What nobody tells you about losing weight

hlr1987

bjdavidson964 wrote: »

RelCanonical wrote: »

I carry a lot of weight in my cheeks, and I'm starting to look a little bit bobblehead-y because everywhere else is shrinking, lol. I'll take it, keeps the wrinkles at bay.

I agree about the face fullness! My neck especially is a wrinkly mess from not only age but weigh loss! Ugh!

I have the opposite problem-my passport problem from my lightest weight makes me look ill, or like I abuse drugs. Anti-wrinkle creams are now a staple in my bathroom

kenyonhaff

RelCanonical wrote: »

I carry a lot of weight in my cheeks, and I'm starting to look a little bit bobblehead-y because everywhere else is shrinking, lol. I'll take it, keeps the wrinkles at bay.

Ugh - wish I had this problem. Overall I do look better 40+ pounds lighter, but my face doesn't have the fullness it used to. It looked good full...not as gaunt. Not that I want to go back but.... *sigh*

bjdavidson964

A real catch-22. I agree with the 'sigh'! Anti-wrinkle creams are a staple for sure...lol!

Roza42

Mexicangreensalsa wrote: »

ceiswyn wrote: »

RelCanonical wrote: »

I love wrapping my hand around my wrist to check how much weight I've lost in a traditionally "bony" area. Used to be I could only just barely touch finger to thumb, but now I can easily get a grip around my wrist. I kind of obsessively do it when I don't have something else to do with my hands and I wonder if my coworkers think I'm weird during meetings haha.

OHMYGODS

...I have just experimented and discovered that I can wrap my thumb and pinky finger around my wrist. Easily.
I had no idea that was a thing.

Along related lines, definitely nobody told me that my necklaces would become unwearable with half of my outfits. I've somehow gone from needing extension chains on some of them to having even 16" chains dangling irritatingly low on most clothes. Who knew that you could store that much fat on your neck?!

I never knew some people couldn't do this with ther wrists.

I can still barely touch my middle finger to my thumb and I have long fingers and large palms.

RelCanonical

Roza42 wrote: »

Mexicangreensalsa wrote: »

ceiswyn wrote: »

RelCanonical wrote: »

I love wrapping my hand around my wrist to check how much weight I've lost in a traditionally "bony" area. Used to be I could only just barely touch finger to thumb, but now I can easily get a grip around my wrist. I kind of obsessively do it when I don't have something else to do with my hands and I wonder if my coworkers think I'm weird during meetings haha.

OHMYGODS

...I have just experimented and discovered that I can wrap my thumb and pinky finger around my wrist. Easily.
I had no idea that was a thing.

Along related lines, definitely nobody told me that my necklaces would become unwearable with half of my outfits. I've somehow gone from needing extension chains on some of them to having even 16" chains dangling irritatingly low on most clothes. Who knew that you could store that much fat on your neck?!

I never knew some people couldn't do this with ther wrists.

I can still barely touch my middle finger to my thumb and I have long fingers and large palms.

We all have different body shapes. (: I am def a dress size up from most people my height and weight because my shoulders are, on average, wider than the average woman's.

Roza42

We all have different body shapes. (: I am def a dress size up from most people my height and weight because my shoulders are, on average, wider than the average woman's. [/quote]

I hear you there. I carry my weight in my tummy and legs, but I wear a size larger shirt than pants.

Roza42

I noticed a lump on my side under my bra. Then I realized that it was my ribcage, D'oh. I had forgotten or never realized that my rib cage widens significantly. My Dad used to say I had a barrel chest.

linsey0689

People wanting to give their opinion or get my opinion more.

Giving me their opinion- like I think you have lost too much weight even though I haven’t, that I ate too much/too little, or the I’m surprised you eat blank and lose weight type comments.

Get my opinion- do you think I should this? Or what do you do to lose weight? Eating healthy and exercise is never good enough.

Also buying clothes and shaving is a lot different

rebeccaj822

Having a waist again. I forgot what it was like to be able to wear pantyhose without them rolling off at the worst moments 😜

ceiswyn

You can become a 'regular' at the gym. Desk staff come out of the back room to say hello, trainers extend sessions to make sure they've covered everything you wanted, and instructors offer to sneak you into overbooked classes.

There's this whole community I never knew about!

Ghostofachance

ceiswyn wrote: »

You can become a 'regular' at the gym. Desk staff come out of the back room to say hello, trainers extend sessions to make sure they've covered everything you wanted, and instructors offer to sneak you into overbooked classes.

There's this whole community I never knew about!

Very true. I went on a week-long vacation last summer and when I returned I had more than one staff member at my gym say "We were beginning to worry about you because you hadn't come in for a few days."

The other gym regulars notice when someone hasn't been in for a few days as well. We don't talk much (it's early and we're here to work) but there's definitely a community feel to my gym.

tess5036

linsey0689 wrote: »

People wanting to give their opinion or get my opinion more.

Giving me their opinion- like I think you have lost too much weight even though I haven’t, that I ate too much/too little, or the I’m surprised you eat blank and lose weight type comments.

