Actually SM, I noticed the similarities months ago too.
I did all the above after the bomb, the STBXW was just months ahead of me.
The difference has been, she's out to attract someone else.
I was hoping to try and attract her back.
But, in the end, I have lost 40+ lbs, look better than I have in years, feel better physically, make sure I am dressed sharp, smell good, and I have done more in the past 6 months for myself than the last 5 years combined, including GAL activities.
And that's for me, and not really for STBXW or anyone else.
However, I am about a year behind my STBXW...
But who's counting...
M: 41 STBXW: 41 D: 9 Bomb: 4/26/09
On board the D train now..
"Suffering is when we try to change what we cannot."