<ul>
  <li>wear a normal size</li>
  <li>stop feeling like the fat family member</li>
  <li>better health</li>
  <li>stop the 'stupid, fat, lazy' American stereotype</li>
  <li>look better in pictures</li>
  <li>feel better and more confident</li>
  <li>be less self conscious</li>
  <li>not feel like a hog when I see malnourished people on the television</li>
  <li>be able to do adventure sports</li>
  <li>bargain shop better for clothes</li>
</ul>
Right now I weigh 194 lbs. That's a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> lot</span>
for my height, considering I'm only 5 ft. flat and have a small frame.
For my size that means I'm (tightly) wearing a 17/18.&nbsp; I have
seinor pictures coming up and I really want it to be a picture that I'm
not going to look back and feel ashamed about when my kids ask to see
the picture.&nbsp; I think I'm going to be rather ambitious and hope
that I can lose 15 lbs by August 15, which is when my seinor
pictures&nbsp; get taken. <br>