Lori V.

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OK, so I've got almost a month on my hands right now, waiting not-so-patiently for my surgery. I could spend the time usefully, cleaning, cooking meals for the freezer so my family will be able to eat, even when I can't. I could get into an exercise routine (one that will finally stick) or I could just sit on the couch and veg. I think I'm going to make a list of all the reasons I want to be thin. Not sure if I can come up with 1001, but I'm damned well gonna try!

So, without further ado . . .
1. I want to go into a restaurant and be able to sit wherever I want, not just where I fit. 
2. I don't want to struggle to wipe myself in public bathroom stalls that are just too tiny for my big butt.
3. OK, I admit it--I want a great pair of jeans. SEVERAL great pairs of jeans.
4. And I want to tuck a shirt into those jeans. I haven't tucked a shirt in close to thirty years.
5. I want to sit on the floor, confident that I'll be able to get back up again.
6. Similar to #5, I want to be able to squat on the floor and still stand.
7. I want to walk in a 5k, and not come in dead last.
8. I want to RUN a 5k, and not come in dead last--or dead.
9. I want to do a triathalon.
10. I want my daughter to look at me and think, "Hey, my mom's not such a geek after all!"
11. For the first time in my life, I want to feel like an athlete.
12. I want my diabetes gone or under great control so I don't die young.
13. I want my high blood pressure gone.
14. I want my high cholesterol gone.
15. I don't want to be the fattest girl in the family anymore.
16. I want to wash clothes without worrying whether they'll shrink, since they barely fit to begin with.
17. I want to buy clothes that don't try to cover my tummy. Short jackets, here I come!
18. I want to be a better example to my daughter.
19. I want my husband to WANT me! Hubba hubba!
20. I'm sick of my painful back, and I think that may go away when I don't have so much belly fat.
21. I want to be the person at the party that eats the least.
22. I don't want to hide or sneak food anymore.
23. I don't want to play games with my scale. "Maybe if I poop I'd lose a couple more pounds." Uhh, yeah.
24. I want to fit into an airplane seat without fear that they'll charge me for an extra seat.
25. I want to ride the rides at Disneyworld or wherever we go and not worry whether I'm too fat to squeeze on.
26. I WANT ENERGY!!
27. I want to wear a bathing suit. Not a bikini (I'm not crazy!), but a nice one-piece or tankini.
28. I don't want my weight to be the first thing people notice.
29. If we occassionally have to squeeze three people into the backseat of a car, I don't want to be the one that takes up two seats.
30. I want to go on vacation and find cute souvenir t-shirts in my size
more to be added later
31. I want to cross my legs
32. I want to fit into my wedding dress
33. I want to weigh less than my hubby
34. I want to feel SEXY!!!
35. I want to catch a look at myself in a mirror while shopping--and not recognize myself
36. I want to walk up a flight of stairs
37. I want to climb a rock wall. Yup, really.
38. Do I still have feet? I want to be able to see them!
39. I want to forget what it feels like to be morbidly obese
40. Shopping! And lots of it!
41. I want to paint my toenails without becoming a pretzel
42. I want a pretty bra
43. Shoes! High heels! Sandals!
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