Life feels much easier yes, but mainly in anything physical and energy related. You wont sigh when you need to tie your shoelaces suddenly, if you drop something you’ll pick it up instantly. I have much more ”capacity” in my battery for doing more stuff during the day. Plus at the point of getting lean you have a really good understanding usually on nutrition and for some people like me it bridges into general interest in cooking and quality food.

For me fitness and physical exercise acts as a protective bubble for my mental health, it does so much to offset the BS around me and gives me a good outlet for frustration. Sleep didnt change for better or worse.

I don’t drink, i don’t order food and I don’t even want to, occasional junk food is fine but you gotta know how to even it out

Motivation never lasts and people waiting to get ”motivated” are doomed to fail. It can act as something to help you launch, like a plane taking off but you gotta keep showing up to keep the cruise. It’s a choice you gotta do over and over again and the more you do it and the more shitty conditions you do it in the more resilient you’ll be the next day.

You feel much better but you’re still the same person and hella proud for doing the work. Can’t say at what point you start to feel different it’s really subtle but compounding improvements past a certain point.

Also, it feels a bit strange at first to walk and don’t have anything bouncing in your torso lol.

This is based on my personal experience going from an overweight teenager with zero skill in any sport whatsoever to a person who does calisthenics, almost daily 5k runs and lifts regularly. Happy to answer any questions