What nobody tells you about losing weight
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That if you have a large frame, no matter how lean you get, you'll still be big compared to most other lean people.29
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Going from an 18 to a 14 in my wedding dress and being pretty sure the 14 will need to be exchanged again for a smaller size come Sept!31
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That clothing gets longer, as well as looser. My favorite jacket is loose but still serviceable, but the sleeves are getting ridiculously long.
Oh, and I've now experienced foot shrinkage. My slip-on sandals used to fit quite firmly. Now I have to wear socks with them if I want them to stay on. And I'm just dorky enough to do it.
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Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings. Like a couple days ago I was willing to commit murder if I couldn't find chocolate. I never used to have them or at least notice it. I wonder if it's because I no longer really crave sweets or junk on regular days so the only cravings left are hormonal and so they stand out more? All I know is I'm gonna invest in a couple of high quality choclate bars to store for next month.28
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zharptichka wrote: »Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings. Like a couple days ago I was willing to commit murder if I couldn't find chocolate. I never used to have them or at least notice it. I wonder if it's because I no longer really crave sweets or junk on regular days so the only cravings left are hormonal and so they stand out more? All I know is I'm gonna invest in a couple of high quality choclate bars to store for next month.
Shark week! lolll
but yeah, I get super bad PMS cravings now too, and they're always so specific. Like "I need lindtt salted caramel chocolate balls immediately" haha10 -
zharptichka wrote: »Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings. Like a couple days ago I was willing to commit murder if I couldn't find chocolate. I never used to have them or at least notice it.
Funny you should say this, I never used to have cravings/excessive water retention around the TOM/ovulation when I was obese but they are awful now
My periods are also very, very regular (like to the minute) and unbelievably heavy and longer.
Being a woman sucks at times 8 -
This may sound terribly obvious, but it was a 'lightbulb' moment for me and it made me grin.
My SO spent 20+ years in the military so he has a long and purposeful stride when he walks. He was also a bachelor for a long time and didn't have a short, round woman trying to keep up with him.
I realized the other day he didn't have to stop to wait for me as often. In fact, I was keeping up with him most of the time and when he did pause for me to catch him I wasn't out of breath, just a step or two back. (He never does it on purpose, just kind of realizes I am not there suddenly and pauses for me)
Btw, I am 5'6" so not overly short, but compared to a 5'11", well-muscled man...well, I am a bit slower.
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zharptichka wrote: »Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings.
I have never heard anyone refer to her TOM as Shark Week and I love it! Makes so much sense.
I am noticing cravings more now, too. I hadn't thought about it until I read your comment. I think it's because I used to eat whatever I wanted, so giving into a craving didn't feel any different from normal. Now I try to make healthy choices so the unhealthy cravings stick out. I make homemade chocolate popsicles with banana, yogurt, milk, cocoa powder, and chocolate protein powder to replace the ice cream I used to inhale. Takes a long time to eat it, too.21 -
That clothing gets longer, as well as looser. My favorite jacket is loose but still serviceable, but the sleeves are getting ridiculously long.
Oh, and I've now experienced foot shrinkage. My slip-on sandals used to fit quite firmly. Now I have to wear socks with them if I want them to stay on. And I'm just dorky enough to do it.
Noooooo.
Don't do it.
Buy new sandals, please don't be my dad!
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I'm experiencing a weird paradox. I like to look back and see when the last time was that I weighed the weight I am now (a year ago) and my goal weight (2015). I feel good about my weight now since I'm on the way down, but didn't feel good about it a year ago, or in 2015 when I was at my goal weight, since I was on the way up! I guess this is the, "you don't know what you got til it's gone" thing? I look back and can't believe that I was at such a good weight but didn't feel good about it at all!
I feel this way when I look at photos from high school and college. I always thought that I was chubby when I was in high school. I didn't think I was extremely fat, but I thought I needed to lose 5-10 pounds. But I didn't, I was at a really good weight in high school. As I got older and put on weight I wished that I had actually enjoyed it when I was slim.
I think I have seen on of those signs that says "I wish I was as fat as I thought I was in high school"
I however weigh less than I did in high school now. It's a nice feeling.31 -
I didn't think I'd have a crappy day and then "comfort eat"...on a 250 calorie veggie wrap!42
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kenyonhaff wrote: »I didn't think I'd have a crappy day and then "comfort eat"...on a 250 calorie veggie wrap!
