Unexpected results of weight loss

kdavid1987

ChiaGnome wrote: »

My tailbone on the bathtub when I take a bath is super painful lol.

I can run a 5k, easy. I did it Tuesday, I'll do it again tomorrow morning. No biggie. I used to have a hard time running between telephone poles - it's amazing how much easier running is when you weigh 70 lbs less.

Yay everyone!

Oh my goodness, that's where I am now, running between telephone poles. Glad to hear it gets easier on down the line. Good on you!!

epratt1000

SW: 260
CW: 187
Goal: 165

I've always been heavy. Anywhere from 70-100 pounds overweight. So as everyone (who is heavy) knows plane flights are not something to look forward to. I didn't need to buy a second seat or use a seat belt extender but the flight was uncomfortable.
I didn't realize when I was heavier that I would always put the things that I wanted acces to during the flight in the seat back pocket in front of me. Things like my phone, computer, reading material and even snacks.
Last month I took a flight and immediately knew that I had extra room in the seat. I wasn't encroaching into the seat next to me. That was obvious. But what wasn't obvious was that I didn't pull the things that I may have wanted during the flight from my back pack beforehand. I had put my backpack on the ground under the seat in front of me. If I needed something I just bent over and reached down. Before I would've had to try and grab my back pack with my feet and do a weird sideways reach all the while I'm huffing and puffing and maybe even breaking a sweat from a self imposed embarrassment. Oh and in addition, what wasn't included in the things that I would take on a flight were snacks. I can go for a few hours on a flight without having to snack on something.
What a great feeling that is.

BABYLILAC

epratt1000 wrote: »

SW: 260
CW: 187
Goal: 165

I've always been heavy. Anywhere from 70-100 pounds overweight. So as everyone (who is heavy) knows plane flights are not something to look forward to. I didn't need to buy a second seat or use a seat belt extender but the flight was uncomfortable.
I didn't realize when I was heavier that I would always put the things that I wanted acces to during the flight in the seat back pocket in front of me. Things like my phone, computer, reading material and even snacks.
Last month I took a flight and immediately knew that I had extra room in the seat. I wasn't encroaching into the seat next to me. That was obvious. But what wasn't obvious was that I didn't pull the things that I may have wanted during the flight from my back pack beforehand. I had put my backpack on the ground under the seat in front of me. If I needed something I just bent over and reached down. Before I would've had to try and grab my back pack with my feet and do a weird sideways reach all the while I'm huffing and puffing and maybe even breaking a sweat from a self imposed embarrassment. Oh and in addition, what wasn't included in the things that I would take on a flight were snacks. I can go for a few hours on a flight without having to snack on something.
What a great feeling that is.

Well done
The bolded made me chuckle

CSARdiver

I went in to get two suits resized and was told this was too great of an alteration. So I have two suit donations to look forward to for next year's tax deductions and two new suits to purchase.

Best money I've ever spent on clothing.

MelodyandBarbells

CSARdiver wrote: »

I went in to get two suits resized and was told this was too great of an alteration. So I have two suit donations to look forward to for next year's tax deductions and two new suits to purchase.

Best money I've ever spent on clothing.

Tax deduction, huh? So clearly you don't wear the cheap *kitten*

aeshippers

get_fit2009 wrote: »

On the downside, someone else mentioned that you can't drink as much! So, I've had to pretty much eliminate alcohol so I don't have to suffer the next day.

This - I had put it down to age but maybe it's weight related too.

MichaelRow

I don't know if it's weight related or food choice related, but I've had less issues with heartburn

Tacklewasher

MichaelRow wrote: »

I don't know if it's weight related or food choice related, but I've had less issues with heartburn

I'm thinking (for me) it's weight related. Had a thin crust pizza last night (~850 cals) and no HB. 6 months ago I would have been dying. Haven't bought Gaviscon in months and use to buy two big bottles at Costco a month.

karenlyncarter

I love to feel my hip bones when I'm curled up on the couch.

I'm terrified to go shopping still BUT I've started pulling tshirts from my 11 year old sons closet if I need to throw on something comfy and head out.
(Seriously he has some good ones) and the tshirts from my 13 year old sons closet are to big (given yeah he is the size of a grown adult but still my baby)

I've somehow become a secret selfie queen. There are more pics of me in 2017 (I share very few) then there have been the past 12 years combined. Learned this while searching and searching and searching for good pics to be comparison pics. I so wish I took pics at the start of this journey.

