What new things have you tried since losing weight?

- Shopping without disappointment: knowing that the jeans will fit me before trying them on!
- Going out of the house not caring what I look like because I FEEL GOOD!
- Putting on a swimsuit and going swimming
- Wearing SHORTTTSSS!!!
- Running 2 5km races last year and going for countless 5km runs
- Hitting 9km in an hour! My goal is 10km in an hour in October
- Buying a maxi skirt!
- Going for a crossfit class knowing that I'd be able to handle it
- Doing crazy stuff on a bungee at my crossfit class and not shying away from it

And other countless things. Being slimmer has made me feel so much better!!
You guys are all amazing!

Thanks, mart. That give sme a little more hope. I always see everyone who's lost weight saying "I love zumba/running/biking/rock climbing now!" And I'm like, "Ugh, my favorite activities are sitting and doing artwork and maybe taking a walk." Good to think that things can change even if I don't quite expect them to, though!

Fae, I was also an avid sports hater my whole life! I always found excuses to not do sports when I could. I even once claimed that I had a "frozen toe" (from the cold weather).... NOT true. Stupid excuse, but I wanted out! I hated my body and hated the way I felt- shy, totally not confident and so, SO conscious of how others viewed me.

But then I had a baby, after I moved from Canada to the Netherlands. During my pregnancy, which was just after our move, I sat on the couch and ATE. Ate, ate, ate ALL day. Cookies, chips, everything. I'd make excuses "I can handle it", "no one will notice", "It will fall off after I give birth" etc., etc., etc. About 2 months after I gave birth I tried on my old clothes, and they didn't even fit. I was totally gutted and couldn't find clothes for me except in the biggest size available. Thank God that at the time, I didn't have a mirror in our house (still adjusting from the move, hadn't finished the house yet). Then one day I heard about the 30 day shred. 20 minutes, every day, can't be hard, right?

WRONG. Oh, my, word. It was TOUGH. My body jiggled when I jumped. My thighs slapped together, I peed myself (unfortunate side effect of birth), I sweat, I hurt, I cried like a little girl at elementary school (which happened a lot). But the weight started coming off, kilo by kilo. Then I started eating healthier, working out easier, enjoying the 20 minutes I did 4-5 times a week.

Then my crazy day happened: I wanted to jog. I had to take the baby to the clinic for a checkup and I didn't want to walk all the way there (about 30 minute walk for me at that time), I couldn't bike with the babe yet (normal here in Holland!) so I thought, let's RUN. People looked at me running with a stroller like I was a mad woman (totally normal sight in Vancouver...here in NL people don't like things that aren't in their comfort zones). I started to like it! I started RUNNING. Now, anyone that knows me for a long time knows that me and running are like the two most opposite things ever!!!! Then one day, after all this workout out at home with DVDs and running, I hit 5km in 35 minutes without stopping. I had also hit 13kg of lost weight. I was on a freaking roll. It's not stopped since....except a short period of personal difficulty, but even then, I was still someone who finally ENJOYED sports!!! Unreal!!!

So, what I'm trying to say is that you might not like sports now, but I bet there is something out there that you could learn to love. It might be really hard at first, but the buzz you get is really better than some other awesome things out there. And the buzz you get when feeling muscles get tighter and bigger is also really awesome.

I hope this is encouraging. You can truly do it. Even if you don't believe it, I do.

where do i start? my top 5 would probably be...

- took my shirt off at the beach for the first time in about 25 years last summer.
- amusement park/ carnival rides
- hot yoga
- hiking
- spin class

I'm an actor. Doing a scene on stage shirtless, and NOT feeling self-conscious about it, was very liberating.

Mark

I put on a wetsuit for the first time, even better, it was 2 sizes smaller than the clothing I had worn. Yep, it was tight fitting but it was sort of like wearing Spanx. LOL I needed it for protection from the cold water I was snorkeling in.

I had worried and stressed they wouldn't have one that would fit or I'd look ridiculous in it. Not at all! I had my hubby take a photo for proof. :laugh: It felt freakin' awesome!

Purchased a pair of designer skinny jeans and worn them in public.