What's up people. I've been brainstorming about all of the things that I want to accomplish after I lose the weight. I believe that if you speak things into existence, they will happen. So im hoping you guys give your input so that I can steal some your goals and so that they can become a reality for you Lol.

Here is my list that I will accomplish within my first year post op, GOD willing.

I want to:

•shop at Armani Exchange

•cycle in a century

•go skydiving

•go to great adventures amusement park

•run in a race

•take my son to the park and play with him without being short of breath

LOVE this thread!

I want to run a 10k

I want to stop shuddering everytime i see my reflection in store windows

I want to zipline

I want to feel more confident to date again

I want to not have high blood pressure

I want to learn how to NOT be a slave to food.. food has made me its b***h. Now I want to make food MY b***h. hahaha

Oh yeah and I soooo want to be able to buy clothes at the "normal" size store!

I want to go to one of those photo studios where they make you up, do your hair and then take wonderful photos of you. I want that. I even want to do a sexy naked photo shoot. Just because.

I want to run a 10K.

I think when I hit goal I'm gonna reward myself with a new Harley.

I want a Harley (nothing to do with this forum) and I want to drive cross country by myself

This is fun to think about! Let's see...

Shop at Victorias Secret, Express and Zara

Wear boots

Go to the Water parks and amusement parks and not be afraid of weight restrictions

Further my career goals with out fear of judgment of my size

Zipline (I'm afraid of heights but I would do this if I ever got to my goal weight- just for the 'I can' factor)

Learn to ride a bike- this is sad but I never learned because I've always been fat, uncoordinated and afraid. I want to cross that off my list

Go hiking

Compete in a race. I don't care the distance, how fast I go, but to be able to.

Cut my hair short just because- and not fear my head looks like a basketball

I'm sure I have a ton more lol

Wow!!! So many great goals!!! So many personal goals!!! Thanks for sharing guys. You guys have me rethinking about my list lol

- feel healthy and in control of my health again

- be able to buy clothes that fit me in any store, especially when traveling! (I needed a sweatshirt in Canada one time and nothing fit me. Since then I've always overpacked when traveling.)

- be able to wake up with the birds chirping and last all day w/o a nap.

- pass my dog training certification and be able to physically work with dogs w/o my fat getting

in the way

- do the competitive dog agility circuit.

:-)

I want to date and not feel I have to settle for a guy just because he likes me

I want to walk into a shop and not say "they don't have anything my size"

I want to chase my daughter around the park

I want to wear knee high boots

I want to wear pretty cocktail dresses

I want to forget to eat because I've stopped thinking about it 24/7

I want to wow my extended family at my sister's wedding next year

I want to have more children

I want a better job, and have the confidence to apply and go to interviews

I want to have a Facebook profile picture of me and not be ashamed of it

I want to be in all the pictures

Get a tattoo and not be worried it will stretch

Buy chocolate body paint

Wear a pair of swimmers without board shorts or t shirt over the top

Etc.

-I want to wear a bikini(I am going to have a mommy makeover before I achieve this one)

- I want to go whitewater rafting

- I want to be able to hike and explore Yosemite without tiring out.

- I want to buy about 7 pairs of different brand premium denim jeans in a 28(waist size not plus size)

- I want to be able to wear Victoria Secret Bras

- I want people to look at my hot husband and wonder how the hell he got a catch like me because I will look that good lol!!!

-I want to zip line with my husband even though I'm scared to. It would make him do happy.

-I want to buy bras at victoria secrets

-I want to wear my wedding ring again! It's too small never got it re sized!

- I want to go horse back riding

- I want to feel unashamed at a pool or beach even if it's in a one price with shorts!!

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I want to shop at Victoria's secret

I want to buy a little sexy black dress and wear it everywhere

I want to go zip lining, and sky diving

I want to go to an amusement park. I've never been on a real roller coaster because I've always been too big

And most important, I want to be a mom

Oh boy, i have lots if little ones on my liat, but these are the majore one that I will Use as rewards:

Hike to the bottom of the grand canyon

Scuba dive / snorkel

Go to natural hot springs with my friends

Join Big brother & Sisters Nd volunteer with children. I've wanted to do this for so long but haven't felt like a good role model due to my weight

I want to do a lot of the things already mentioned by some others like zip lining, tandem sky diving(without worrying about being too fat to be meet the weight restriction), I want to complete a half marathon next spring(I have already done some 5k's and am doing an 8k in November), I want to continue being healthy, I love that i no longer feel ruled by thoughts of eating food all the time, I want to contingent be amazed by the fact that I AM a size 6....you heard it right, a friggin size 6!!! Haven't been this small in, I don't even remember when!!! I love shopping for clothes, taking pictures and not feeling like the fat friend, because when I am out with friends people call me the skinny one...me lol. The sleeve has given me a new lease on life and I am taking full advantage of it...

My -100 lbs reward is to TRAVEL! <3

I want to be

- Healthy and not ashamed of my size

- I want to be able to get around without being out of breath

- I want to not be embarrassed around people that have seen me yo-yo with my weight

- I want to be able to buy nice clothes instead of at Walmart because my size changes so much

- I like to be able to fit into the same clothes for more than a year at a time

- I want to feel attractive and have others think I am also

- I want my husband to "want" me again

I want to wear a dress without shorts underneath. Maybe try surfing again.