Sex is so much better!!!!! I have way more movement and way more feelings then I use to with all the fat in the way. And I've been married almost 13 years so hubby is always the same

I still have a long way to go so it's just going to get better from here.

AnnPT77

OK, kind of a questionably-tasteful unexpected result. If I'm lying in bed with my hands on my torso, and get a digestive rumble, the tactile sensation is really quite startling! The fat used to dampen those vibrations.

smantha32

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keezo1

epratt1000 wrote: »

SW: 260
CW: 187
Goal: 165

I've always been heavy. Anywhere from 70-100 pounds overweight. So as everyone (who is heavy) knows plane flights are not something to look forward to. I didn't need to buy a second seat or use a seat belt extender but the flight was uncomfortable.
I didn't realize when I was heavier that I would always put the things that I wanted acces to during the flight in the seat back pocket in front of me. Things like my phone, computer, reading material and even snacks.
Last month I took a flight and immediately knew that I had extra room in the seat. I wasn't encroaching into the seat next to me. That was obvious. But what wasn't obvious was that I didn't pull the things that I may have wanted during the flight from my back pack beforehand. I had put my backpack on the ground under the seat in front of me. If I needed something I just bent over and reached down. Before I would've had to try and grab my back pack with my feet and do a weird sideways reach all the while I'm huffing and puffing and maybe even breaking a sweat from a self imposed embarrassment. Oh and in addition, what wasn't included in the things that I would take on a flight were snacks. I can go for a few hours on a flight without having to snack on something.
What a great feeling that is.

I know too well that desperate fight to get my purse from under the seat using my legs. I know my next flight will be my most pleasant after losing 30 lbs.

marelthu

get_fit2009 wrote: »

I've only lost 21, but the benefits are there! Not so much joint pain (specifically ankles) after long walks or workouts. Not affected as much by heat. Higher energy levels. Also, PMS symptoms are reduced. I used ALWAYS know my period was coming, because I was bloated, grumpy, hungry, etc. Now I have been surprised by it a couple of times. On the downside, someone else mentioned that you can't drink as much! So, I've had to pretty much eliminate alcohol so I don't have to suffer the next day.

"only lost 21"? 21 pounds is awesome!

smantha32

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Heather4448

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smantha32

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mentat01

Last time I got on a bike, I had just lost 50lbs. I was so proud of myself for being able to ride it to the end of the street to get my daughter off the bus that day. Unfortunately, I still weighed 360lbs, and my legs hurt so badly the next day that I couldn't get up from a chair. I never got the bike out of the barn again.

Yesterday, my daughter got a new bike for her birthday. I decided, "What the Hell, it can't be worse than last time." So I pulled out my bike, blew up the tires, oiled the chain, and rode up and down the street with her. It was so easy! Mind you, I'm 220lbs now, and regularly walk 5 miles or more 3-4 times a week.

This morning I decided to ride my bike to the park I usually do my walking in. 12 miles later, I've rode my bike to the park, rode my normal walking route, and rode home from the park. AND MY LEGS AREN'T EVEN SORE!!!

SO freaking awesome, I tell you!

GaleHawkins

@mentat01 that is an awesome success story on several levels. Welcome to MFP forums and the best of continued success.

reidsmommy59

I have the shopping one too I got an xl and I was drowning in it my husband's like hun you need a medium and I go what no way that can't be rigjt!!
Also I'm always super cold!! I can handle 90 degree weather perfectly fine now hahah:)
I realized how sugary sweets are I can't handle frosting and such anymore ..and pop tastes disgusting

Penthesilea514

reidsmommy59 wrote: »

I have the shopping one too I got an xl and I was drowning in it my husband's like hun you need a medium and I go what no way that can't be rigjt!!
Also I'm always super cold!! I can handle 90 degree weather perfectly fine now hahah:)
I realized how sugary sweets are I can't handle frosting and such anymore ..and pop tastes disgusting

I have noticed how salty some things taste to me these days also! I have found some foods I used to love taste very off (either too sweet or too salty). Saves me those calories for something else!