As I'm searching for a surgeon I day dream about I will do once I have my sleeve and have lost a good amount of weight. I am 270 now so I have about 120ish to loose. What are you looking forward to or if you are already there what did the sleeve make possible for you?

Mine are:

Shopping at any store and buying cheap and cute clothes.

Taking a bath in a regular sized bathtub with room

Flirting, even though I've always been fat I haven't had any confidence recently

People saying, "Is that all you are eating?"

Getting any hairstyle I want without worring about making my face fatter

Wearing shorts and dresses again

My husband picking me up

I love "tying my shoes without the bows being off to the side" I've always HATED that yet never thought of listing it!

I am going to burn all of my "granny panties" and only wear sexy undergarments hehe. Ok, i might keep one pair of granny panties just to see if I can pull them up over my head when I reach goal - and then I will burn them!:001_tt2:

Knowing I will never again hear my doctor say, You're going to have a stroke or heart attack within 10 years. This is the last decade of your life, if you don't get this weight off." I"m ready to forget the first time I looked in a store window, saw my reflection, and thought someone was following close behind. It was my huge butt. What a jolt! Getting out of a chair without my knees feeling like they're about to explode. XL: no. T: yes. Having my air cutoff by the booth at Outback (I'm only here to eat--more--yes, you may need a jack to get me the hell out of here). Forgetting that there was a food shortage in my house while I was growing up and spending my adult life eating like it was about to run out again. Going to an NBA game without calling ahead about the seat size. Screw this, I'm 68 and I want this done like yesterday, not some bullshit July. Now!

Letting people take photos of me again.

Not being afraid to go anywhere because someone from my thinner days might see me.

Having my neighbor call me "sexy mama" instead of "lil round mama"

Not spending a fortune on clothes over the internet, then sending them back three times to get the right size.

Looking in the mirror without cringing.

1. Not being the fat one in the group anymore

2. Having a door opened for me

3. Getting dressed and not being disgusted with myself

4. being able to buy cute clothes

5. Going for a long walk and not being pooped

6. Having men really look at me

7. Not being invisible anymore!!!!

8. Getting rid of my fat pants (size 12)

And like the rest of us SOOO many more!!

I am so taking a vow to make absolutely sure that when I do lose this weight, I will NEVER treat an overweight person the way I have been treated. It hurts waaaaay too much.

Kathy... I agree with you. People really don't see how they treat over weight people. What is even more heartbreaking is that if its not doing something mean then it is just ignoring or looking past you. I am not sure which is worse.

I am so taking a vow to make absolutely sure that when I do lose this weight, I will NEVER treat an overweight person the way I have been treated. It hurts waaaaay too much.

Absolutly!

After my surgery I am hoping for

* Kissing Lane Bryant and their prices goodbye!

* Not being the largest girl at my work

* Going to sporting events with my husband and knowing I will fit in the seat!

* Regaining my fertility

* Be able to conceive a child with my husband after 6 years of infertility treatment

* Live a long happy life with no heart disease, diabetes, pain

I want to buy concert, sports or amusement ride tickets and not have to research rather the seating will hold me or not! I don't have to be skinny, I don't have to have the right BMI, I just want to be comfortable LIVING.

I agree with you Kathy... When I hear someone say things like "just quit eating so much!" I want to scream at them! Most of the people who are blessed with a fast metabolism do not understand what is it like to be an overweight person.

I want to buy concert, sports or amusement ride tickets and not have to research rather the seating will hold me or not! I don't have to be skinny, I don't have to have the right BMI, I just want to be comfortable LIVING.

I agree!!!

I look forward to my weight not ALWAYS being a topic of discussion with my dearest mother...wait...that might not work. She talks about my sister's tummy pooch all the time and she's a size 4! Okay then, I look forward to a mere discussion of my physical defects, NOT accompanied by the OH SO sad, ashamed look on her face. Oy...

crossing my legs

tucking in my shirt

wearing a belt

not having salesclerks ignore me in stores

sitting in a booth without my boobs resting on the table lol

lying in the bathtub and the Water covers my tummy and my butt doesn't touch both sides

tying my shoes without the bows being off to the side

being able to reach my toenails better to paint them

hearing something other than "you have really pretty eyes"

seeing cute clothes - and not worrying about if they come in that big of a size

feeling cold and not hot all the time lol

working in my yard and not wanting to take a break after 5 minutes

seeing my reflection in a mirror/window and not feeling sad

feeling beautiful

Hi Kathy, this is a brilliant list. And the best thing is it will happen.

All the best, Jane

I am so taking a vow to make absolutely sure that when I do lose this weight, I will NEVER treat an overweight person the way I have been treated. It hurts waaaaay too much.

Yes, yes and yes x 1000. We must not forget this.