Hello fellow Canadians! I'm not banded yet but will be in a few weeks. My emotions have been wild, so I decided to make a list of things to get excited about, and to help me focus on the positive. Please add some of your own, so we can make a BIG list.:cool: Whether we are pre-op or post-op or a few years down the road, you can never get to much positive inspirations.

1 - I can't wait to go to my daughters drawer to borrow a shirt.:Banane56:

2- I can hardly wait to go for a bike ride with my children.:cool:

3 - No have to worry where there seating me in a restaurant, I'll fit anywhere.:mad:

4 - Trade in my mini-van for a sportier car and look great in it.

5 - See the look in my friends faces when they havent seen me in a while.:eek:

6 - Throw away any clothes that end in an X (5X).:cool:

7 - Do #!*@? with my husband. :kiss2: ....sorry

8 - Go clothes shopping and buy what I like, not what just fits.:phanvan

9 - Dance:p

10-Knowing I've made a great decision to move on to a more positive, rewarding, exciting life.:clap2:

I want to wear tight(ish) pants and not mushroom over top of the waistband...

I can't wait for people to stop assuming I'm stupid cuz I'm plus-size

I want to cross my legs without sitting on one hip and leaning against the armrest to keep my leg from sliding off

I want to take a couple of flights of stairs without huffin' and puffin'

I'm sure there's more but its late!

This post made my day...

I want all the things that you all posted, but the one I really can't wait for is when my b/f can just take me in his arms and carry me off.

I wonder if it's as good as it is in the movies?

I have one more for the list...

i don't want my thighs to touch, I was on the subway today and I noticed a girl wearing jeans and you could see right through her legs as she was standing there.

I go through a lot of pants, they all tend to wear thin on the inner thighs

Jurema.... me too! It's the craziest feeling, LETTING someone pick you up! My boyfriend can, and does now, but I want him to do it without any trouble!

And the thigh rubbing thing... can't wait for that! I'm happy to say I haven't run down the thighs in any pants SINCE I've been banded. I would put Iron on Patches on the insides of my jeans when they were getting a little too thin! Man oh man... THOSE chafed!

I haven't seen too many (or any) guys chime in so here I go...

- I'd like to not have my belly make slappy noises when I run up a flight of stairs...

- I'd like to not worry what other think when they see me in a speedo...:nervous

- I'd like to hug Mrs. Yoda and have her hands touch behind me...

- I'd like to hug Mrs. Yoda and have her to be able to grab my bum as she does... (she would need gorilla arms right now)

- I'd like to play my guitar holding it properly without my belly in the way...

- I'd like to see friends I've not seen in awhile and have them not recognise me because I am smaller...

and finaly...

- I'd like to see my penis again... it's been so long since I have seen it that I could legally have it declared dead... and I'd like to know if it has grown since I was 12 YOA! :eyebrows:

I want to wear tight(ish) pants and not mushroom over top of the waistband...

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Heidi I ditto that. I can that the unwanted muffin top....

I want to...wear single digit sized clothes.

I have already...thrown away my size 3X panties

closed my Lane Bryant account

climbed Diamond Head

YEA ME!!!

and finaly...

- I'd like to see my penis again... it's been so long since I have seen it that I could legally have it declared dead... and I'd like to know if it has grown since I was 12 YOA! :eyebrows:

LOL as long as Mr. Yoda can see it I things will be ok

Mr. Yoda... you crack me up!

Boo Boo Kitty - I have dreaded the muffin top for far too long... in fact most of my parts are 2 sizes too big (and getting bigger yay) because of it.

I want to wear zip up boots that aren't stretch leather... I have the chubby calves and thighs issue. I have great boots that are all stretch leather though.. I just want to walk in pick up whatever pair of heels I wand know my calves are not to muscular or chubby!!! Never underestimate the power of hot CFM boots

When I have achieved my goal:

I am able to shop in any store I choose.

