What are you looking forward to after WLS??

Since our surgery dates are getting near and I know many of us are having a case of "nerves", it might be fun to focus on what we are looking forward to as a successful post op. It can be something serious or something fun or something frivilou. So what are you looking forward to after your weight loss surgery (WLS)? My biggest achievement will be the day I can stop wearing my CPAP mask. I'm really looking forward to that.

Great question...I am looking forward to small things, when I no longer wonder whether someone is looking at me because I'm the fattest person in the room, and no longer needed to guage how I'm going to exit a crowded room, you know where will I fit are thos chairs far enough apart. I guess in a nutshell I'm looking forward to normalcy, whatever that is! =}

Oh lord there are so many things I'm looking forward to, some trivial, some not. I want to ride rollercoasters at Cedar Point. Up until this year I fit in them, and I'm sort of an adrenaline junky, so not being able to ride them has just about killed me. I'm looking forward to not being the biggest person in the room. My height already draws attention to me. Being as wide as I am tall does not help. I'm REALLY REALLY looking forward to not having to wear this gawd awful cpap. I miss the days when I could lay my head down on a wonderful cool feather down pillow. I want to have another child. My son is three now, and we'd like one more. Although on days like today I wonder if I'm sane. This is going to sound bad I'm sure, but I want my husband to be proud to have me on his arm. I want him to be as proud to have me as I am to have him. I realize how shallow that probably sounds... My husband is wonderful, and has never made me feel like anything but a beautiful sexy goddess. I'm so lucky to have him.

SHOPPING SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN LANE BRANY AND SIZES UNLIMITED! Buying clothes is such a pain. and LB is expensive. Sitting in a coach seat and being comfortable. Being able to run without stopping. I got approve on the Oct 23rd and my surgery is on Nov 7th. I can't wait. I'm not scared yet. I live with someone who's had the surgery. So I've seen someone go thru it. Good luck to you all, Charity

My husband is in the Navy. Anyway, I want to be able to go onto his ship and not people snicker. I don't want people to think less of my husband because of how I look. I also don't want people to think I am stupid because I am fat! That more than anything drives me up a wall. I have a college degree. I feel I am pretty intellegint, but I am treated like an idiot and I feel it's because I am over weight. Those are the things I look forward to the most! I also look forward to the things like not shopping in Lane Bryant...or finding clothes that don't have big flowers all over them. For some reason, these designers think because you are fat, you like big floral prints!

I, too, can't wait to get rid of my C-pap machine!!!!!! I want to be able to shop in " normal size " shops and look good in my clothes! Oh gee, let's see..I want to be able to cross my legs, wear heels, ride a bike OUTSIDE of the house, not be the focal point of everyone when I walk into a room or a resturaunt..no, this is not contagious..you can't catch my fat so stop staring!!! Boy, I have held that in forever..did it ever feel good to get it out!! Yes, there are many things I want to do and I can hardly wait to do them!! Thanks, Mary, this was great!!