not having to get to class early to find a desk i can fit in...being able to actually buy clothes from the stores that my friends shop at. being able to climb the stairs to my dorm with being out of breath. not being the fattest teen in my family. being able to go try new things like bungee jump...right now i'm too fat!!!

Oh, man, I totally agree about the tall boots! There are so many cute skirts that i would wear in the fall with knee socks and some cute boots, but most of them (particularly the ones that aren't insanely expensive) won't zip up over my calves.

I want to be able to live my life full of breath :) None of this out of breath walking upstairs business. Or, heck, out of breath thinkign about walking upstairs!

I want to be able to feel confident in what I wear... or don't wear!

Having body parts move only if I'm moving them.

Yeah, and everything everyonelse has said!

I want 2 be able to walk into any store and buy clothes, poss being able to look half way decent in a bathing suit, I agree W/the bra thing mine is not the straps but the around thing I know I should buy a larger size but I don't want the whole thing were I feel confertable in it so I wont be as motivated to lose if that makes sense, lol, and also just 2 be happy w/my self, right now I am not I better then I was when I first started my journey, but I am still not fully there,

1 - Going to ANY store I want

2 - My boyfriend carrying me (even tho he says he can now) hahaha I won't let him!

3 - Not being TOOO self-conscientious to go swimming, etc

I agree with everything everyone said!

Shopping in the regular section is top priority for me.

Feeling good about myself and my abilities.

Not being the biggest woman in the room.

Feeling little, petite, cute.:belly:

Not getting tired easily.

Being able to do exercise like jogging, yoga.:yoga:

Being able to ride any ride at amusement park.

Getting off hypertension meds.

Maybe...:preg:

oh man!
where do i start!

not having to do laundry what seems like every other day because my fav fat pants are dirty

being smokin hot!

like being in photos

be cute, not chubby little sister cute

be envied

see my hip bones

see that little wrist bone

feel my ribs again

not having my underwear roll

be able to wear ALL my t-shirts without my spare tire showing

be able to wear my jeans that fit just 3 months ago

be able to wear my leather pants that i bought a size too small and have never worn (its been 2 years)

be smokin hot!

and much more! :D

Heh, this is funny, cause one of my things I want for when I'm thin is to wear my hair short again :) My fat face couldnt pull off a pixie cut at all.

Other things I look forward to are like so many have said:

to be smaller than my bf. I want to be able to sit on his knee or be picked up and feel small and precious

Clothes!! To go shopping for clothes that emphasize rather than hide. To pick stuff I LIKE rather than stuff that covers in the least hideous way.

To ride horses again! And not just that, other physical activites as well.

To see the look on my friends and relatives faces. To show them that I can!

Im also hoping to look a bit younger. My face has gotten fat and is a bit "pulled down", you know the bulldog fat on the jawline? Im hoping that will go away and my face will be more taut

And I also really want to feel some bones poke out :p

Oh boy isn't this a loaded question...

1. A "little" black dress
2. Being more self confident
3. SHOPPING!!!!
4. People seeing me for who I am and not that I am just a fat girl.
5. Not being the fat girl!
6. My knees not hurting when I am on my feet a long time
7. Having children
8. My husband being able to carry me (even though he thinks he can now)
9. Other's admiring how i look
10. Feeling good about myself and my health

But the biggest thing I am looking foward to, when I am thin is

11. WEARING A BATHING SUIT< AND FEELING SEXY IN IT!

This is a great thread! I agree with everyone!

No more muffin top!!! No more have to check to see if my shirt is going to cover my roll(s) when I reach for something. And many other things already listed. Oh, and just being more comfortable with my body - not feeling like I have to make excuses for it.

Thank you for the thread - very inspiritational.

I just love all the responses already and I will only be repeating what has already been said but here it goes:

1. Knowing how to live healthy and maintain a healthy weight.
2. Having the energy I need to do the physical activities I want like ridding my horses and keeping up with my GS.
3. Not being self-conscious about my appearance.
4. Looking good no matter what I am wearing. Like Just Deb said, no more muffin top or any rolls for that matter.

My son got married in dec of 07 I still havent seen the pictures. I looked nice..but i know i looked Fat. I want to be thin by the time my daughters get married.
I want to be healthy enough to chase grandkids when they arrive..none on the way yet!!
I want to get off blood pressure meds .
I want to be able to wear high heels to my daughters wedding and look good in them..my ankle swelled on the night of my sons wedding.
I want to be able to shop any store and be able to find clothes that fit.
I want to be healthy most of all!!!!!!!!!!!

a couple things in addition to some that have already been said...

going to the clearance rack at Express and being able to buy the size 8 jeans that are always filling that rack...haha!

being the hottest bridesmaid in my brother's wedding!

feeling comfortable enough to go for a run in my neighborhood in broad daylight!

shorts, board shorts, and capris all summer long!!!

evil motivation one: see the looks on some of the people i haven't seen in a while (i go to college out of state away from people i know back home and won't see them for a while since christmas!)

great topic.

