I'm much more confident about nearly everything.

I think of myself again (and it had been a long time) as an athlete.

Between cycling, spinning and yoga, I spend very little time at home and, if I am at home, I spend very little time on my couch watching tv. Even when I'm home, I'm more likely to be doing something, e.g., washing all my workout clothes.

I have new friends.

I think of food, first and foremost, as fuel so my diet has improved.

My thighs--outer and inner--don't jiggle and my butt doesn't sag.

I went down a dress size.

I'm much more toned and (thanks to both yoga, lifting and some fat loss), my arms look cut for the first time in my life.

I hate shopping for anything but cycling clothes.

I've seen way more of home state on my bike than I ever have in my car.

I'm stronger than I realized, physically and emotionally, which has led me to redefine what I can and cannot do.

I know what a hub, derailleur, seat stay, headset, crank arm, bladed spoke, cog, etc., is.

Despite having gotten over my love for stuffed animals as a kid, I've discovered that I can still unselfconciously talk to and love dearly an inanimate object (my bike) as if it were alive.