Get my opinion- do you think I should this? Or what do you do to lose weight? Eating healthy and exercise is never good enough.

Also buying clothes and shaving is a lot different

I've lost a lot, but I find more people want to tell why of how I have done it wrong, or how I couy improve. Usually it's people who have not been able to loose weight themselves.

Dorchi22

This may be a "well, duh!" for most, but nobody told me that even when I'm on a restricted calorie diet, I don't feel hungry. My body adjusts to eating less, but still eating whatever I want, if I'm within limits. Sometimes I feel so full that I wonder how was I even able to eat so much! Portion control is the best thing for me.

Also, that I will have to use all my sewing skills since half my clothes is already too loose on me.

BattyKnitter

kenyonhaff wrote: »

RelCanonical wrote: »

I carry a lot of weight in my cheeks, and I'm starting to look a little bit bobblehead-y because everywhere else is shrinking, lol. I'll take it, keeps the wrinkles at bay.

Ugh - wish I had this problem. Overall I do look better 40+ pounds lighter, but my face doesn't have the fullness it used to. It looked good full...not as gaunt. Not that I want to go back but.... *sigh*

Are you still in a deficit? I have heard that the face looks less gaunt after maintaining for a while with glycogen replenishing at maintenance calories.

Oldestdadever

How being a pack rat paid off- I'm shopping in my closet of clothes I haven't been able to wear in 3 years and they look GREAT!

How often we mistake thirst for hunger.

How suddenly I leave the gym smiling! That only took 6 years!!!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

I used to "scoff" at or at the very least, roll my eyes at people who have blasted the greater majority of the weight off, who would complain or even "dare" to post about what a difficult time they had attempting to lose forever getting rid of the last 10 or so pounds when I was obese and overweight. I used to think to myself "hmmmmmph! What are they complaining about"?!? 10 pounds or so is NOTHING compared to how far I've got to go. Now that I'm at that place of blasting the last 10 or so pounds from up off of me/my body (and have been at this place of blasting the last 10-13lbs off for a long time now)--several+ months and I'm not complaining, because I have learned that this weight blastification TAKES TIME and a lot of it ). I am humbled and am sorry that I used to think that way when people would post their struggles/issues with the last 10lbs or so . The last bit of weight a person is trying to forever rid their bodies from is no joke, at all. It's a real deal struggle that I never imagined and/or imagined that it would be as easy as pie to blast the last 10 or so pounds away.

IremiaRe

Nobody told me I could be within 40 pounds of goal weight and start sabotaging myself.

https://myfitnesspal.com/blog/IremiaRe

I am completely flummoxed about it, as I have NO idea why my psyche is starting to fight me. Seriously, every pound is a major battle right now... not because I don't know how or what to do - but because I simply am not DOING it, consistently - even though I KNOW what needs to happen for the weight to come off.

smantha32

IremiaRe wrote: »

Nobody told me I could be within 40 pounds of goal weight and start sabotaging myself.

https://myfitnesspal.com/blog/IremiaRe

I am completely flummoxed about it, as I have NO idea why my psyche is starting to fight me. Seriously, every pound is a major battle right now... not because I don't know how or what to do - but because I simply am not DOING it, consistently - even though I KNOW what needs to happen for the weight to come off.

I have done this for years so I can relate. I don't know what it will take for you, but I just got sick and tired of doing things half @ssed.. working so hard and then undoing my own efforts, so I just buckled down hard this last year.

smantha32

smantha32 wrote: »

IremiaRe wrote: »

Nobody told me I could be within 40 pounds of goal weight and start sabotaging myself.

https://myfitnesspal.com/blog/IremiaRe

I am completely flummoxed about it, as I have NO idea why my psyche is starting to fight me. Seriously, every pound is a major battle right now... not because I don't know how or what to do - but because I simply am not DOING it, consistently - even though I KNOW what needs to happen for the weight to come off.

I have done this for years so I can relate. I don't know what it will take for you, but I just got sick and tired of doing things half @ssed.. working so hard and then undoing my own efforts, so I just buckled down hard this last year.

lol.. I just realized when I typed Azzed with an @, I linked to someone's old profile.

ExistingFish

That people will look at you and somehow make a comment using your body to make self-degrading comments about themselves. I struck up a conversation with two moms at the local community center who had little babies (8 and 10 months), I had my 21-month-old baby on my back, my husband was changing the other two kids from swim lessons in the men's locker room. I told them how beautiful and engaging their babies were and we chatted for a minute about their kids, then I complimented one mom's swimsuit because I had one in the same style. Instead of just taking the compliment she made a comment about how she didn't like to show her body because she "just had a child and didn't look good like me" or something like that. It made me feel awkward, so I just told them to have a nice swim and left. Look, lady, it's fine if you want to make self-degrading comments. I don't want to hear it, so I'll probably cut the conversation off soon after, but why did you have to bring my body into it?

I wish I'd been honest and told her my 21-month-old was her baby's age (8 months) when I started tracking my food, I was obese then. Within 6 months I was a healthy weight. I wish I had been able to encourage her, but I was taken aback.