It's (or will be) the little things!

I haven't had surgery yet... still waiting for a date... but I want it so badly I can almost taste it!  (Pun not intended!)  Obviously, I want the big things... a healthier life, more energy to play with my kids, etc.  I also want the obvious things... better clothes, feeling better about how I look in pictures, etc.  

But this week, I've been struck by how many other little things will change after I lose my weight.  I can't wait to walk into a public bathroom and not make a beeline for the handicapped stall because I'm not sure how comfortably I'll fit in the others.  I can't wait to walk the rows of desks in my classroom and not knock my students' books off their desks with my giant badonkadonk.  I can't wait to sit comfortably in a chair.  To cross my legs.  To buy a bathing suit without the fear of an anxiety attack.  To wear heels (right now, I'm pretty sure my extra weight is at least partially responsible for the discomfort)!  To maybe try out a shorter haircut because I won't have to use my hair to draw people's eyes vertically.  To jump without feeling the discomfort of all the fat jumping too!  To shave my legs without having to relocate my belly with each stroke!

*Sigh* 

Can anyone relate?  What were your "little" things?

I haven't had my surgery yet either - just started the journey and I am with you on all of these things.  Especially sitting in chairs and also today I couldn't tie my shoes without lifting my leg up on the stairs.  To be able to bend down comfortably and tie my shoes will be great.  As well as painting my toenails without my big budda belly getting in the way.

I am also with you on the shorter haircut.  I want a pixie cut as soon as I am halfway to my goal.  My fiancee loves short hair and never pressures me but he would love it if I cut my hair and not always have it trying to hide my chubby face!

I believe the people who have had WLS call these all "NSVs or Non-Scale Victories" and I can't wait!

Oh and running again, like I did in highschool.

I had a whole list of things that I wrote down in my OH blog.  I have achieved every single one of them.  I have to laugh, though, because I STILL head for the largest bathroom stall, often forgetting that I really don't need to!  I bought a size Medium top the other day only because my daughter insisted.  Of course, it fits, and I am definitely a medium.  Sometimes it takes a LONG time for our heads to catch up.  You have so much to look forward to!  Welcome to the journey.

Congratulations!  How wonderful!  I can't wait to get there! 

You've got a great NSV (Non-Scale Victories) list going.  A suggestion - make a blog post on your OH blog and copy/paste this list.  After you've had surgery and you go back to your blog post and see how many you've achieved, that blog post will mean a lot to you.  Plus, you'll add lots lots more that you haven't even thought of yet. 

Some of mine were fitting into a turn-style in a drug store without turning sideways, sucking in my stomach and holding it up so I could fit through.  (This was a biggie.)
Weighing less than the weight I lied about on my driver's license.
Being able to zip up a jacket that I wore to (unsuccessfully) hide my body.
Taking my jeans out of the washing machine and thinking they were my sons but they were mine.
Volunteering at my kids' school and not feel self-conscious and afraid I would humiliate my sons.

I'm excited for you.  Reading your list took me back to my own NSV list.  Many of yours were mine too. 

TOTALLY relate. I am 6 days away from my seminar to begin, and I feel you girl. I want all those things too. Ready to fight for them.good luck on your journey, hope your date comes quick.

I can so relate to this! Grinning from ear to ear right now! Have a trip planned to our local amusement park in August and cannot wait to be able to get in line and not worry if my 'trunk' will fit in the seat or if my buckle will fit. I also feel so much more comfortable in my field chairs while watching my youngest play baseball. :)

I love the NSV lists. Mine also includes not being the largest person in the room, airplane seats, turn styles, and my husband being able to lift me!!!!

I can completely relate to how you feel. Even after losing over 250 lbs... I STILL use the handicap bathroom at work, even though I don't need to. I just wrote a post the other day on the VSG forum about how nice it is to not be afraid to wash/dry my jeans for fear that they won't fit the next time I put them on.

I also like the I can order food at a restaurant or eat at an event for work without feeling like everyone is watching me. "What's the fat lady going to have now??" - that kind of thing. I used to HATE going through drive-thrus... because having worked in food service, I know what kinds of things the employees say about you as you drive away! Ugh!