What nobody tells you about losing weight
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prettyleelee wrote: »What I didn't think of was how medication would make you feel different. I took a Norco yesterday after surgery and it made me feel higher than a kit. I use to take them and they just made me sleepy. I will have to take this into consideration now when I get new meds.
So glad you posted this - I hadn't even thought about this. I've lost 67 lbs and have 45 to go so it definitely will make a difference. Have to make a mental note, just in case. Most meds that are supposed to make you drowsy don't for me, or at least they didn't.0 -
That i have to hold my trousers when i walk in the office to stop them falling down.
Being told that you are probably the smallest in the office and not even realising that this could actually be true
Enjoying the hunger pangs a little bit because you know it means you are loosing the weight
You can have cheat days and it doesn't actually matter
Family either don't notice you loose weight, or, they just cant be bothered to compliment you
How fun it is to actually plan your food days in advance and feel in control
How good it makes you feel when you are sat with someone who scoffs their face and you feel that you don't need to do that any more( most of the time)
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prettyleelee wrote: »What I didn't think of was how medication would make you feel different. I took a Norco yesterday after surgery and it made me feel higher than a kit. I use to take them and they just made me sleepy. I will have to take this into consideration now when I get new meds.
So glad you posted this - I hadn't even thought about this. I've lost 67 lbs and have 45 to go so it definitely will make a difference. Have to make a mental note, just in case. Most meds that are supposed to make you drowsy don't for me, or at least they didn't.
I had some minor in/out surgery they gave me some Norco's for the pain afterwards. Normally this was not an issue it just makes me sleepy. However this time it made me higher than a kite after the first pill the second one made me high and sick lol.0 -
Enjoying the hunger pangs a little bit because you know it means you are loosing
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Yes. Hunger is my friend - up to a point.1 -
I have been up and down with my weight overt the last 15 years. This list is awesome, reminds me of all the things I have to look forwards to as I get back to a healthy weight.... Feeling my collar bones was one of my favorites. Thanks for the reminders everyone!!!!
This is exactly me! I was 48 lbs lighter about 8 years ago when I'd lost a lot of weight (having another baby and 8 years later and I'm pretty much back to where I was before). Anyway, when I'd lost weight before I was amazed AND LOVED my collar bones. I am also enjoying reading about the things I have to look forward to again! I also was amazed at my calves, loved shopping for clothes, was cold ALL the time, loved compliments, etc. etc. etc. 48lbs to be where I was, 52 to goal!2 -
Such a great thread! I've lost 45lbs in 5 months, with not a lot of change in the first 3 1/2, it seems, but the last 6 weeks it became dramatic! I just finished week 1 of maintenance with losing .2#, so I'm still trying to figure it out, and I'm okay with that!
Things I didn't expect or have pleasantly discovered:
-constantly looking down when I'm walking because I can't hear/feel my jeans/legs rubbing together
-finding my pants are longer, even the current size, because I'm taking up less sideways space
-feeling full after a meal, putting my hand on my belly and it going down further than expected because it's flatter,
-having to double up my workout mat to do sit ups/crunches because my tailbone hurts against the floor
-crossing my legs! It's easier and not awkward
-new friends! Peeps that eat healthier and work out seem to draw one another
-the encouragement I give others who are friends, or even people I don't know well that have watched me in my weight process
-FINALLY answering my inside-my-head-question, "Am I going to have to do this for the rest of my life??? (i.e. exercise, watch my calories, get on the scale, etc., etc., etc.), with a happy, "YES!, and it's totally worth it!"
-not being self-conscious about my stomach, 'love handles', booty, or whatever, showing as 'overflow' in my clothes.
-my office chair hurting my tailbone (I suffer from SI Joint Dysfunction) and having to get an exercise ball to sit on - Win-Win!
I'm so hopeful that these will become the norm for me, that I won't ever 'go back'.
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Losing 86 lbs of insulation means I'm now freezing all the time.1
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That I would feel taller.
