Hi all, I'm getting sleeved on 3/19 and one of the things I've been doing is compiling a list of things I'm looking forward to doing that I can't do now, to keep me motivated once I start losing. I'd love to hear the things that you're excited to do, or for those of you who are already sleeved, that you can do now! I've been over 300 since the age of 19 (I'm 40 now) so there is a lot I have never been able to do. Some examples from my list:

-wearing boots

-camping

-going to Disneyland (we are planning this for 2019)

-ice skating

-flying and driving comfortably

-shopping at thrift stores (you can never find good supersize clothes at thrift shops)

Share some of yours! Thanks in advance!

I have never weighed less than my 6'1" husband. At our wedding, I was around my lowest weight, 150, but he was 135! (He had been 145, but got so stressed out about his divorced parents being in the same building that he lost 10# before the wedding). My 3 sons are 6'1" (about 165#) and twins 6'3" (about 230). I WANNA BE THE LIGHTEST PERSON IN MY HOUSE, DARN IT! My hubby is at about 175 now and if he loses weight when I get close, I may have to kill him!

And it might just go down as justifiable husbandcide!

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7 minutes ago, frust8 said:

And it might just go down as justifiable husbandcide!

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Thank you! I may call you as a witness!

I’ve always outweighed my husband, not by much but just enough. I would love for my husband to be able to carry me over the threshold someday. Romantic or corny??

I haven’t made a list of these things yet! Here it goes:

- Playing in bounce houses with my son
- My wedding ring fitting again
- Smaller breasts, finding bras that fit
- Fitting in normal movie theater seats and not accidentally pushing the buttons on luxury seats
- Not being afraid that I’m too big for amusement park rides
- Being able to wear pants that aren’t stretchy
- Hiking and camping, being able to keep up

That’s all I can think of for now!

A little crazy but a lot romantic.Remember I'm as old as dirt -so I'm full of useless information. Well General consensus is-- I'm full of something else, but a healthy dose of Miralax will cure that. Now back to the subject at hand,back,in the 30s or maybe 40s there was a song-Irving Berlin, maybe Rodgers and Hart?
One of the lyrics went " a girl I can carry, the girl that I marry must be" Way back,in the mid 60s, was dating this guy, joking and playing around, he picked me up (at this point I was 180-190, LONG time and many pounds ago) he carried me through the front gate of his parents house, sat me down on the front sidewalk, I then picked him up carried him the rest of the way to the front door and sat him down on the front porch. Must have bruised his fragile little ego because we broke up shortly after that![emoji13] Poor Little Darling, bless his [emoji173]. He's probably bald, toothless and as heavy as me if he's still alive. My mother liked him, maybe more than I did, corresponded with him even after I married, I chose my husband not her and she was p****d at me, never forgave me, always wanted to fight hubby for my love. Still frustrated until she died in 2003, at that time I had been married for 35 years, but she never gave up. Maybe that's where my stubbornness comes from, in my case I use it to stay on track until my surgery day. Better than sitting on a limb of the Peeve Tree, I think[emoji14]

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Here's my list:

- Being able to take care of my own toenails! Paint, clip, file ect.
- Shopping at any store.
- Having a baby! I have to wait until 12 months post op, per insurance requirements. I've got roughly 9 months to wait before we start trying.
- Easier time doing anything that requires bending over- shaving, cleaning, yard work, ect.
- Being able to wear my wedding rings again (I have succeeded in this already)
- Getting off most of my medications! (Success! I am not on one that I take regularly, just as needed!)
- Feeling confident to take a picture on the fly!
- Not worrying whether or not I'll fit in a restaurant booth.
- Traveling and going on adventures with my husband.
-Not getting the dreaded "I'm really worried about you" talk from family or friends.

I'm scheduled to have mine on April 20, 2018. There are SO many things that I am looking forward to doing. Things such as:

• Giving myself a decent pedicure
• Crossing my legs
• Washing my back by myself (keeping it real)
• Sitting in chairs with arms comfortably (chairs like the ones in Dr's offices and other places)
• Flying without a seatbelt extender
• Being able to ride Public Transportation without people getting up and moving because of my weight
• Running for a bus or train without being winded
• Taking my house steps one after the other

There are so many more, but these are the ones that are very high on my list!

1 hour ago, KCgirl061 said:

I’ve always outweighed my husband, not by much but just enough. I would love for my husband to be able to carry me over the threshold someday. Romantic or corny??

Romantic for sure!

In no particular order.

Fly

Roller coasters

Waterpark

Beach

Walk into J. Crew, Banana, Ann Taylor and wear something linen or non-stretchy off the rack.

Never go to the special section of department stores (always next to Maternity).

Being willing to be in photographs again (and taking a selfie of something other than my feet).

Wear the women’s version of fan/political t-shirts rather than the man’s (someone else put this earlier and I was like “Yes!”)

Never worry that I will have to ask for a seatbelt extender (I’m right on the edge) or that when I walk down the aisle don’t think the other passengers are hoping I’m not their seat mate.

Going into a store (other than Lane Bryant) and buying a bra.

Crossing my legs.

All great good things and as the old standard song says "little things mean a lot!" thank you for sharing yours.[emoji14]

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On 3/8/2018 at 12:41 PM, GeekSweetheart said:

I'd love to hear the things that you're excited to do, or for those of you who are already sleeved, that you can do now!

I can fit my booty into a genuine pair of "boyfriend jeans" courtesy of my boyfriend. I can tell him that I now weigh 26lbs less than him. In fact, I've now appropriated a pair of his jeans! Yippee! The crahps ah sayuved!!!

Walk into J. Crew, Banana, Ann Taylor and wear something linen or non-stretchy off the rack.

Never go to the special section of department stores (always next to Maternity).

Being willing to be in photographs again (and taking a selfie of something other than my feet).

Wear the women’s version of fan/political t-shirts rather than the man’s (someone else put this earlier and I was like “Yes!”)

Never worry that I will have to ask for a seatbelt extender (I’m right on the edge) or that when I walk down the aisle don’t think the other passengers are hoping I’m not their seat mate.

Going into a store (other than Lane Bryant) and buying a bra.

Crossing my legs.

Ditto on all of these things! Another one is not worrying when I sit in a chair if I will break it.

Things I can do again since surgery are tying my shoes by just bending over(hadn't done that in almost 15 years), sitting comfortably in a movie theater seat.

I'm looking forward to working up to running a 5K, go on long backpacking trips with my sons Scout Troop (did a 2.5mi each way once at 350, I was the slowest in the rear and in pain after that weekend) and fitting into a roller coaster seat again. Eventually I would like to do a sprint triathlon and sky dive.