Unexpected results of weight loss

retirehappy

When I look downwards, I see my bustline, then my toes, no more tummy blocking the view to my toes, LOVE IT when that happens.

Also the rings sliding off the skinny fingers and I once stepped right out of my favorite pair of preweight loss shoes because my feet were so much smaller.

Loving this thread.

Tikibar72

davis_em wrote: »

And how much I love physical exercise
And how incredibly grumpy I get if I don't get my exercise in.

^^ So much of this! ^^

I like being in pictures again, rather than just taking them. I became a runner, too!? I'm 6' 5" so while seats at the hockey rink are never going to be great for me, I don't feel like I'm overflowing into the seats on either side of me now.

Oh - and no more snoring!

pawoodhull

Oh lets see, after a 164 pound loss (so far, another 66 to goal)

1. I have collar bones!
2. I am cold all the time even in summer
3. My shoes are now all too wide
4. I can cross my legs
5. My bust line looks like a bust line rather than the top roll
6. I fit anywhere I want to sit now (car, booth, theater seats, airline seats, etc.)
7. I still have arthritis, was told it will never go away, but these days I am 99% pain free
8. Being able to shop at "regular stores-yes I know I shouldn't have been surprised at this one but after decades of the "big girl shops" and even being too big for the plus size department in most stores, this is a biggie!

kamakazeekim

I find that I am constantly touching my collar bones now! When I'm laying down you can kinda see my hip bones! I'm freezing all the time! All my shoes and rings are too big. I'm constantly getting molested by people if I go out to the bar. Seeing myself in pictures shock me...half the time I don't even recognize myself! My 6 year old daughter tells me I'm pretty My husband constantly complains that I lost my nice round butt. My boobs are now saggy. I wore shorts for the first time in 16 years.

Kimberly_Harper

Realizing that my weight actually matches the number on my driver license

LeslieB042812

I am loving reading these! I had lost weight and gotten down to "skinny", but after some illness gained it back and then yo yo'd a few years at the higher end of my weight range, all the way back to my max. I'm re-committed and appreciate all of these posts because they remind me of what I loved about being skinny and how much I want to get back there!

Most top of mind:

• Actually loving shopping! Everything fits and you can find the most amazing clearance bargains if you can fit into a size 2!
• bony butt--definitely happens. it hurts to sit or to lay on your side--but it's the good kind of hurt because it reminds you that you're skinny!
• leg crossing, even lower leg, is comfortable
• not hating pictures of me
• not being self-conscious while eating (thinking other people are judging me)
• NO THIGH RUB!!!!
• cute boots zip all the way up (still had to get bigger calf ones, though, even at a size 2 those calves did not go away!)
• People telling me I've gotten "too skinny".

Polywoggs

I had a weird one....my feet lost weight.
lol- seriously, my feet slid around in my sandals and my running shoes no longer fit, properly.

williamwj2014

nogrows wrote: »

I get "drunk" sooner. I already feel "light headed" when I drink two glasses of wine.

Lol this is true for me also.

Biggest change for me has been that I don't give a *kitten* as much as I use to about certain things, feel more confident, feeling a lot lighter on runs although I'm injured right now.

annekka

Having to get a new mattress as the one I had is all of a sudden way too hard and causing me sleep problems as I'm a side sleeper.

wellthenwhat

Once I was laying on my belly watching TV, and I realized my hipbones were starting to hurt a little because my tummy was small enough that I was laying on them instead of completely on my tummy. I have also noticed my collarbones becoming more prominent. My arms still don't fit well in women's cut sleeves, but it's better than it was. I was also not expecting to shrink out of my clothes. I was a men's medium or women's large, now I'm solidly men's small and women's medium is roomy. I think I'll be a solid small when I'm done. My favorite home pants are super baggy on me, and I just got them last winter, so I'm just wearing them anyway. Contrary to most of you, I don't like clothes shopping, and having to get mostly new things is quite a trial. (although I'd much rather have to get new things because I'm smaller than because I'm bigger)

sophomorelove

Reading this made me so happy. Bump!!

akboy58

ewhip17 wrote: »

I discovered that I really like clothes. I mean.... REALLY like clothes... My wife gave me the stink eye the other day when yet another box showed up from the UPS truck. There were no words to describe the loathing I had for clothes and shopping at 318lbs. It's a really interesting change.

^THIS. It's been 20 years since I was of a size to appreciate clothes, but MAN am I making up for lost time!

4leighbee

My FB post tonight: "There's a blog on myfitnesspal.com that has touched me - people are swapping stories of observations of small changes in their day-to-day lives since losing significant weight. Honest. Funny. Inspiring. Amazing. Beautiful. So glad I stumbled across it. Rock on, lovely people. Keep it up!" xo to everyone here - this is the best thread on MFP, if you ask me.

Lezavargas

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!

SnazzIT

hahaha mine was I could see my toes again when I stood still and looked down

ChiaGnome

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!

spetsybab

Fantastic thread! I'm beginning my journey again. I remember these things from the first time and am looking forward to seeing these types of changes again!

arditarose

anastasia646 wrote: »

aubyshortcake wrote: »

My armpits are actual pits and not just a flat area. Shaving got harder..lol

Lol Me too! I was like, jeez, is this really supposed to be this difficult???

Same here. I literally cannot successfully shave my arm pits in the shower anymore. I guess people who were always thin figured it out so I will too.

VeganChristy

This one made me cry. When my husband of 18 years picked me up for the first time. I'll never forget it. : )

cincysweetheart

-Always cold. Always. I wore sweaters all through the summer.
-Body parts I didn't know I had… namely ribs and a collarbone.
-I've always liked shopping… but now that I have a fighting chance that I can find something that will fit me… (I still have about 70 more pounds to go), I love it even more.
-Along with that… specifically buying clothes that are a little smaller than I would normally like so they will fit me longer!
-Being able to borrow clothes from my older sister. HA! I was probably in grade school (she would have been in high school) the last time I could do that!
-Looking forward to spring for the main reason that it means the return of 5k season. (Who would have ever guessed that!?)

(And to VeganChristy… Ahhh! that made me cry to read it!)