What are you looking forward to?

[aprilnicole 31]

I think we all have something that we are looking forward too after out procedure!!! I think my top 5 are...

1. Being able to cross my legs

2. Shopping without any judgment

3. My family having any kind of jokes

Maybe I only have 3 for now!!! Lol

BlessedBeyondMeassure

[Momwith3minions 52]

Looking forward to shopping in the store vs online plus size shopping @ Old Navy.

Looking forward to sleeping without sleep apnea.

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[AvaFern 3,516]

I am 2.5 years post-op and have been at goal for a year. You know what I'm looking forward to? Law school in August. It was something I had always wanted to do and I spent almost a decade looking forward to nothing because even when I was a "normal" size of 150-ish, I was too fat to be seen in public. My entire life revolved around being thin and not worthless and because of that, it never really occurred to me to look forward to anything. I was wrapped up in the day. I built a successful business, but I spent everyday working, exercising, dieting, and being too ashamed to date or go out and have a good time. Fat people have no business doing anything other than working and exercising (as was my thought process). The sleeve has removed my weight as being the giant barrier that prevented me from ever really going forward in life. It was always...if I was a normal weight, I would go on vacation, if I was thin, I could think about another graduate degree, if I wasn't such a worthless fatty I could go out in public. Since I've hit goal I had my first real relationship in years, I've finished a second undergrad degree (with the hope it might improve my GPA for law school admissions since graduate grades don't count), I nailed the LSAT, and in August I should be starting law school- my lifelong dream.

So, when I decided to have surgery I looked forward to cute clothing, feeling attractive, the steering wheel not hitting my thighs, crossing my legs again, no more swollen feet, not being ashamed in public, and a lot of other things. In reality, I could have just said...I look forward to living again...and that would have summed it all up pretty well.

[katanne 215]

Going to nursing school and being able to physically keep up with my clinicals.

Learning to drive without having a "fat picture" as my license photo.

Participating in Meetup group meetings and other social events without fear I'll be the largest person there/will turn off and/or disgust the people there.

I also struggle with feeling like I shouldn't socialize or appear in public or try to achieve goals while I'm really fat.

[babbit 24]

Playing with my grandkids, living longer to see them grow, shopping in the "normal" parts of the store, not feeling so self conscious, and not feeling so exhausted all the time!

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[Monie45 22]

Yes being able to cross my legs and being able to shop in misses section not plus size... I can't wait!!!!!!

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[kmorri 1,689]

• Being able to do things and not get winded.....I can't even take a shower without getting winded!

Shopping and not being disgusted when I try things on

Not dreading special get-togethers

Looking forward to not being afraid to have my picture taken (I've been afraid ever since Easter that my nephew was going to post a picture of me on Facebook that he took at our family get-together)

[katanne 215]

@@kmorri I also get winded showering, and especially drying off afterwards. Can't wait for that to go away, along with needing to use a beach towel instead of a regular bath towel.

[Phoenix40 66]

Crossing my legs

Wearing a dress/skirt above the knee

Being able to finally wear heels

Throwing myself in a chair without thought (right now I would never sit in a chair without thoroughly analyzing it's framework to make sure it will not disintegrate underneath me)

Wearing shorts in the summer