Getting in shape at 48 changed more than just my body

I was sedentary, overweight, basically gave up on myself. Started running three years ago just to feel better. Now I do half marathons and lift. Lost 60 pounds. But the weird part is how much it changed my confidence, my marriage, the way my kids see me. I'm not sitting on the couch anymore. I'm climbing mountains with my family. I miss some of the old easy way of living sometimes but that version of me was slowly disappearing anyway. This was like getting a second life.