My best friend is going through her journey to have gastric bypass. Her psychologist asked her to make a list of all the things that she has never done because she was overweight that she is looking forward to doing when she looses the excess pounds. I decided that I am going to make a list as well and am wondering what everyone else would put on their lists? I will update after I have my list completed

This sounds like a fabulous idea! There are so many things we wanted to do when we loose our weight. And it's really awesome when we accomplish these things too.

My list so far

1) Going to an amusement park. I have never been on to an amusement park. When I was about 8 we went to the county fair and I was too fat for a ride so I never went to another one because that was the most embarrassing thing of my young life.

2)Traveling. My best friend has to travel a lot and she is smaller than I am but still quite large. She always has to pay extra because of her size. I have never gone on an airplane because I don't want to deal with the embarrassment that she has.

3)NO MORE INSULIN!!! I am so sick of injections!

4)I can not wait to be able to shop at the mall! I have never been able to. Even when Lane Bryant was in the mall, I was too fat to shop there most of the time.

5)Being on top...

6) Playing with my son. Right now I get to sit and watch him play because I am so exhausted all the time that all I get to do is sit and watch him.

7)Enjoy fruit. If I want a piece of fruit it costs me 2 injections so I don't eat fruit

I am sure there is more on my list but this is a good start

I'm looking forward to wearing shorts, sleeveless tops, and swimming suits without feeling fat.

Going to town functions like 4th of July, farmer's market, high school reunions, parades (I missed 20, 25, 30). Going to concerts & sporting events (the chairs too small). Not having to buy my clothes from Woman Within, Roaman's. Wearing a pair of jeans, shorts. My neck being longer again, and not having to wear my hair long to not look so old. I look great in Pixie's but my neck and face has been too big.

I most look forward to not having to shop in the Plus size section. There are so many clothes that i want but can't fit into them. I'm bad now when it comes to clothes, I know it will only get worse. lol

I also want to go to concerts and games without having to sqeeze into the seats. The plane is also bad.

I want to be able to keep a clean house. I would love to be able to keep a pretty flower garden and maybe even some vegetables. I've been so disabled for so long I am having a hard time coming up with a "I wanna do" list. pitiful.

Walking. I'll hopefully be having both my knees replaced in about 30 more pounds. I just long to walk around my beautiful neighborhood, walk in the mall, walk with my grandchildren.

sleeping on my stomach! It's been too big for many, many years.

Traveling. Sitting on a plane and being able to lower the tray and not raise the arm.

Photography. Being able to take pictures from a vantage point other than a car window.

I'm so tired of being disabled. I can't wait to have my authentic life back.

Your list is great! You're going to do all these things and more!

1- Going for a walk with my husband.

2- For my large stomach to be gone so all the pulling on my back will lesson so i may get off some of my pain medication .

3- to be able to spend "quality" time with my 7 grandkids, going to their sports functions .... My grandson plays high school football - his school is old and doesn't have wheelchair accessibility to the stands...so i have not seen him play...he will be a senior in the fall and i want to watch him play...

4- when my grandkids marry, i want to walk down the center aisle instead of being pushed in the wheelchair...

5- go back to our honeymoon spot. We have been married 5 years, i was already in the wheelchair, so i did not get to go on the beach or in the Water...we were on Maui .... My husband is very outgoing so no problem for him, he went scuba diving, snorkleing and walking....i want to play in the ocean with my husband..

6- share the shower and/or bathtub..(save water...lol)

7. yard work- mowing and weeding

8- live longer ... smile more often ... feel good about myself ! there are so many, but i better stop for now...

I would love to do some mountain climbing with my son and a little skydiving.

1- Going for a walk with my husband.

2- For my large stomach to be gone so all the pulling on my back will lesson so i may get off some of my pain medication .

3- to be able to spend "quality" time with my 7 grandkids, going to their sports functions .... My grandson plays high school football - his school is old and doesn't have wheelchair accessibility to the stands...so i have not seen him play...he will be a senior in the fall and i want to watch him play...

4- when my grandkids marry, i want to walk down the center aisle instead of being pushed in the wheelchair...

5- go back to our honeymoon spot. We have been married 5 years, i was already in the wheelchair, so i did not get to go on the beach or in the Water...we were on Maui .... My husband is very outgoing so no problem for him, he went scuba diving, snorkleing and walking....i want to play in the ocean with my husband..

6- share the shower and/or bathtub..(save water...lol)

7. yard work- mowing and weeding

8- live longer ... smile more often ... feel good about myself ! there are so many, but i better stop for now...

Share water hahaha I love it Admit it, it's going to improve our sex lives and that is going to be fantastic lol.

You got me .... Yes sex life will/has to improve with less weight... Reading some of the other posts and ladies are getting pretty "rowdy" after losing some....come on libido!

Not be ashamed and embarrassed when I run into people I haven't seen in a long time.