There are too many advantages to being smaller and healthier. However what will you miss as you get thinner. This weekend I was sitting on a bench and I was unable to get comfortable and that is when I realised that I no longer had my built in BUTT CUSHION it was uncomfortable sitting. Now I know why skinny people run for the chairs with cushions while we used to run(walk quickly) for the biggest chairs. I will be seeking the cushioned chairs from now on. Just when I thought I could sit anywhere since I actually fit, I find a new (much easier to handle) hurdle to overcome. Dave.

i guess i will miss NOT being hit on by men.
It was quite a pain in the butt when i WAS thin........
i like men mind you... just well.........
oo h eck Never mind its too hard to explain!

I guess I (will/do/whatever) miss looking forward to meals. You know..the excitement of going out (without kids!) to a nice Italian restuarant or something..all the courses. Since being on LC its just not the same, its hard to get excited about tuna salad or hardboiled eggs. I think I've also slipped into the 'holidays are just another day,' syndrome... half the fun is lost if you can't indulge in the great food. (Yep, I know its about family and stuff...).

BUT... I wouldnt change where I'm at and where I'm going for those things above for anything.

I think I'll miss my lack of accountability....every day felt like a kid in a candy store.....eat whatever you wanted and be as irresponsible as you want, worry about the consequences later!

Of course I know I will miss my bigger boobs....

Brennabug..

Ohh.. I think you & I may have some of the same issues..

I knew what you meant before you even thought about explaining it..

I notice people treat you differently as you lose weight.. and that scares me at times.. I've used my fat as insulation from the world..

Well, in a strange way I will miss exactly what Misskimbee said. Not having to worry about what I ate, not having to be accountable for anything with food, just eating junk and getting the “carb rush” from it.

I’ve been hit on when I was 270, I’ve been hit on when I was 110 (way back in the day ), so I don’t notice a difference with that.

I’ll miss the self consciousness, the clothes that look like Barnum and Bailey could use them for their shows, the bad knees and chronic GERD-like heartburn… Oh wait, no I won’t

Wow, this question was an eye catcher. I thought at first that there is nothing I will miss when I am no longer fat. But that didn't ring true. I know if I am really honest with myself I will miss using being fat as an excuse. For the past year or so, I have been working really hard not to use it as an excuse for things, but sometimes it is easy to let happen. I will have to learn to say "no", not to over commit myself, and be ok that I don't have any specific reason. Right now I can say no, because I know that I don't have the stamia to do a trillion things. Also it seems the heavier you are, the less is expected of you. I think I will also miss being unseen. I hope you understand, these things, being unseen and low expectations are things that I also hate about being this heavy and yet being honest, these things are also convenient when it serves my purpose.

I'm probably all confused, but I feel much more vulnerable now than I did when I was fat. I feel like a small woman, even though I wasn't quite 5 feet tall then either. In some ways, it is a good feeling because of the femininity sort of thing that can be nice at times, but in other ways, it is just sorta uncomfortable.

I read all the notes before mine not sure if I would post or not. And I totally understand what you all are saying. Its been so long since I've not been invisible, I'm not sure how I'll act to noticed again. I guess I miss eating what I want when I want.

Oh Brennabug!! I so relate to this!!

Now that I'm at a weight that has me in the "desireable" range....its starting to happen....and its not the kind of hitting on that I appreciate!!

I live and work in NYC...I walk many dogs during the day. I wear pants and not very tight t-shirts so that I will go unnoticed....or hopefully unnoticed

Many people want to chat with me about the dogs I am with....and every so often a man will use the dogs as an excuse to strike up a chat. It happened today with a lowlife kind of guy....I chose to not speak/respond to him...I had gotten a bad vibe....he started yelling at me and kept yelling!! I just walked away but if I was still my old weight, that would not have happened!!

It is an issue that deserves its own thread.....maybe in the emotional issues forum?

I read all the posts before I decided to answer also. I will miss mostly what I am already missing. FOOD. LOL I have always been one of those live to eat people. I LOVE trying new restaurants any of the dishes. I miss potatoes like a mad woman. Trying any new snack or recipe I want and not worrying. I have a love affair with food, always have. Food was always there for me...mom, dad, friends and such fell by the wayside but FOOD always made me feel sooo good.

KimNWI

It’s not what I will miss, but my kids said they will miss my squishy fat belly to snuggle on

I cant think of anything that I will miss. I can think of a whole lot of things I will gain. Most importantly I will hopefully gain time with my family.

I can honestly say there is absolutely nothing I will miss when i lose weight.... I have been fat my entire life(well from about 8 years old till now)..I have been belittled, tormented, made fun of, made to feel like I am less than human....

So I will miss nothing...I am at a point in my life where a change is needed and welcomed with open arms..I dont care how hard it is......

I miss being able to eat full fat, high calorie foods, and not having to worry about my weight. You can eat a ton more when you weigh almost 300 pounds lol. Just the other day I was thinking about how jealous I am of heavy people who still lose weight eating eggs fried in lots of butter with sausages, cheese, desserts made of high fat almond flour & cream, etc... that stuff kinda goes bye bye when you reach the low weights . Reduced fat & reduced portion isn't bad but you miss the "myth" of low carbing - that you can eat as much as you want as long as you watch carbs, and your wieght will do what you want.