Inspired by Dietgirl’s ‘8 Things To Do Before You Die’, I thought I would do my own 5 things I would expect to change when I am thin.

1. Be able to keep up with my child.

I would say run a marathon, but then it would be nothing that would interest me. The amount of time that has to go into a project like that is staggering and I am not talking about it coming from a “being fat” point of view. When you’re thin, you still have to keep to a peak physical fitness, which is something I don’t want to do - for a race! No, if I have to keep at a peak level, I want it to be for something close to my heart. Keeping up with my daughter when she is older is a perfect example. Good health of course is assumed at this point, which is something I want to have.

2. Be more alert and awake (without medical intervention).

If you have been keeping up with the posts, you know I have a sleep apnea condition, where I stop breathing during the night. When I wake up, it feels like I have run a marathon without all the cool weight loss stuff. It’s because my body needs to fight to keep me breathing that makes me expell a lot of energy. Well, I wear a mask for this at nights, but it does not always help. The ultimate downside to this is that I fall asleep on a dime. Honestly, even with the baby in my arms I have to fight to stay awake, if I am not constantly engaged.

3. Run up two flights of stairs without breaking into a sweat or dying of a heart attack.

The stairs in question are two flights of stairs in the train station where I have to change trains while going to work. These stairs I have to climb quickly in order to make my next train on time. It’s always easier to go down them, damn gravity!

4. Water ski again.

Not that I really water skied properly before. It was more like being dragged along the water face first, but it was fun. I want to be able to go out in a wetsuit without people staring at me, or some kids mistaking me for a sea lion out on the water…On that note, I do a mean impression - saving that for a rainy blog day

5. Have more stamina.

Well…the Lassie would not mind…

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