I've mentally kept a list of things that I want to be able to do "some day when I'm not so big." Let's put down a list together, keeping things specific. I'll start!

I want to be able to:

Tie my shoes without suffocating when I bend over, or not having to pull my foot up by my pantleg if I don't want to bend over.

Sit in an airplane seat without feeling like I am hogging up the other person's seat.

Not have to worry about whether restaurant chairs have arms that I have to try to squeeze into. I also have to have a "bonus-sized" office chair

Your turn!

One more thing...I want to be able to wear a normal off the rack necklace. Oh, how I miss cute costume jewlery!

1. Wearing a skirt with legs rubbing

2. Tucking my shirt in my pants

3. Wearing a swimsuit with out the cover up

4. Going to the gym and being worried about the men looking

5. Getting back into single digit sizes

6. Crossing my legs

7. Being able to jog at least 1 mile

Okay here's a few of mine:

-shopping for "regular" sized clothes

-not hiding from people I know when I run into them because I'm embarrased how much I've gained

-not fearful of breaking the chair/furniture that I sit upon (this actually happened to me, I sat on my aunt's lounge chair and heard a huge CRACK) sooooo embarassing

-not being judged by my appearance and people actually getting to know the "real" me

-and doing all sorts of activities I love but avoid because of my size

Can't wait......just a matter of time :smile2:

Here's a few more I thought about.

-I used to be real out going and socialable and as I put on more and more weight I have become very reclusive.

-my son always says I used to be so much fun and I was known for my very infectious laugh.

-have people not assume I am stupid because I am so overweight.

-Go into a regular store and buy clothes instead of shopping from a catalogue.

-I love swimming and do swim even now, but people look at me like I shouldn't be there.

-Be able to walk without the pain in my knees.

-Go out with my son's size 2 fianance and not feel so self conscious (she is really so sweet to Me)

Anne from Pasadena

my short term goal is to be able to wear my wedding ring again. I can't wait!

Hey, I wrote this list a few months ago after reading another thread alot of the stuff is a repeat of your stuff but there are some more here too.

1. Sit in a school desk without feeling like I’ve been squeezed into it

2. Not having to memorize short cuts or ways to avoid stairs in ever day life

3. Be somewhat sufficient at painting my toenails just not just trying get some colors on them

4. Not feeling like I need to avoid seeing people that saw me in skinnier days

5. Being able to play with my dogs, not just fetch actual running and playing

6. Being able to look at clothes in any store not being forced to drive to find a big girl store

7. NOT have to explain to my skinner friends that yes there are sizes bigger than 12 and I can’t fit into that shirt/skirt/pants/ etc

8. Not be sweating or out of breath or red faced when I walk from the parking lot to work

9. See myself as attractive

10. Not get chub rub from shorts and skirts

11. Throwing out my super sucker undies

12. Being able to live without heartburn

13. Not feeling like I’m being judged whenever I order food ANYWHERE!

14. Being able to cook a meal for my friends or family without killing my back

15. Be able to fit in and also get out of the backseat of a car

16. Be able to follow dress code and tuck in my shirt

17. Being able to cross my legs like a girl and not the ankle on the knee guy leg cross

18. Own and wear a swimsuit that doesn’t have a skirt on it, oh and no back fat!

19. Not wondering about weight restrictions (on basically everything)

20. Having a guy see me for me and not my size

21. Not cringing when my knees and hips pop as I go up the stairs

22. Wearing a bra that fits right that doesn’t cost extra because of strange sizes

23. S*x

24. Being able to sit in a chair without having to worry that I’m spilling over the edges

25. Not having to ask my friends when trying on clothes “does this make me look pregnant?”

26. Being able to bend over at work without swinging my leg up to balance myself out

27. Go horseback riding without having my weight determine the horse I ride.

28. Travel and feel comfortable traveling

29. Being in a car and not having the seat belt reach it’s limit and do that locking thing for car seats

30. Have cute clothing and not hiding under a sweatshirt and jeans even in 90 degree weather

31. One Word: Arm Flab

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL WE'LL ALL BE RID OF THIS STUFF SOON!

I can't wait to not be sweating like a pig ten minutes after I got out of the shower

I want to be able to fit in those white lawn chairs that everyone seems to have at their houses in their backyards

to be able to not buy plus size clothes

to wear cute clothes!

i can't wait to get a massage...i'm too self concious (sp)

i want to not have my stomach touch the steering wheel in the car

i can't wait to get a sassy new hair cut.

i want to not spill over into my husbands chair at the movies, or the airplane

I look forward to it NOT being an effort to roll over in bed. * I look forward to not having a rash in between my thighs when trying to wear a skirt or dress. * I look forward to having an XL t-shirt be BIG. * I look forward to being able to take a shower with my husband. * I look forward to wearing heals, not because they are uncomfortble, but because I will not be afraid to teeter over. * Looking forward to not buying underwear made with lycra. * Looking forward to it NOT being an effort to get out of a little car. * Looking forward to going to the buffet and not having other people be turned off. * I'm looking forward to being off blood pressure medication. * I'm looking forward to playing a game of kick-ball and actually running the bases. * I'm looking forward to being healthy. * I look forward to dancing on a dance floor and not just bopping in my chair.

We'll all get there! Yeah!

I want to walk into a clothing department that doesn't say "PLUS" or "WOMEN'S"....:thumbup:

I want to be able to drive other people's cars without bruising the top of my thighs trying to squeeze under their steering wheel.

I think I am looking forward to all the things mentioned so far. The other really big thing I am looking forward to is to finally be able to see the parts of my body that have been lost for years. lol

The toenails....How do you do that standing?

I think I am looking forward to all the things mentioned so far. The other really big thing I am looking forward to is to finally be able to see the parts of my body that have been lost for years. lol

The toenails....How do you do that standing?

You have to blow out, then bend over, paint one nail, nearly suffocate because your "rolls" are pressing so hard on your chest that you cannot inhale, grab your lower back and groan as you stand back up, suck in air like it's your first breath after birth. Repeat until you get all 10, or turn blue, or both!

I am 300 and still do mine. I sit on the couch and rest my foot on the coffee table. I can angle it enough to get all 5 piggies. Even when I was "regular" sized, I never could touch my toes while standing! Conversely, I could do a mean splits...always!

Sorry for the TMI but I want to be able to easily wipe my bee-hind!

Edited July 2, 200818 yr by SickNTired

I wanted to add that I'm looking forward to fitting through a turnstyle with out turning sideways and hoping I'm not too big to fit through even that way!

dang those turnstyles!!!!

- Go to reunions without being horribly ashamed. Don't I want all those boys whom I used to like/used to like me to feel like they missed out? (Or NOT have a repeat of my 10th highschool reunion when someone asked when I was due; and I was only 180 lbs back then!)

- Go shopping for normal clothes instead of what I do now, which is hang out in the dressing room with my thin friend, and fetch different colors and sizes for her.

- Wear an underwire bra. I used to wear them all the time, but now the wires dig into my flab.

- Wear more than 1 kind of pant (black, Old Navy Yoga pant, XXL--I have like 10 pairs).

- Not suffer with achilles bursitis in my heals; someday I want to wear cute shoes again instead of my clompy, ugly MBTs.

- All the seat issues (movie theater, airplane, restaurant booths.) How I hate trying to figure out what to do with my arms. The old cross them over the chest trick; if I'm lucky, hold my husband's hand trick. I actually had to pass on buying a Honda CR-V because the seat was too small for comfort.

- Go to a rock concert and dance around without being self-conscious. Admittedly, I still dance around now. And no amount of weight loss will make me not 38 :thumbup:

- Word on crossing your legs at the knee.