Goals, Dreams, Desires--what's yours?

Have you thought about what life will be like when we loose our weight? What are you most looking forward too? For me, I can't wait to buy myself a size 10 Anne Klein suit. Not a 14 or a 12--it has to be a 10! Another goal is treating myself to a spa day on a cruise. I never get messages when I'm fat! Of course, it will be on formal night and I will later put on my knock-out gorgeous evening dress!

Good question! I want to be an 8. I want to be able to get a piggy back ride without feeling that I will break my husbands back. I want to be carried over the threshold (I was to heavy when we got married). I want to be able to climb a mountain and run in a marathon.

I love it! A piggy back ride sounds like a great way to celebrate your weight loss! I would love to become fit enough to run a marathon and climb mountains. Wouldn't that be so fun?!

I have not really thought too much about it, other than I want to be able to soak in the tub again, I want to be at lesat a size 10 (I don't see me getting much smaller than that), and I want my husband to be able to carry me. I have always been about 100 pounds or more, heavier than him. I am quickly closing the gap on that though. I would have to say that those are my mail goals and dreams. I just can't wait until I am the same size or smaller than my older sister. That is my big dream. Shawn M.

I know what you mean, Shawn. I'm even afraid to sit on my husband's lap with my full weight. I can't imagine him carrying me, but it sounds like something to look forward too!

On top of being healthy and not being tired all of the time and being a size 8. I want to get into pictures without feeling ashamed and deleting them off the digital camera as I dont like how FAT I look or that I am. My son is almost 4 and I have very few pics with him. I want to be able to jump rope with my little boy without injurying myself and lay in the floor and color without my back hurting. I want to be able to chase him without being out of breath. I want my son to grow up with a Mom that he can proud of instead of ashamed of. Most of all, I want to live to adopt more children and watch them grow up and bring me grandbabies to love. I know, it is a lot of wants but I think I deserve them all. Just about 1/2 of my extra weight is gone already, almost to onederland...................

Christy, your beautiful spirit really shines through. I'm sure your son is already more proud of you that you know. It's wonderful that you are doing this for yourself and your family while you are still young. My children are grown, but I do have six grandsons and I can relate to what you are saying.

My dreams and goals are "not to fail at this journey" I am not going to use the word "diet" because I feel that I am not on one, I am just trying to change my eating habits. I too want to be a size 10/12, I have not seen that size since on my way up to humongous. I dream of bending over, walk, play with my grandchildren on the floor without pain, agony,and torment. I just want to be that thin lady again, that does not need the chocolate to see her though the day.

Christine, I think most of us have the same fear of failing. I like your mindset of lifelong changes--not a diet mentality. That's what will see us through! Your dreams are definitely reachable and I can't wait for the day when you post about a great experience where you played with the grandchildren without ANY PAIN!

I love this thread!! It's so great to see everyone's hopes and dreams and know that it's actually possible to achieve them now. For me...I don't really care the actual size I end up as long as I'm able to shop in normal people's clothing stores and not the specialty stores and "Women's" department. My biggest one is being able to walk into an audition (I"m an aspiring opera singer) and be taken seriously. I have a big voice that is typically associated with big bodies and I want to blow them away with my big voice that doesn't come attached to a bunch of fat. I want them to not have to think about the expense of having to custom make a costume for me and not hire me because of it. I want to be able to stand up next to my usually scrawny and short tenor/love interest in a production and not have people think it's the most ridiculous thing they've ever seen. I want to be able to watch the DVD's of my productions and be able to critique them on my actual performance and not be totally distracted by how disgusted I am with my size. I want to play the roles of the beautiful courtesans Tosca and Violetta (who is also dying of consumption which is a wasting disease thus weighing 250 + pounds is totally unbelieveable) which are two of the most amazing soprano roles out there. There are more, of course, that are unrelated to music...actually enjoying going to the beach, being in pictures as someone else noted, taking long walks without my feet killing me, getting to wear high heels for more than two hours.....sheesh there are just so many!!! Corinna Q