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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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When people say "You lose weight really easily "
No I have actually I have worked really hard to lose weight!24 -
At my school I had to go through video to see what happened prior to a fight that occurred two days prior between students. I didn't know the exact time but I knew I had walked past that particular camera angle a few minutes prior to the fight. I kept watching the video but did not see myself pass through. I had watched the video feed at least five times but could not find myself walking past. Finally a coworker came to help and immediately noticed me walking through. Sadly I never recognized my thinner self as my brain was still envisioning myself as 80 pounds heavier. Amazing how long it takes for our mindset of ourselves to change.73
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wrong thread XD3
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I get colder much easier than I used to. . .13
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How people/friends personalities change!
My cousins have been all fixated on that advocare and the one has gained (no joke) over 100 pounds in the last 2 years.. I don't say anything but I get the side stare... I think people's insecurities come out, also losing friends if your main thing to do with them was to go out and eat eat eat and drink drink drink!
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Also less fear of going to the doctor! (Still nerve wracking though)13
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I cannot wait until I get to post in here! I just started and have a long ways to go, but y'all are very motivating! So thank you!21
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What roller coaster it is.
On the scale in the morning: OMG I lost half a pound! I am so freakin' skinny! I'm awesome!
Passing by the mirror seconds later: Wait. Not skinny. I just see a blob. Crap.
At the gym later: I am so strong and fit! I'm awesome!
Mirror again: Oh dear...
Does this ever stop?
Nope. I think it's because you realize what is possible when you put the effort in. So after every goal made, you realize there is a next goal and a next one. At 225, a flat stomach and some muscle definition would have been a dream. Now at 165, I don't have it yet, but with all the weight gone, it's actually seems like a realistic goal.28 -
Several things have surprised me about weight loss:
1. Having to constantly hitch up pants that have gotten too loose and the drawers inside of them over and over gets old really fast.
2. That I hate being in between sizes. Argh! The waist fits but the thighs don't.
3. That it feels darn good when people start commenting positively about your weight loss.
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What roller coaster it is.
On the scale in the morning: OMG I lost half a pound! I am so freakin' skinny! I'm awesome!
Passing by the mirror seconds later: Wait. Not skinny. I just see a blob. Crap.
At the gym later: I am so strong and fit! I'm awesome!
Mirror again: Oh dear...
Does this ever stop?
I was feeling this way so I started taking progress pics every week. I could swear that I look the same as always when I look in the mirror, but when I flip through the progress pics I am astounded by the change. It keeps me motivated and feeling good about my progress.
Just hoping I don't have any really bad weeks.
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At my school I had to go through video to see what happened prior to a fight that occurred two days prior between students. I didn't know the exact time but I knew I had walked past that particular camera angle a few minutes prior to the fight. I kept watching the video but did not see myself pass through. I had watched the video feed at least five times but could not find myself walking past. Finally a coworker came to help and immediately noticed me walking through. Sadly I never recognized my thinner self as my brain was still envisioning myself as 80 pounds heavier. Amazing how long it takes for our mindset of ourselves to change.
You look amazing. Congrats on your hard work. You're a role model to the students & coworkers.12 -
Rangerharms wrote: »I cannot wait until I get to post in here! I just started and have a long ways to go, but y'all are very motivating! So thank you!
I just started too. I'm looking forward to seeing a 6 pack and seeing no "bat wings".9 -
What I'm discovering, to my surprise, is how truly uncomfortable some things are now that never were an issue before: certain sleeping positions, seats, and -- this week's discovery (and perhaps TMI) -- but (maxi) pads. I don't like them normally, but use them on occasion; I cannot find small(er) ones anywhere.11
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I have so much more room in my drawers. Two reasons for that
1) the clothes are smaller so I can fit more in per drawer
2) all I have is staples as everything was too big so not much to put in there till I go shopping once I'm close to end goal.
I can't wait to built my wordrobe back up. I don't often buy myself things and last winter I bought a new coat in a 3x.(plus size store) this winter I'm wearing a xl reg but I'm actually still wearing or rather swimming in the 3x. next winter I will buy a new coat at whatever size I'm resting at. so much extra fabric is uncomfortable.14 -
I'm getting close to my original sad goal weight of 170 and I realize 170 on a 5'5" woman is NOT a goal. I actually realized it several months ago but when I first started losing, I didn't really let myself believe that I could get below 170. I started out 2016 at 234 lbs, joined MFP at the end of July 2016 at 222 lbs, and am at 176 today. And now that the muscles are more prominent, and the skin is starting to get a little loose... all I see is globs of fat. I had deluded myself into thinking that I had much more lean body mass than I really do. Wow. Now all I see is how much farther I have to go. Just Wow.... Honestly, if I had realized how freakin' FAT I was at 234 lbs, either I would have started much sooner, or I never would have started at all.64
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I'm getting close to my original sad goal weight of 170 and I realize 170 on a 5'5" woman is NOT a goal. I actually realized it several months ago but when I first started losing, I didn't really let myself believe that I could get below 170. I started out 2016 at 234 lbs, joined MFP at the end of July 2016 at 222 lbs, and am at 176 today. And now that the muscles are more prominent, and the skin is starting to get a little loose... all I see is globs of fat. I had deluded myself into thinking that I had much more lean body mass than I really do. Wow. Now all I see is how much farther I have to go. Just Wow.... Honestly, if I had realized how freakin' FAT I was at 234 lbs, either I would have started much sooner, or I never would have started at all.
