2 months down, 20+ years to go

Today is my 2-month anniversary of my WLS. Here's what's different:

GOOD

• I weigh @55 lbs. less
• I'm wearing clothes at least 2 sizes smaller
• I can walk from the far end of the parking lot to my office at work without panting
• My rings are sliding and sometimes falling off
• I snore less and sleep better
• I don't take meds for my high blood pressure or diabetes anymore
• I don't have constant heart burn
• I save about $75 a week on restaurant bills
• I can sit in an airplane seat without an extender
• I fit into restaurant booths
• I don't get bruises from the armrests in theatres
• I have a bigger lap for my kittens to sleep in

BAD

• My skin is very dry, almost painfully so
• I burp like a guy--all the time
• Sometimes my intestinal gurgles keep me from falling asleep
• I feel like my emotions are out of control
• I second-guess people's good intentions toward me

So all in all, the good far, far, FAR outweighs the bad. I told someone tonight that I would do it all again in a heartbeat. And I really would. I don't even know if I'd do anything different. Well, I probably wouldn't buy the crap load of protein mixes that I "just had to have."

Life's good right now. No complications, no dumping, no regrets. I hope th enext few decades of my life go just as well.