This was a banner weekend for me. Wearing my Levi's I bought at JC Penney, yesterday I tilled my garden, walked the dog for three miles in the park and fixed my heating unit. Today by 8am I tilled the garden again, tapped it down. I then drove to the public land, scouted 5 miles for turkey (saw lots of tracks and three hens) with the dog, went to the range to ensure everything was in working order and am back before 2pm to get ready for church this evening. Awesome.

Whoo! that is fantastic inflammabl

I know what you mean... I have way more energy, way more zeal to live life.

I personally have started to goto meetup groups in areas that I am interested in. Sometimes attending 3-4 meetups a week while working out, working and other stuff...

So, I am thrilled I am able to start feeling excited about living life again.

Now if I can get my feet problems squared away I be all set!

Feeling that my waste is flat... Even though I know it is not completely flat. I like the way I am walking, moving my hips and strutting my boobs/mid section. Feel more confident. And when I look down I see nothing but boobs and if I look harder I see my belly but it is not rounded out! More like sagging but I will take that!

Sitting down at a restaraunt table and not have to do the following:

1)Go sit down and realize you don't fit in the booth and have to get another table
2) Have to request a table because you don't fit into the booth
3) scoot the booth table out away from me to create a bigger opening so I can fit in. My partner on the other side has less room
4) feel so embrassed about my size that i can't fit into a booth.

Now I can do the following:
1)Happily know I can fit into small booth spaces
2) not worry about the seating
3) look down in the booth and notice the huge gap between my belly and the table
4) not be self conscious about my belling rubbing up against the booth table because there is the HGUE gap!

Isn't that a great feeling? Now when I ask for a table, it's because I want to sit there, not because I have to.

Finding I'm too small for the clothes I came to my marriage with - 18+ years ago

Love this thread, just rediscovered it and read all 15 pages, very fun and exciting and encouraging -- for me its fitting into the clothes that my sister-in-law handed off to me when she lost weight, saying "I'm sure they'll even fit YOU now" but they were way too small. Now they fit, and I suddenly have a wardrobe -- although not really my style -- where we live I can buy great cloth and get it tailored cheaply, so I started last week getting NICE fitted clothes made, very me. So: wearing clothes that were too small, getting fitted clothes made that I REALLY LIKE, and finally, eating without fearing judgement -- and thus, no secret eating. THis, of course, makes staying on plan easier as the emotional burden is less.....and of course everything everyone else said about fitting into places. Wow.
Oh, also, no more acid reflux/heartburn. Gone.

I hear you on that one Bonnie... No doubt! It was so embrassing telling a waitress that the booth wouldn't work because it was an end booth and had less room and I won't fit!

Awww patricia that is so utterly fantastic. I am so so happy for you.

A wonderful feeling uh? At the end I will put on my wedding dress.

Right now I am 13+ pounds lower than my wedding weight. And all my clothes I had recently got donated

Wow mama, isn't it awesome to not be stuck with the "fat" clothes design and you actually have a selection?

I am so loving dressing up again. In high school I always wore blazers and skirts cause i liked dressing up.

I haven't been that way for so long. And I honestly look forward to work just so I can dress up and feel even better about myself!

Lovinita - I was about to write a blog post with almost the exact list you just made up there! My wife and I sat in a booth not too long ago for the first time in years! I had gone to eat supper one night at work (I work an evening shift) and saw a booth, thought I'd give it a try, I fit!! I'm texting my wife - I'm sitting in a booth, and I have room! Ha! It's amazing things like that that you take for granted or that skinny people never think twice about ya know?

A student from 2 years ago saw me today "Holy crap! How much weight have you lost? You look AMAZING!". (she never was a subtle one, LOL)

Wow that is such a great experience to have happen! you must of been beaming ear to ear!!!!

Haha bworthey!!! I was so happy when I sat down and saw that huge gap!!! My hubby was there to enjoy the moment with me. No longer taking less room cause the table needed to be pushed his way!

Okay, I am so happy.. Small things... Even though I am going into a stall loosing... I ordered a big bang thery t-shirt from amazon.

I ordered an xl, the arms a little big but the body fits perfectly. I was grinning ear to ear... So happy.

I can safely order XLs and know they might be a little big or fit just right!!!

Oh and the shirt saying was a sheldonism.

"I know I am not insane my mother had me tested."