When I'm thin I'm gonna.......

......wear a belt without looking like the Staypuff Marshmellow man. ......go to a water park without kids pointing and laughing (and getting lodged in the tube on the water slide! .......get into my car without the whole car moving from the weight. .......go dancing! .......sit comfortably in an airline seat. ........have compassion for overweight people.

ME TOO. ME TOO... I am also going to have a family picture taken with my husband and 3 children. I may even let someone else take my picture on whim.... ( Without having to stand behind someone to hide ) I am going to start saving for a trip to some where fun with my family. I WILL go on rides, I WILL go snorkling, I WILL get into that boat... OOH, the things I can't wait to taste that have NO flavor. Just a meaning of fun and love.... I just got a surgery date... September 16th 2004.. My new birthday for life... Oh, yeah I forget, I am going to volunteer to coach my kid's sports. I will be the mom running up and down the court, I will be the mom NOT on the sidelines hiding.....

Blend into crowds and stand out when I want to! Have my husband look at me whisper "Oh, I remember you, the pretty girl I fell in Love with"(I must say though he loved me when I was heavy unconditionally) Hold my head up high and know I am confident within myself, and not just holding it high to ignore people. I'm gonna go to a normal size store and pick out something knowing they will have my size. I'm firing Abdula the tent maker, my personal tailor! I might even dye my hair a whole different color and cut it in a new trendy style. I will control food it won't control me! (still working on that one) I will see my Daughter's face when she hasn't seen me in several months, knowing she is proud of me! I will always be a source of information for the new people coming onto this website, so they may enjoy the same journey.... Catherine 275/200/150ish 1/22/04

OMG Catherine! You just got your new pic posted.......you look wonderful! Can you believe that's really you?????? I also think you look even younger. Woohoo for you! Michele

ok the airline seat thingy... I don't care HOW skinny you are they simply are NOT going to be comfortable.. LOL one of the things I have done that I would have never done before was go on a jet ski.. no way was I going to have to be towed in if I fell off... OMG!! now here's another list for you all to look forward too.. LOL (wouldn't trade this list for the old one but....) 1. my hip bones and ribs stick out and make it uncomfortable to sleep on my sides.. this is taking a long time to get used to.. I didn't even know I had these bones let alone that they could actually interupt my sleeping.. LOL oh lets not forget about the tail bone when your sitting... OH MY GOD!! 2.. ALWAYS being cold.. I don't get warm until it's over 89 degree's out.. I am normal cuz I am "HOT" when it's over 100... I even sweated a couple of weeks ago.. LOL 3. "fat head"... I don't see myself for the size I really am... supposdely this takes YEARS.. my daughters best friend is very close to my size (10/8) I make her try on my clothes which is totaly insane cuz we don't have the same body type... LOL oh and being this close to goal and being in the "normal" BMI simply isn't good enough.. that fit's in this catagory as well.. ahhhhhhhhhh this list continues but that's my main things.. at least of the ones I can think of right now.. again I wouldn't trade this list in for NOTHING.. I am *thrilled* to have these problems.. LOL Theresa

RUN A MARATHON!!!! OCTOBER 2, 2005! WOOHOO! Even if I fail to achieve that goal, I'll certainly be in better shape for having tried. Anyone want to join me? C'mon, Oprah did it!! Tammy

Sorry, I've never been one who likes running. My boobs hurt when they bounce around so much, even at my smallest in college! lol Anything else, I'd probably be up for! Michele

Get some skanky "club" clothes and flirt my butt off! (at least a time or two!) Not be nervous about the weight limit of amusement parks, or that the belt won't fit me. Not have to be embarrassed about asking for the seat belt extender on an airplane. Wear shorts proudly! Be able to fit into ANY restaurant booth. Be naked in front of my SO, or have sex without being so self-conscious about my body. Go to Nordstrom's and not feel like I'm being ignored by the sticks that work in the makeup and perfume departments. Wear a bikini for only the second time in my life! Hmmmm, I'm sure there's going to be more added! Toodles! Michele