I want to get back into the size 6 jeans that have been waiting in my closet forever. I want to go on vacation and have me in the pictures ( I hate looking at myself in photos). I just flat out want to look in the mirror when I'm naked and feel really good about myself and my flatish stomach and toned rear and legs:). That's the bottom line for me ( no pun intended ).

I want to finally feel good about myself and know I did it this time. I want to be able to jog on my treadmill for more than a few minutes without feeling like I'm gonna die. I have this huge tub in the bottom of my closet full of clothes that I've bought here and there when they were on sale that I've never been able to wear but I just can't seem to give them away...to be able to wear some of that stuff would be awesome. Along with what others have said..have my husband touch my belly without feeling like it's grossing him out..look at myself in the mirror and actually like what I see..to be able to get dressed and not go through my entire closet to find something that doesn't make me look and feel like such a fatty..to be in more pictures instead of being the one to take them..to be able to bend down and tie my shoes with ease instead of my gut being in the way..and finally to lay down in the tub and the water cover up my tummy!
This thread is awesome, gives me a chance to sit back and look at all the things I want to do and gives me hope and inspiration that one day soon I'll be able to do them

Shopping...I want to be able to buy the sizes they most often sell in stores.
Looks...I want to feel proud of myself for looking slimmer
Energy....I want more

1. Not being tired from just walking around.
2. being able to bend over and tie my shoes without having to adjust my belly(front-butt)
3. Not having to worry about a seat being to small for my butt and wonder how I will squeeze into it or get out of it without picking it up with my butt.
4. Being able to wear a belt and not feel stupid


I could go on for days but basically I will enjoy feeling healthier & knowing I accomplished on my own!

1) Clothes- I have lots of smaller size clothing that I want to wear again. I also want to be able to shop at a regular clothing store and not Lane Bryant or other "plus size" places.
2) I want to WOW my husband. Even though he paws at me all the time I know he would be happy to have me in shape again.
3) I want to surprise my friends that I only see once a year.
4) I want to be healthy enough to run around the yard with my boys and go on bike rides without passing out!! Heck, I want my butt to fit on a bike seat!
5) I want to wear a bathing suit without feeling like a beached whale.
6) I want to feel good about myself when I look in the mirror.
7) I want my 3 boys to be proud of me.
8) I want to prove to my family that I can do it!
9) I want to stop snoring. I never snored when I was thin!

To be honest one of the main things that I want to do is touch my toes without bending my knees! I haven't been able to do that for a long time.

Being able to sit in a chair and not FLIP OUT if my boyrfiend lifts my shirt or tries to touch my stomach. I always had to be standing or laying when I took my top off, sitting was a NO-NO! I hate those rolly pollys I used to get when I sat.......even though he had them too, and most everyone on the planet has a little something, I was always so embarrassed. Like if he didn't feel that, he wouldn't think I was overweight.

1. being able to buy cuter clothes
2. beign more out going and not self conscious

Yes! To all of the above!

1. Well, i allowed myself 1 pair of fat jeans, and when i outgrew them, it was time to diet.

2. i have a huge closet of clothes i don't even go into anymore cause NOTHING fits.

3. Reach goal by April 9th. Not only DH's bday, but going back to SoCal for a vacay. Now THAT's a motivation.

Days left: 52

I'm with sea, you ALL are speaking my language and sharing my hearts desires. I have never been thinner than my husband and that is probably the biggest thing I'm looking forward to. The only trouble is, he's also losing weight LOL Oh well, there has to come a time when he stops losing and I just keep on going and going and going...:cp: Jackie

ok i know i already posted on this, but i have more to say....

1. everything you all have already said.
2. get tattoos on parts of my body that right now i won't even show to myself!
(thighs, upper arms and such)
3. being out with my psudo bf and not feel like people are looking at me like, why are they together? (he's 6' tall and 155 lbs just like i like em :D )
4. wearing shorts and not have them ride up
5. i want to be smokin hot.
6. not be stage 2 hypertensive
7. have more energy
8. if i want that greasy nasty food one day, i can have it without flipping out the next day
9. i really want to see my bones (i never have except my ribs if i really sucked in)
10. and for me! :smug:

I am mostly looking forward to not spending everyday thinking about how fat I am. I want it to be a non-issue.

