I wore shorts today!

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This is exciting because

  1. It’s just about the first day all year it was warm enough to do that
  2. I haven’t worn shorts in over 28 years!! But now officially 70 pounds down I can. And because my body has changed since the last time I wore them (not as flat a stomach but MUCH thinner thighs) I feel better in them than I did as a teenager!!!
    That’s it. Just had to share.
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Congratulations!!

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Congratulations! I never wear shorts unless I’m going swimming.

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Awesome!!!
Wearing shorts myself today!
I’m thrilled about your weight loss journey @maya54

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Congrats! Hope you have a pair you love!
Nothing like a pair of shorts. I wear them as soon as I can and for as long as I can. Also skorts!

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Wow. I seriously cannot imagine going 28 without wearing shorts. I live in MN and the summers are so blech. I’m peeling off long pants the minute I get home.

Congratulations on the weight loss though! 70 pounds is awesome! I need to get on that myself…

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Good for you! I think I found most of the 70 you lost! : ( Capris are about it for me!

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Shorts rule. Could not have run Boston in long pants. Congrats!!!

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Depending on where you live shorts really are a big deal. Growing up in Maine they sure were. Congratulations, what a wonderful indicator of monumental weight loss.

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@maya54
I’m glad you shared! Big smile here!

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Why a bigger deal in Maine versus other places?

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I come from a hotter area of the US and I never wear shorts :lol:

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Congratulations! What an achievement!

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Congratulations! What an accomplishment. I hope you’ve been enjoying your shorts.

I lost a little weight in the past year (and have much much more to go) and tried on some shorts today for the first time in many years. I can’t say they looked great, but it sure felt good to have air on my legs and I’m planning to wear them as I putter in my garden. I think it’s been about 10 years or so for me. I still prefer skimmers and capris, but with the heat lately, these will be a welcome addition.

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Good for you!!! That never gets old, let me tell you!!!

When I was in college, I was overweight and it would be broiling and I was too ashamed to wear shorts. And my friend was super stylish and gorgeous and beautiful – and very overweight. She flung a pair of shorts at me, called me an impolite name and got down in my face , literally. "Never let the damn world tell you what you can and cannot wear. It isnt what you wear, it’s how you wear it. "