What nobody tells you about losing weight
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bobshuckleberry wrote: »Your boobs become half their previous size...just saying
Well, unfortunately, your boobs did. Proportionally, mine got bigger (i.e. my cups size grew as my band size decreased), as I hold my stubborn weight in my upper torso.6 -
bobshuckleberry wrote: »Your boobs become half their previous size...just saying
I'm actually kind of hoping for this......Not to hate on my boobs but a size F makes life complicated.11 -
No one ever told me that, if you're insanely neurotic (sort of like me... sort of...) the more weight you lose, the WORSE you will feel about yourself. I know this isn't following the positivity of the OP, but gotdayamn that's got to be the most frustrating part for me.10
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In the shower this morning I noticed my arms and legs look thinner. Significantly thinner11
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I have not yet gotten over the fact that you suddenly become visible. People hold the doors open, sropat crossings and talk to me a lot more often. I thought that I had lost this with age. Nope, I was just fat...21
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Sunshinelinzee wrote: »bobshuckleberry wrote: »Your boobs become half their previous size...just saying
I'm actually kind of hoping for this......Not to hate on my boobs but a size F makes life complicated.
Mine stayed proportionally the same (went down in both cup and band, still proportionally large) until I lost the most recent ~5lbs. I got very close to my ultimate goal and lost the last bit really slowly. It came all from my boobs I swear.6 -
long_for_me wrote: »I have not yet gotten over the fact that you suddenly become visible. People hold the doors open, sropat crossings and talk to me a lot more often. I thought that I had lost this with age. Nope, I was just fat...
This one makes me sad, because people still measure someones worth predominately on their looks. I have it now happening to me; and it happened the first time when I lost a significant amount of weight. This time around, I'm trying to not let it get to me because you can become extremely bitter towards people very quickly.
I also consciously make sure I include the "invisible" people too. No one should be silenced and ignored just because they're overweight or obese. It has happened to me too many times; I won't let it happen to others.24 -
long_for_me wrote: »I have not yet gotten over the fact that you suddenly become visible. People hold the doors open, sropat crossings and talk to me a lot more often. I thought that I had lost this with age. Nope, I was just fat...
I confess to a certain amount of Schadenfreude there - as someone who has been fat and ignored for my entire life, now that I'm normal weight and the some of the pretty ones among my friends have gone the other way, I am taking an entirely mean-spirited satisfaction from their shock and confusion at the way the world has suddenly stopped being friendly towards them.
I try not to, but it has been painful experiencing how much better I am treated now and therefore how much our different lives have been defined by our different appearances. And I'm only human.34 -
garystrickland357 wrote: »I know that maintenance requires continued vigilance. What nobody tells you is that other people think that once you've lost weight you somehow don't need to worry about exercise and healthy eating. Your "diet" is over in their mind. It's frustrating because the same people that were understanding about diet and exercise habits while I was losing weight now think I'm "obsessive" by having the same habits during maintenance. I realize it's taking them time to adjust to the new me.
So True!!!3 -
Mexicangreensalsa wrote: »Husband accidentally put away daughters panties and pants in my closet, lol. She is a 000
The most amazing thing about this is your husband puts your laundry away My hubby is a gem and really pulls his weight at home but laundry folding and putting away would defeat him!10 -
1.) That as your lying down, going to sleep, you will feel and "empty" spot with just bones on your side stomach very little to NO fat, where there used to be only fat and a lot of it. It's strange but so wonderful at the same time.
2.) That you may even forget what you looked like being obese/overweight. I've been down to size (from a 22w max/for at least 20 years or more to size 8's and mediums) for more than 6 or 7+ months now. When I look in the mirror, I see "me" and it's almost HARD to remember me being obese for so many years. I don't have many pics of me being obese, but the few that I have are amazing to believe that was once me, and me for a LONG TIME. It's strange and wonderful and I love that I can hardly remember me being obese/weight. WOW...12 -
I had maintained a ~50lb loss for about 2 years. Then, going totally (and purposefully) ham wild over December meant I gained 8lbs that I've been struggling to lose since.