Likewise, it's been so long since I've been at a healthy weight that I'm not sure what it is for me. I'm afraid that if I just picked my college weight, it won't be achievable. Now I'm just setting milestones. My main one is losing 100 lbs, and then I'll reassess on my maintenance goal.
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I'm getting close to my original sad goal weight of 170 and I realize 170 on a 5'5" woman is NOT a goal. I actually realized it several months ago but when I first started losing, I didn't really let myself believe that I could get below 170. I started out 2016 at 234 lbs, joined MFP at the end of July 2016 at 222 lbs, and am at 176 today. And now that the muscles are more prominent, and the skin is starting to get a little loose... all I see is globs of fat. I had deluded myself into thinking that I had much more lean body mass than I really do. Wow. Now all I see is how much farther I have to go. Just Wow.... Honestly, if I had realized how freakin' FAT I was at 234 lbs, either I would have started much sooner, or I never would have started at all.
Likewise, it's been so long since I've been at a healthy weight that I'm not sure what it is for me. I'm afraid that if I just picked my college weight, it won't be achievable. Now I'm just setting milestones. My main one is losing 100 lbs, and then I'll reassess on my maintenance goal.
Agreed. I think every goal should include the assumption of reassessment. My current goal is to hit the top of a healthy body-fat percentage, and then to reassess. Maybe I'll be done, or maybe not. I won't know until I get closer. I don't want assume completion, only to feel disappointed that I have further to go than I originally thought.12 -
I whimped out in picking my current goal weight, and just went with what would have me as overweight. So I picked 220, just under a BMI of 30 for me. But it was also 1/3 of my weight gone. My "plan" is to get there and maintain for the summer. Then I'll re-assess. I'm thinking 6 months of serious weights to get me through the winter and see what the weight does, but not actively try to lose again until spring 2018.15
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treehugnmama wrote: »I have so much more room in my drawers. Two reasons for that
1) the clothes are smaller so I can fit more in per drawer
2) all I have is staples as everything was too big so not much to put in there till I go shopping once I'm close to end goal.
I can't wait to built my wordrobe back up. I don't often buy myself things and last winter I bought a new coat in a 3x.(plus size store) this winter I'm wearing a xl reg but I'm actually still wearing or rather swimming in the 3x. next winter I will buy a new coat at whatever size I'm resting at. so much extra fabric is uncomfortable.
Omg I know how you feel. I had an XL winter coat and I'm a M now. It looks ridiculous on me but I didn't want to shell out money for a new one that would only be used 1 winter.14 -
I think what surprised me most after (faithfully) following a healthy lifestyle for only a week or 2 is how LOUSY I felt when I strayed and spent one afternoon with junk food! My energy left immediately and I felt slightly sick and bloated! SOOO not worth it!20
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My hip bones are now magnets for bruises, seriously I end up hitting everything on them.8
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How freeing it is to donate clothes that are too large and make room in closet20
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I'm getting close to my original sad goal weight of 170 and I realize 170 on a 5'5" woman is NOT a goal. I actually realized it several months ago but when I first started losing, I didn't really let myself believe that I could get below 170. I started out 2016 at 234 lbs, joined MFP at the end of July 2016 at 222 lbs, and am at 176 today. And now that the muscles are more prominent, and the skin is starting to get a little loose... all I see is globs of fat. I had deluded myself into thinking that I had much more lean body mass than I really do. Wow. Now all I see is how much farther I have to go. Just Wow.... Honestly, if I had realized how freakin' FAT I was at 234 lbs, either I would have started much sooner, or I never would have started at all.
I started out at 232 and I'm 5'5". My goal was to have a bmi in the normal range. That's quite a spread but I thought that once I got in there at the top end, then I could re-assess. So now I'm "normal" and I'm just taking it five pounds at a time and seeing how I feel. Are you doing any strength training......weights, squats, planks, etc? I find that as I build stronger muscles, my shape is changing and I like what I see. We did an awful thing to our body by getting so fat. Just be patient and kind to yourself and please don't get discouraged.28 -
That I would say things like, "Oh, good! It looks like it shrunk in the dryer."