Yes, my definition of a splurge has also changed!16 -
zharptichka wrote: »Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings. Like a couple days ago I was willing to commit murder if I couldn't find chocolate. I never used to have them or at least notice it. I wonder if it's because I no longer really crave sweets or junk on regular days so the only cravings left are hormonal and so they stand out more? All I know is I'm gonna invest in a couple of high quality choclate bars to store for next month.
Saaaaame. Before when I would go out drinking with friends I would make sure that I had some smart ones in the freezer for late night snacking and now I save them for shark week cravings. Turkey Sausage muffin and I add muenster and hot sauce. It does the trick and I don't feel as bad.8 -
That things I was self conscious about before I gained weight (very pronounced eye sockets and a very large rib cage) would start to bother me again as I lost weight. I haven't noticed or thought about either of those things in a couple years, I think because they weren't as noticeable under all the fat!! I'll take being anxious about my big ribs and deep set eyes over being self conscious about fat rolls any day!13
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Tacklewasher wrote: »That clothing gets longer, as well as looser. My favorite jacket is loose but still serviceable, but the sleeves are getting ridiculously long.
Oh, and I've now experienced foot shrinkage. My slip-on sandals used to fit quite firmly. Now I have to wear socks with them if I want them to stay on. And I'm just dorky enough to do it.
Noooooo.
Don't do it.
Buy new sandals, please don't be my dad!
Lol! Maybe your dad and I are kindred spirits.
I'll buy new sandals.
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Madwife2009 wrote: »zharptichka wrote: »Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings. Like a couple days ago I was willing to commit murder if I couldn't find chocolate. I never used to have them or at least notice it.
Funny you should say this, I never used to have cravings/excessive water retention around the TOM/ovulation when I was obese but they are awful now My periods are also very, very regular (like to the minute) and unbelievably heavy and longer.
Being a woman sucks at times
Me too! I've never had these issues before. I feel so uncomfortably bloated right now. AND, it's all I can do not not order all the Chinese take-out.4 -
youdoyou2016 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »zharptichka wrote: »Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings. Like a couple days ago I was willing to commit murder if I couldn't find chocolate. I never used to have them or at least notice it.
Funny you should say this, I never used to have cravings/excessive water retention around the TOM/ovulation when I was obese but they are awful now My periods are also very, very regular (like to the minute) and unbelievably heavy and longer.
Being a woman sucks at times
Me too! I've never had these issues before. I feel so uncomfortably bloated right now. AND, it's all I can do not not order all the Chinese take-out.
Just to say, I feel you on the Chinese take-out wanting. Have found an amazing recipe for salted chilli chicken that sorts me.
Chicken breast cut into strips
mix 1 teaspoon of each of:
garlic salt
salt
hot chilli powder
with about 80g of breadcrumbs
shake spices and breadcrumbs together
dip chicken strips into a whisked up egg and then coat in the spice mix.
grill each side for 10 mins
(probably around 450 cals as you don't eat the whole egg unless you make egg fried rice with it after)
really curbs my craving for chinese so thought I would share 14 -
That you become competitive with people at the gym.
You truly have to take responsibility for what you eat and do. That it all interconnects.
It's a long road and you will get discouraged. What you do at those times will usually determine if you reach your goal.
People wear odd things to make sure people see how attractive they are at the gym, instead of focusing on what truly is important.
The feeling is euphoric to work out and have such insatiable energy. If you have a significant other you tend to see them in a more animalistic state.11 -
Something I've been noticing the last several weeks:
I've been noticing all the ways overweight people are constantly moving and acting to deal with or accommodate their obesity, which I suspect they do not even realize. (I hadn't when it was me.) Yesterday, someone on the seat next to me was literally holding her legs together because if she didn't, she'd be touching me and on "my" side.
I am noticing how easy it is for me to go about my day because my body supports me rather than trying to accomplish things in spite of my body. This is probably a "no duh!", but there is such a difference in how thin and fit people move, and I guess I never really paid attention before.
I may be tired at the end of the day, but if I have to stand on a crowded train for 40 minutes, it may be annoying and even a little hard depending on my energy level and how much I'm carrying, but, really, it's not a big deal. For a lot of people, though, it really would be a huge problem.
