What are you looking forward to doing?

- 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 :)
- Word on crossing your legs at the knee.

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Dr. Michael Snyder in Denver.
Banded August 7, 2008.

I agree with most all of the suggestions so far....and here is my slightly different interpretation of one.....I would like to be able to buy slacks that fit and the crotch is up where it SHOULD be - not down to my knees!!!
LOL

I want to try an outfit on and ask someone, "Does this make me look fat?" :)

I have a beautiful, shapely, blonde, 23 year old daughter who live in Manhattan. I am brunette and fat and live in Virginia. She has told me that several of her friends who have not met me have envisioned her mother as thin, blonde, and sophisticated. My daughter and I both are the same height and wear the same shoe size. When I have lost all the weight I need and want to lose, I want to go visit her, wear her clothes and go shopping for my own, put blonde highlights in my hair, and then meet some of her friends. Ha ha! Just kidding, actually. But I will enjoy visiting her in Manhattan, and be able to half-way keep up with her walking around the city. Also, it would be fun to go shopping and have her help me select clothes instead of the other way around!
By the way, my surgery is July 24. I have lost 15 pounds on my own, and am so stoked about a "change of life!"

Wow reading all these things we want to do is wonderful. And we will do them. I am so upbeat about having this done, I can't wait till August 7th my surgery date.

Just had the 4th here...and next year I want to throw a nice little party and go in the pool in a normal bathing suit....and not worry about putting that oversized t-shirt or coverup on so as not to offend the guests LOL

I can cross my legs now but it's pretty uncomfortable LOL

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Banded August 7, 2008
Lahey Clinic Center for Weight Loss
Dr. David M. Brahms
First Fill 09/19/08
Second Fill 11/06/08

Get PADI certified.

(Ok, could do it now but would be too embarassed to be seen in a bathing suit for all the classes.)

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Surgery Date: July 2, 2008 with Dr. Horgan, UCSD!

Shopping anywhere and everywhere ;-)

being hot!

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Band Date 7/9/08

First Fill 8/4/08