Unexpected results of weight loss
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I'm still on my journey but am enjoying victories along the way such as, being able to fully wrap a regular towel around me. Not the huge bath towels but the smaller ones that used to leave a big gap. I finally went to the sauna in my gym and wasn't self conscious at all.2
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being able to walk those '10mins' to the bus stop much faster, I find I have time to spare by the time I get there, and my morning minutes are precious to me3
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Lezavargas wrote: »Mine wasnt so much the weight loss, but the change in what i was eating. My skin cleared up, my hair stopped falling out in masses in the shower and i swear i looked 5 years younger within a week!
Me too! My skin cleared up in just a few days of watching what I eat. And so much more energy!1 -
It really sucks when someone comes up and says "you´ve lost a lot of weight. What´s your secret?. Come on, tell me". As if there where some miracle pill or something you can just swallow and become thin. When I answer "honestly, there´s no secret, only exercising, eating less and enduring the hunger"...(oh, the hunger) they look at me as if I were deliberatedly hiding some secret formula to myself. That sucks. It´s as if they can´t believe it´s all about my own strenght of character and resolution to be thin that made me loose the weight.4
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- bony body parts
- cold
- shrunk feet and fingers
- supposedly manly veins visible on forearms
- newly found endurance and comfortable sitting positions
- my Koss Porta Pros now fit snugly around my neck with room to spare
- looking good in knitted caps now!!
and to top it all off with a little TMI
- digestive system now works like a charm
- some gentleman specific body parts look.. eh ..different in relation to the now smaller rest of the body8 -
HaibaneReki wrote: »- bony body parts
- cold
- shrunk feet and fingers
- supposedly manly veins visible on forearms
- newly found endurance and comfortable sitting positions
- my Koss Porta Pros now fit snugly around my neck with room to spare
- looking good in knitted caps now!!
and to top it all off with a little TMI
- digestive system now works like a charm
- some gentleman specific body parts look.. eh ..different in relation to the now smaller rest of the body
LOL well ... good for you! The benefits of weight loss have no end!1 -
Being able to squat down & reduction of heartburn1
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A fabulous thread. I noticed my collar bones and firmer arms. No more bingo wings, yay!!!0
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HaibaneReki wrote: »- bony body parts
- cold
- shrunk feet and fingers
- supposedly manly veins visible on forearms
- newly found endurance and comfortable sitting positions
- my Koss Porta Pros now fit snugly around my neck with room to spare
- looking good in knitted caps now!!
and to top it all off with a little TMI
- digestive system now works like a charm
- some gentleman specific body parts look.. eh ..different in relation to the now smaller rest of the body
Works for women too... when that "pad" goes down, you can ...eh... feel everything more...7 -
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Lack of thigh rub was a huge one for me. I actually like wearing dresses now. LOL!
Another is how much I'm freezing all the darn time.
And how much I love physical exercise
And how incredibly grumpy I get if I don't get my exercise in.
And for the TMI - I have endometriosis. The pain during my periods was insane, but now that I'm normal weight, the pain is gone.
Snap snap snap. If only the doctors would really strictly say "lose weight and we won't need to be seeing you", rather than skirting round the issue as they do. However I blame no one but myself for the state I got in. It's fabulous to read another endo sufferer is managing it with weight
This is SOOO true! I had a friend who has had sleep apnea for a while and they keep telling him to sleep this way, sleep with this on, etc, etc and then he got a second opinion and the dr straight up said "Loose 60 lbs and stop eating junk. Get healthy and your body correct this issue." He did and now has no issues. He spent 2 years going through all that just to be hit with the truth of how important healthy and weight loss is.
I am only in the beginning stages of my journey but can already feel a different when I sleep. I would always have a hard time sleeping bc of not being able to breath in a certain position or whatnot. This is fixing itself with each pound. Love it!5 -
Great stories!! Gives me incentive!!! (*)0
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Biggest surprise was how good I actually looked in slim-shirts...they don't make many of those in 3-4XL. Much bigger selection when your a medium0
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DrWhoIsYerDad wrote: »Being able to squat down & reduction of heartburn
Totally didn't think about that, either. Love not being woken up in the middle of the night with my entire throat being on fire.
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If I sit in a chair with a hard back, my spine right wear by bra is rubs and starts hurting. I am also ALWAYS freezing to death!!0
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It's interesting how many people say they are freezing. Something I've become so aware of is the urge to get something to eat whenever I feel cold. I'm positive I did a lot of mindless eating in my life for the simple fact that I was cold.
Now I go put more clothes on to deal with it.2 -
Tying shoes no longer requires some kind of side bend yoga, gardening not painful. Heck, anything involving bending down is way easier.1
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I have more energy! I feel so much better. I am excited to be exercising again and watching what I eat. I also found a workout friend. My son gets married in 5 months so I WILL stick with this!1
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