Name ONE GOOD thing & ONE BAD thing about WLS

it's hard, huh!? I agree with you 100%... I went to Croatia in 2007, and couldn't buckle the seat belt... I have been on a couple since and have more than enough belt to make it tight!!

I don't like my arms either, just trying to fill them with muscle!!

Being thin

GOOD:  Being smaller. Fitting in to any chairs, airplane seats, airplane bathrooms, squeezing by tiny spaces that you never thought you'd squeeze by.

BAD: Being smaller.  No butt, no boobs, no curves.

I feel you on both.

I just roll up the girls into a nice push-up bra and add padding under them. LOL. It gives the impression of boobage.  ( For real...I do. I bought extra padding at Dillard's! Haven't tried the padded undies I've seen there. )

i have padded undies...  tried them on- hated them...I will not use them..   

I still think I am bigger than I am and push things out of the way or look for the "widest" route through things... the airplane bathrooms is totally relatable!! I can only help the boobs with a push up from Fredricks!!

ONE GOOD:  I can finally cross my legs again!  It feels so comfortable and ladylike.    

ONE BAD:  Crossing my legs caused neuropathy in the common paroneal nerve (drop foot, pain and numbness) - so now my doc says I can't cross my legs anymore.  Ever.  

WHAT?!?!? NOOOOOOO!!!!

The Good:  So many, but primarily that weight isn't the issue.  I get to make a first impression.  Me.  Not my weight.  Does that mean everyone likes me?  Heck no.  But it also means I'm not prejudged before I walk in the room.  And that goes for everything from friends, colleagues, peers, job interviews, boyfriends, etc.

The Bad:  Seeing "behind enemy lines."  By far the most disappointing thing has been hearing what thin people (or my gosh, what some heavy people!) say about other peoples' weights.  Not so many people know about my WLS or even that I used to be 277lbs.  Sometimes I stand up against their ignorance.  And sometimes I don't--since they are so small and not worth the waste of time.  But it's sad what I'm privy to now.  Like people making fun of an obese person working out!!  Like WTF are you serious?  Small people.

I.Understand.EVERY.word.!!!!! I found that I got more attention, offers (of anything) and not looked over now that I am at a thinnner weight

I have found myself sometimes thinking negatively and then snap back to reality and wonder why I thought that way!!! We all make judgements (I would never make fun of someone) internally, but I feel that the judgements I make were because I never want to be at "that place" ever again... so I am making mental notes for my own personal reasons. I too stand up if I hear someone say something negative... that would be horrible of me not to!!