What nobody tells you about losing weight
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Go online, I found a women's suit maker that will custom make my suits (jacket & trousers/skirt) for about $200-400. They also make everything else from shirts to coats, all by my measurements. I am certain that there are men's suit makers that will make custom fitted clothes online.
I would of loved doing that, but I only had a 4 day notice.5 -
How annoying shopping for dress clothes is going to be.
I work in a school, and was asked if I would help out at graduation this Saturday. I said yes, and then later realized I had no dress clothes for the ceremony that fit. So I went to JCPenney after work. There were no size 28 dress pants, only 30 and higher. So I grabbed the only 30 they had.
My neck size measures in a 15", but I have a naturally wide chest at 40". So the dress shirts in a neck size 15 were way too tight in the chest, so I ended up having to go up in the neck size just to get a shirt that fit.
$200 later, and I now have dress clothes that kind of fit me...
I think I mentioned this earlier in this thread, but it could have been in another similar one. I think when we lose from a higher weight/size, we end up shaped different than most people that size. Not different enough to look freaky, but the right sized waist expects smaller legs and/or a higher crotch. I am somewhere between a regular and trim fit medium shirt now; neither is quite right. Both are close enough and I can find pants that work, but i rarely get the satisfaction of finding something that fits perfectly.4 -
CarvedTones wrote: »How annoying shopping for dress clothes is going to be.
I work in a school, and was asked if I would help out at graduation this Saturday. I said yes, and then later realized I had no dress clothes for the ceremony that fit. So I went to JCPenney after work. There were no size 28 dress pants, only 30 and higher. So I grabbed the only 30 they had.
My neck size measures in a 15", but I have a naturally wide chest at 40". So the dress shirts in a neck size 15 were way too tight in the chest, so I ended up having to go up in the neck size just to get a shirt that fit.
$200 later, and I now have dress clothes that kind of fit me...
I think I mentioned this earlier in this thread, but it could have been in another similar one. I think when we lose from a higher weight/size, we end up shaped different than most people that size. Not different enough to look freaky, but the right sized waist expects smaller legs and/or a higher crotch. I am somewhere between a regular and trim fit medium shirt now; neither is quite right. Both are close enough and I can find pants that work, but i rarely get the satisfaction of finding something that fits perfectly.
Very true. Since I've dropped a lot of weight I've needed to buy 2 suits on separate occasions and in both cases I've had to buy separate jackets from trousers as the jackets would fit perfectly but the trousers that came in the set I couldn't get past my knees! Not a massive issue but it limits your choices if you don't want to spend too much knowing you'll literally wear it once and then it won't fit at all the next time you need a suit3 -
I think I posted here back in the winter about how much colder you feel, but now it's summer and time for the corollary:
You'll stop hating hot weather and start loving it.19 -
I've lost a lot, but it's amazing how many people (who have not list weight, including those who are currently trying) think they know better and try to give me advice (I just nod and smile and then ignore it)16
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The GOOD -
I'll see a picture and may not even recognize myself. When I do sometimes I'll think damn...I look GOOD
I can fit in normal chairs/booths/etc and not worry about where I'm sitting anymore
I sleep better
I have more energy and less ailments
The BAD -
If you ever eat something unhealthy or too much food, people close to you may feel inclined to make comments about how you will gain your lost weight back, or remind you that you lost weight and shouldn't be eating that
Loose skin - I still look super fat in areas that I'm not super fat in
That's all for the bad. It's almost entirely good.
The absolutely terrible lol I carried a lot of weight around my midsection and even tho my thighs are barely 20" around I have to shop for my loose skin waist size. Shorts are hilarious.6 -
catebonarrigo wrote: »1) As someone who has lost over 100 pounds and kept it off for like 5 years (until I had another baby) I am always incredibly frustrated by the fact even if I look good in my clothes I do not and will not ever look good in a bathing suit or naked with out lots of surgery...
2) I do not feel better mentally or physically because I lost weight.
3) I still think I am a fat person
Man oh man. I have also lost over 100lbs and this is not going away. When I was fat I thought I was thinner and now that I'm thinner I think I'm fatter. What a cruel world.22 -
I've lost a lot, but it's amazing how many people (who have not list weight, including those who are currently trying) think they know better and try to give me advice (I just nod and smile and then ignore it)
Yep. No matter how much detail you go into as well, so many cannot comprend that simply eating fewer calories than you use works. They always insist on some crackpot diet will work better.
Now if someone else has great results, I am willing to listen as I may learn something new that I can incorporate.7 -
ridiculous59 wrote: »The upside? How happier I am in the day-to-day. I feel lighter mentally and physically.
The downside? My face feels wrinklier without the extra padding to push it out!
When I first lost my weight (90 pounds) my face looked so old and I was kind of disappointed. But now, almost a year later, it seems as though things have sorted themselves out and parts of my face have filled out again. I don't know how that could happen. But I'm glad it did.
I just started a thread worrying about this. lol
This helps, thank you.8 -
ridiculous59 wrote: »The upside? How happier I am in the day-to-day. I feel lighter mentally and physically.
The downside? My face feels wrinklier without the extra padding to push it out!
When I first lost my weight (90 pounds) my face looked so old and I was kind of disappointed. But now, almost a year later, it seems as though things have sorted themselves out and parts of my face have filled out again. I don't know how that could happen. But I'm glad it did.
I just started a thread worrying about this. lol
This helps, thank you.
This was the main reason I grew a beard because my face was the first thing that became thinner.6 -
lol, that you are flipping freezing all the time ... even in summer
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That when you go an event there is almost nothing you should eat but everything you want to eat - carry your choice of snacks at all times!12
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ridiculous59 wrote: »The upside? How happier I am in the day-to-day. I feel lighter mentally and physically.