I've been super stressed these last few days and didn't get a chance to workout today (first time since January I missed a workout) so I was like...freaking out. This thread is exactly what I needed.

SOOOO...in no particular order:

1. Not having my thighs rub together and wearing out the insides of my pants :S
2. Not freaking out if my shirt rides up at the gym and I think people are appalled with my fat stomach
3. Wearing whatever the **** I want and not just things that are "flattering" without looking like a complete slob
4. Not going out and thinking I look okay and then catching a glimpse of my reflection and going OH GOD :| - so...not having one good angle, haha
5. going shopping, especially with my best friend and my sister who are both TINY
6. feeling attractive and not wondering if guys are interested in me in spite of what I look like
7. wearing a smaller bra size
8. walking around the house half-naked like my roommates and not caring
9. working out in some of those racerback tanks...wearing a bathing suit so I can go swimming in our pool at home for the first time in like 4 years
10. not CONSTANTLY asking myself "do I look fat?" every minute of every day...at least it seems that way

Phew...I feel better. :)

Irishfairy:
"to be able to look myself in the mirror and not say OMIGOD is that how fat i really am!!!" Yup. This one. Definitely.

Vek and Southlake:"I want to see the colour of my panties without having to move my belly out of the way!" "Having body parts move only if I'm moving them. " Made me smile and SO true.

Leia:
"2: Running a 5k again. " In fact, just plain running again! Even a few steps.

HavingFaith, Amy 180 and xJenn:
"Feeling comfortable with my body" "-feeling more confident and less self-conscious" " "look at myself in the mirror and actually like what I see" These, too.

ChrystalM:
"Getting off hypertension meds." Now THIS would be great.

From Timkerbelle: (Oh, and I love the 'Sexy Penguin' :))
"Heh, this is funny, cause one of my things I want for when I'm thin is to wear my hair short again My fat face couldnt pull off a pixie cut at all." Too funny, exactly what I thought. I want to be able to pull off Demi Moore's GI Jane cut! Not forever, but to try it at least for a while. Right now I'd look like someone escaped from electroshock therapy.
"My face has gotten fat and is a bit "pulled down", you know the bulldog fat on the jawline? Im hoping that will go away and my face will be more taut" Every time I see this I am reminded of my mother, and this is NOT a good place for me. I will be very happy to see it go!


Sgirl:
"I am mostly looking forward to not spending everyday thinking about how fat I am. I want it to be a non-issue." Well put. A non-issue.

Rockstar:
"Not having my thighs rub together and wearing out the insides of my pants :S " I keep wearing out the insides of the bike shorts I wear on the treadmill.

Some of my own:
-be able to wear the long black linen dress I bought for a wedding in '03. I feel so great in that dress
-be able to get into a kayak with some semblance of grace and co-ordination

But most of all,
from Tharmony:
"This thing I'm looking forward to the most is being judged by the content of my character rather than the size of my body."

Thanks for the excellent thread.
Ti'an

This will probably give me the kick up the backside i need to get to the gym tomorow!

1. I'd like my thighs not to rub together when i walk.
2. I'd like to wear a gorgeous to the summer reunion ball next year.
3. I'd like to run for long periods of time and not turn into a tomato that sounds like a weazy foot pump!
4. I'd like to be able to wear shirts in the summer without a jumper as usual!

Can't think of anymore! :D :wave:

"That look" from my dh,:hug:
Cute clothes,:)
Throwing away my asthma inhaler,
Not needing a glucometer,
Painfree joints,
Being thinner than people who were ugly to me because of my overweight,::p
Fitting in any seat, wherever, comfortably,
Being comfortable with myself.:carrot::carrot::carrot:

My turn, my turn!

My knees not hurting
My cholesterol being normal
Never ending up with diabetes
Being able to stay active when I'm older
Not worrying about stroking out in ten years

The clothes are nice, the turning heads is way fun, but the bottom line for me is about health. My weight was really starting to mess with my health and that's what triggered all of this for me.

Feeling better about myself
Getting into my old clothes and swimsuit
Seeing if my joints hurt less

seeing that horny look in hubby's eyes. It definitely fades as I get fatter. :( (he doesn't even realize it)

I agree with all of you!

Here's a couple more for me..

- Being able to see my collarbone
- Being able to buy women's motorcycle gear instead of men's (motorcycle gear makers have a real warped sense of the size of women)

Yes! I agree with the "seeing the collar bone" thing.
Buying PRETTY panties and bra's
Buying CHEAP cute clothes