Peeling Back the Personality

I have been thinking about this for some time, I am not the person I used to be. Or should I say I am not the personality I used to be?

I don't think I am who I was before I got so fat. I am even more confident than that. I am more certain, more comfortable. This is due, in part, to age. Let's face it, middle age brings on confidence - it just comes with living. The really interesting stuff, though, is not related to age, it's related to massive weight loss.

Something very profound happened when I lost weight. Layers started to peel away. All the insulation that I wrapped my ego in came away. Like sloughing off dead skin or peeling an onion. I can't say if it was quick or slow, but in less than a year I already felt like a different person. My sister said she got her sister back.

The manifestation of this is manifold. I join conversations and groups readily, I accept offers and take more risks, I seek opportunities I wouldn't before. My last post was about movement, and this has a lot to do with it. Being able to move easily in this world is a big thing, no pun intended! I also notice that people treat me differently. People I knew before are just, well, different towards me. Or is that am I different to them?

I am more relaxed in some ways, and yet more animated. I feel more myself.