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Well, this is my last homework assignment.  Today’s question is:

4) What am I hoping to achieve in the end and how do I think it’ll change my life?

As far as what I am hoping to achieve at the end of my weight loss journey, there are a few things.  The biggest is, of course, being healthy.  I want to make sure that I’m around for a long time and that I live a good quality life.  I am hoping to be a good role model for my son and help him make healthy choices so he won’t face the same battles with his weight that I did with mine.

Then there are the little things I’d like to achieve, the stuff that may seem inconsequential to other people, but that will be huge victories to me.  I want to be able to feel comfortable with the way I look in a swimsuit, so I can take my son to the pool in the summer.  I want to be able to wear my wedding ring again.  I want to be able to shop anywhere, in any store, and not have to worry about whether or not they carry plus sizes.  I want to send pictures to my parents and not crop myself out of them because I can’t stand the way I look.  I want to put on my husband’s shirt and have it be huge on me, instead of fitting me tight.  The list just goes on and on.

Now how do I think this will change my life?  Well, it already has.  Since I’ve started losing weight, I feel better about myself.  I feel happier because I’m doing something for me, and I’m doing okay with it.  I have realized that I am capable of stuff I never dreamed I would be able to do.  I have realized that I have the power to change things I don’t like, that I don’t just have to sit here and take it.  And I think the best is yet to come.