What positive changes have you noticed?

[Fiona25]

What are the good things in your life that has changed due to diet and exercise? I thought this could keep us all inspired to keep going!

Me:

Extra energy, i'm not tired all the time now
No more dizzy spells
Feeling healthy - I don't feel bloated and sick anymore!
I have extra things in my life now. I love exercising! NEVER thought i'd say that lol
And the challenge of weight loss and toning up and how good it feels when old clothes fit etc

[GoddessInside]

For me it would be

My fitness has improved dramatically ! No more walking short distances for me
Phsycial - having the ability to move around more freely.
Physical - Seeing the loss in my face and other areas of my body in such a short time
Exercise ! Exercise ! Exercise ! Im no longer a couch potatoe and really enjoy the exercise Im doing
Re educating myself in terms of food and making wiser choices when eating out
Got rid of the chronic fatigue
Getting some of my confidence back
No longer feeling embarassed to walk out in public. No longer a prisoner in my home

Wow, writing it down like this makes you realise how far you've come doesnt it ? Excellent thread Fiona !!

[Mandie]

Great work, both of you!

For me...

(lets go with my initial weight loss from 140kg compared to where I am now)

...WAY more confidence - in everything!
...buying clothes in "normal" shops
...learning to cook
...getting fitter



I hope to continue!

[Jane85]

I started my new healthy mission 4 days ago, but even i that short space of time, I have noticed that my skin has started to clear up and my face has a little bit of a glow


I agree that was a fantastic thread, feeling very positive

[Cougar]

Way more energy!
Wanting to go out and socialise
Having the shop assistants help me - and telling me i need a smaller size
Picking up when i go out
A lot more confidence to do things I wouldn't normally do
High level of fitness

[grugwashere]

More confidence
finding clothes that fit
making better choices about food than i used to
knowing that i now have the ability to change who i am for the better!

[Fireball]

Thank you this is a great thread. I've never really dieted - just put on weight slowly over a long period of time, so I hadn't thought about the benefits. I just tend to think, "I will lose weight and be healthier". I now realise this is much too vague. I need to chose some clear pictures for my mind to focus on.

[nutzy]

Total change of mindset
a determination I did not know I had
Willpower I did not know I had
more than 12kgs lighter all round
way more energy
greater fitness levels - I actually can walk quite fast without getting puffed so quickly.
Greater confidence
Greater interest in me, which sounds strange, but I had neglected "me" for so long coz I was fat and ugly so I
never bothered with makeup, hair or clothes.
Feeling more sexy, for which hubby is very greatful
I am starting to look goooood in most clothes now!

On the negative side:
A bit saggy under the jawline
Noticing more wrinkles (I'm nearly 44, so to be expected I suppose)
eeerrrr, boobs are, um, going south
ditto with bum

[Tarz]

Clothes are fitting looser
Can run at least one km now
Meeting lots of new people that are doing the same thing as me
Extending my life by improving my health
rekindling my love for cooking
Feeling more confident
I actually want to go clothes shopping now!

eeerrrr, boobs are, um, going south

Yours may be going south but mine are disappearing all together!