I do not care what you weigh.. what can you do now that you

I had trouble completing the mile in junior high and high school under 18 minutes. My fastest back then was around 14 minutes. These days I'm consistently around 10, with my fastest being right under 9.

Mine is a twofold. I was fat because I was an undiagnosed celiac and had related health problems so the two are tied. So some of the things I can do now are partly because I'm gluten and all of my other trigger food free.

I can wake up in the morning without feeling like I'm 80.

I can build strength and set up a routine and stick to it without getting so sick for three weeks I couldn't even move and then have the dismay of having to start all over again.

I can brush my teeth with confidence that another piece of one of my teeth isn't going to crumble off today.

I can lose weight while sticking to a good diet and exercise.

I can exercise.

I can run and play with my kids and go out in the desert and play without feeling like my eyes are going to close and not have the strength to keep them open.

I no longer have a veil of fatigue hanging around me like a heavy cloud.

I no longer catch every illness that walks past me.

I no longer have debilitating migraines.

Probably not what you were actually looking for but these have been huge for me.

I havent reached it yet but i hope my first What I couldnt do but can do now is :
TIE MY SHOES WITHOUT SUFFOCATING MYSELF WITH MY BOOBS!!!!

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....thank you. I had the same problem.

I never lost the ability to touch my toes, but now I can touch them with my palms, again. I can also do proper crunches, again. Oh, and I've shaved about 5 minutes off my walk to work.

I couldn't jog a minute without needing a break and today I can log two miles without stopping..yay me! Oh and I can do 14 "regular" pushups but could only do modified before

In January I could run 3 miles by myself (not race time, which was faster) at 39 minutes. Today, it was 31:47- an improvement of over 7 minutes. And I haven't been focused on improving it, just exercise and health in general. Also, I now have 2 amazing vegan menus I've perfected. Today an acquaintance even asked me for the recipe to my rosemary chickpea and artichoke heart salad. Also, I'm back to cycling the 20 miles round-trip to work at least twice a week- which I hadn't done since becoming pregnant with my daughter.

I can now complete the entire 2 hours at the Zumbathon my daughter drug me too.

I can get up off of the floor without looking like a potato bug that had been flipped over.

A year ago I never even considered running (long before that, I was lucky to walk around the block!), then I joined a rugby team last fall so I HAD to run! (I NEVER would have even considered playing before either!) I was one of the slowest out there, but I was determined *not* to be the slowest one come spring season. I also signed up for the Race for the Cure this past April, and decided that I was going to RUN the 5k, not walk or jog/walk (I did a 2.3 mile drumstick dash last Thanksgiving in 32 min - 13.9 min/mile, jog/walk combo). I did a program similar to the C25k that was 5 weeks long (I didn't have time to do 8 weeks lol), and completed my first 5k in just under 40 minutes! That's about a 12.9 min/mile, shaving a minute off my pace, but I also jogged continuously (only stopping briefly for water). It doesn't sound like a lot, but I went from barely jogging at a 4.0mph pace with brief intervals at 4.5 in Feb, to now I can jog consistently at around a 4.7 or 4.8 pace and throw in intervals at 5.0-5.5mph. I can probably sprint faster than that, but I'm not comfortable sprinting on the treadmill (fear of flying off it!!). I've been working on sprints lately, rather than endurance running as that is what I need to train for right now. And I am also proud to say, I am NOT the slowest person on the rugby pitch anymore!