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That I would care more about the ways clothes fit, their fabric, etc. I have never been a shopper, but with more variety, I care now that there is a pull here or a push there with regard to clothing. And, it took me so long to 'grow out' of my clothes despite losing 25 lbs, I now understand that I was likely wearing the wrong size for quite some time. Now that stuff really fits, I *get* how it is *supposed* to fit.18
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GaleHawkins wrote: »I didn't expect the huge role that SLEEP would play in my weightloss. If I go a few days without enough sleep, it suddenly gets so hard to control cravings, I start feeling like a failure, I want to give up on the whole thing and I feel like I haven't made any progress. Then I finally get a good night's rest and it isn't so hard anymore to stick to my plan. Seems like I should have put it together a long time ago. Get enough sleep!!! Staying up late for that extra 'me' time is just. Not. Worth. It.
So true.
todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/060112p48.shtml
.....Appetite Regulation
In other research, sleep quantity and quality have been shown to play a role in regulating the hormone ghrelin, known as the hunger hormone that controls appetite. Discovered in 1999, this amino acid peptide is the only known peripherally produced and centrally acting hormone that influences the desire for food.....
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22402738
These results suggest that sleep quality and quantity may contribute to weight loss in intervention-based studies designed to promote weight control in overweight/obese adult women.
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632337/
Sleep curtailment has become a common behavior and an increasing number of adults report sleep complaints in modern society. Laboratory studies and multiple epidemiological studies have linked short-sleep duration and poor-sleep quality to obesity risk.
journalsleep.org/articles/281017.pdf
The results from this study suggest that sleep deprivation could
play a significant role in the etiology of obesity in some individuals.
Very informational! I've been working on sticking to a calorie deficit and cutting back on sugar. Sometimes when I get afternoon cravings I want to binge eat sugar I go lay down instead. Getting some sleep fends off going to out of control, even when I didn't think I was that tired.6 -
- That your mind will constantly play tricks on you. I take the subway and I'll look at a seat between 2 people and gauge if I will even fit. Once I do sit, I'll notice that I'll easily have an inch of space on each side, like, What?!
- That sometimes you have to be okay with being on this journey on your own. I secretly enjoy working out alone. It's hard to deal with people who say they want to change but always make excuses to not go to the gym AND try to sabotage you in the process. BYE, FELICIA!
- That your family will always think you are either too fat or too thin, meh.
- Being able to climb, jump, skip, run with your kids is the most incredible feeling in the world.
- That your husband will try to kick up his health factor just because he wants to make sure you keep your eyes on him and not some buff jockey type at the gym (LOL, as if I pay attention to anything else but my form and dope muscles!).
- That it's okay to not always feel victorious but as long as you keep at it you are WINNING!
that is so true about family lol keep up the good work 3 -
That losing 23 lbs. would make a difference when riding my bike!
Really didn't think it would - didn't seem like a lot to me. However, today I was out on my bike, running errands, etc., for a total of just under 30 km. Realized, as I'm riding routes that I've done for years, how much easier the ride felt. It was that eureka moment when it dawned on me that it felt that way because I'm carting around 23 fewer lbs!
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I'm with you - i know how much I've lost, but if I put that into other terms, like x-many bottles of water, or x-many of whatever I'm baffled. I cannot imagine carrying all that around with me, especially as I struggle with a 15kg bag of hand luggage on Easyjet - and I've lost double that! It's mind-boggling, really.13
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Well, they tell you, but it's hard to grasp unless experienced - that your immune system gets much stronger. I just realized how resistant to colds proper dieting and exercising has made me. I live in a student house with six other people and by default there is at least one sick person who then becomes patient zero. Everyone has been sick about 2-4 times for the past 7-8 months, yet despite my daily interactions with them and things they have touched, they have failed to get me sick even once.31
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That I would continue to rediscover my body and sometimes find myself feeling bones that I forgot were there as they were covered by fat. I am still amazed at my collarbones and ribs...14
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How much less laundry I do now! Smaller clothes = more clothes per load!21
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That I would continue to rediscover my body and sometimes find myself feeling bones that I forgot were there as they were covered by fat. I am still amazed at my collarbones and ribs...
I am amazed by my ribs. Since I've been overweight/obese my whole life, I wasn't familiar with my ribs. Now (at a normal BMI) I see my rib cage in the front and feel my ribs all the way around my back. I find myself touching my ribs a lot! And I still love seeing my collarbones!17 -
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