What I like about being skinnier
I really like the fact that I can cross my legs. This seems like a little thing and a silly thing to my family and friends, but it really has made a difference to me. It feels SO good physically to be able to cross my legs. The muscles around my hips and thighs get a big relief now when I sit down and cross my legs. I also feel a little more "feminine". I totally lost my feminine side before surgery.
All of the above, with the exception of crossing legs (yeah for you SueZ). Just to add my own, would be...
Walking from the parking lot to the ball park to watch our son play, and have my husband saying okay, slow down "slim speedy!" I am very short and he is very tall, and obviously has compensated for me over the past 21 years, but it's fun to hear him from behind me saying "slow down" -