What do you hate most about losing weight?
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I like my sad boobs. Then again, I'd prefer to not have any at all. lol
The thing that sucks the most about losing weight, in my opinion, is the loose skin. You can't see it with my clothes on, but I know it's there, and it drives me crazy.
Also. Clothes. I have a closet full of clothes now. In varying sizes. From xmall to XXL. And I'm afraid to get rid of any of them, because there's a part of me that still hasn't 'caught up' mentally to my physical body. So I never know what size to wear. And don't get me started on the cost to update said closet. Yikes.0 -
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What do I hate?
1. Working really, really hard to lose the weight but only seeing the numbers on the scale change. Not inches.
2. Suddenly having the scale stop moving and going through what feels like a massive, whole body deflation. I mean seriously, I lost around 45 pounds and was wearing the same clothes, then suddenly 'poof': boobs gone, leg fat gone, hips gone, waist not so much gone, nothing fits well. Nothing. I feel a bit like a teenager where nothing is in the right proportion.
3. That weird loose skin from one of my now non-existent chins.
4. Unwarranted bro science: it isn't loose skin, it's just different fat pockets. Really, someone tried to tell me they were a licensed trainer and there is no such thing as loose skin. "if it's loose it's just fat you still need to get rid of". While I realize I still have a ways to go, I am pretty dang sure I know what loose skin looks like.
5. People who try to help: it really doesn't matter what you eat, its all about calories in/calories out. Really? Well, let me have that carb laden goody with zero protein. When I crash I will happily and belligerently tell you how I feel about your advice. (Which made me decide that's what bezerkers are - people with hypoglycemia that are given sugar, then sent to the battlefield to properly utilize that rage that developed when everything bottomed out).0 -
Mine has most to do with body appearance. I feel like I've ruined my body after years of letting myself be overweight, and it saddens me a bit. I agree with those that said loose skin and sad boobs.
Plus the fact that the areas where I have stretch marks, which are many, now look like crepe paper.
I also second the fact about having to buy new clothes all the time. I try to wear them until they're practically hanging off of me, but that gets annoying, lol. I just bought a pair of jeans a little over a month ago, and they are already getting too big, which is good and bad. I can't afford to buy new clothes. On the bright side, at least my shoes size won't change along with my clothing size. Then I would really be in trouble.0 -
People's comments around me. I noticed when you're trying to eat healthy, you make others feel guilty about themselves and they try to make you feel bad. Not everyone, but a good majority lol. They don't understand why I have to measure everything or can't enjoy a little. It's hard enough for me to say no, but to say no to people pressuring me is even harder.
I lost 9 lbs and have 50 lbs more to go. Just going to keep that in mind.0 -
lorislosingit wrote: »seltzermint wrote: »
Seltzermint - that's terrible! Sorry!
oh it's fine LOL. Thanks, though.
He's almost 92, nearly blind, and doesn't elaborate as I did about the aunts...I just know from family stories that they were like that ;-) Mostly he says he wouldn't know me on the street and I take it as a compliment because I was always over 200 lb since age 16 and now well below.
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Aww, sorry ladies that are losing their girls! -hugggs-0
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EVERYTHING. LOL0
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being cold all the time, having bruises all over my legs, and having to put a cushion between my knees at night because they dig into each other0
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Buying new clothes. I hate shopping. Everything else is awesome, even the bosom shrinkage (I can buy bras in a size that actually exist in the department stores--but then again, shopping grrrrr).0
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my boobs disappearing, the saggy loose skin, how i cant tolerate the winter at all anymore0
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Loose skin! Loose skin sucks! I'm 46 years old and I don't know if it will ever tighten back up!0
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Mine has most to do with body appearance. I feel like I've ruined my body after years of letting myself be overweight, and it saddens me a bit. I agree with those that said loose skin and sad boobs. Plus the fact that the areas where I have stretch marks, which are many, now look like crepe paper.
I also second the fact about having to buy new clothes all the time. I try to wear them until they're practically hanging off of me, but that gets annoying, lol. I just bought a pair of jeans a little over a month ago, and they are already getting too big, which is good and bad. I can't afford to buy new clothes. On the bright side, at least my shoes size won't change along with my clothing size. Then I would really be in trouble.
