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Originally Posted by Penguina
ladies... tell me why I want this? what will I get from losing weight?
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I can't tell you why you want this, but I CAN tell you that losing 48 lbs has totally changed my life.
I remember before I lost weight I'd hear people say "well, losing weight won't change your life...you'll still be the same person."
Yeah, I'm the same person. Only better.
I am
me again. I'm confident, relaxed, outgoing, HAPPY. I feel 16 again -- and I'm 33. I don't stress about what to wear in the morning, because
everything fits (or is too big). I'm comfortable in my own skin. I'm rarely self-conscious. I'm much more assertive about what I want, and I don't take crap from people anymore. My "bad shoulder" rarely hurts these days. I can lift a 60-lb dog onto the exam table at work without help. I sleep better, and I'm rarely tired/sluggish during the day. My PMS symptoms have improved -- I have milder cramps and fewer junk food cravings. I haven't had a stress headache in over a year; I haven't had a cold in 2 years. I'm more
friendly and tend to strike up conversations with people at the grocery store, gas station, etc. I'm wearing size 8 jeans. I have more energy and now I walk the dogs twice a day instead of just once. My house is clean most days of the week because I have extra energy to keep it tidy every day vs. leaving it all to the weekend. I look forward to new situations and meeting new people. This summer, I hiked a mountain in Portugal with my friends instead of sitting in the bar at the bottom (which is what I would "normally" do). I am basically happier than I ever thought I'd be.
Since losing my first 25 lbs, I've (1) quit my 8-year teaching career, (2) sold my house, (3) packed up myself, a dog, and 2 cats and moved to the UK, (4) devoted 18 full months to writing -- which was a dream I thought I'd NEVER fulfill, (5) moved back to the States, (6) bought pretty much the house of my dreams because I was persistent enough to really fight for it and didn't allow myself to be intimidated by lawyers, etc., (7) started school again for an entirely new career.
So yeah, losing weight has changed things for me
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