Both sides of the story

I've talked so far about the good aspects of weight loss and weight maintenance. There are, of course, some downsides.

• You can't eat everything you want anymore -- at least not at once.

• You don't suddenly look like Christie Brinkley once the pounds come off.

• For some reason, when I used to shop for larger sizes, stores always seemed to be out of them. Now, when I shop for smaller sizes, they always seem to be out of those, too. I don't think this happens for people who are a size zero. But, let's face it, I'll never be a size zero.

• You have to spend money buying a new wardrobe -- which is a lot of fun! It's just that I already spent a lot of money on my old wardrobe.