what have you given up to be Obese?

Think about it, when we live the life of an obese person we give things up. Relationships? Dreams? Adventures?  Health? 

What have you given up that you want to get back or have for the first time?? 

I just want to feel like I am important and what I think and do means something.  I want to be "normal"  and not just be the fat girl that doesn't do as much as everyone else.  I want to feel good about myself. 

I have given up promotions at work and advancement opportunities because I didn't "fit" the position. I have given up roller coaster rides.  I have passed on plane trips to visit my family because I feel uncomfortable encroaching on the space of the person next to me-- electing to drive instead and spending time in a car that could have been better spent with loved ones.  I have never tried certain adventures like parasailing because of fear the that a harness wouldn't fit. 

Nicole, thank you for posting this.  As I await surgery, I have spent a lot of time continually wrestling in my mind with the pros and cons of surgery.  This helps to remind me that some benefits are priceless and that I have chosen the right path.