What nobody tells you about losing weight
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »The band size is the actual measurement in inches, but the cup size is how many inches bigger your breasts are than your rib cage. So as you lose weight, the comparison between the two measurements may change, or it may not. Like, if your band size goes down a lot, but your boobs don't shrink much, your cup size will go up. If they shrink equally, your cup size could stay the same.
I was a 44G; am now a 36DD. So my boobs are shrinking faster than my rib cage.
I went from 40G/40H to 38DDD. I can almost actually buy bras at a real store and not in the big girl boobies seciton.
I was telling my husband that my goal is to have "sporty boobs". He laughed, and then looked sad.
I would love sporty boobs! I think that would make hubby sad, also. Mine have always been proportionately large, so I'm not sure sporty boobs is a realistic goal for me, but seriously a 38DD would be DREAMY.11 -
I've seen quite a few posts here claiming that "eating healthier is more expensive"
I honestly don't see how that is possible, if you show any concern about prices when shopping
- no fast food saves big $
- I'm eating half the food before I was dieting
- Many healthy foods can be bought in bulk
Can anyone explain why healthy eating is deemed much more expensive? I would agree it takes more planning and prep, but not more money. I would need to buy everything single servings at Whole Foods, to spend more money.
Because in the winter, in NY at least, all fresh fruits and veggies have to be shipped in and that costs. Organic costs more also. Lots of people don't have the room to buy in bulk, so that's out the window. And hooray for you that you have the time to do all the prepping and what not but not everyone does. Meaning, they do buy the single servings and that is more expensive.
I work full time, am taking grad classes, help take care of my elderly widowed grandmother, and my mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer so I am helping her as much as I can. I don't have a ton of time to prep. I do my best, but it's less time-stressful to buy the single servings.
Ex- bag of orange at my store- about $3.98, bag of chips- $2. I could an eat every day for a week as my mid morning snack, or a portion of chips. The chips are about half the price. I don't, I'm just using it as an example.17 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »fitoverfortymom wrote: »The band size is the actual measurement in inches, but the cup size is how many inches bigger your breasts are than your rib cage. So as you lose weight, the comparison between the two measurements may change, or it may not. Like, if your band size goes down a lot, but your boobs don't shrink much, your cup size will go up. If they shrink equally, your cup size could stay the same.
I was a 44G; am now a 36DD. So my boobs are shrinking faster than my rib cage.
I went from 40G/40H to 38DDD. I can almost actually buy bras at a real store and not in the big girl boobies seciton.
I was telling my husband that my goal is to have "sporty boobs". He laughed, and then looked sad.
I would love sporty boobs! I think that would make hubby sad, also. Mine have always been proportionately large, so I'm not sure sporty boobs is a realistic goal for me, but seriously a 38DD would be DREAMY.
Omg I would love sporty boobs! I remember when I was 14 being a 34DD. I would take that again!4 -
I've seen quite a few posts here claiming that "eating healthier is more expensive"
I honestly don't see how that is possible, if you show any concern about prices when shopping
- no fast food saves big $
- I'm eating half the food before I was dieting
- Many healthy foods can be bought in bulk
Can anyone explain why healthy eating is deemed much more expensive? I would agree it takes more planning and prep, but not more money. I would need to buy everything single servings at Whole Foods, to spend more money.
Because in the winter, in NY at least, all fresh fruits and veggies have to be shipped in and that costs. Organic costs more also. Lots of people don't have the room to buy in bulk, so that's out the window. And hooray for you that you have the time to do all the prepping and what not but not everyone does. Meaning, they do buy the single servings and that is more expensive.
I work full time, am taking grad classes, help take care of my elderly widowed grandmother, and my mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer so I am helping her as much as I can. I don't have a ton of time to prep. I do my best, but it's less time-stressful to buy the single servings.
Ex- bag of orange at my store- about $3.98, bag of chips- $2. I could an eat every day for a week as my mid morning snack, or a portion of chips. The chips are about half the price. I don't, I'm just using it as an example.
I see what you're saying, but you must also take satiety into account. A one ounce portion of potato chips is likely less satisfying than an orange (just in terms of hunger, not necessarily taste or preference). That being so, I'd be much more likely to polish off half a bag or more of chips in a single sitting, doing away with any monetary savings and also eating more than is good for me.
eta: An orange? I'd have one, maybe two, at a time.8 -
that my pants would start sliding down...11
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Well, when you put it like that, I suppose it may balance out actually getting various non-scale literal victories these past few months! I'm still walking on air after winning a trophy last weekend, and I don't think I'd give that win up for having more peace on public transport.