That I would be able to wear $6 shoes. I used to have to wear $100+ extra padded New Balance walking shoes just to stand to make dinner or go to the grocery store or my feet would kill me. I wasn't even that active, but I think the extra weight wore out my shoes, and they had to be replaced every 3 months. I've been buying $6 canvas sneakers with no padding or arch support in all sorts of cute colors. I can do my chores or even go for a walk with no pain. I can hardly believe it. I do still have to buy $75 running shoes, but they seem to be lasting much longer than they used to, even with increasing my mileage.44 -
I'm getting close to my original sad goal weight of 170 and I realize 170 on a 5'5" woman is NOT a goal. I actually realized it several months ago but when I first started losing, I didn't really let myself believe that I could get below 170. I started out 2016 at 234 lbs, joined MFP at the end of July 2016 at 222 lbs, and am at 176 today. And now that the muscles are more prominent, and the skin is starting to get a little loose... all I see is globs of fat. I had deluded myself into thinking that I had much more lean body mass than I really do. Wow. Now all I see is how much farther I have to go. Just Wow.... Honestly, if I had realized how freakin' FAT I was at 234 lbs, either I would have started much sooner, or I never would have started at all.
Likewise, it's been so long since I've been at a healthy weight that I'm not sure what it is for me. I'm afraid that if I just picked my college weight, it won't be achievable. Now I'm just setting milestones. My main one is losing 100 lbs, and then I'll reassess on my maintenance goal.
Agreed. I think every goal should include the assumption of reassessment. My current goal is to hit the top of a healthy body-fat percentage, and then to reassess. Maybe I'll be done, or maybe not. I won't know until I get closer. I don't want assume completion, only to feel disappointed that I have further to go than I originally thought.
My goal keeps moving too - I started out weighing 217 and made my initial goal 160. I figured it would be a miracle if I ever got there, since the last time I tried to lose weight I only made it to 175 before I started putting weight back on. (My method at that time hadn't taught me anything about maintenance or portion control.)
After a while I looked at BMI and realised that 160 would still be overweight, and 154 is the top of my "normal" range at 5'6". I changed my goal to 150lbs, since by that time I'd had some success and was feeling better about my chances of getting there!
My current goal is now 140lbs, after considering the fact that I was around that weight for much of my teens and early twenties, and not much heavier when I got married (about 145). It shouldn't be impossible for me to reach it - I'm only 21lbs away now!
It's amazing how much more confidence actually losing weight has given me; I now feel like I really can succeed, whereas I used to think I'd be doomed to failure if I ever bothered trying again.
What no one told me about this process? I'm so glad I started it, and I wish I'd known how simple it could be years ago! (I'm currently at the lowest weight I've been for at least 26 years...)37 -
jennybearlv wrote: »That I would say things like, "Oh, good! It looks like it shrunk in the dryer."
That I would be able to wear $6 shoes. I used to have to wear $100+ extra padded New Balance walking shoes just to stand to make dinner or go to the grocery store or my feet would kill me. I wasn't even that active, but I think the extra weight wore out my shoes, and they had to be replaced every 3 months. I've been buying $6 canvas sneakers with no padding or arch support in all sorts of cute colors. I can do my chores or even go for a walk with no pain. I can hardly believe it. I do still have to buy $75 running shoes, but they seem to be lasting much longer than they used to, even with increasing my mileage.
I love cheap shoes!!!! Like you said they used to kill my feet though!!! Now I can wear flats with no padding or support in them at all to work all day. Which is a big deal. I have an adjustable desk that I got a couple months ago and I started out standing for an hour and sitting for an hour on and off all day. Now I find that I just stand all day except meetings or at lunch. And I don't even notice it and my feet don't hurt! My shoe collection is definitely expanding because I don't need such expensive shoes anymore!
Edited to add: I also say things like "good it shrunk!" when I do laundry. I now dry almost all of my clothes in the hopes that they will shrink so I can go a little longer without buying new stuff!16 -
That hair ties would get more uncomfortable on my wrists. I assume this is due to having less padding on my arms? But a new hair tie used to be uncomfortable for maybe a couple weeks, then it would stretch enough to not bother me. The one I currently have is maybe a couple months old now at this point and it still hurts/leaves an indent on my wrist and I end up taking it off at work when I don't have my hair up because it's too uncomfortable.5
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That I would need LESS sleep. I'm a champion sleeper/napper. The was a couch in the basement of my grad school building that I was famous for sacking out on for an hour between classes. Now that I'm eating less starchy stuff, alcohol, etc and lifting again - I can't nap! I don't fall asleep in the middle of the day and was ready to wake up at the FIRST hit of my snooze button this morning and not the 4th. What am I going to do with all this energy?!27
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