I'm still a little ways out from my surgery (just started the Kaiser options classes) but this morning I was laying in bed thinking of all the things I can't wait to do when I lose weight.

1. Be able to walk through those stupid little turnstyle things

2. Finally be able to stop lying about not liking rollercoasters. I love them..my fat ass just won't fit. Easier to lie

3. No longer have to buy gigantic pads with wings (yeah I know TMI)

4. Be able to buy something from Victorias Secret

5. Be able to shop with friends without having to make a detour to a "fat store".

6. Not be ashamed to walk though the mall with my bag of clothes...I always hate shopping and having to walk through the mall with a Lane Bryant shopping bag...just screams I'M FAT!!!

7. Be able to put the lap tray down on an airplane

8. Be able to tell people I used to run cross country in high school without them saying "What happened". and actually be able to run again.

9. Sky Dive!!!!!

10. Go out with my "skinny friends" and actually have guys want to talk to me too...and not just to ask me to ask my friend for her number

Here are my 10!

1. Physically have babies (My 2 boys are adopted) Years of infertility issues.

2. Dance non-stop

3. Get dressed up and not have to wear my 2 girdles

4. Restock my shoe closet with Italian Cut shoes that I can not wear now because of my fat feet.

5. Have my husband pick me up and not let me go.

6. Chase after my boys without being tired.

7. Play a round of Volleyball with my boys and my Sister.

8. Live a healthy life.

9. Be an example for someone who struggles with weight issues.

10. Continue to make more list because this one will be completed one day.

Ok... I live in Texas so I am looking forward to being out in the 100 degree heat without having a heat stroke....I have way too much insulation lol I used to be fine in the heat when I was younger...that means biking hiking swimming and taking my nephew to the zoo! I can't do that now for several reasons...

I didn't make a list of ten bc I think I have a thousand things I am looking forward to

Hi guys, love all the "can't wait ideas" there all inspiring!! Here are my top ten things.

1. Look good so my husband will be proud of me! ( even though he has not said anything like that).

2. Go hiking with my 9, and 12 year old

3. Get healthy.

4. By cloths in the single digests!

5. Be confident in front of my husband with the lights on!!

6. Get rid of a lot of aches and pains!

7. Zip line

8. To feel what it's like to be skinny or at least smaller again.

9. To not fall into my moms foot steps of just gaining more and more weight as years go by.

10. Feel in control of my health.

And many more!!!

Oh I love this thread!! Here is my list:

1. Be able to ride comfortably in my car, with the seat belt on!

2. Be able to buy something I love, not just something that fits.

3. Unpack all my old clothes!

4. Purchase a new mattress and get rid of the one I purchased last year that has ready "sunk in" on my side.

5. My husband be able to pick me up.

6. Go hang out with the other mommy's without feeling like I take up the whole table.

7. Wear boots!! Real knee high sexy boots!!

8. Buy a pair of nice designer jeans!

9. Take my daughter to Disney world and the beach!

10. Be able to wear my wedding rings!! I love them so much but I never wanted to have then sized.

here is my list. I numbered them but they are in no special order.

1. Be able to ride roller coaster.

2. Be able to see my manhood with out it standing at attention.

3. Ride a horse

4. Climb a tree

5. Repell

6. Run

7. Play at the park and tire my kids out.

8. Fly comfortably in an airplane

9. Be able to find my size in any store

10. Give up cpap machine

In no particular order

1. Be able to play outside with my four year old for longer than 5 minutes.

2. Not tell my wife for one whole day that it is too hot!

3. Buy clothes from wal-mart (wow, that sounds like I'm one of 'those people')

4. 'Experiment' with my wife

5. Go swimming without a shirt on.

6. Do any kind of non-sedentary activity for more than ten minutes.

7. By clothes without an x in the size.

8. Enjoy thing like going to the zoo, fair, museum, outdoors, etc. because I enjoy walking.

9. Fly a kite by running.

10. Not be tied to the couch/computer chair all evening.

11. Sit down in my tub, and not move to one side to let the Water pass.

12. Take a long relaxing shower and not get out after 5 min because standing hurts.

13. Have underwear that fits right.

14. Not be self conscious about having my picture taken.

4. I want to have clothes that reflect my style and not what I coud find that would fit me. (Stolen)

16. Not be embarrassed to post my photo on a weight loss surgery website (how stupid is that?)

I'm sure I'll add more...

