are you a different person?

RocketsGirl75

So obviously we are changing ourselves physically but do you ever feel like this whole process is changing you mentally. Are you becoming a different person?

I feel like that and was curious about everyone else.....


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Saruman_w

I'm still sorta the same. I am starting to feel a little better about myself though, so that's a slight change there.

mynameiscarrie

I've changed a lot i think. I'm a lot more confident when it comes to certain things. I still have insecurities, but overall I think I'm a lot more confident. It was hard to adjust my mentality to my new body, and i'm still working on it, but it comes with time

SoldierDad

I am still the same person I was. Other things in life have changed me but weight loss hasn't really affected me mentally or emotionally.

CoCoMa

I've only lost a few pounds, but since working out more, I've gotten a little spunkier!

krstal02

No I don't feel like I am becoming a different person because of weightloss but I am strenthening the relationship I have with God and as a result, I am becoming a changed person.

vikesfanmb

I feel VERY different, physically and mentally. For one thing, I used to exercise rarely . . now I exercise almost every day (5-6 days per week) and it's part of my day that I just look forward to. If you had asked me if I looked forward to exercising 6 months ago, I would have laughed in disbelief.

I have had various physicians tell me (I work at a hospital) that exercising helps boost mood and energy. Again, I would not have put any stock in that 6 months ago - now I see that it is SO true!

So in a word - YES, I have changed but only for the better!

melizerd

I've changed in the fact that I now turn to exercise for stress relief instead of food. I found out I LOVE running. I'm much better at dealing with stress overall when I exercise regularly too.

chevy88grl

Yes and no. How's that for being indecisive? lol.

My personality is the same. I don't think I am better than anyone. I don't aim to intimidate people. I'm still me -- I'm just a thinner me.
I will say that my self esteem is better. I've finally overcome some of the negativity fed to me by my mother and my ex-husband. I can finally say that I love who I see in the mirror - even though that person isn't perfect.

Contrarian

I have a bit more self-confidence, I think.

MelissaL582

I think I'm the same person but I just look at life differently.

neva4saken

as i started losing the weight i felt my self esteem returning so i gained confidence in myself again i also started taking several different martial arts classes (wing-chun, kenpo, Brazilian jujitsu, hapkido) for discipline and full body balance so yes i started to feel exceptionally well mind, body and especially spirit. Younger as well, more positive, but i never became arrogant or pom pus God kept me humble .. :-)

Jennyisbusy

Oh yeah - my inner dialogue is much nicer and when I get out of line I just start listing all the cool things I have proved I can do. I have a lot less bad days than I used to and I am constantly looking for something fun to do. So yes, compared to the old me I am alive v vegetablish.

cvaneaton

I am me...slightly improved

loseatonlady

Definitely different - and the mental changes that happen are some of the hardest. Like still seeing my "fat" self ... and sometimes I say I still have a "fat brain"

NotGoddess

I had to change my mindset to finally start being successful-can't explain it but I'm sure you all know what I mean.

Have I changed in other ways? Yeah. I no longer assume that guy is staring at me because I'm ugly. Now I wonder if I'm still too flushed from exercise or put my shirt on backwards when I changed.

sunkisses

I changed very much. I lost my weight 3-4 years ago, so it's not a new change. But I began to value myself very much. I am almost always at ease if not actually happy. I don't worry about things that aren't in my control because I learned to control the one thing in the world that I can control - myself.

ShellyMacchi

in many ways, yes.

i am so much more eager to 'go out and do things'.. more eager to try new things (physically as well as eating); heck i even enjoy shopping for clothes now which i NEVER have enjoyed in my life!!
i feel like i have gained so much more control over so many areas of my life that i had let slip.

in fact, i now feel like the 'me' that i always knew was hidden inside, but no one else could see/knew existed.

So yes... and it's ALL GOOD *S*

prettyfitchick

I am the same person I have always been i just make better choices and i enjoy working out more then i did before

Brandicaloriecountess

Not really. Not me as a person. I've changed how I view food and why I eat but nothing else.

angelicdisgrace

Personally I still can not look at myself in the mirror. Everytime we are training, one of the biggest arguments my trainer and I have is over training in front of a mirror. I have noticed that I just want to go up to people and tell them that there is hope but I don't because I feel like I should mind my own business.

audigal2008

I am still the same person I was. Other things in life have changed me but weight loss hasn't really affected me mentally or emotionally.

I agree! SKINNY FAT TALL OR SMALL! We are who WE ARE!

BecksgotBack

i'm still the same me...just as vain, shallow and materialistic as i've always been. only now my butt is cuter and the extra cardio helps with other things.

Zen_Master_B

I know that I am personally like night and day now, it was like I was afraid to be myself before. I am more about myself now(for all the good and bad that comes with that), I don't let other people sway my resolve not just about this lifestyle choice i've made but for all things. I am not as accepting about the ones I love not loving themselves, and I am no longer a pessimist. I always have a huge smile on my face now. I feel like I never truly lived before, now my eyes are open.

kapeluza

Yes! I am becoming me again! The person who loves to laugh, great sense of humor and just HAPPY!!!!

SmartFunGorgeous

I'm definitely changing. I am coming to believe in myself more. I've had to lose the weight mentally as well as physically, and though I have struggled with the physical this past month, I've struggled with the mental far more.

But I'm learning to love myself more, and that's such a wonderful, remarkable thing. I'm not all the way there, and maybe I never will be, but I see glimmers of the person I'd like to be, and she's lovely!

anewattitude

Nope. I'm just as fabulous as I've always been:)

ha ha...kidding... I do think I have changed for the better though. I am learning to be kinder to myself when I mess up and I feel happier with myself when I exercise.

RocketsGirl75

I know that I am personally like night and day now, it was like I was afraid to be myself before. I am more about myself now(for all the good and bad that comes with that), I don't let other people sway my resolve not just about this lifestyle choice i've made but for all things. I am not as accepting about the ones I love not loving themselves, and I am no longer a pessimist. I always have a huge smile on my face now. I feel like I never truly lived before, now my eyes are open.

Thanks! This is a lot of how I feel!

i_love_vinegar

Yes. I realized I don't care if I am single or dating. If I meet someone, I meet someone. If I stay single forever, so be it

cdngirl71

I have changed. I find that I have more confidence and more outgoing since losing the weight. I also like myself more than I used to.

solpwr

Yeah I'm totally different. I went from a "nice" needy guy to a total d!ck. So much better!