[Brooklynn]

niafabo .... Through school I had a guy tell me "you would be pretty if you got your nose fixed" I was a slender person through school. Then when I got fat I hear people tell me "youd be pretty if you lost some weight"
How freaking mean can people get do they not understand how much that hurts? One guy a couple years ago told my friend " dude if she just jumped on a treadmill from time to time she would totally be doable" I told him I am married and wouldnt want to do him anyways. He said "poor guy" I really thought I was going to start bawling right there. I mean he was maybe 20 and I was 25 with two kids already randomly doing people is just not an option at this point anyways lol. The thing is I never thought I was ugly (in the face) but jeeze that sure makes you feel like you dont even have that going for you.

[Brooklynn]

Oh yeah and I wont miss having to buy jeans that are meant for older women just because apparently there is no one over a size 12 under 50!

[MzJuicyD]

Things i WONT miss:

-Being the fattest person in all my gym classes
- Having smaller women stare at me and watch me as i work out, probably making jokes
-Following my skinny friends around the store as the look for cute clothes to wear
-My thighs clapping together everytime i jump!
-Always having to replace pants because they get holes in the inner thigh area because my thighs rub together when I walk
-Taking only face shots when i take pictures
- Feeling like everytime i hear people laugh, they are laughing at me
-Being the only fat one in my group of friends
-Being afraid to meet new people
- Having people tell my very petite mother that "Gosh your daughter is big! She's bigger than u!"
-Always having to sit in the front seat of cars because im too fat to fit the back seat, especially those 2 door cars!!!!!!!


Whew! That was therapeutic!

[fattymcfatty]

Being mistaken for my mother...

Being asked if I was my younger sister's mother (2 years younger than me, BTW)

I feel like the weight "aged me" more than most. I look so much younger, and I feel younger!

[SomethingBeautiful]

Oh these are all SO true, and I've thought of ALL of them at one time or another! It's nice to know I'm not the only one..these stupid things plague all of us, and we can ALL say goodbye to them! Keep 'em coming ladies!

I ALSO agree with the post about rubbing holes in the thighs of ALL my jeans..ugh its so annoying lol. I Seriously wear jeans out in like 4 months, jeans that would otherwise be just fine!!

[niafabo]

Originally Posted by Brooklynn

niafabo .... Through school I had a guy tell me "you would be pretty if you got your nose fixed" I was a slender person through school. Then when I got fat I hear people tell me "youd be pretty if you lost some weight"
How freaking mean can people get do they not understand how much that hurts? One guy a couple years ago told my friend " dude if she just jumped on a treadmill from time to time she would totally be doable" I told him I am married and wouldnt want to do him anyways. He said "poor guy" I really thought I was going to start bawling right there. I mean he was maybe 20 and I was 25 with two kids already randomly doing people is just not an option at this point anyways lol. The thing is I never thought I was ugly (in the face) but jeeze that sure makes you feel like you dont even have that going for you.

OMG i've gotten the nose comment before too because when I lived in West Phoenix I was like the only person with a pointy noise in a 20 miles radius or something. Now that I'm on the east coast I don't really get that comment anymore.

People are just jerks. I don't know where they get off telling people if they changed one thing they would be beautiful. Do they think they are giving you a compliment? Do they think they are being helpful? I just don't understand it.

[Andrbeck]

I'm in love with this post! I'm sure I will repeat what others have said! Oh well!!

I won't avoid my best friends because they're all skinny and I'm not.
I will be able to fit into my high school jeans.
I will be able to go do out door activities with my fiance and our son without having to take a break every 5 minutes because I can't breathe.
I will be able to walk up 1 flight of stairs and not feel like dying.
I will be able to look in a mirror and smile and not cry.
I want to be skinny and sexy for my fiance again. (he tells me all the time I'm fine, but it's def a more personal reason)
I won't be the "biggest" girl in my family.

ugh. I have more. But you get the gist.

[Andrbeck]

Originally Posted by Brooklynn

Oh yeah and I wont miss having to buy jeans that are meant for older women just because apparently there is no one over a size 12 under 50!

OMG I LOVE THIS!!! I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

[konfyoozed]

i seriously love every single one of these posts and can relate to them all. definitely reading over this thread when i start feeling like i can't do this.

[SomethingBeautiful]

Konfyoozed- THAT was what I wanted to hear!! :-)

[konfyoozed]

haha. i do my best

also, i just thought of another good one, for me.

i will not miss having to order bras in specialty sizes! i can always find the cup size, but never the right band size, they don't make them big enough.

[Kristy Lynn]

Things I won't miss.... I won't miss the looks certain people give. I won't miss the four year olds in my class (I'm a Pre-K teacher at a Daycare) telling me that I'm "fatter" than thier mommy. I definitely won't miss shopping in plus-sized clothing stores!
Things I'm looking forward to....having a baby (hopefully in about 2 or so years), being more comfortable in general, cute summer clothes/dresses!

And there's a ton of others, but those are the ones on the top of my mind right now!

[runningfromfat]

There's been some great ones already! These are some of my favorites.

I won't miss...

(ones that have already happened! )
-having my stomach being the same size as my chest (trust me that's not an easy feat either!)
-shopping at Lane Bryant
-getting really, really exhausted when DD wants to be carried for long periods of time! (today I had to carry her for awhile and was shocked how easy it was!)
-seeing a 2 as the first digit on the scale
-not being able to fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes 2 years after giving birth...
-being fat and pregnant so nobody knows I'm actually pregnant
-worrying if DH and I are going to break a couch/bed just by sitting/sleeping on it
-craving, needing, feel like i might go crazy if I don't have SWEETS RIGHT NOW
-thinking about food constantly (shoot, sometimes I forget to eat now! THAT never would've happened before!)
-cooking with all that sugar, I used to put sugar in spaghetti!

(ones that I'm still looking forward to missing )
-my thighs rubbing together (seriously, that is just evil!)
-being the fattest woman and actually the only female at the gym really working out
-not having very many pictures with my daughter because I'm too embarrassed
-being scared of seeing old friends who never knew me when I was fat
-the belly apron, the love handles, the bat wing arms, or the thunder thighs!

[bellastarr]

this is a great thread! i relate to alot of them! i won't miss:

not going out in public

not having jeans to wear

avoiding getting my pic taken

looking in the mirror and thinking could be pretty.. too bad the fat ruins it

[Txalupa]

I totally agree with not avoiding my friends because they're all skinny. I'm slowly getting over this. I love them and I was such a butthead for avoiding them due to jealousy. Luckily they are embracing the new me.