So glad to hear that a number of you are seeing improvements. Quality of life means everything, but it's sometimes hard to face that once you get in a place in life where you lose that optimum health, it is (to some degree at least) impossible to get it back.
Spending time around these young hiring managers has shown me that my weathered, saggy skin can still be seen, which translates to not aging well. These younger generations see it (it is TOUGH to get a job after 40!). Like myth presents Jacob who wrestled with the angel and won, but was given a limp that followed him for the rest of his days, being super-heavy leaves behind traces of its own. It has been hard for me to accept that.
I may be able to whip the crap out of most of these youngins' - or outlast them in a race, whichever I need to do - but the changes that are left behind after a sizable weight loss are there to stay. lol
The moral of this post is: DON'T LET YOURSELF GO TOO BADLY!