hehe, i have the EXACT same goals minus #9

I met a goal this week. I was away from home and found I needed a pair of shorts (the weather was hotter than I expected) and I was able to go into a store in a small town that didn't carry plus sizes and buy the first pair of shorts I tried on. Life's a bit easier when you can do that!

I posted some goals waaaay earlier on this post, but I forgot my desire to fit calf high boots and to wear heels without feeling like an apple on stilts!

Great thread! Really enjoy seeing everyone else's posts!
For myself the list would be:
(Yes it is disney centric, but that is me in general, just be warned! hehe)

(1) Go back to Disneyworld and walk the parks! (had to rent a scooter last time, not just weight related but losing weight will help)
(2) Not feel like I can't do my job to the best of my ability anymore.
(3) Not have to makes plans based on how much walking is involved and what kind of seating a place has.
(4) Fit on the rollercoasters at Disney again, especially the new one being built now! (I will probably never get back on a regular amusement parks coasters as most seem to be turning away guys half my size now!)
(5) Have the energy to do all I feel I should be doing around my apartment, instead of finding short cuts.
(6) To be able to do a long shopping trip without resting often!

That's all! hehe!

Mike

"apple on stilts" too much tired of looking like THIS fellow>

Boy, do I have a lot of shoes that I don't wear for the same reason!

hmmm.....I'm still thinking about the sex session with my partner from the last comment! :-)

There are so many things I am so excited about---since I've been fat pretty much my whole life--age 3 and up---everything will be new. But what I'm most excited about is:

1) Getting married and not feeling like the great white whale as I walk down the aisle (I almost convinced my partner to elope because I was SOOO afraid of this)

2) Being able to *hopefully* have a baby

3) Take my nieces and nephew to the beach and/or swimming pool

4) BE ABLE TO SIT AND GET OUT OF THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR---it is always so embarrasing to have to sit in the front while your partner's much older parents have to sit in the back seat---of their own car!

5) Being able to look in the mirror and LIKE/FEEL PROUD of what I see

6) Take a trip on an airplane...my last experience was horrible.

Yeah......37 lbs down....100 left to go! I can do it!

Enlight79

The wedding comment really made me think. I'd like to get my wedding photos redone one day. While planning my wedding I refused to walk down the aisle to "here comes the bride" because as child I remember the taunt of "here comes the bride, big fat and wide, slipped on a banana peel and went for a ride..." That's all I ever hear when I hear the wedding march! I chose a different song. Even my husband has NO idea that's why I hate that song.

Rather than feel beautiful at my wedding, I was horrified, fat and ridiculous in my mind. Of course I was insanely happy at the same time, but I hate our wedding photos. The only one on the wall is a head shot of the two of us. In fact, when I took off my wedding dress I saw a tiny seam had popped under the arm.

So one day I'd like to put on my gorgeous dress (it really is amazing) as a thinner me, have my dress altered, and have new pictures taken of the bride I wanted to be.

Violet

Oh Violet...it is such a shame that our weight can taint so many things in life.
I hope that you get to see yourself in that dress feeling beautiful one day. (And maybe some swimsuit shots for the Hubby while you are at it, huh?)

I never realized it but your right it does kinda look like this guy when I wear heels!

Oh, I just can't wait for the day when I take up less room than my two co-workers. One is 5'10" and a size 5, the other is 5'1" and a size 2. I just love it when we sit in chairs in front of the boss's desk and they have all of this spare room on either side of their chairs. Meanwhile my booty is hogging my chair and spilling out of it. That day will be sooo sweet. And I just realized, horror of horrors, that out of 40 employees in this office, I'm either the fattest one or then second fattest one. <she glances around furtively estimating sizes of the other women> Next year, I'm not gonna be the tubbo here.

YOU GUYS CRACK ME UP.!!

Oh boy, where to start to what Im looking forward too.

1/ When my husband calls me beautiful....I will know he isnt lying through his teeth, only a nudge. So I will be able to accept if not believe his compliments.

2/ Having all new clothes that I like!!

3/ HAving my kids be proud of me.

4/ Being able to take my kids to the beach and not hide under my clothes.
Go swimming with them.

5/ Playing all sorts of games with them, without getting out of breath in 10 min.

6/ feeling as if Im worth something, and I accomplished ALOT by loosing the weight, therefore I can do anything.

Fiona

Fun! I keep running across fun things at this place!

1) Shopping. Definitely shopping. I'm obsessed with it now I can't imagine what it will be like when I actually look good in what I wear!

2) Being hit on. I love attention

3) My husband's attention

4) Not feeling like a self conscious, akwardly shy, puttin out a weird vibe kind of gal in social situations.

5) playing playing playing with my kids!!!

I posted mine already...well duh b/c i came up with the thread lol but i forgot..when i reach goal i would llike to go retake picture....in my senior pictures i looked like the blimp for the Macy's Parade. so it would be nice to take new professional photos to make myself feel good again....

i'd like to
1. date many men without fear or desperation. a healthy in-charge additude.
2. be sexy without looking trashy. whenever i try now it just looks awful and gross.
3. feel strong physically and emotionally.
4. wear lo-rise jeans and tank tops in public. i have the grossest arms in america. elbow rolls since the 8th grade. no joke. in fact i'd like to not wear long sleeves, 3/4 sleeves shirts everyday even in the summer. "aren't you hot?" not as hot as i am ashamed of these flabs i'm hoping nobody notices...

My number one thing I would like to do is have my picture taken with my dh. I am just to ashamed to have it taken right now. I did have it done a couple of years ago, but I hate it. Soooo, when I get to my goal, me and dh have an appointment with walmart studio.