I can see the big quad muscle in my legs

I can see my collarbones and hipbones

I can play tag at the park with all of my kids for as long as they want

I can complete a triathlon

I can sit in any chair I want

I can buy the sexiest underwear money can buy and wear it with confidence

I can hold my head high in any public situation

I can complete a marathon

Mr. Yoda broke the male silence on this chicky cheeky site...so here I go... although I will admit Aragon I don't know what a "Brazillian" is!!

1. I want others to call me "big guy" only when they are standing beside me at a urnial.

2. I will stop paying for first class air tickets so I get an extra 4" wide seat and a hot towel.

3. I want to wear the lime green speedo that came with my Borat DVD. LaLaLa La.

4. I don't want my truck blinker to go on everytime I pass McD's or Dairy Queen.

5. I want to be able to go to a men's "Big & Tall" store only because I am TALL.

6. I want to fit my ICON leather motorcycle jacket I bought the day I decided to get banded and take my wife for a long long "ride".

7. I want to be able to play sports again at the level I did a few years ago.

8. I want to stop wearing black clothes

9. I want to be able to have the energy to enjoy my kids, wife and life. I want to be a better husband, father and friend.

10. I want a 'Brazillian" ....sorry I mean a "Columbian"!!

CanadianMacDaddy.

11. I want it to freakin stop snowing in Calgary.... as I look out the window.

The men on this forum ar hysterical! I love them. Mrs. Yoda and Mrs. CanMacDaddy are two lucky women.

I wan't to stop worrying about dying young and leaving my daughter behind.

I want to be able to walk in any store and not be asked if I am looking for a gift.

I want to wear a pair of killer heels without killing myself.

I want other people's jaws to drop when they see me for the first time after a long time.

I want to get off all this crappy medication I have to take every day.

I want to be able to walk up 2 flights of stairs without needing a hit of oxygen.

I want to be on top wihout the fear of crushing my dh.

I want to wear sexy lingerie and feel good about it.

I want my DH's stocks to do well so he will pay for my tummy tuck and breast lift in about a year!!!!

Since Mr.Yoda called me out, here we go with some comments as well

Mr. Yoda broke the male silence on this chicky cheeky site...so here I go... although I will admit Aragon I don't know what a "Brazillian" is!! .

Google Brazilian Wax, just dont do it at work. I really dont think you want one, and you may not be able to find someone who wont do it without danger pay. :heh:

1. I want others to call me "big guy" only when they are standing beside me at a urnial. .

Amen, I hate being called big guy. My friends dont do it, why the hell does the guy at the Future Shop think it is okay. I dont call him pencil neck.

3. I want to wear the lime green speedo that came with my Borat DVD. LaLaLa La. .

Refer to my Christmas hot tub thread. They were giving these out at the DVD release. I wanted one in the worst way. Allllriiiiiight.

5. I want to be able to go to a men's "Big & Tall" store only because I am TALL..

I still have to resist the urge to go into George Richards to see if they got anything new. I am not fond of the Repp B&T.

9. I want to be able to have the energy to enjoy my kids, wife and life. I want to be a better husband, father and friend. .

This is really what it is all about for me. I want to be there to see the milestones in my children's lives. Grads, weddings, grandchildren. This is my strongest motivator.

Some more less important ones for me.

- I want to be able to shop in normal stores. B&T shops for me are like highway robbery. Why do they think that they can charge so much for crappy quality.

- I want to be able to get in the pool without being self concious of my size. I think this is a remnant from my fat childhood but I will work on it.

- I want to be able to have people treat me the way they do everyone else and not look at me like some sort of leper.

- I want to be able to look good in a suit with my shirt tucked in. I always look like a sausage with my shirt bunched up in the middles.

There are others, but I cant reallly think of them now

11. I want it to freakin stop snowing in Calgary.... as I look out the window.

Who thought I would still be running snow tires at this time of year. Global warming my ass.

Andrew