Daily Post--3/15/08

Are you the same person or have you changed inside since losing the weight? If you feel you've changed inside, how have you changed?

I know I have changed inside. I am a more confident person in a lot of ways. I am more outgoing and more willing to try things that I know I never would've tried in the past. I like going out more rather than just laying around on the couch. This has changed my whole world and I am so happy that I did it. Michele

I feel more confidence in myself. I stand up for myself more. I think I have always been able to, but didn't. I hid behind my fat. Now, not any more. Jules

Well, I don't see it, but my boyfriend tells me I've become a "softie" Seems I'm a lot nicer than I used to be LOL

I feel like I've changed in that I don't take as much **it as I used to - I used to stuff my feelings with food, now I can't. I'm working on raising my self esteem more and find that I get alot more *****y and don't accept the way others - especially friends or family when they make disparaging comments either about me or others. I get alot of "Meow" comments from my daughters, but I tell them I'm done with keeping it all bottled up inside........ I find I take less and less c*ap from anyone.

I find that I am more willing to put myself out there. I have more self confidence, and I look people in the eye more. Vivienne

I feel more confident now and less likely to settle for things that arent 100% what I want. LB

I am not the same person inside, well, I am but I am not. I still have my values and hopes and dreams, but a lot less fear, a lot more confidence. I'm happy. I have a joy inside me that bubbles out of me. I love to laugh and to smile. I am on the move all the time it seems. I don't want to sit around and let my life pass me by anymore...

I feel more confident now. but I am the same person. I still treat others with respect and feel for others with a weight problem.

I am the same except I feel better and can move around more.