SPIDERS! That will always be a given! My dh says I can smell them out in my sleep.

For the weight loss? Not worried about being accepted more, if you don't accept me now, I won't accept you later just because I am thin.

I am very worried that all my hard work on tummy tapes & my weights for my arms won't work and I will be really flabby when I am at my goal. Not sure how I could handle that - $$ is a huge factor.

I am also worried that I will slip and gain it all back. What if my self esteem doesn't come back and I still don't find myself attractive?

I also worry how to come up with the $$ for new clothes LOL I know stop laughing, my clothes are hanging on me. We should have a place where you can drop off your bigger clothes and exchange them for smaller ones - like a 3FC trading program

I'm afraid that after all of this it won't do any good and I am going to stay a chubby person, or worse i'll lose it and it will pile back on. Judy

I agree!!!!!!!

I am afraid of gaining it back as well. I have always yo- yoed. But this time i have all of you. It will be different...I know the way now...:D ..
As for clothes... I guess i'll hit the yard sales. We have a big one that comes through here in August its called the longest yard sale..450 miles of it.... goes on for a week!!!.... I'll have to save my money. The bad thing is it comes right in front of my house, its takes forever to get out of the driveway. :yikes:

I'm afraid that I will get stuck and not be able to lose any weight. I worry so much when the scale goes up and down, up and down, and I can't keep it consistently moving in the direction that I want.

Doesn't seem to make any difference how I try to lose it, this seems to be my pattern. Frustrating. Hopefully my fears won't be realized and I will be able to keep it going south.

Loose skin for sure....I've destroyed my body three times with a "to **** with it and hog out" attitude during each of my pregnancies. Skin elasticity is genetic, and for some of us, it's just not going to snap back no matter what you do and surgical removal (which I can't afford either) is the only hope for it. Still-it's better than being fat, so I'll just slather myself with skin firmers, pray for a miracle, and then sport that swimsuit anyway.

Ladies-as for the new clothes....garage sales are the best, but I live in a rural area where that's probably not gonna happen. Shop Ebay! I just bought a brand new pair of jeans (still with tags) that retail for $40.00, which I got for $0.99 plus $2.50 s+h. That's how I got all of my maternity clothes...I couldn't see paying that much for things I'd only be able to wear for a few months, so I'm hitting it again for my diet stages. When you're down another size, you can resell them there, too, and get most if not all of your money back!

Great idea! Duh I didn't think about Ebay for clothes (although I buy & sell lots of other things on there) --- Thanks! :)