Anecdotes can be motivational, but they don't mean a whole lot. I've lost over 50 lbs in the past year and a half or so, and I really don't feel any different most of the time. I do have more endurance for things like running, but I don't enjoy exercise so I do it rarely.

Much of the psychological benefit of exercise comes from increased testosterone. This happens by stimulating muscles. Try to develop a regular routine for things likes squats and pullups and see if that doesn't make you feel better.

Me too. I've lost about a hundred, and now do running events.

My life has improved by a lot. Stress is now mostly gone and manageable. I'm way confident, and feel relaxed. This mostly due to the exercise, but it is just amazing. My skills (in everything) have just sky-rocketed. Where it would take me months to code anything, now I can just do it in days. It is really amazing.

All these anecdotes about people losing weight as a good way to improve your life- sort of assume everyone has weight to lose. What if you are healthy and athletic already? Do we miss out on the benefits of "feeling great about myself after losing 20, 50, 100 pounds"?

I guess there are other ways to improve ones self other than exercising :-)

I'm currently learning a second language, it's very rewarding!

Is that because you lost the weight, or because you exercise or (guessing here) because you eat better though?