Heres my random list

1. Be able to play with my 2 daughters and chase them in the park.

2. Be able to go up more than 3 steps without getting winded

3. Wear shorts for the first time since i was 15. I am going to disney for the first time next summer and want to be comfortable

4. Not have to hide under the covers while being intimate

5. Not get insane heat rash between my legs from my thighs rubbing together TMI sorry

6. Shop at a regular sized clothing store

7. Wear a bathing suit. My swimming attire is currently a t shirt and calf length capris

8. not have to unbutton my pants after eating cus i cant breathe

9. love the way i see and how i feel about myself.

10. Not have the urge to pee all the time.

I would love to do the thing at Mammoth Cave!

Here's the beginning of my mile long list...

1. Go to an amusement park and enjoy it.

2. Be able to wear something besides a T-shirt and be comfortable.

3. Pay all the jerks that have a problem with my weight a little visit.

4. Not be looked down on because of my size.

5. Be able to swim without wearing basketball shorts and a T-shirt.

6. Attempt to walk in heels, that will be a first for me.

7. I would love to go to a paint party

8. Walk the whole Zombie Walk in Memphis.

9. I can't wait to not feel like everyone around me is judging me.

10. To be able to take my teenage sister out and not be looked over.

What a great idea!!! A bucket list for your dead overweight self.

Here is mine:

1. Sky dive!!

2. Cross fit regionals

3. Caving in South America

4. Completing a 2 week back packing trip

5. Running a marathons ( at 12 miles so far)

6. Take an expedition up mount Rainer

7. Zip line!!

8. All night sex session

9. Horse back ride the Grand Canyon

10. To be determined

I love love love this thread! Thanks for starting...

1) ride in an airplane without the seatbelt extender and be able to put the tray down

2) shop for clothes that I love and not just for what fits

3) not always feel like the fattest girl in the room

4) DANCE!

5) not look at a booth in a restaurant like its the enemy!

6) never worry about fitting in a chair, no matter where I go

7) feel beautiful

8) not be afraid to play on the floor with my kids in case I can't get up again

9) can't wait to stop avoiding mirrors!

10) ride a roller coaster!

I love you guys lists. Here are a few of my cant wait to do lists.

1. Go to the waterpark and enjoy without thinking everyone is looking at a beached whale.

2.go to my high school reunion -Been to ashamed to go

3 soak in my bathtub and actually be all covered with water

4. Walk down the street without struggling to breathe

I could thknk ic so many but you guys have already listed a lot that we all are wishing for.

I really love this grest way to motivate !

Here's my list............

1. Sit on an airplane - and trying to hide the fact by putting a jacket on my lap - so the flight attendant won't realize that the seatbelt isn't buckled.

2. Go play poker at various spots - I won't show myself at some of these places since, the last time they saw me, I was 80 lbs less.

3 Ride the zipline on Fremont Street in Las Vegas - weight limit is 230....I have a ways to go.

4. Not have to jiggle the booth away from me to make it so I can breathe!

5. Not having to go through my clothes every morning - struggling to find something that fits.

6. Driving by the grocery store - without thinking about stopping to get a "goodie" for the night.

7. Not having to maneuver into my truck so much - in order to "get comfortable."

8. Riding a bicycle - I would just be so embarrassed right now.

9. Going to the gym regularly - without being embarrassed.

10. And the biggest thing - breaking the cycle that was set by my Mother, my Grandmother, my Great Grandmother - I refuse to be the next generation of overweight women in my family. The buck stops here!

This is my favorite thread! I feel exactly the same way on just about everything you all listed. Here's my list:

1. To feel attractive and to fall in love again (hopefully for good this time!) I avoid men like the plague because I can't imagine anyone falling in love with me looking like this.
   
   
2. Get rid of ALL of my fat clothes!
   
   
3. To wear my jewelry
   
   
4. To walk with confidence
   
   
5. To wear sun dresses and spaghetti strap tops!
   
   
6. I want to be social and outgoing again
   
   
7. To ride a motorcycle again
   
   
8. I want to "turn heads" for the right reasons, not because I'm fat
   
   
9. To prove my family wrong, that getting the VS is the right thing for me to do
   
   
10. And last but not least, to make my son proud of me
    

These lists are great. There are so many things that I looking forward too, here are few:

1. Be able to keep up with my little girls.

2. Not be tired walking my daughter to the bus.

3. Being a healthier role model for my kids.

4. Stop using the seatbelt extension I had to get for my new car.

5. Fit on one airplane seat.

6. Not getting tired putting on socks and shoes.

7. Running again.

8. Stop feeling like if I stay on the same path, someone else will be raising my kids.

9. Stop wanting to always want rest instead of getting out and living life.

10. Be able to fit into nice cloths.

I know we all will be smiling once we finish the journey and our lists become reality. Good luck to all!