Soooo... about the shoe size.... Shoes that were snug and about to be pitched now fit. Shoes that fit are now too loose.0 -
pavingnewpaths wrote: »Have to actively and consciously think about it every minute of every day. It's work all. the. time. Don't get me wrong, it's well worth it, but sometimes the conscious effort gets exhausting.
This is totally where my brain is today, too!!
Plus, I am freezing!0 -
I'm ALWAYS cold.0
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What i hate most... is having to buy new dress pants every couple of weeks!!!! That seems like something that should be fine but when you get in between sizes my goodness its difficult! And then theres these damn chicken wing arms thats ive developed if anyones got any good suggestions to get rid of those please let me know!!!! 0
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FitFroglet wrote: »There are a few things I dislike:
1. My belly is now noticeably bigger after a meal (the fat used to hide that I guess).
2. I'm always cold.
3. My bonier knees are uncomfortable when I lay down at night - need to change from foetal position.
None of them are a big enough reason to stop though!
#3 big time! Asked for & received a body pillow for Christmas.... So much better!0 -
Sinistrous wrote: »I see a lot of women talking about their boobs. Believe it or not, some men don't care about boobs and their size all that much.
Well aware. Did you ever stop to think that it's not about what others think of them, but how you see yourself? You're allowed to not like certain things about yourself. It's not always about the other person or to be "appealing" to somebody. You can just not like things about yourself. It happens.
I hear you... people always assume its about someone else! You have to feel good in your own skin.0 -
Inconsistency. As in you do something that SHOULD produce a 1lbs a week result according to the numbers but doesn't. You get .9lbs one week, .7 the next, 1.1 the next, etc. Then you stop losing randomly even though you changed nothing from the previous week when you lost 1.1 lbs. Oh, your body adapted. You need to eat more to lose. Huh? Makes total sense. Then you do that and you gain. Oh, you're not in a deficit. OK. Sooooo I was in a deficit. Then I wasn't. Then I really wasn't because eat more to lose weight is bull.
Yeah it's very confusing but mostly frustrating! Yet we still need to keep fighting the urge to give up! Speaking mostly for myself.0 -
It seems every 10 lbs or so lost, my hips get out of whack and I have to get adjusted more frequently. Is that our bodies shifting to hold the weight? Does that happen to anyone else?0
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I always run hot. Always overheated.. I'd love to lend you all some of this heat.
I was really hot last night, that the window had to be opened...0 -
RicoMittens wrote: »Mine has most to do with body appearance. I feel like I've ruined my body after years of letting myself be overweight, and it saddens me a bit. I agree with those that said loose skin and sad boobs. Plus the fact that the areas where I have stretch marks, which are many, now look like crepe paper.
I also second the fact about having to buy new clothes all the time. I try to wear them until they're practically hanging off of me, but that gets annoying, lol. I just bought a pair of jeans a little over a month ago, and they are already getting too big, which is good and bad. I can't afford to buy new clothes. On the bright side, at least my shoes size won't change along with my clothing size. Then I would really be in trouble.
Soooo... about the shoe size.... Shoes that were snug and about to be pitched now fit. Shoes that fit are now too loose.
That's interesting.
I have never had that happen personally. Whenever I've lost weight in the past and even now after losing 65 pounds, my shoe size has never changed. Part of me wishes it would though. I have huge feet. I wear a size 11 or 12, and it's always hard for me to find shoes I like and that fit.
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Family members who have lost weight telling me how they "just" and then asking me why I don't try their method. I can't just snap back "because I tried that years ago and actually gained weight"0
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I agree with the person who said being cold all the time!
Also, I have a love/hate relationship with counting calories (lol). I'm used to it now, but I wish I could maintain without counting. Maybe I can, but it makes me nervous. Last time when I stopped counting, I gained like 8 lbs. Although I had also stopped working out, which I definitely wouldn't do this time around.0 -
the one thing i hate about losing weight is when it isn't happening. or when it's happening in reverse........0
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All these posts about losing boobs makes me nervous. I have considerably large ones, which I enjoy having... although I could deal with them a little smaller to alleviate some of my back pain.
The thing I hate most about losing weight is having to exercise. I hate exercise more than anything. I'm lazy.0 -
Not being to eat whatever i want in whatever quantities id like to.
Its also a bit dull zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
That said it goes with the territory and the results are important. I have sympathy for some of yopu that have been dieting for years, sounds like a nightmare.0
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