As a corollary to the Why I Hate About Being Fat thread, I thought I'd start a Why I Like Being Thinner thread for us to note all the cool things that we are noticing as we diminish in size.

To start us off, I really notice how much easier it is to wear heels, not killer ones, just normal 2-2 1/2 inch heels! I like wearing heels but at 300 lbs, it was torture to wear them all day, even just low heels. Now that I'm down some weight, I can wear my favourite heels all day and unless I've been walking alot, no pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Valerie

I like that I can see my collar bones, its flattering to see that I am re-shaping...if you get what I mean! Then the fact that my rings are all to big,followed by the wrists, and my favorite of all that the baby fat under my chin is slowly disappearing! Which is really nice, I have started to wear earrings because its cute, before I wouldn't cause I thought that it would attract..but it works for me know!! I love this WOL!

My clothes don't hurt... infact, some of the old comfy ones are a little loose! Yeah!!

Carina

What I like about being thinner

-I can ride my favorite roller coaster at Kings Island (The Beast)
-My feet dont hurt anymore after a long day on them
-I like all the compliments I get
-I can almost cross my legs like thin women do.

Good question, Valerie! I have lots of reasons, probably too many to list.

- I like wearing sexier clothes... mind you they aren't really "sexy" yet, but I feel sexier wearing them
- More endurance - I can walk longer and am overall much stronger than I used to be
- No double chin!!!
- I can fit in those little plastic patio chairs (that was a big one for me)
- spending less money on new clothes
- not hitting the bottom board in my waterbed

and most of all, feeling like I'm normal now... I don't stand out in a crowd. Of course, now I look forward to standing out in a crowd when I have a really nice figure.

I am almost to that point too!!! Thats a nice little treat to know that my thighs are shrinking!!

I can get my socks on without passing out! (I don't wear socks often -- I wear Birkies most of the time -- and had taken to asking my kids to put them on when I had to.)

On the extremely rare occassion when panty hose are called for, I can wear one of the Llegg's sizes and have them get all the way UP!

Hmmm...sounds a bit like the 'what I did over summer vacation' essays
my teachers used to have us write at the start of each school year

I've only just started on my journey to the thinner me, but here is what
I am *really* looking forward to about being thinner:

a. not having to worry about whether or not the movie theater we're
going to has stadium steating (to accomodate my big butt)

b. not having to worry about whether or not I can fit into a booth at
a restaurant

c. having my hubby *want* me again (he loves me, but the *want* factor
is gone -- not that I blame him...I look horrendous at the moment)

d. watch hubby's eyes bug out the first time I put on some sexy little number

e. being able to go on the rides when we take our kids to disney, seaworld,
etc...

f. not worrying about 'oh my god...am I going to break this chair if I sit in
it' (I've done this -- TWICE -- once was the first xmas I spent at my
then-not-yet-my-mother-in-law's house [thank goodness the char was
old and she thought it just gave way of it's own accord] and the other
was a wooden chair at my own house

g. getting a new bed and not worrying about creating a crater on my side

I could go on and on...

Hugs and way to go everybody!

Cynthia

I haven't lost a whole lot yet, but I do like how I'm not taking up so much 'room'. I fit better in the chairs at my fav place, I've chucked two pairs of pants because they were falling off me, my rings are all big, I don't huff so much climbing a flight of stairs, I have an open weave sweater bought 2 years ago that never fit, now it does!

I also have some clothes that are going to look great in about 20lbs losing, so I look forward to wearing them!

LL

I love that moment when you do something that you haven't attempted in a long time ( because of being fat), and realize that you can do it now. Yesterday morning I was very late for class and I saw the bus coming up the street. I was still 2 blocks away from the stop so I took off running. Mid stride I realize OMG I CAN RUN AGAIN! I caught my bus and wasn't even out of breath. It was the best feeling ever (but being able to wear non-plus size clothes is also quite great).

The plastic chair thing! Yes, that's a biggie for me too! And not having to worry about fitting into a booth at a restaurant. There was a time I automatically asked for a table instead.

Shopping for clothes in "regular" departments

Playing with my son (biking, basketball, chase etc)

Fitting in seats at concerts, sporting events, restaurants

Feeling and being healthier

The list could go on forever - YEA!!

Marie

Lots of health things including decreased BP meds that will soon be completely history.

Not getting those second glances you get when you are really heavy. And they are the opposite of wolf whistle glances.

Astounding people who have not seen me for a year.

Self confidence and self esteem have increased by leaps and bounds, enabling me to stand up for things I should have long ago. I don't know which came first - the self confidence or the weight loss but it doesn't matter, it has arrived!

skipping down/up the stairs

A guy I didn't know bought the same jacket I did (long story). He asked me what size I bought. If he thought I was overweight, he would never have asked that question. (We both bought size L)

I've actually started believing people when they give me a compliment.

I could go on but it would start to become mushy!

- i love being able to buy clothes from the normal depts
- just having people look at me because of how I dress not how much I weigh (I will *always* stand out in a crowd)
- confidence and self esteem ... need I say more?


the thing that annoys me is being asked if i plan on loosing anymore and being told i look ok now well maybe i want to look better then "ok" lol ...

I like finishing the aerobics class and still being able to breathe, in fact just finishing is somehting that was hard in the beginning.

I like trying on new clothes. FUN!

Crossing my leggs and not having to wrap one around another chair leg to hold it down! LOL

Compliments.

And I cant wait to surprise my relatives this summer in FL at a big reunion when the expect the BIG one to be there!