Question:
top 10 list

#1. I want to be able to buy panties off the table-not in a pack. #2. To feel my Dh put his arms around my WAIST again and not my rolls. #3.To wear a pair of thigh highs without having them roll down...lol #4.To feel comfortable having lots of pictures taken with my family-and not be the one who tries to hide in the back to cover myself. #5. To look at a set of pictures of myself, and my face not look bloated. #6. To buy and wear trendy dresses and not have to focus on the one's that will hide my gut. #7. To never wear a shirt over a shirt again as a cover-up. #8.To sit on my hubby's lap again and not cut off his circulation! #9.To wear pretty bra's & pantie's under my clothes and not ALL COTTON BELLY-WARMERS! #10. To not have people stare at hubby & I when we're out like "WHAT is he doing with HER"?!!    — doit 2. (posted on November 22, 2003)

November 21, 2003
1. To be able to tie my shoes again. No more slip ons. 2. Actually look nice in a swim suit. 3. Buy real levis button on jeans not stretchys. 4. To have matching bra and panties the really cute ones! 5. Not get winded just walking next door. 6. To be able to play with my daughter for extended periods. 7. To improve my chances of having another baby. 8. To know what it is to feel thin. 9. I want to eat to live not live to eat. 10. Never wear a seat belt extender again.
   — Vitabella

November 22, 2003
These are the 10 best things that HAVE already happened: 1. To be "on top" and have hubby say "you're light as a feather"! 2. to tie shoes in public without fainting 3. to ride all rides at Disneyworld 3. to grab anything off the rack and look and feel great in. 4. to get rid of all my big clothes 5. to climb a mountain looking for pinecones with my grandchildren AND have a stranger ask me for a date as he offered to "help". 6. to have plenty of room in a booth 7. to have men looking and flirting 8. to have so much energy that I forget to eat 9. to walk for miles without my feet hurting and #10 To FEEL COMFORTABLE IN MY BODY!!!
   — Mylou52

November 22, 2003
These are some of my post-op favorites: 1. To no longer be able to shop at Lane Bryant, The Avenue, or Catherine's, 2. To no longer wear queen size pantyhose, 3. To wear leather pants and not look stupid, 4. To go shopping wherever I want and make choices by color or price rather than just buying it because it fits, 5. To be able to wear high heels for a day of work without my feet killing me, 6. To fit in the carnival rides, 7. To feel good in public and not out of place, 8. To wear smaller pants than my husband, 9. To WEIGH less than my husband and 10. To just feel good and not have weight be an issue in my day to day life.
   — Fixnmyself

November 22, 2003
Ok, here is my top ten list, most of which I'm able to do 6 months and 112 lbs ligthter, 29 lbs from goal. 1) Have the stamina to get through a day's work then have something left for my family at night. 2. Wear my 16 year old's clothes. 3. Ride a roller coaster and not fear that I won't fit (and not feel conspicuous either). 4. To enjoy attention from the opposite sex, and enjoy flirting. 5. To buy size 10 clothes and not have them cut off my circulation. 6. To feel attractive and beautiful (you can see my eyes now). 7. To wear fashionable clothes, not old-lady, elastic, frumpy looking things. 8. To not be so self conscious and defensive. 9. To be open to new relationships. 10. Getting to know the Me that was inside all along... I've enjoyed getting to know myself.
   — Happy I.

November 23, 2003
My top 10..not necessarily in this order: 1) Dress for my age-26-or maybe younger ;) 2) Accept a compliment and believe it 3) Have my picture taken anytime/anyplace and not try to hide from the camera 4) Take chances and do things that I would never have thought about doing before 5) Act my age and not feel like I look stupid..just young! 6) Walk into ANY store and know I can shop there 7) Not feel like the odd woman out in any kind of group situation 8) Meet new ppl and not feel self-conscious 9)Find my dream man 10) See my ex and get to see the look on his face and have the last laugh!!!!!
   — Jaime H.

November 24, 2003
1)To have the energy/stamina to finish a home improvement project. 2)To be HIREABLE, not trapped in any job because no one else would want me. 2)To buckle my shoes or pull my socks up. 3)To not be afraid of plate glass windows or mirrors when I pass by them (horror). 4)To wear old quality clothes I'd loved and saved, hoping in can get into them again. 5) To not HURT on that first step out of bed in the morning when all the weight lands on the feet. 6) To be treated better in public places. 7) To have CHOICES (for where I live, or work or eat or what I drive or where I sit) 8) to be able to sit on my antique furniture 9) to not be afraid I'll die suddenly and my son will have to come and get rid of my 'effects' 10) to feel like, even for just a short moment - "normal" - what gifts!
   — Margaret G.