Originally Posted by ragdoll74:
So glad this was bumped. Some of these made me smile and others brought tears to my eyes. They hit really close to home.

My thoughts exactly, Ragdoll :)

Here are my three goals that Ideal Protein will help me achieve:

1. To wear clothes that I have never been able to wear (tops/dresses sans sleeves, a sari without fat rolls coming out, a 2-piece swim suit)

2. To not dread the scale at home or especially the doctor's office. Then have the reality of my weight depress me the rest of the day, leading to overeating. Shame cycle!

3. To be able to do all the yoga I want (at home, on a retreat, or in a class) and not be inhibited by extra fat, weak muscle tone and low energy. For that matter, feel comfortable enough to go on a yoga retreat. I won't now because I'm afraid I will be the fattest one there and unable to keep up.

Here's to the journey!

Originally Posted by SFNinerGirl:
Some of you ladies bring up such a good point here that I didn't touch on because I didn't feel like it was a "want to do"...

I would love to not have my weight be the target of insults. When I got into arguments with people, I would immediately be put down by my weight because they thought it would be the most hurtful thing they could attack. I would love to not be able to give people that power anymore. People can say some extremely hurtful things when one is overweight, and I have had my share of them throughout the years.

I totally get that. Growing up in the 1980s as an overweight child, my sister and others used to target my weight all the time and I always left the arguments destroyed and feeling suicidal. Sometimes I look back and I am amazed I made it through middle school.

The sad thing is, I weighed 125-130 pounds in middle school (my mom took me to weight watchers and I got down before I started high school and maintained until my early 20s) and I think I was one of 3 overweight children in school at the time, so I really stood out. Now, I look at children and see they are 200-300 pounds and there are way more than 3 per school. I'm glad the nation is finally addressing the issues surrounding childhood obesity because as I am proof, it usually leads to adult obesity.

I am determined to conquer this. I know it is going to be a battle the rest of my life, but it is so worth it!

I want to be able to cross my legs again
Wear regular sized clothes
Be healthy, no hypertension, asthma or diabetes!

I want everything everyone has said above, AND:

1. I don't want my weight to be the first thing my doctor brings up whenever I express a problem or concern to him/her!

2. I want to ride bikes with my family.

3. I want to be able to buy clothes out of the fun, funky vintage clothing stores around here. I would love to actually reflect my personal style in my clothing.

What a great thread ~

1. Make my ex-husband drool over my new fabulousness :devil:
2. Buy all the cute summer dresses I see that I haven't been able to wear before now. :carrot:

3. Ride my bike to work regularly

1. Wear a sleeveless shirt/tank top
2. Tuck my shirt in a nice pair of jeans
3. Take a photo that I "really" like.

What a great thread!

Three things I want to do... there are so many, but here's my top 3:
1. Shop in regular stores! To be able to shop in any store and buy the cute, stylish things I want, instead of settling for whatever I can find to fit at the big girl store.
2. Wear shorts, tank tops and sun dresses in the summer.
3. To not feel judged and/or invisible any more.

1) I can't wait to return to my Bikram yoga class & see if any poses are easier for me.
2) Can't wait to hear my doctor say I no longer need blood pressure medicine.
3) Can't wait to wear a belt around a tunic type dress, just for decoration.:D

Love this thread.

Top 3
1) feel comfortable in a plane seat, theater, rides. (and so on)
2) shop for clothes to show me vs. wearing what I think hides the most
3) never have to do this again.. maintain for good!

What a great thread!

So here goes...

1) Have a baby and then another! (before I'm 35)
2) Know that my weight will not effect my health!
3) Run a marathon and look good doing it! :)

Just a little tid bit from my fertility specialist for any of you are also trying to conceive; for every BMI point over 30 you decrease your chances of conceiving by 4%!