LIMITS LIST

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise" - Robert Fritz

Our weight has limited us in more ways than we care to admit. Compromise can be considered a good thing, but because of our limitations, we've had to make a lot of negative compromises.

For instance:
- Filling up a tub with water for Sareia to "swim" in because we're too lazy to go to the pools
- Family photos mostly consist of our two girls because there's no way we want proof that we ever looked like this
- Movie and date nights at home/ no social life because 1. LETHARGY - You just don't want to do anything when you're overweight. 2. SHAME - Going out consists of the Duck'n'Dive.  Ducking and diving out of the way to avoid anyone you know who has ever seen you before you decided to balloon.

Our weight limits us from a number of things we'd like to do and experience. A few of them are:

* Theme park rides - This is the scene: Mad as roller coaster running through hotel New York - New York (Las Vegas) and you're waiting in line to enjoy this monumental ride. Everyone else is seated and as you too, take your seat, you realise the safety bar won't lock into place (your thighs are too big). There's nothing else you can do but suffer the tragic walk of shame past everyone and back out to the entrance knowing they're all secretly laughing at you for thinking you could fit into the ride in the first place
* Swimming - The classic "beached whale" jokes, being the fat fobs swimming in a t-shirt and pants
* Tying shoelaces - Bending down to comfortably tie them without having to hold your breath, or bringing your foot to rest on your knee
* Sitting down in public seats - Knowing that you're bulging in all sorts of places, worrying about getting stuck (this hasn't happened yet...knock on wood, but it is a fear!) or being full-aware that at any moment the chair might give way (this unfortunately HAS happened).
* Shopping for clothes - Nothing fits! (this is only a SLIGHT exaggeration). And if it does fit, it's ugly.
* Capturing precious family moments - We just want to be able to not only take photos OF our daughters, but WITH them.


The Challenge:
To review and reassess these limits in 6 months and hopefully, the revised list will be empty. 

Cheers to no more limits :)