Well, it's not the Non Scale Victory you were hoping for, but you might as well take it as a win, in the greater scheme of things.HeliumIsNoble wrote: »
Yeeeees, I did think beer goggles were a factor. The booze fumes were a hint.HeliumIsNoble wrote: »That I would get "approached" by random still-drunk men with far greater frequency in the morning. I thought I'd cultivated resting, er... cross kitten face with better success than that.
So I'm guessing you have no personal experience with 'beer goggles'
Reading facial expressions is one of the first things to go when on a bender.
Nevertheless, the sharp uptick in awkward interactions with fellow commuters was still unanticipated. Being very obviously reading or being nose-deep in a pad of A4 paper making notes is no longer sufficient to guarantee me peace.
Having both would be nice though.1 -
girlgroves wrote: »Has anyone else noticed that period pains are worse?!
Yes!! I think it's because all the fat isn't suffocating the muscles so they can cramp more freely now. That's just my hypothesis. The pain is back to about how it was before I gained all of the weight, so I think it's back to "normal."5 -
pearso21123 wrote: »girlgroves wrote: »Has anyone else noticed that period pains are worse?!
Yes!! I think it's because all the fat isn't suffocating the muscles so they can cramp more freely now. That's just my hypothesis. The pain is back to about how it was before I gained all of the weight, so I think it's back to "normal."
I found mine to be so much better
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One weird thing I discovered with weight loss is that your joints will crack and click EVERYWHERE. It's like they're trying to realign themselves after such an extreme. It finally stopped for me now lol, but it was just so weird as it was happening12
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MaddMaestro wrote: »One weird thing I discovered with weight loss is that your joints will crack and click EVERYWHERE. It's like they're trying to realign themselves after such an extreme. It finally stopped for me now lol, but it was just so weird as it was happening
That's so true and I have gone through that experience too! That the body is an amazing machinery to do such realignments is incredible.
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treehugnmama wrote: »pearso21123 wrote: »girlgroves wrote: »Has anyone else noticed that period pains are worse?!
Yes!! I think it's because all the fat isn't suffocating the muscles so they can cramp more freely now. That's just my hypothesis. The pain is back to about how it was before I gained all of the weight, so I think it's back to "normal."
I found mine to be so much better
Mine too - much lighter and minimal cramping and discomfort3 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »fitoverfortymom wrote: »The band size is the actual measurement in inches, but the cup size is how many inches bigger your breasts are than your rib cage. So as you lose weight, the comparison between the two measurements may change, or it may not. Like, if your band size goes down a lot, but your boobs don't shrink much, your cup size will go up. If they shrink equally, your cup size could stay the same.
I was a 44G; am now a 36DD. So my boobs are shrinking faster than my rib cage.
I went from 40G/40H to 38DDD. I can almost actually buy bras at a real store and not in the big girl boobies seciton.
I was telling my husband that my goal is to have "sporty boobs". He laughed, and then looked sad.
I would love sporty boobs! I think that would make hubby sad, also. Mine have always been proportionately large, so I'm not sure sporty boobs is a realistic goal for me, but seriously a 38DD would be DREAMY.
Omg I would love sporty boobs! I remember when I was 14 being a 34DD. I would take that again!
34 DD... Where I am after losing 110 lbs. I was a 40 J When I started. I nearly sent my newest bras back to herroom.com without trying them on, because they looked like small people bras and I'm clearly still not a small person at 160 lbs.
I've never been a 34 DD; even as a teenager the smallest Band I wore was a 36. I think this may have to do with my ribcage twisting because of my scoliosis, but hey, at lay that's one happy side effect. For the first time ever, my undermines don't go to the middle of my armpits, but instead fit entirely in front of me!
I still can't buy bras at target or the like ( 36 is the smallest band they sell DD in!} I personally fantasize about a nice B cup... I dint think that's in the cards, though, and I'm very happy to be Where I am now.14 -
How much easier it is to get drunk! I drank the other night with that goal in mind and drank half of what I used to and was wasted!8
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Tacklewasher wrote: »
i like it....saves calories and cash x314 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »
i like it....saves calories and cash x3
St. Paddy's, I had to drink a glass of water between each beer. This is a new experience for me.
