granny panties
pre~attached necklaces on clothes (don't get me started on that!)

I am sure we all have our own special things and I will think of more, but I will not miss one of these bad boys.
happy Sunday!

[flower]

Elastic waist bands
1 piece bathsuits with skirts
jiggly tummys and boobies while running, jogging or skipping
(gosh it is early...5:45am, can't think)

[jiffypop]

LOVE this list.

and those LOOKS from people [she's eating THAT? how does she MOVE?? and on and on and on]

clothes that actually look good on me, and the fact that makeup and hair cuts actually make me look BETTER instead of a freak

[Lunula]

Good thread! A few more things I won't miss...

• Avoiding cameras at every family or social event.
• Feeling self-conscious when I go out clubbing because I hate my "fat clothes" & thinking that everyone is staring at the fat girl dancing!
• Looking around at co-workers when I'm in meetings and thinking, "I'm the largest one in the room."
• Gazing at all the cute clothes when I go shopping and knowing that they'll look stupid on me.
• Avoiding going out to all social events & meeting new people (or seeing old friends) because I'm too self-conscious.
• Being depressed because of what I eat, how I don't care of myself and how I look!!

[jiffypop]

and one more thing... i won't miss people avoiding hugging me because they think... what??? that the extra pounds are contagious and will just JUMP from me to them???

[OI812]

Things I won't miss.....

>sucking in my belly when walking
>my butt bouncing while jogging
>worrying about if I'm too fat for the outfit I'm wearing.

[ginya]

how about that zit zit sound when walking in polyester pants?
clothes that leave marks
industrial strength bras and panties
folding your clothes and thinking 'damn, these are huge!'
the sidelong glances of people who knew you when 'you were thin'
the looks of the check out girl when you buy a cosmo
being automatically handed the family circle and red book magazines while under the dryer, instead of the cosmo!!!
sex in the dark
big baggy *** tent shaped outfits that we all think hide our ***
stretch jeans (though I kinda like those)
glitter or rinestones on clothes! (who ever asked for that?)

[mauvaisroux]

control top pantyhose
boots that don't fit my calves
boring one piece bathing suits designed to "camouflage"
the humiliating and frustrating experience of trying on bathing suits

feeling like the only "fat one" at the gym pool while surrounded by stick women in bikinis

wanting to go on vacation to one of those "hedonism"resorts but never actually booking the trip as you know that you will be the surrounded by thin, large breasted, bikini clad 20 somethings and feel like a big white beached whale in comparison

hmmm I think I have bathing suit issues

[Lidian]

What I won't miss:

Jiggling when I run (esp. boobs!)
Panic when a camera or even worse a video camera comes out!
Seeing the photos (or video) later on, with horror
Hiding in big clothes and boring colors
Being afraid to eat normally in public (oh look at her eating, no wonder!)

I had a photo moment when I got a new passport a couple of years ago and had to also show my old one when I weighed 127 -in the new one I was almost 50 lbs heavier and it was very depressing and embarrasing...especially as I had to show them to a young rather cute passport guy behind the passport window (oh, you know what I mean!) and he was very nice but I just knew he was thinking she sure got fat! It was what I was thinking too! Ugh...

Lidian

[RobinW]

I wont miss.......

worrying about covering up before I get out of bed

the fear that grips me when I have to finally get out of the pool

the back aches

[Lamorgan]

... catching a glimpse of myself in a window or mirror and seeing my mother's shape ...

... being larger than my older sister who has always looked fantastic...

Lam

[flower]

I won't miss taking off my clothes the second I get home cause everything is uncomfortable!!!

[Goddess Jessica]

I will NOT miss my mother buying me size 16 clothes because I must have been crazy when I said size 26 because her daughter couldn't be that big!

[ellis]

That sucking sound when I get out of the tub.

[Sojourner]