half and half
wow thats amazing!! You must be so proud of how far you have come!
I guess I am somewhat proud of the changes I have made, but on the same note, I am very sad it took me so long to make them.
I went through my teens, 20's and 30's as an obese and unhappy man who simply couldn't do all the fun things I wanted. Not because I didnt have the desire, but because the weight made many of the things physically impossible.
Now at almost 40 I could easily keep up with my skinniest friends and in fact out perform all of them in swimming, running, rock climbing, hiking, you name it. But at the time I wanted to do all those things I sadly made excuses and wallowed in my own misery.....
More than pride at my accomplishments I am simply happy to be able to climb a flight of stairs without wanting to keel over and don't suffer from constant aches and pains, other than those attributed to the vigorous exercise I do.
Ah well, live and learn..... I would give anything and everything to have those decades back, but the best I can hope for is to make the future awesome and to share some knowledge I learned the hard way with others, especially younger people, so they can rid themselves of those same demons earlier and get on with their lives.
Then maybe I can start feeling more pride.
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