Besides, I thought you just got the guys to pay for your drinks....... 5 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »
i like it....saves calories and cash x3
St. Paddy's, I had to drink a glass of water between each beer. This is a new experience for me.
Besides, I thought you just got the guys to pay for your drinks.......
Oh yeah....another thing no one ever told me....guys want to buy me drinks now LOL22 -
- If temerature drops below 15 °C you will start hugging the first warm thing in your house.
- You will be able to shop in chinese shops
- Your heels will not hurt after 10 minutes of walking
- You will be able to outrun any thug trying to lift your purse (you may be able to kick his *kitten* too)
- You will be able to squeeze into crowded bus19 -
I've got another one!
That looking visibly slimmer would, without me ever saying a single word to him about my diet, silence the man who has lectured anyone and everyone on his latest elimination health kick for as long as I've known him. Don't get me wrong, he's still going on about it to everyone else, but I've noticed he's not picking me as the unwilling audience of the day any more. Further, he's not taking it on himself to criticise my meals either. Result!
I can openly eat whatever I want in front of him and I. Don't. Hear. One. Word out of him about the importance of avoiding processed food and how he's given up sugar as his New Year's Resolution.46 -
that I would have a drawer of tank tops for undershirts. I never had the need for undershirts now I have them in every colour and a drawer dedicated to them 17
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treehugnmama wrote: »that I would have a drawer of tank tops for undershirts. I never had the need for undershirts now I have them in every colour and a drawer dedicated to them
Me too! And I have just realized that I need to get some more in a smaller size. I guess I could get rid of the XXLs that are still sitting in there.5 -
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How much counting calories will become as much a part of your routine as brushing your teeth. Sure I've cheated on calories a lot, and I failed at "maintaining", but it's been very easy to log every day for the past 4 ½ years. And even if I go through slumps I know 100% what I'm doing and how it effects my weight loss/gain. Definitely no longer shocked when I've gained weight after the holidays.
Also, not me, but many others have shown that they have been able to let the counting go and now go by listening to their bodies. I'm not really ready for that mentally, as I said I cheat a lot on food, but I think a huge part of the process isn't just weight loss, but becoming more aware of eating habits/exercise. No matter how good or bad you are at them. Knowledge is power.29 -
treehugnmama wrote: »that I would have a drawer of tank tops for undershirts. I never had the need for undershirts now I have them in every colour and a drawer dedicated to them
I also have a drawer dedicated to tank tops for undershirts. But I actually find I need them less often now than I did before! how interesting!7 -
How much counting calories will become as much a part of your routine as brushing your teeth. Sure I've cheated on calories a lot, and I failed at "maintaining", but it's been very easy to log every day for the past 4 ½ years. And even if I go through slumps I know 100% what I'm doing and how it effects my weight loss/gain. Definitely no longer shocked when I've gained weight after the holidays.
Also, not me, but many others have shown that they have been able to let the counting go and now go by listening to their bodies. I'm not really ready for that mentally, as I said I cheat a lot on food, but I think a huge part of the process isn't just weight loss, but becoming more aware of eating habits/exercise. No matter how good or bad you are at them. Knowledge is power.
@wbandel you make some great points. Knowledge is power but personally at age 63 I has to come face to face with my potential premature death before I could act on the knowledge in my case. Finding the right macro for my way of eating was key to maintaining by listening to my body and two years later this WOE is still working for me.
Best to your continuing success.5 -
That my enthusiasm for life would skyrocket. I want to see, taste and be a part of everything and be around people and explore different places and experience different perspectives.
My outlook on everything has become so much more positive and I look forward to the future. I want to engage in a full life and share this mindset with others, especially my family37 -
That the cellulite on my thighs would go away. It's been my loathed companion for 30 years, and two days ago I looked in the mirror and was like, "Whaa.... Wait a minute. WHAT?" I keep checking in different lighting, making sure it's gone. I think it was those pesky "last five pounds" that did it, plus a regular exercise routine that includes squats.38
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That you'll never get to eat on the same schedule/same foods as the person or people you live with. (This sucks.)5
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That you'll never get to eat on the same schedule/same foods as the person or people you live with. (This sucks.)
I don't find that to be an issue at all. I eat the same foods as my husband and the same schedule. I eat the same foods as I always ate. The main difference now is I weigh all my food.15 -
That when you go a week or two without losing weight you feel as fat as you ever were even though you know you've already lost 25 lbs. That is so WEIRD! Love this thread!32
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