New Me By 2003

1.   To feel better about myself.
2.   To be able to walk into any store and buy an outfit.
3.   To be able to wear cute, trendy, and sexy clothes.
4.   To get positive attention from men.
5.   To get positive (or negative...who cares, be jealous! lol) attention from women.
7.   To be able to wear a short skirt.
8.   To be able to wear platform shoes w/out limping after an hour.
9.   To be able to want to go places other than out to eat.
10. To be able to wear a two piece bathing suit (and look good while doing it!).
11. To be able to walk around w/my head up.
12. To be able to let the real me out! (No more shy girl!)
13. To be able to walk around w/out feeling as if I'm wobbling.
14. To gain confidence.
15. To gain enough confidence to get a great job.
16. To gain enough confidence to tell all those mean people from my past to kiss my....
17. To shock a few people w/my new look.
18. To be able to wave w/out my flabby arm waving too.
19. To be able to walk w/out having my knees rub each other.
20. To gain a social life.
21. To gain enough confidence to flirt.
22. To be able to attract attention from ATTRACTIVE men!
23. To be able to walk around w/out feeling like everyone is staring @ the "fat girl".
24. To be able to look in the mirror and see someone who is a young and sexy twenty-something.
25. To be able to easily cross my legs.
26. To be able to sit in my car and not have people wonder how I fit inside.
27. To be able to catch the attention of a few good men!
28. To be able to wear a shoe size smaller than 10.
29. To be able to do things w/my weekend other than be online.
30. To have a jawbone rather than fat.
31. To have one, and one chin only!
32. To wear short skirts that show my tattoo.
33. To be able to have my belly button pierced w/out looking like an idiot.
34. To never be told again..."but you have a pretty face".
35. To for once have a valentine on Valentine's Day.
36. To be able to bend over to tie my shoes w/out huffing and puffing.
37. To be able to sincerely say that I'm doing "fine".
38. To actually have men be attracted to me.
39. To cause a few people to hit the floor w/shock and dismay about my transformation!
40. To be able to go to an amusement park and not have to "squeeze" into the ride's seat.
41. To not have people look through me anymore.
42. To have enough confidence to go out to parties and nightclubs.
43. To have silm and trim ankles. [NOT "kankles"...anyone see the movie Shallow Hal? lol]
44. To be able to finally wear a pair of leather knee high boots!
45. To actually look how I feel.
46. To gain enough confidence to speak up for myself.
47. To never again cry about the way I look.
48. To gain the courage to finally get and wear a pair of contact lenses!
49. To actually feel as if I truly fit in with everyone else.
50. To live happily ever after.
51. To put a dent in the depression.
52. To prove to myself that I can do it.
53. To prove to myself that I too can look just as good as anyone else.
54. To smile when looking in the mirror.
55. To make a few guys from my past say...whut?!?! lol
56. To not only look good, but to be healthy while doing it.
57. To be able to add "working out" to my list of...hobbies.

#'s 51-55 added 04.29.02
#'s 56-57 added 07.16.02
*some of the reasons have been removed because I feel they no longer apply...but more will be added as they come to mind!

Why I Want To Be A
Loser...

Ya know? I was reviewing my reasons for losing weight...and I realized they may sound a bit...oh, what's the word? Shallow...yep, that's it. Well, I just have to say one thing about that...so! :o)