The downside? My face feels wrinklier without the extra padding to push it out!
When I first lost my weight (90 pounds) my face looked so old and I was kind of disappointed. But now, almost a year later, it seems as though things have sorted themselves out and parts of my face have filled out again. I don't know how that could happen. But I'm glad it did.
I am hopeful mine will. I am about to turn 60, and I worry that it may be partially age related and I may never get back to smooth(ish).4 -
The upside? How happier I am in the day-to-day. I feel lighter mentally and physically.
The downside? My face feels wrinklier without the extra padding to push it out!
I've noticed that now that my face is slimmer, more features tend to stick out. My nose looks GIANT to me now because it doesn't have fat cheeks to fill in the extra room.5 -
emcclure013 wrote: »The upside? How happier I am in the day-to-day. I feel lighter mentally and physically.
The downside? My face feels wrinklier without the extra padding to push it out!
I've noticed that now that my face is slimmer, more features tend to stick out. My nose looks GIANT to me now because it doesn't have fat cheeks to fill in the extra room.
I was the recipient of some nasty neck wrinkles. You know like The Simpsons characters in the seniors home? I have that now. I have no wrinkles anywhere else. Just right in the middle of my neck. Ewww!10 -
The light hit my face just right in the mirror yesterday and I now have identical little indentations on either side of my face between my nose and where my cheekbones start. Not sure where this is going. lol9
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workinonit1956 wrote: »The light hit my face just right in the mirror yesterday and I now have identical little indentations on either side of my face between my nose and where my cheekbones start. Not sure where this is going. lol
Perhaps they are dimples that went off track? Sorry if you don't like them, but they sound ok to me.1 -
I’m good with themGOT_Obsessed wrote: »workinonit1956 wrote: »The light hit my face just right in the mirror yesterday and I now have identical little indentations on either side of my face between my nose and where my cheekbones start. Not sure where this is going. lol
Perhaps they are dimples that went off track? Sorry if you don't like them, but they sound ok to me. Kinda hoping it’s my face leaning out!
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I was 485 lbs when I started my weight loss journey. Ive now lost 167 lbs. However I hate looking at myself in the mirror because I'm still fat, and I don't think I look any different than I did at 485.49
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Clothing sales!!
Smaller sizes always on clearance... lol4 -
How using the foam roller would hurt so much less now that I lost 25% of my starting weight.
I've avoided that particular agony for a long time, but a trainer convinced me to do a 30 minute session on one today and while it was painful, it wasn't the agony I remembered.11 -
ChubbyMcChubface wrote: »I was 485 lbs when I started my weight loss journey. Ive now lost 167 lbs. However I hate looking at myself in the mirror because I'm still fat, and I don't think I look any different than I did at 485.
You are doing amazingly well and should be proud of yourself. The pressure on your joints is so much less! You are well on your way and if the mirror is not your friend it soon will be. I think it is impt to wear clothes the right size as you reduce. The temptation is to continue wearing your old clothes, even when too big to save money. However, clothes can mask your success and slow down the rate at which your weight loss is visible to you. Keep going, your health will certainly be thanking you and soon you will start to accept your mirror image with a smile.26 -
I can now see a marked difference in how I am treated by strangers, everyone from wait staff to store clerks to just random people now that I am thinner. I never realized the amount of negativity I was subjected to while I was obese, I refuse to ever treat someone different because of thier weight.33
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I don't think anyone told me how much of a mental battle it would be. Not just "feeling fat" still... but I almost feel like am imposter. Like I am gonna fall off the wagon one day, have a massive uncontrollable binge, and wake up 70lbs heavier again.38
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motivatedmartha wrote: »ChubbyMcChubface wrote: »I was 485 lbs when I started my weight loss journey. Ive now lost 167 lbs. However I hate looking at myself in the mirror because I'm still fat, and I don't think I look any different than I did at 485.
You are doing amazingly well and should be proud of yourself. The pressure on your joints is so much less! You are well on your way and if the mirror is not your friend it soon will be. I think it is impt to wear clothes the right size as you reduce. The temptation is to continue wearing your old clothes, even when too big to save money. However, clothes can mask your success and slow down the rate at which your weight loss is visible to you. Keep going, your health will certainly be thanking you and soon you will start to accept your mirror image with a smile.
I agree about wearing the right sized clothes. I finally ditched the big ones and wore proper sized ones. Immediately everyone around me noticed and complimented me. Then I started to gain a lot more confidence.14 -
sugarlemonpie wrote: »I don't think anyone told me how much of a mental battle it would be. Not just "feeling fat" still... but I almost feel like am imposter. Like I am gonna fall off the wagon one day, have a massive uncontrollable binge, and wake up 70lbs heavier again.
Major anxiety. I have continued to slowly drop while trying to maintain. I am trying to address that but it's hard. I am very fearful of old habits.11 -
@ChubbyMcChubface - to add that, while I get the humour of your username you may feel better about your weight quicker if you changed it. Build your confidence - don't knock it
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I knew life would be easier 60 lbs lighter, just didn’t know how dramatically easier it would be. Disney at 160 vs 220 - so much more fun. Riding rides, walking 12 miles a day, being hot, using public restrooms, looking decent after being poured on - all so much easier. I did gain a few pounds during that month of my son’s graduation and vacation. And I took it right back off within 2 weeks after returning. My BMI is still over 26. Not that close to ideal weight yet. So happy I could enjoy all this along the way. Seems like a miracle to me.31
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