What nobody tells you about losing weight

takinitalloff

matthalloxford wrote: »

At the end of your dieting phase (your cut), you will need to go back to maintenance for a while to let your metabolism reset. This involves carefully tracking your calories as you increase how much you're eating.
During this, you're expected to gain about 2% in water weight (1.5%-2.5% variance day to day). I didn't know this number, so I was sort of fishing in the dark and never quite hit my maintenance in the last phase. I worried that any regain was bad, but a bit of regain is expected and good as long as you don't go beyond it!

@matthalloxford Thank you for the info! Every time I lost weight in the past, I regained it all because the idea of "maintenance" never even crossed my mind... I was done losing weight so I could go back to normal, right? lol... anyway, I've learned about the concept of maintenance from others here on MFP and I know I will not regain this time around. I appreciate the specifics you shared, hadn't come across those numbers yet. Congrats on losing those 70 lbs, and keep up the good work!

drmwc

Colderinminnesota wrote: »

It seems like only women are commenting here, and that's okay, but I'm going to make a comment from a man's perspective. It is truly delightful to look down in the shower and see more than your gut, if you know what I mean. And that profile you see when you're standing sideways in front of the full-length mirror. Wow! It's true what the urologists say. You will look like you have more when it's not surrounded by fat. It's not my intent here to offend anyone, but if you're a guy, you'll know what I mean.

A related observation is that my libido seems to be noticeably higher as a skinny person than as a larger person. (It's still nowhere near my teenage levels, which is probably good as I got very little done back then.)

unitgmc

That it is possible to walk up multiple flights of stairs without getting winded!

SurferGirl1982

unitgmc wrote: »

That it is possible to walk up multiple flights of stairs without getting winded!

I hear ya!