I started experiencing that feeling when I had dropped about 40 lbs. I don't know if it is just that I felt less dumpy or that my posture is better ...
But the funny thing is, just yesterday one of my coworkers was going on again how I shouldn't lose any more weight and made the comment that "because I am so tall ... losing more weight will make me look extra thin". Wait ... "because I am so tall?" I'm 5'6". I'm not exactly a giant. But maybe the weight loss makes me look taller? Or maybe it is posture.4 -
NothingsGoing2StopMe wrote: »How convenient it is to pull your jeans down without unbuttoning and unzipping. Made me happy since they were once so tight I had to give up wearing them to be comfortable.
This is convenient...until the start to fall down on there own!3 -
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So is anyone else having food dreams? I guess I would've thought that back in the day when I was eating whatever and whenever I would have dreamt about food more. But now because I need to plan more (a good thing) I find myself dreaming about food! Occasionally I wake up with a panicky feeling that I just ate something that blew my calories out for the week!! WTH?
I just think it is strange. I feel more IN control now but my dreams feel more out of control.
I do this...so glad I am not alone.0 -
That during the journey you'll feel both proud and fat... PROUD for having lost a noticeable amount of weight and yet FAT because after all you are still obese or overweight and will be for a few more months5
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That during the journey you'll feel both proud and fat... PROUD for having lost a noticeable amount of weight and yet FAT because after all you are still obese or overweight and will be for a few more months
Exactly. Although mine will be more than a few months. I try to focus on how far I've come, not how far I've got to go. I notice the changes in the way some of my clothes fit and the way I feel health-wise, but I have to work hard at not being discouraged because I still see the old me in the mirror. I still have to fight falling into the old habit of hating myself for the way I was and what I was doing to myself instead of rejoicing that I am slowly taking my life back because I am worth it. The mental struggle is much much harder for me, the food is just the tool I used to avoid the battle.
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chrissiecastellano wrote: »So is anyone else having food dreams? I guess I would've thought that back in the day when I was eating whatever and whenever I would have dreamt about food more. But now because I need to plan more (a good thing) I find myself dreaming about food! Occasionally I wake up with a panicky feeling that I just ate something that blew my calories out for the week!! WTH?
I just think it is strange. I feel more IN control now but my dreams feel more out of control.
I do this...so glad I am not alone.
This happened when I quit smoking!! I would have a dream almost every night that I had a smoke, and would wake up so mad at myself and panicked that I blew all my hard work! Haven't had it with food yet. . .5 -
chrissiecastellano wrote: »So is anyone else having food dreams? I guess I would've thought that back in the day when I was eating whatever and whenever I would have dreamt about food more. But now because I need to plan more (a good thing) I find myself dreaming about food! Occasionally I wake up with a panicky feeling that I just ate something that blew my calories out for the week!! WTH?
I just think it is strange. I feel more IN control now but my dreams feel more out of control.
That happened to me when I quit smoking. I'd wake up in a panic, thinking I'd been smoking. I'd look over to my bedside table and breath a sigh of relief when I saw no ashtray.0 -
How bloating and disgusting it feels to have a day where you eat the way the old you did. After Valentine's Day I couldn't wait to go back to not eating much!
Omg so much this, Thanksgiving had me dying to get back to my usual routine! Haha
+ How bony your knees end up feeling when you sleep on your side
+ How much fun it is to take selfies, and how weird it is to look at old ones when you weighed more0 -
That even when you reach your goal you may still be unhappy with what you look like, then you have to start doing more resistance based stuff to not look like the Pillsbury dough boy.0
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The more weight I lose from my face, the bigger by nose looks!0
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Angelfire365 wrote: »
This happened when I quit smoking!! I would have a dream almost every night that I had a smoke, and would wake up so mad at myself and panicked that I blew all my hard work! Haven't had it with food yet. . .
I'd wake up with a sore throat from smoking in my dreams . . . And I haven't experienced it with food yet (3.5 years on).
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