Ten things I love most about having lost ~ 65 lbs.:
1) I have ten times the energy I had before.
2) I sleep ten times deeper than I used to.
3) I can walk/jog longer and farther than my basset hound, a breed known for its laziness and for standing less than two feet off the ground.
4) I can fit into clothes I’ve owned for years but never been able to wear.
5) I actually have several pictures of myself that I *like*.
6) I’m not afraid to try anything — tap dancing, tennis, yoga, kickboxing, parasailing … it all sounds like a hoot!
7) Precious few people have noticed (or said anything), yet this fact bothers me remarkably little.
8) The selection of clothing in my closet is shrinking, and my biggest ongoing challenge is to find something in there that’s SMALL enough.
9) I have no insecurity announcing what I weigh to anyone — friend or date, man or woman.
10) My success and energy continue to inspire others, which means more to me than I can express.
Five more things I love but that lifetime skinny people probably can’t relate to:
1) Feeling collarbones poking through my skin is a joy I can’t stop indulging in.
2) I smile every morning when I put on my deodorant because I can see a curve of muscle from my shoulder to my chest.
3) Enjoying a clothes shopping expedition is an entirely new concept for me.
4) Nowadays, I eat whatever I want, whenever I want to, and I never pause first to wonder if other people will see me and think, “Man, fat people NEVER – STOP – EATING!!”
5) I can wear shorts while doing my thirty minutes on the treadmill or elliptical machine without constantly having them ride up.