85 Reasons to Loose weight I can do now that I couldn�t do before Surgery 1. feel good about myself 2. buy clothes in a normal store and actually get clothes with some style to them that fit correctly. 3. have more energy! 4. can tie your shoes/paint toenails. 5. can sit on a floor and get up gracefully. 6. can wear a bathing suit. 7. can cross your legs or sit Indian style. 8. can fit into an airline/theatre/bus/whatever seat without spilling over and without having to see "that look" from the person who has to sit beside you. 9. can fit into a booth at any restaurant. 10. do not need an extension to a seat belt on an airplane and to have the tray table not balance on our bellies. 11. can do exercise and not turn beet red after moderate exertion. 12. can pick something up off the floor. 13. can find Panty Hose that fit! 14. can go to an amusement park and ride the rides. 15. can sit in any chair without worry of breakage. 16. can go dancing, sky diving, bungee jumping.... 17. can go horseback riding or ride a bike. 18. not worry about rashes and sweating. 19. do not have to listen to "caring" people ask why you don't diet or worse still... "gee you have such a pretty face". 20. do not have to worry about spilling food, sauces or gravy down the front of your blouse/dress/shirt when eating. 21. do not have to think up some excuse for not doing something because you know your weight will impede you. 22. have your belly hit the steering wheel and to be able to fit comfortably in the driver's seat. 23. can have a bra fit comfortably and to be able to buy underwear at Victoria's Secret rather than at "Tubby the Underwear Guy". 24. do not have to worry about the weight limit of step stools, ladders, motorcycle, exercise equipment, etc. 25. do not get stuck in a turn style. 26. do not wake up feeling achy in the back..or to have ache free legs and feet. 27. the bathroom scale doesn�t creak and groan when you step on it. 28. do not feel be embarrassed about your size 29. do not count tying shoes as daily exercise. 30. am not more out of shape than seniors. 31. do not break toilet seat when leaning to one side. 32. Buy clothing bargains..to fit the next year and they do! 33. Not to have to worry about plastic zippers or having your pants bust open. 34. Normal waistbands rather than elastic! 35. look good in a tee shirt! 36. try on slacks or jeans and have the pant leg actually fit over leg! 37. able to get close to sink and not come away with a wet belly! 38. To get out of a stuffed chair GRACEFULLY and not look down to see if the chair has come up with you! 39. not be self-conscious about eating in front of others! 40. not have people checking you out after looking in your grocery cart. 41. not feel (and look) like a sausage in stirrup pants. 42. have your friends NOT be embarrassed to be seen with you. 43. get promotions/hired or close that sale. 44. Pants that stay up because your waist is smaller than your butt! 45. not have the fear of being rejected. 46. successfully flirt! 47. not worry about how to get in and out of the back seat in a two door car! 48. One size fits all and it fits you! 49. To have a lap 50. To be able to use toilet paper as it was meant to be used and not to have to invent ways to "get the job done". 51. No more heat rashes and chafing in the upper thighs. 52. cloth in the thigh area doesn't wear away long before the rest of the slacks do! 53. To meet a friend online and not be horrified to have to send a picture of yourself. 54. To not take fat references and fat jokes personally. 55. To know you can go anywhere because wherever you sit you CAN be comfortable and look at ease. 56. To shop at the mall and not have your back ache from lugging your huge butt and stomach around! 57. To be able to stand still, carrying nothing and still look poised. 58. To be able to cross your arms across your chest without them resting on your stomach! 59. To have your feet get smaller. Using your mouth to taste and chew food rather than as just a route to get the food from your lips to your stomach. 60. Blood pressure returns to normal. 61. To avoid other health complications from being overweight. 62. To know this is the only operation than can cure type 2 diabeties 63. To be able to borrow a co-worker's jacket for an important meeting. 64. To meet someone for the first time and their eyes don't pop out of their head with amazement...because they never knew you fat! 65. To see your reflection in a mirror or store window without turning away! 66. To wear a watch with a regular length watch band. 67. To look in the mirror when getting your hair cut without thinking you have the biggest face in the world. 68. To not mind getting your picture taken. 69. To not avoid going to the doctor because you have to get "weighed" in. 70. To wake up each morning feeling energized and ready to go. 71. To not even worry about squeezing into small spaces 72. To not have to enter an elevator and check the weight limit. 73. To look in your closet and have problems deciding which stylish outfit to wear to work since you have so many that look good and fit well. 74. To not have to lie perfectly still in bed at night for fear of breaking the bed! 75. To buy tie shoes instead of slip ons! 76. To be able to walk any distance without looking for a bench to sit on. 77. To look forward to shopping and just trying on clothes! 78. To not feel lower than low when an innocent child remarks about your size! 79. To not constantly be thinking of where your next morsel of food is coming from. 80. To have men notice you and even remark on your figure. 81. to think differently about food. 82. To be sure about 6 months after you buy an outfit it will still fit you. 83. to see other over weight people and realize you would have been like that if you didn�t take action. 84. To feel totally healthy. 85. Last but not Least To Appreciate what the operation has done for you and that you know that your weight will not return. Now I want you to get excited about your life that�s what it�s all about and your worth it! |