2 year anniversary, long awaited update.

Hello! May 19th will be my two year anniversary. Can you believe it has been twenty four months since I had surgery? These two years have been the most amazing two years of my life. The rollercoaster of emotion, the image change, the increased energy have shaped the last two years. I wouldn't change it for the world. I can still honestly say that I am really glad I had this surgery.
During the winter months I did end up gaining ten pounds, however, now that the winter has turned into spring, I have lost all ten of the pounds I gained. So technically I have maintained my weight at 177, give or take a few pounds up and down.
I have noticed an increased appetite in the last few months. I have been able to eat more than normal. That kind of scared me a little when I first realized this. I have quickly realized that I can control how much I eat.
As for my appetite, I have been eating regularly. I am sick of chicken. I have been sticking to protein mostly. Eggs, chicken, beef, pork. I have had an obsession lately with mushrooms. Taking mushrooms and cooking them in EVOO has satisfied my taste buds recently.
I bought more clothes. Just what I don't need. I think I have more clothes than a normal department store. I think I have transferred my addiction from food to buying clothes. Now that I actually look good in clothes, I actually like looking and shopping for clothes. I currently wearing size 32 waist pants (jeans, shorts, kahki's). Most of my work shirts are size large however many of my t-shirts and leisure shirts are size medium. Hard to believe that at one time I was wearing size 60 waist pants and 4-5X shirts.
One of the hardest things to deal with after surgery is emotions. With all the changes my body went through, it was hard to keep up with all the changes. The emotional rollercoaster I have been on has been quite an interesting experience. For the past couple months I have been taking Lexapro to help with the anxiety and to keep my emotions in check. I have noticed that I am dealing with change much better, I am calmer also. This isn't by any means saying that the fault is because of the surgery. I just had some issues with changing so much, so fast. It is part of the normal process of this surgery.
I would say that this surgery has been a major success for me. It has brought new meaning to my life as well as to others around me. Quite a few people say to me that they don't even remember me being almost 400 pounds. They say that I am so outgoing now that I have a new refreshed image, which has made people forget the old me. I will never forget who I was. I can't forget who I was when I was almost 400 pounds. I fear that if I forget, I will go back to being that old me again.
Another milestone came up in the last few months. May 31st of this year I will be graduated from high school 10 years. There is a 10 year high school reunion set to take place in August. I couldn't believe it was 10 years already when I got the email. That is when I started thinking about my high school years. I was this overweight kid that was picked on constantly in high school. Currently I am 75 pounds less than I was the day I graduated high school. There is part of me that really wants to go so people can see what I look like. There is all the other part of me that doesn't want to go because I want to keep the new me separate from the old me. I am currently on the fence about going. One day I will decide to go and then the next day say I won't go.
I will be posting updated pictures shortly.