You see I have, in last year, lost about 35 pounds. After weight loss, I began to notice that things, once hard to accomplish, were starting to seem easy.

These were little things at first. I first noticed that I had more energy and looked better. But as time went on and I lost more weight, I realized that I had accomplished something I thought I never would. I had gotten myself in great shape, which has been an ongoing struggle of mine for a long time.

I then realized that I could probably accomplish all things that I thought I couldn’t. So this really started to get me excited. I began to think of all possibilities out there. I began to think of things outside of health that I could accomplish.

I assume this is how many people have become extremely successful in life. They probably reached one seemingly unattainable goal and had this realization. Then they probably decided to shoot for higher and more complicated goals.

The more I thought about this, more I thought that my weight loss could be start of an entirely new personality and lifestyle for myself. I can become a person who gets things done, instead of someone always talking about what I want to do.

Here are just a few things that have come as a result of my weight loss.

•I have increased confidence in myself.

I looked over at him and thought to myself, "Wow! You're so right".

In an instant he had clinched many of our problems from a simple game, while several of us struggle to reach pinnacle and fall short of our dreams.

Isn't it amazing that sometimes no matter how hard we try, it seems that we're always trying to lose instead of striving to win? It's like reaching a weight loss plateau and having no idea how we're going to get rid of those last 5 lbs.

I'm sure you've experienced this or know someone who has, for example, can't seem to earn more than a certain amount of money, who can't seem to lose more than a certain amount of weight, who can't seem to pass an important exam no matter how many times they've taken it.

We're trying to succeed and do best we can but something is holding us back.

Are we trying too hard?

Are we afraid of something?

Why does this happen to us? My friends allow me let you into a little secret about ourselves, if it's okay with you.

Our minds are so conditioned to understand, accept and appreciate only what we know.

It knows that we earn a certain amount each year and no more. It knows that we can lose a certain amount of weight and no more. It knows that we can attain a certain level of success and prosperity and no more.