Out of my comfort zone

I'm trying to lose weight, and this is definitely pushing me out of my comfort zone. I've been working on this for about 8 or 9 months. I've changed my diet and tried to get more active-walking and swimming laps. I've lost somewhere between 25 and 30 pounds which is great, but I want to lose faster so I have joined a gym-this is way outside my comfort zone. I had to have a fitness evaluation last Friday-way way outside my comfort zone. Tonight I went for the second part of the evaluation which is really just going over a workout designed for me and learning about the equipment. I also did a workout afterwards. I am really tired, but I think that my journey outside my comfort zone will eventually pay off. I was thinking how funny it is that we get used to being a certain way to a point where we don't want to change even when it means we'll be healthier or better people. I guess it's human nature to resist change. What's so ironic about it in my case is that I used to be the person I am trying to be, and I still resist it. Not only was I once thinner ( alot thinner), but was also pretty athletic. I ran track, played softball, and even tried basketball when I was a freshman in high school (way too short to do it much after that:) Somewhere along the way I turned into this non-athletic fatty. I am sure someone could psychoanalyze this and find some big reason, but I think ultimately other things became more of a priority than being fit-work mostly. Well I still need to take my shower so I better wrap this up. We'll see how my journey outside my zone works out. Maybe after I lose a little more, I'll start posting some before and after pictures. For now I'll just hit the showers.