Anybody ever put anything off till they lose weight?

Just curious...anyone ever put things on hold till you lose weight? Dating, buying new clothes, whatever...

I put off having my wedding rings sized.

Completely.... I feel like I live my whole life that way.  It's like, my life can BEGIN once I reach my goal weight.  It's ridiculous, but it's the way I feel.  I won't buy new clothes, I don't even want to see certain people until I reach the goal.

Ah Yeah...everything.

That is how I allowed myself to get massivly obese and why I have stayed that way for so long.  It is a good escape from the things I want to put off.

Now that it is changing I find that the things I feared and put on hold don't really matter anymore and the things I didn't fear got lost in the extra pounds. 

I avoid seeing people from high school.

I'm waiting to have a dress altered.  The wedding I will wear it to is at the end of June.  I want to be at least five pounds lighter by then!  :)

marla - You just totally described me.  I don't even like most of the clothes I have, but I refuse to buy anything because "I don't deserve it".

josal - I don't know why, but I'm very afraid.  I've never really changed myself before...why should I be afraid of something that's better than what I have now?

becca - Eh, I wasn't great looking even then.  Now I'm worse because I've lost a lot of my hair.

This may sound totally ridiculous, but I'm even putting off weighing myself.  I'm afraid of the scale.  It's like, how does this one contraption have the ability to control whether or not I am going to have a good day or an awful day?  That one number.... it has such an affect on my mood, and I get terribly anxious just thinking about it!

Marla - What ht/wt are you?  How much do you want to lose? 

I know in my heart that the scale doesn't matter as much as body composition, but I don't think anyone likes seeing 230 on the scale unless it's down from something higher.

-weighing

-trying on old clothes

-buying new clothes (another "i dont deserve it")

-tattoos

-vacations

-lots of other stuff i cant think of right now :D

Yeah, throwing away my skinny jeans. I am bound and determined that I will be able to wear them again one day........of course they are totally out of style now anyhow!! STUPID!!!!

skye - sounds like me as well.  I dont' want tattoos, but I admit that I could use some new clothes.  Granted, I've been getting over more than just my weight...I've had to accept a lot of stuff I'd rather ignore or change.

efjm - the one good thing is now you have an excuse to buy new stuff.

i post poned dating, and majorly, my abdominal surgery will not be done until I am at least 140! so yeah I definetly am!

hell, i've mostly postponed dating my whole life.  the few girls i dated, i never really liked that much. 

you're having weight loss surgery?

Sadly, I put off a lot of things. I am not fat by any means, but I have self image issues and I just get nervous all the time and I am always afraid of what people think of me. I have put off getting a scuba diving certification, going on vacations, heck just getting in a bikini until I "lose the weight"

Ive been saying that for 2 years now... :) sometimes you just have to let it go and enjoy yourself while you are still young and alive. Because anything could happen, and you might not be here tomorrow... not to sound too dramatic, but it puts things in perspective :)

I'm completely putting off dating!!!  And yes, I'm hanging on to my skinny clothes as my "thinspiration". 

I'm 5'2''.... and I don't know how much I weigh exactly because of the scale fear thing, but I'm guessing it's like 120 and I want to be 110.

I don't even want to take pictures.... the camera adds 10 pounds right?

I'm postponing getting some engagement pictures taken with my fiance.  Also, I have a whole bunch of skinny clothes that I won't get rid of.  I am postponing wearing cute shirts right now, because I feel like my arms are too fat--I want to wear 3/4 sleeves until I feel better about them, even though it is getting so nice out.

I definitely put off some things. I want a tattoo, but I want my first to represent my weight loss, so until I reach my goal, I'm not getting one. I try to stay away from some people, like my Aunt or Grandmother, because I want them to see me after I've lost more weight. Although, they do live farther away. There are so many things that I put off until I feel worthy enough. 

One of the hardest things for me is accepting that I'm not going to make some shocking dramatic change like some do.  I guess that's everyone's big dream, to "become a new person", surprise their friends and family, etc.  I can lose weight - probably 40-50 lbs - but I'll still be a big guy.  I'm starting to deal with it, but through gritted teeth. 

marla - I know what I say won't make a difference, but that doesnt seem heavy to me.  Try being 6'3", 230. lol  Still, ten pounds isnt that much left to lose, though I heard it's the hardest.

cjulian - sounds like me too.  I do have a scuba certification, although I haven't been to a beach in years, although I live in SoCal.

haha marla I avoid the scale like you do. Monday mornings are tough for me.. its either going to be a great day or a horrible one, and it all depends on a digital number on a plastic machine. So sad.

but I must say marla, I am 5'2 as well, people think im really skinny and I am 127 pounds. true a lot of it is probably muscle because I work out like a madwoman, but if you are 120 at 5'2, just be thankful :) Id kill to be that weight.

I avoid cameras like the plague.

Hello  If you are a female I'm sure we all answered yes in some way or another, I refuse to buy new clothes it's motivation for me because I get so sick of wearing the same things over and over. I try to reward myself with something new if I do good for myself.  Kind of like giving a treat to your dog for being good or doing a trick same thing except I get clothing.    We all need some kind of motivation I figure if it works its good