My Top Reasons for WLS

Have any of you done this???  I made this list pre-op of what I wanted to do after I lost the weight.  I have now done over half of these by now, and I am working on doing the whole list!

Please share your reasons!

1. Become healthy
2. To wake up in the morning free of aches and pains
3. To not get winded walking up stairs at my work
4. To weigh less than my husband
5. To go Ice skating with my daughter
6. Spend time at the beach having fun not feeling like a whale
7. Get a piggy back ride by my husband without killing his back
8. To not feel like I am taking up too much space
9. To not have to shop in the plus sizes sections
10. To fit comfortably on amusement park rides
11. Go in a hot air balloon
12. To eat to live – not live to eat
13. To go to a water park with my family and go on the slides
14. To take karate regularly
15. Go skiing
16. Ride a bike for fun
17. teach my daughter a better way to live
18. wear high heels again
19. Be an active Mom
20. Feel great!

I wish I had made a list prior to surgery but I do know that recently I have accomplished everything I have set out to do!

that's awesome Stacey!!

 Time for a new list! LOL

 Oh and here is my latest list of goals:

1. Complete an Ironman in under 15 hours
2. Complete a Double Century (200 mile bike ride)
3. Complete Goofy's Challenge (Half-marathon on Sat; Full Marathon on Sun)
4. Complete an Ultraman (6.2 mi swim, 90 & 170 mi bike, 52.4 mi run over 3 days)
5. Get on the podium at a triathlon
6. Qualify for Age Grouper Nationals
7. Qualify for the Boston Marathon
8. Qualify for Kona
9. Give my inner "skinny *****" the body she deserves (going to need PS for this one)
10. Have a "normal" relationship with food (ongoing, getting there)
11. Live into my 90s as one of those cantakerous little old ladies with 10x as much energy as the youngsters I run circles around (so far so good)

You go girl, that's an awesome list!!  Yes, I need a new list now too!!

 wow!  

I wish I had made a written list.  I kind of had a mental list of some of the things I used to do that I would like to be able to do again.

I would still love to water ski again - just need to get to the water with a friend that has a boat and skis and I think I could accomplish this.  The last time I tried, the boat would hardly pull me out of the water and it was so embarassing.

I want to do more 3K & 5K's.

Great job Mara!!!

Linda

Linda,

I had to laugh when I read your post.  Many years ago I worked as a camp counselor.  I was at my thinnest, but by no means normal weight and I hadn't had my breast reduction yet so I was quite top heavy.  The counselors got the opportunity to  water ski each week and were given 3 tries to get up.  After that, you had to get back into the boat.
Well,  I ALWAYS fell down and had to get back in the boat every time.  But, as I recall, my boobs were great flotation devices but weighed me down when I tried to pull myself into the boat. Soooo embarrassing then but awfully funny in hindsight.  Thanks for making me laugh at the memory!
Janet

That's great that you have a list to keep you focused. I've been over weight for 6 years actually about 5,that's when I noticed a change in my weight. I've been able to do alot and don't have a list of want to's becasue I could'nt.

This is my reward list...

1.First 20 pounds lost,thigh high boots(I have several now but this gives me reason to buy another pair).
2. Helicopter ride 50 pounds lost.
3. Buy more heels every 15 pounds lost

My reasons list....
1. I WANT THE EXTRA 80-90 POUNDS OFF because I'm not use to seeing myself this way.
2. To not have joint pain.
3. To be healthy again.
4. To be the sexy chick I use to be 5 years ago. I'm cute in my clothes..but I want sexy again.
5. Get out of these XL,1x and size 16 clothes.
6. To rid the hypothyroidism and the pills with steroids!!! This is what made me gain weight.
I have no problems with food,it's the dag nabit meds.