9 days past surgery

Well, its been 9 days since my life changed forever. Can't say that I'm regretting my decision, in fact, its the best decision I have made since I made the decision to quit smoking. When I made that decision, not only did I want to quit for ME, but the beautiful little girls that were a part of my life, one already here on Earth, the other on her way. It was one of the best decisions I made at that time.
Now, here I am, 4 years later, and people ask me alot if I miss smoking and ever think of going back. My reply to that is a VERY fast "HELL NO!" I have so much to live for, my kids, husband, parents, siblings, etc. BUT, the most important reasons, 5 year old Alannah and 4 year old Hailey. These girls are my shining stars. I love them so much and want to be around for a LOOOONG time. Which is part of the reason I made the decision to have the gastric bypass surgery.
Being heavy, I was putting myself at risk EVERY day. It was affecting my performance at work, and jeopardizing my chances to see my girls grow up. Walking up stairs, even a very short set or 4-5 would leave me winded and my heart racing, not a good feeling. I couldn't get outside and play with the girls like I wanted to because I was afraid I would become short of breath or would even get so tired so fast that no one could have fun.
Look at me, talking about my weight as if I have lost all the excess weight already, but I have lost 23 pounds since I began this journey back in September. Believe me, 23 pounds is alot. I can tell a HUGE difference in my energy levels even this early out. I walked up the stairs at work on Monday, one story, and did not get winded!! Which is a good thing, considering that on any given shift, we stand the chance to go out multiple times at night, which means climbing those stairs repeatedly.
I'm considering purchasing the Zumba for Wii, right now, its a little too cold to go walking outside. So, I figure that will get me moving.
ANYWAY..........enough for now. Thanks for reading!!