1. The reaction of my friends and family

2. Feeling comfortable with my body

3. Shopping for clothes - and NOT in the plus-size department! (Ahh. . .some day!)

4. Not getting winded during typical activities, like walking up a flight of stairs

5. Seeing the look of surprise on the faces of people I haven't seen in a while


This was a GREAT thread!!

-getting out all those old boxes of smaller jeans and form-fitting blouses I have stashed away and being able to zip/button them again! I have a closet full of this stuff.

and, related to that: shopping for cute clothes! and having them fit me. whoo

-when I walk around for a while, not getting back pain from the strain of the extra weight

-feeling more confident and less self-conscious

-being proud of my body again

-surprising old friends/relatives

-losing the darned double chin. Of all the things I hate about being overweight that bothers me most. I don't care that my cheeks are pudgy, I want a non-pudgy chin/neck.

Originally Posted by Tharmony:
This thing I'm looking forward to the most is being judged by the content of my character rather than the size of my body.

Absolutely.

Originally Posted by sherendipity:
this might be too much information, but i want to be able to "be on top" and not feel self conscious about it.

I hear ya! I used to be quite the frisky gal... and I'm sure that's the only reason my husband married me :) Now, I just get all tense when he touches me cuz I don't want him to feel just how squishy I am.
I can't wait to feel comfy enough to do a movie like seduction scene with him.
Too much info?
Well, that's okay. I also have all of my cute little size 6 jeans in the closet. I'll be able to go shopping without leaving the house or spending any money!

I'm looking forward to being proud of how my body looks when I lose the lbs. I'm looking forward to better confidence!!

Not having 25 extra pounds slowing me down all the time.

Being able to buy candy without feeling like people are staring at me.

Getting a boyfriend!

i think you all were in my head...lol.....

I want to look just as good, if not better than all the women on the beach who DON'T have 2 kids!

I cannot wait for the day when my shirt won't ride up because my hips are wider than the bottom of the shirt, for that matter when my elastic shorts and pants won't ride up my hips to my waist and give me a wedgie! I also look forward to being able to run or jump or anything like that and everything will stay in place, I'm tired of the jiggle. And it would be nice to be able to wear tall boots, my calves are too thick for most of them.

Oh I can't wait until I can put on clothing, not because it makes me feel "ok and not as fat" as something else. But because it looks good on me, and I like it.

- I can't wait to look in the mirror and smile instead of want to cry.

- I can't wait until I can go swimming and not feel like a whale lost in a sea of skinny gorgeous girls.

- Most of all, I can't wait until I can show not only my family, but myself that I can do whats best for me and be healthy. I want to be proud of myself.

not having to get to class early to find a desk i can fit in...being able to actually buy clothes from the stores that my friends shop at. being able to climb the stairs to my dorm with being out of breath. not being the fattest teen in my family. being able to go try new things like bungee jump...right now i'm too fat!!!

Oh, man, I totally agree about the tall boots! There are so many cute skirts that i would wear in the fall with knee socks and some cute boots, but most of them (particularly the ones that aren't insanely expensive) won't zip up over my calves.

I want to be able to live my life full of breath :) None of this out of breath walking upstairs business. Or, heck, out of breath thinkign about walking upstairs!

I want to be able to feel confident in what I wear... or don't wear!

Having body parts move only if I'm moving them.

Yeah, and everything everyonelse has said!

I want 2 be able to walk into any store and buy clothes, poss being able to look half way decent in a bathing suit, I agree W/the bra thing mine is not the straps but the around thing I know I should buy a larger size but I don't want the whole thing were I feel confertable in it so I wont be as motivated to lose if that makes sense, lol, and also just 2 be happy w/my self, right now I am not I better then I was when I first started my journey, but I am still not fully there,