that you set as a goal for yourself to accomplish post surgery, the thing that was unattainable prior to surgery?

i have a few but my biggest is to be able to go up the steps to the art museum near me and not feel like i'm ready to die after the first flight of stairs lol. i don't even need to do a rocky re-enactment and cheer when i get to the top, not even run, just make it to the top. small goal i know lol :wink2:

Since I just got banded the 21st, this is a ways off, but I'm so looking forward to the day where I won't have to tailor my environment to fit my body, but can instead go anywhere I want. As it is now, I limit myself from doing things I'd love to do because of the anxiety I have about not fitting in...and by this I mean:

~I ALWAYS offer to drive when going anywhere with friends because I know I'll have a seat in the car I fit into, with a seatbelt that isn't too small

~I only go to certain restaurants because I know that I can fit into the booths/the chairs won't break

~I always sit in the aisle seat at the movie theater (when I bother to go) because I have that extra space to spill over into

~I don't fly because the seats are small and it's embarrassing as hell to ask for the seatbelt extender while everyone stares at you

~Forget about amusement park rides (which I LOVE) Can't remember the last time I even went to the fair was

...and sadly, the list goes on. I can't wait for the day when I will feel confident accepting any invitation to anywhere without having to first preplan or "scope out" the location. What a sense of freedom! Thank you LapBand!