What nobody tells you about losing weight
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I won't talk about what happens when you've lost all the weight but I'll talk about losing maybe half what you want to
Having friends talk very loudly infront of strangers how thin you're now - even though you're still really fat and imagining the picture of you this new person must be forming of yourself in their head and hating yourself for it14 -
devikamisra wrote: »I won't talk about what happens when you've lost all the weight but I'll talk about losing maybe half what you want to
Having friends talk very loudly infront of strangers how thin you're now - even though you're still really fat and imagining the picture of you this new person must be forming of yourself in their head and hating yourself for it
You need new friends if they don't knock it off after you ask them to.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I know the last thing going through my head after learning a person has lost weight is trying to imagine is how much fat/ter s/he was before. Generally I'm only thinking "Good for him/her!" or if in the midst of trying to lose weight myself "I wonder what s/he did to lose it?"
If they're doing it in front of men and/or women you are romantically interested in, I'm willing to wager the only thing going through his/her head is whether you are beddable or not right now, not in the past.7 -
I posted a while back and have no idea what I said but here are my new ones since then..
-diet breaks are good! I took about a month long diet break but kept logging everything. I ate right around maintenance each day, and the scale stayed still. I needed a mental break and a good refeed and now I’m back to a deficit and have lost some more. Breaks are fine, giving up and stopping logging is not!
-i met new people that never knew how fat I was and secretly wish they knew how much work I have put into myself. But I don’t like calling attention to it so I just hope they stalk my social media someday
-I get so mad when I see so much woo on Pinterest and now I comment on all those posts with real facts
-wearing clothes that are way too big but still comfy around the house makes me sooo happy
-you genuinely want to see others succeed in their weight loss too. Camaraderie for the win!
-yes, I too am cold all the time XD23 -
That you have to prioritise yourself to make this work. I have ignored chores and left work on time (when I could have easily stayed late) to squeeze in my daily workout. Because otherwise I will feel cheated, and I need to reinforce the good habits. And so far NO ONE HAS MINDED!
I've done the same thing! In the wintertime, we are technically done at 3, but try to keep things going until 4. I started coming in an hour early so I can leave at 3 sharp and enjoy running in the sunshine! Nobody has commented, and I wouldn't trade a single run for it. In fact, I think my co-workers like having someone else do the early shift!12 -
Im sure somebody HAS told me this but in the day dream of "if i lose weight, itll fix everything!" Im sure Ive ignored it...
The fact that even though ive lost over 20kg and gotten to my goal, I still pick up on flaws in photos and feel like i still look the same sometimes...10 -
That jeans pockets get so much smaller
That my tastes in food have drastically changed
That I'd get to a stage where I am embarrassed about the the amount I have lost23 -
I successfully lost a lot of body fat way back in 1997 and had sore hips at night when I slept. That was the only downside. The upside was that I had the best year of my life as far as love/relationships, career and motivation was concerned. Coincidence? I dunno. But that was the only time in my life I felt good about myself from both a physical and spiritual standpoint. I exuded confidence, youth and self belief. All that is a distant memory now, but hope to regain some of this next year if I can stick to my guns....19
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Fresh foods taste way more satisfying and flavorful.
You start to crave fresh food and less processed/fast food.
Realizing you don't need to eat that much (well at least what you use too)/realizing when you are full11 -
That I feel bad if I have a really busy day and it interferes with my workout plans. That some days I still look the same in the mirror to myself. That even though I get a comment about my weight loss almost every day from someone (60lbs down) I feel they're just being nice because they know I'm trying to lose weight (even though I've only shared that fact with a handful of people). That my brain hasn't realized I wear smaller clothes. I read a few posts on here a while back that said people will grab larger sizes anyway still not realizing they're smaller. When I read those I scoffed. "Of course I will grab smaller sizes because obviously I will be smaller!" Well, I get it now, and my experience is exactly the same
It's a fun journey though! I love this thread so I'm doing my part to bump it20 -
Realizing fruit tastes really good, and is also satisfying! I know that should be a no brainer, but it wasn't!13
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Just two for today:
1.) Elbows are pointy.
2.) It hurts my tailbone to sit on the gym floor now that the padding is gone.11 -
Losing significant amounts of weight does not necessarily "fix" the underlying issues. I still want to eat my feelings, and sometimes I do. Today, however, I will not.53
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brookielaw wrote: »Losing significant amounts of weight does not necessarily "fix" the underlying issues. I still want to eat my feelings, and sometimes I do. Today, however, I will not.
Great point. It was only after I realized health was not about just losing weight but finding and fixing the causes of me over eating that I got my health turned around to a positive direction.10 -
brookielaw wrote: »Losing significant amounts of weight does not necessarily "fix" the underlying issues. I still want to eat my feelings, and sometimes I do. Today, however, I will not.
And in some cases, weight loss brings out underlying issues. For example, sometimes people have affairs after losing weight. They never had a lot of interest from the opposite sex, or weren’t confident, or whatever it was, and the opportunity never arose when obese. Suddenly, someone starts to notice you.
The thing about it though isn’t that you became someone who would have an affair after losing weight, it’s that you already were that type of person, you just never had the opportunity to act on it.
For example24 -
I now expect other people to "keep up" with me; that is think faster, react faster, walk faster, make decisions faster, and I need to realise this is unreasonable and to be a little less impatient.20
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I’d say the thing I wasn’t expecting was how opinionated other people are about your progress and pushing their goals onto you once you’ve made huge progress. I’m simply shocked at how many people will try to tell me when I should stop. Makes me think, where have you been for the last year while I’ve been managing this journey every day. Making new and many times difficult choices every day, punching the clock at the gym on days when I didn’t feel like going. Where were these people during those times and what makes them think they know what’s best for me and my goals? I think the more radical the transformation, the more these people like to try and take charge of the mission that I’ve orchestrated from the beginning a year ago. I’d like to know where these people and their opinions were when I was so far overweight before? No one tells you how people will act like you’re not qualified to make your own decisions about your body after you’ve accomplished an amazing transformation. That is the most amazing thing I’ve noticed.28
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brookielaw wrote: »Losing significant amounts of weight does not necessarily "fix" the underlying issues. I still want to eat my feelings, and sometimes I do. Today, however, I will not.
Wow...this is so wise and COOL of you to think/be this way--YAY YOU9 -
When I started out one particular person told me it won't work, tried to persuade me to give up and eat takeaways and asks what I'm doing it for and when I'll be finished. I thought she would be more encouraging and supportive.17
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how much better your skin will get!
I used to have pretty bad hard skin on my feet - it has reduced by around 80% and what remains feels a lot more 'normal'
backs of my arms and thighs used to be constantly pimply with kind of red spots. All gone!
And this was not tried for or a goal. Just happened! I also get alot less acne around TOM. Always a bonus!14 -
how much better your skin will get!
I used to have pretty bad hard skin on my feet - it has reduced by around 80% and what remains feels a lot more 'normal'
backs of my arms and thighs used to be constantly pimply with kind of red spots. All gone!
And this was not tried for or a goal. Just happened! I also get alot less acne around TOM. Always a bonus!
Or "different". I get a less QUANTITY of acne but the quality has changed. Instead of many small breakouts, I've been getting larger white heads, but definitely fewer of them.
Too, I've had some pretty bad post-workout breakouts if I'm not diligent about washing my face right away.
And I'm not sure if it's the cold weather, but my skin has definitely gotten drier. I used to have VERY oily skin and now it's a weird combination of super oily patches and super dry patches.6
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