I've been so bummed about those 8lbs for most of this year that it hardly even registered when I got a medica checkup done that my glucose levels were, as the Dr put it, "great".
Last time I had them checked, 5 years ago, I was pre-diabetic. Now I'm not.
It was a good reminder that weight-loss is worth it for more than fitting into smaller jeans and cuter tops. I have lots to be grateful for!26 -
How much more stuff I would drop on the floor.
Because now, when I drop something and close my knees to catch it in my lap, it disappears through the gap between my thighs.7 -
- Trying to find pants that fit your butt and also your waist at the same time. Yeah, forget it. My pants will forever be too big, just so they can fit the butt I've gained since I started lifting.
- I used to hate running, now I crave it and I become depressed if I go too long without it
- How comfortable I am with myself now. I used to cross my arms over my belly when standing, now I don't even think about it.
- I used to get angry when people took pictures of me. Now I try to be in every picture I can.
- I'm happier and more approachable. I've become a more positive, bubbly person just in general.14 -
fireheart5 wrote: »-how bad you actually felt before. You get used to not feelin good but when you lose weight your realize what it actually means to feel good.
This!! If I eat greasy food now, I feel sick. Not guilty, just ill. And I wonder to myself if maybe I always felt like this, and I just didn't know how good healthy feels so it was normal to me. And now that I'm healthy, that old normal feels terrible.12 -
GemimaFitzTed wrote: »long_for_me wrote: »I have not yet gotten over the fact that you suddenly become visible. People hold the doors open, sropat crossings and talk to me a lot more often. I thought that I had lost this with age. Nope, I was just fat...
This one makes me sad, because people still measure someones worth predominately on their looks. I have it now happening to me; and it happened the first time when I lost a significant amount of weight. This time around, I'm trying to not let it get to me because you can become extremely bitter towards people very quickly.
I also consciously make sure I include the "invisible" people too. No one should be silenced and ignored just because they're overweight or obese. It has happened to me too many times; I won't let it happen to others.
As someone who has been thin all her life and only ever overweight (never obese), I am now horrified by the thought that I might have at some point acted like this. My goal, starting immediately, is to make sure I never make people feel invisible again.
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long_for_me wrote: »I have not yet gotten over the fact that you suddenly become visible. People hold the doors open, sropat crossings and talk to me a lot more often. I thought that I had lost this with age. Nope, I was just fat...
I confess to a certain amount of Schadenfreude there - as someone who has been fat and ignored for my entire life, now that I'm normal weight and the some of the pretty ones among my friends have gone the other way, I am taking an entirely mean-spirited satisfaction from their shock and confusion at the way the world has suddenly stopped being friendly towards them.
I try not to, but it has been painful experiencing how much better I am treated now and therefore how much our different lives have been defined by our different appearances. And I'm only human.
"People will treat you better, and you’ll think less of them for it" - one of my biggest takeaways from all this23 -
long_for_me wrote: »I have not yet gotten over the fact that you suddenly become visible. People hold the doors open, sropat crossings and talk to me a lot more often. I thought that I had lost this with age. Nope, I was just fat...
I confess to a certain amount of Schadenfreude there - as someone who has been fat and ignored for my entire life, now that I'm normal weight and the some of the pretty ones among my friends have gone the other way, I am taking an entirely mean-spirited satisfaction from their shock and confusion at the way the world has suddenly stopped being friendly towards them.
I try not to, but it has been painful experiencing how much better I am treated now and therefore how much our different lives have been defined by our different appearances. And I'm only human.
"People will treat you better, and you’ll think less of them for it" - one of my biggest takeaways from all this
It's very true. A few months ago I had a puncture and was changing a tyre. As a driver this had happened many times before, and only once did anyone ever stop to help. This time 5 people all stopped to ask if I needed help. I now have people open doors for me, I don't have to work as hard to get service in shops or a bar, and even the treatment I get from the medical establishment is much better. It's been a real eye opener.13
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