I went from being unhappy with my body, my age, my fitness level, my low self-esteem and confidence to working my ass off and skating ... skating... skating... and blood, sweat, and tears to being more accepting of my body.. I will never be a Barbie Doll... I feel best when I'm larger (I could lose some excess and I'm working on that) but I'm cool with it too.. to being more confident, more fit even that I've ever been in my life! I am a work in progress always learning, always challenging what life has to give and I've met so many supportive people in this crazy community that I've never had met before.