Highlandlass

Looking forward to
- wearing a bathing suit next summer and a swim in the lake at the cottage
- riding on my son's Sea Doo (without sinking the backend)
- being in Onederland
- feeling truly well and healthy for the first time in more than 10 years
- wrapping the towel around me after the shower and having it overlap
- wearing sizes under 20
and, most important to me - watching my grandkids grow up and to be healthy enough to really enjoy that miracle.

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*** Rhonda ***

Highest weight - 292
Height - 5' 8"
Weight on date of surgery (15.6.09)- 270.5
Today - 224.5
First Goal - to be in Onederland

CKJCreations

I completely forgot ALL about this motivator!!! I can't wait to NOT use a beach towel for a bath towel!!! :-)

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02/09/2009 Endoscopy
02/10/2009 Psych Eval, Nutrition, Exercise, IDXA

all requirements are COMPLETE!!

1st Day of formal Exercise Program with the YMCA!! 03/10/09

09/11/2009 Insurance Approval!!!!! YAY!!

Surgery was November 2, 2009!!

YvetteRene

My motivators:

1. Lose the diabetes (I know... I know... once a diabetic, always a diabetic).
But guess what? Two and a half weeks post op... NO DIABETIC MEDS! NO INSULIN! And my blood sugar is pretty NORMAL overall! I'm in heaven. So #1, DONE!

2. Shop in stores other than Lane Bryant.

3. Ride a bike comfortably with no giant roll of fat in the way.

4. I'd like to think that people are not already judging me when I walk in a room... even before I've opened my mouth to speak.

I'm sure there are many more that will come up, but these are the things that have been on my mind lately. Thanks for listening and even asking the question.

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Lap RNY: October 12, 2009

Highest/Surgery Day/Current/Goal
234/212/185/137

magnufique

Hmm so much...
-Fitting in an airline seat so I don't have to pay for an upgrade to first class on a business trip.
-Fitting in a movie seat
-fitting in a hockey arena seat
-good sex with my wife with out feeing dead afterword.

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Keith
-66 so far
410/400/344
High/DoS/Cur

What did they do? Was it the rack? The Wheel, maybe? Thumbscrews? What? Cali – cali – what? I didn’t catch that. I never heard of a torture called cali-something. I wonder what it could be. Cali – cali – calisthenics! Calisthenics? That’s not torture! That’s exercises, you big baby!
--Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Time of the Twins

AirForceW1fe

ROFL!!! This one really hit me since a few weeks ago I realized that the normal bath towels my skinny ass, eats whatever he wants DH, uses, now fit around my fat ass. And there is no more gap!! Yay!

Everytime we went to visit my in laws I would take my own towel so I could dart from the hallway to the guest room without fear of flashing my father in law all my goodies. Won't be taking my own towel this trip!

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Surgery Date- 7/14/09

Pre / Current / Goal

285 / 209 / 140


Scale aka "Satan" Whore #62

"No one said this would be easy, but boy is it worth it!!!"

ChrissyChris

Many many:
- to be healthy and active with my family
-no more granny panties
- cross my legs
-see my shoes when I look down
-actually wear my heels again without fear that they will buckle under so much pressure!

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Chris


266 Surgery/highest / 247 Current / 135 Goal

10/07/09 Surgery Date
Week 1 -9lbs
Week 2 -7lbs/ -16 total
Week 3 -3lbs/ -19 total

Highlandlass

well, I don't wear heels much but would like to as well

Those are great motivators. It will happen for you soon!!!!!!!

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*** Rhonda ***

Highest weight - 292
Height - 5' 8"
Weight on date of surgery (15.6.09)- 270.5
Today - 224.5
First Goal - to be in Onederland

MrHarker

Not spending a fortune on clothing and having to deal with the crappy quality of King Size Direct.com

I am also watching craigslist for a Mustang Project Car!

My friend and I are gonna rebuild a Classic Mustang and I am gonna take it around to car shows!

no_more_big_order

Another fabulous thread...
1- Not freaking at work when the elevator is out of order.... Just being more active in general. I was an elite athlete when I was younger so I cannot wait to get back in the pool....
2- Not having to wash "under the rolls" in the shower.
3- Being able to fly in comfort- no extenders... I think I will purposely book the middle seat....
4- No more plus size stores. I cannot wait to be able to walk in to Nordies and pick whatever I want!
5- Fitting comfortably into a booth!
6- Not being afraid of the doctor and the scale!
I am sure I am missing many many things... However... those are key!

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I am thrilled that my new and healthy life begins 11.11.09!

I cannot wait for amazing health to shop at regular stores; especially Ann Taylor!

Check out my blog for progress:
http://diaryofabigorder.blogspot.com/

Start/current/goal
293ish/278/130

rsw

I'm looking forward to my husband no longer being more attractive than I am.

I'm looking forward to my weight stablizing at some size 14 or below (I am just fine with whatever it is as long as it meets that criterion).

I'm looking forward to not having a wardrobe crisis every single day.

I'm looking forward to not feeling so embarassed of my repeated failures that the whole world is welcome to observe and judge.

I'm looking forward to being freed from this one giant struggle that has so dramatically affected the quality of my life.

I know the surgery's not magic, but I also know that it [I]works[I] and if I don't squander this opportunity, I could very well lead the rest of my life as a person who has no reason to be embarassed of my size. It seems too much to dream of, and yet, there are so many people who take such a thing totally for granted. And those are the people who look at me and think I'm lazy and I don't know how to buckle down, even though I managed to graduate from an ivy league business school. Being thin is not even an accomplishment to them, only the lack of it is a big failure.

So I am looking forward to moving on with my life and putting this whole thing behind me. Maybe not possible, but that's what I want more than anything...