When I am skinny I will:

Buy cheap active wear from Wal-Mart. And Target. And Kohl's. And Ross.

Buy expensive lingerie from Nordstrom or Macy's.

Buy sleazy, expensive lingerie from Victoria's Secret and Fredricks of Hollywood! (lol)

Wear high heels.

Go scuba diving in Cozumel.

Have professional photographs taken.

Track down old friends and acquaintances who never knew I got fat.

Go to the movies on opening weekend.

Attend every office function of my husband's job.

Learn to ballroom dance. Wearing high heels and appropriate wardrobe.

Get a massage.

And . . .

What's your secret skinny dream?

Oh, this is a great thread!!

I will...

Buy clothes that reflect my age instead of my weight.

Buy a bathing suit and wear it out in public.

Buy a pair of Jimmy Choo high heels - just because!

Visit my ex-boyfriend at work and let him drool.

Ride a rollercoaster again.

Go skiing.

Go to my high school reunion.

Ahhhh! How could I have forgotten the (soon-to-be not-so-dreaded) high school reunion! Add that one to my list too.

When I am thin I will:

1. Remind myself daily that just because men look at me, it doesn't mean bad things are going to happen.

2. Buy my dream outfit - faded jeans, white cotton button up shirt with a collar (tucked in), a navy blue blazer, and some boots with a heel. (a bit odd but very me)

3. Go camping

4. Go hiking

5. Take my grandson to the park - and PLAY with him

6. Attend a week long outdoor photography workshop in Yellowstone Park.

7. Go back to my home town and shock everyone (they knew me skinny and fat)

8. Sit on my husband's lap, facing him with my arms around his neck (I've never sat on his lap)

9. Wear shorts in public

10. Ride a horse again

11. Go on snowshoe trips with my mother (yes, she can outdo me!)

12. Attend a week long Portrait Photography workshop with Monte Zucker

13. Go to England to see my husband's home, and make him take me to France and Ireland too!

14. Wear a really great hairstyle

15. Get a set of nails

16. Buy a fancy red bra with matching panties (ok, maybe a different color for each day of the week)

17. Get another dog - has to be a Golden Retreiver.

18. Have a family portrait done - with me in it!

19. STAY THIN!!!!!!

20. Go stand on a tall mountain, take in a long deep breath of fresh air, close my eyes and thank God for letting me live.. I mean really live!

(not listed in any order of priority)

Here's mine...

1. Enjoy the bits of P'Nut's goals that make me.... nevermind

2. Not sweat while I'm eating.

3. Not think "Where's the damn elevator??"

4. Be even more physically intimidating than I already am.

5. Persuade P'Nut that there is nothing worth seeing in the UK (or the rest of Europe).

6. Not feel humiliated because I'm not wearing a shirt.

7. See life from more than the front seat of our car.

8. ....

9. Buy clothing in a size smaller than "Tent" (probably not much hope of that one, my shirt's won't ever get much smaller than 2x).

10. Take up archery again, and maybe a martial art again.

well heres mine, I just want it allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Note: dylansmom deleted the post she made which illicited the following response - that pisses me off more than being told to live life to the fullest, live in the moment, be all you can be, yada, yada, yada. I have no respect for someone who deletes their message because it wasn't embraced as an eye opening, life changing, revolutionary thought. Get a grip. I was nice about her response too!

Hi dylansmom,

Thanks for the pep talk. LOL, I knew this would happen and I appreciate the sentiment and your good intentions in bringing it up, but this thread was not intended to spark a discussion about living life to the fullest and doing what you CAN. I'm doing what I CAN and I hope that at least MOST of us here are doing what we CAN. I started this thread with the idea of opening a discussion about the things we want but have not been able - or willing - to do in a long long time. If ever. This thread is about the everpresent Secret Skinny Dream. Doesn't everyone have them?

Now that I'm banded I can actually consider the list as a possibility. That in itself is a dream come true.

This is not at all a scold - it's a release from being grounded - it's an invitation to dream. The only thing better than that is for the dreams to become reality.

Too Fun!!!

When I am thin I will:

Take the stairs...and enjoy it.

Wear a tong...on purpose.

Lay on the beach...without a cover-up on.

Be comfortable in my own skin.

Admire my own muscles.

1. I will let my husband pick out something from Victoria's Secret.

2. I take my boys swimming in public.

3. I will buy clothes in the Misses dept and NOT Plus Size.

4. I will not hide behind the camera.

5. I will tell everyone how I lost weight.

6. I will wear shorts & not capri's in public.

7. I will become more active in my community and volunteer.

8. I will get my nails done again on a regular basis.

9. I will hold my head high when visiting the "In-Laws".

10. I will buy new carpet for my house. O.K. I want that now, but it is a dream. :guess

Oh ya! White pants. I will wear white pants. With an 'on purpose' thong! LOL Tamyrn

Yep, no more tent shopping for me.

