Okay, here's my story.  I am 32 years old, 5'3",with a starting BMI of 44.6.  I'm a wife of 11 years, and the mother of two young and beautiful children.  I have struggled with my weight since age 7.  I was always a chubby child, then lost some weight as a teen through starvation, then gained it back as a young adult.  The scales have kept going up since (especially after the birth of each of my children).  
At one point I did lose 75 lbs on my own through diet and exercise, but it came back on with a vengence. I am having Laproscopic RNY on June 18, 2007, and I cannot wait!

MY GOALS:               

Go outside during the summer without sweating profusely the second I walk outside -Done

Stop avoiding old friends that I haven't seen in a long time - Done

Wrap my bath towel around me when I get out of the shower and have it go all the way around - Done
Be able to jump on our trampoline for more than twenty seconds -Done

Cross my legs -Done

Paint my toenails without having to hold my breath -Done

Play with my kids with more energy -Done

Be intimate with my husband without being self-conscience

Have a napkin in my lap while dining out - currently I don't have a lap to speak of -Done

Speaking of laps, it would be nice to not have my tummy millimeters away from the steering wheel while driving - that can't be safe -Done

Be able to sit in a booth while dining out without having my stomach smooshed into the table -Done

Sink when I swim, not just bob around like a buoy.  -Done

Be happy about having my picture taken - Done

Have a nice family portrait taken and mailing it out to everyone I know, have known, or will know in the future
Go to a public beach without hiding under my shirt -Done

Wish me luck!!