[Blue Serenity]

This is a really GREAT motivational thread! I look forward to all those things mentioned ... things I took for granted when I was thin!

[MBN]

I have WAY more energy now. I can see muscles in my arms. My thighs don't rub together when I walk! I can wear cute little dresses with sandals and no pantyhose. I can wear jeans all of the time because I don't feel like an overstuffed sausage in them. When I crouch down to the floor, I can fold up into in a little ball because my stomach and legs are so much smaller. I just feel so much ... lighter! I can run and jump and hike and play with seemingly much less effort now. My husband can practically wrap his arms around me twice!

Yes, I like this much better!!

[dlphnmomva]

I am looking forward to all the stuff listed above. It all hit home for me. I too was "thinner" at one time and loved it, but i have also always battled to be that way.
My list of things to look forward to:
~ no more muffin top
~ just feeling comfortable in my skin
~ to stop wondering if i look fat
~ no longer shopping in the plus size department
~ more confidence
~ More energy
~ no health problems or the risk of future ones
~ no longer out of breath
~ no longer feeling so lazy all the time
~ no longer feeling guilty for things i eat because they will be heathier choices anyway
~ being able to sit with out my belly in my lap
~ being able to see all of my body without having to look in the mirror
~ SHOPPING!!!!!!


the #1 - loving to get my picture taken. right now i run from the camera. My mom is always telling me that my great great great grandchildren will never know what i looked like.

[Glory87]

I love being able to cut my toenails with ease. I know that might sound silly, but for years toenail cutting was a red-faced, out of breath exercise - and I dreaded it.

I love being able to bounce up 3 flights of stairs on my way to work.

I have no trouble fitting into plane seats (so much more roomy now that I'm thinner!) and booths at restaurants.

Towels fit around me! Just plain old bath towels!

[yoyonomoreinvegas]

Gosh, so many great things!

I'm not quite at goal yet but for me, three things really come to mind. I was sitting in a meeting last week and noticed I had not only crossed my legs at the knee but had wrapped the ankle of my top leg around behind my bottom leg. 8 months ago I couldn't even cross my legs! Then the other morning when I woke up and was stretching before I got out of bed I felt downright sleek. Felt almost like one of those heroines in some romance novel or something . And, finally, I don't cringe away from people who want to greet me with a hug anymore because I'm not worried they are going to feel all the rolls of fat I was trying to hide with the oversized shirts.

[Glory87]

I just tried to do that - I can't do that!

[yoyonomoreinvegas]

You have to be sitting kind of forward in your chair - not all the way back

[cdiem4994]

Here's one! I love that the capris I bought at the beginning of the summer now slide right off me without unbuttoning/zipping or anything. I might have to go put them back on later so I can do that a few more times!