Unexpected results of weight loss

edixon127

I never considered how much my ring size would change. I got sized this weekend and I went from an 8 to a 6.5! Another pleasant surprise-- I was able to try on the display rings!

IremiaRe

LynnBBQ72 wrote: »

I just noticed this on me over the weekend! I've only lost about 35 lbs from my heaviest weight, so it is going to get worse. I went away for a weekend trip and the light in the hotel bathroom was brighter and coming from different angles than at home. I saw the beginnings of a turkey neck under my chin - OMG. How did that happen? What else am I not seeing at home? AAAGGGGHHHH!!!!

I know, right?!? What kind of justice is this? Lose a pants size, gain a neck wattle? *sighs*

I guess I will take the wattle over the waddle...

ekim2016

I have my bathroom mirror lighting set to three levels: low / medium / and YIKES !!!

ekim2016

I am finding sagging skin fat under my arms on my torso.. ugh... and a beginning of a belly "apron" half way down to my goal and have lost about 40 since January 1 of this year. 1 pound per week...slow and steady I go down.

CBond1983

I am finding i can cross my legs sitting on a chair easily without using my hands to squeeze that leg over. Its actually a really comfy pisition to sit now

AnnPT77

About the sagging skin: Before you wail & gnash your teeth, give it some time. I'm 60 years old and I've seen a great deal of improvement even in just the first 6-8 months of maintenance. Keep working out and have patience: It csn improve!

Syneea

AAmember wrote: »

I love my weight loss but I hate how it has wrinkled my face

Yeah, I have lines on my forehead that were NOT there, not even faintly..SIGH ...just thanking God that they haven't appeared anywhere else YET. Lol smh

canadianlbs

^^^ jowly cheeks. BUT i have a much smaller bum.

beautifulwarrior18

AnnPT77 wrote: »

About the sagging skin: Before you wail & gnash your teeth, give it some time. I'm 60 years old and I've seen a great deal of improvement even in just the first 6-8 months of maintenance. Keep working out and have patience: It csn improve!

Also weight lifting helps tremendously with loose skin. Drink lots of water, keep your skin well hydrated, and beef up those muscles!

jjhermens

I have been doing a lot of running to help stay trim. I hadn't kept track of hearts rates really. Went to donate blood yesterday and was told I had a resting heart rate of 39 bpm. They had to double check but said it checks out

Mandygring

The entire journey has been full of surprises lol. Here's a few...
1)once I got used to working out most days, I never knew how much I'd need it. I was able to get off an antidepressant bc i was working out my stress in the gym.
2)How much younger I'd look with less weight. I actually had someone ask me at the beginning of summer if I was out of school for the summer yet. Lol.
3)when I lost a lot of weight around my legs, walking felt weird for a few weeks lol.
4)That in my mind for a while, I still felt like the person with all the weight to lose.
5)just bc the scale hasn't moved much in a few weeks doesn't mean youre not losing inches!
6) That friends and family can get extremely jealous of your success. They are supposed to be the ones cheering you on.

cecrowley

I can climb a hill.

AliceAxe

sofaking6 wrote: »

corbinskiii wrote: »

I love this!!

Really the main one is the brain! I still have no idea how much space I take up and I always bring the wrong clothes into the dressing room. I still look at myself in the mirror knowing I've lost 115 pounds but I still see a 320 pound girl. Come on brain, you're killin me!

Look up "cortical homunculus", not only because it's hilarious to say that even in your head, but it's a map that your brain makes of your body in order to position you in and move you through space. It takes time to update it, so that disconnect you feel is not imaginary! Well I mean it is imaginary but also real...ugh something something consciousness..

Ok I'm only @10 lb down but I've already gone shopping in my closet. Yesterday I dropped off some work pants at the cleaners that I haven't worn in @2 years. It's like winning free clothes!

thats facinating, Ive had that disconnect about gaining weight, I was always thin until I got sick and gained a bunch , and I always still saw myself as thin so didnt realise how much I realy gained until at some point I started noticing how heavy my thighs were. but I still have that thin youthful image in my mind Im trying to get back to what I was. its a shame I still have all these bad health issues cant exersize and am hungry 24/7 err life is so unfair.

jennypapage

edixon127 wrote: »

I never considered how much my ring size would change. I got sized this weekend and I went from an 8 to a 6.5! Another pleasant surprise-- I was able to try on the display rings!

yes, my engagement ring went from being quite tight around my ring finger, to being moved to my middle finger and now getting loose in that one. I still have 9kgs to lose and i'm praying my fingers will not get any thinner.

HaleCry

I know this has been said a lot, but discovering bones I've never seen before! It's amazing yet weird and creepy to see I actually have bones! I keep getting my mum to touch them, and I. Can't stop touching them!

akf2000

The bone thing freaks. me. out. My ribcage is quite prominent now and my wife does this thing where she puts her hand on the base of it and I have developed this phobia that she's going to like.. pull it EUGHHH. I mean it's nice and stuff but EUGHHH

Madwife2009

akf2000 wrote: »

The bone thing freaks. me. out.

Join the club. Bones are weird. And uncomfortable. I hate the way in which my knees clank together when in bed and cause bruises (I now have a body-length pillow to counteract this). I hate how uncomfortable my bed/sofa/chairs/car seat has become.

Oddest thing is though, I glanced at my ribcage whilst getting in the bath and saw what I initially thought were huge bruises running from front to back on each side. I was like "What? How did THAT happen?" A closer inspection revealed that the marks I thought I could see were actually SHADOWS, caused by my ribs sticking out . Yuck. Ugh. EUGHHH indeed. Gross.

Sara1791

akf2000 wrote: »

The bone thing freaks. me. out. My ribcage is quite prominent now and my wife does this thing where she puts her hand on the base of it and I have developed this phobia that she's going to like.. pull it EUGHHH. I mean it's nice and stuff but EUGHHH

LOL. What? Has she threatened to do that?

Cerealsensei

I've noticed that as I keep losing weight I seem to be sleeping so much better than I used to

akf2000

Sara1791 wrote: »

akf2000 wrote: »

The bone thing freaks. me. out. My ribcage is quite prominent now and my wife does this thing where she puts her hand on the base of it and I have developed this phobia that she's going to like.. pull it EUGHHH. I mean it's nice and stuff but EUGHHH

LOL. What? Has she threatened to do that?

My mistake was to tell her that I was worried she would do that so it's become a 'thing' now where she makes a play to grab my ribcage and pull it OUT OF MY BODY.