I will take a hot bath in a standard tub with only my head sticking out of the water.

I will use a camping stool, excercise equipment, and a trampoline without having to check the maximum weight allowance.

I will be able to relax around my daughter, knowing that I am setting a healthy example instead of poisoning her views.

I will get friendly with my husband in the woods

Its not many and I know there are hundreds more. Thanks for the fun thread, it's been awhile since I've seen something light hearted on here.

GREAT THREAD!!

I made a list like a long time ago in a journal.. its huge

I would like to find that list and recopy it here

So notify~

I will take a hot bath in a standard tub with only my head sticking out of the Water.

>>>>>WOW, I have never even THOUGHT of that! That would be sooooo nice.

I will use a camping stool, excercise equipment, and a trampoline without having to check the maximum weight allowance.

>>>>ohhhh me too.. I sit in those chairs that say 225 pound limet (here I was at 400 pounds.. they would last.. ONE summer)

I will get friendly with my husband in the woods

>>>>Ohhh I get friendly in the woods alot.. already (Drink some alcohal,it helps.. lol) I CANT WAIT TILL SUMMER!!! OR just some spring with decent weather!!!!

Buy cheap active wear from Wal-Mart. And Target. And Kohl's. And Ross.

>>>yeah me too

Buy expensive lingerie from Nordstrom or Macy's.

>>>>NOpe.. have no money.

Wear high heels.

>>>>ouch.. why? I am a simple girl

Go scuba diving in Cozumel.

>>>wow.. I cant imagine this..

Have professional photographs taken.

>>>i dunno.. maybe

Go to the movies on opening weekend.

<<<the line.. I get it.. I like waiting for the dvd..

Attend every office function of my husband's job.

>>>Thats special!

Get a massage.

>>>HECK YA! (but I would do it NOW, if I had the funds)

THESE are MY takes on your ideas.. not me judging your ideas BTW~

loves

i will wake up and take the first few step without foot pain

I will live to see my son graduate, go to college, make millons and marry

I will have my sex drive back

I will hit a home run instead of a double or triple

I will dress like hoochie (okay not true)

Buy clothes that reflect my age instead of my weight.

<>>>>> I wanna dress YOUNGER! I never got to.. I wanna dress like a 20 yr old.. not 40!

Buy a bathing suit and wear it out in public.

>>>eeeek.. That would be nice.. but even with plastic surgery I wouldnt do that.. cept the YMCA of course

Buy a pair of Jimmy Choo high heels - just because!

>>>Dont know WHAT your talking about.. (actually I do, but I am gonna refuse to admit it)

Visit my ex-boyfriend at work and let him drool.

>>>> I might have a few of these kinds of plans up my sleeve, havent thought much of it before.. sheeeet, I been OBESe since age 16

Ride a rollercoaster again.

>>>>>HECK YA, I cant wait.

Go skiing.

>>>>ALWAYS has been on my list!!!

Go to my high school reunion.

>>>hummmmm.. I dont think I ever get invited.. lol

1. Remind myself daily that just because men look at me, it doesn't mean bad things are going to happen.

>>>Deep and I get it.

2. Buy my dream outfit - faded jeans, white cotton button up shirt with a collar (tucked in), a navy blue blazer, and some boots with a heel. (a bit odd but very me)

>>>mine is a white eyelet dress, sandles and a beach hat.

3. Go camping

>>>>I go several times every year, its a staple in my life I would DIE without.. (I live in oregon) BUT WOW how much easier is it gonna BE!!!

4. Go hiking (is this really any fun??lol)

5. Take my grandson to the park - and PLAY with him

Ack, grandkids.. they are surely gonna happen in a couple few years... GOTTA be prepared! (I got two sexually active girls.. ON BIRTH control)

6. Attend a week long outdoor photography workshop in Yellowstone Park.

>>>>love it.. I hope you get to!!

7. Go back to my home town and shock everyone (they knew me skinny and fat)

>>>they all know me both ways, fluck them.

8. Sit on my husband's lap, facing him with my arms around his neck (I've never sat on his lap)

>>>my boys MAKE ME.. but it'll be nice to feeeeeel comfortable ya know!!!

9. Wear shorts in public

>>>> I dunno.. CAPRI's would be good.. (I do that already though)

10. Ride a horse again

>>> I nEVER have.. It would be cool to see what its like.

11. Go on snowshoe trips with my mother (yes, she can outdo me!)

>>>>I LOVE SNOW, but thats like a hiking thing again.. I cant see how walking is fun yet.. lol

15. Get a set of nails

>>>>>DO IT NOW!!! NO reason to wait.. (well, for me there is.. WIPING my BUTT) BUT I do it sometimes. well I used to.

18. Have a family portrait done - with me in it!

>>>>>>YES!!!!!! NOW THATS IMPORTANT>