What nobody tells you about losing weight

Tacklewasher

treehugnmama wrote: »

I bought 2 pair of snow shoes this year but no snow to use them I still jave hope.

Lack of snow has not been a problem for here. Too much of the damn stuff.

dpwellman

soufauxgirl wrote: »

that I would develop a clothes buying addiction

Well, not an addiction rather that old clothes simply don't fit anymore. My loss is Goodwill's,Salvation Army's gain.

peanutbuttertuesday

fostersu wrote: »

At the risk of being unladylike *ehhem*

Euphoric and satisfying....#2s

Legit. I'm basically just wiping to be courteous.

jwcanfield

happygalah wrote: »

That I feel so much happier and confident. Being overweight was really making me feel bad. Sore knees, feet, etc.

That I'm striking a pose in every reflective surface.

That I am keeping my house so much cleaner and tidy because I'm not depressed any more.

I hadn't had candy corn in several years at we don't have it here and I went to the US around Halloween. I bought a small bag of candy corn and found it tasted like plastic to me. It was terrible and I used to really like it.

That I realised how greedy I was when overweight. Nobody needs that much food. It's just being disgustingly greedy.

happygalah wrote: »

That I feel so much happier and confident. Being overweight was really making me feel bad. Sore knees, feet, etc.

That I'm striking a pose in every reflective surface.

That I am keeping my house so much cleaner and tidy because I'm not depressed any more.

I hadn't had candy corn in several years at we don't have it here and I went to the US around Halloween. I bought a small bag of candy corn and found it tasted like plastic to me. It was terrible and I used to really like it.

That I realised how greedy I was when overweight. Nobody needs that much food. It's just being disgustingly greedy.

For the record, candy corn ALWAYS tasted like plastic! Glad you figured that out!

SapphireMoon23

catzpyjamaz wrote: »

Idle_Moon wrote: »

Nobody told me that my slimmer body would get more critique than my bigger body.
People saying that cup A-E are "no real boobs" and that slimmer women aren't "real women". Lifting is for lesbians and muscles on a woman is manly.

I used to get more confident as I was losing more weight. Now I am getting insecure.

Geez. You need to get other people to talk to. Supportive, positive people. None of that is true.

Omg they are mean nasty rude. Avoid those haters. Find new friends.

Forest91

lsgibbs83 wrote: »

That it takes a while for your brain to recognize the change.

So true about the brain recognizing the changes taking time because even through I have been in the 10st weight range since September last year it was not until January this year that my brain had to started to notice that all of the hard work I have been doing has started to pay off even if sometimes when I don't lose or I gain a little my brain goes back to thinking I am that obese pre-teen/teenager/young adult and then I have to work hard to get my mind back to like what it sees.

comeonnow142857

Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »

So a person told me I needed to stop losing weight because she's heavier than I and its not fair that I'm still losing when I'm not terribly overweight anymore (I'm about 20lb from goal) while she's still obese. It's like there's a limited amount of weight that can be lost in the universe at one time and I'm hogging it. Can anybody explain this logic to me?

If she doesn't have an often impenetrable or weird sense of humour where this might fall under, and is definitely being serious, I would seriously avoid this person.

zingeber

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?

zingeber

sapphiremoon23 wrote: »

catzpyjamaz wrote: »

Idle_Moon wrote: »

Nobody told me that my slimmer body would get more critique than my bigger body.
People saying that cup A-E are "no real boobs" and that slimmer women aren't "real women". Lifting is for lesbians and muscles on a woman is manly.

I used to get more confident as I was losing more weight. Now I am getting insecure.

Geez. You need to get other people to talk to. Supportive, positive people. None of that is true.

Omg they are mean nasty rude. Avoid those haters. Find new friends.

Seconded. Those comments are appalling, particularly since you are making healthy decisions that have been making you happy. You deserve to be around people who will support you.

treehugnmama

zingeber wrote: »

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 sure hope so.....but I experience similar to your description.

tishy39

When people say "You lose weight really easily "
No I have actually I have worked really hard to lose weight!

Piqueaboo

tishy39 wrote: »

When people say "You lose weight really easily "
No I have actually I have worked really hard to lose weight!

Yes!! This!!

saptap

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.

JaydedMiss

wrong thread XD

dpwellman

I get colder much easier than I used to. . .

Lizzypb88

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!

Lizzypb88

Also less fear of going to the doctor! (Still nerve wracking though)

Rangerharms

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!

richardgavel

zingeber wrote: »

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.

RebeccaLansdown

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.