My surgery is booked for August 4 and here are some things that I can't wait for or even imagine doing!

1. Crossing my legs

2. Putting on shoes/ runners without discomfort

3. Wrapping a normal towel around me and it fitting

4. Not wearing a seat belt extender on the plane

5. Not worrying about sitting on camping chairs

6. Not worrying about bumping into people

7. My knees not hurting when I walk

8. Loving walking my dogs it's dreadful now

9. Not being ashamed and wondering if people are talking about me

10. To love my body instead of hate it

11. A better relationship with food I currently hate food and what it does to me

• feeling comfortable naked (in the right situations)

wearing blingy western wear - (why is western wear sized so small?)

not wearing shapewear

shopping in ANY store, NOT the plus-size stores

not being the heaviest person in the family

seeing what I look like at a normal weight

feeling comfortable in a swim suit

doing exercises without my belly being in the way

being complimented on the way I look (rather than 'you have nice eyes')

shocking people or not being recognized

Edited August 11, 201411 yr by BarnGirlWK

I'm excited to be writing this as I approach my two month anniversary from surgery. I'm doing wonderful! I feel fantastic and have dropped a ton of weight and am starting to see some of my early on goals met.

I couldn't have imagined 2 months ago that I would have met some of these items but I did. Now to make some new items on the list..

OMG!!! I crossed my legs today. I have lost 49 pounds. It was great!!!!

I started this on June 8 and we are November 23 and I've hit every single one of my nvs items! Wow