Tomorrow is my "last" appointment

My last appointment before we submit to insurance for approval that is.
As the time is drawing nearer to surgery, i do admit i have some fears, but I'm also excited about the prospect of finally being able to control my weight and be healthy.
I keep reminding myself this is the best tool i can get for permanent weight loss, to be healthy, happy and active. I remind myself i'm doing this for myself, my daughter, my husband and my whole family, so that I will be here for them for as long as possible. I do not want my life complicated by medical issues that are most certainly on their way. I do not want to be morbidly obese forever.
I have been thinking a lot lately about one thing in particular. I have no idea what it's like to not be fat. Really in high school i was fat, sure nowhere near where i am not, but i was most definately overweight. Even then i didn't do the things i wanted to do many times because of my weight. So what's it going to be like? I just have no clue, but i sure am looking forward to finding out.
I've started a mental "bucket list" of things i want to do once i lose the weight, kind of a check off list to see how much i've accomplished.
Riding a bike.
Riding the said bike to my mom's house and back.
Climbing the Bear Mountain outlook trail at Cranberry Lake.
Sitting in booths at restaurants without having to squeeze into them and be horridly uncomfortable squished up against the table.
Running after Faith in games of tag, without being winded.
Shopping for clothes in regular stores, for sizes that don't include the word "PLUS".

That's just a few of them :-) I have a LOT!!!!!
I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow for sure, be on the look out for many more posts now that things are getting close.