What nobody tells you about losing weight

ItsAjourney2004

you will feel clean , healthy and have extra energy

sargemarcori

lawilliams2004 wrote: »

you will feel clean , healthy and have extra energy

I love it, but what is that about? I just feel neater, better put together...

swimmom_1

justanotherloser007 wrote: »

Countandsubtract wrote: »

How many people would prefer that people comment on your weight loss? How many would prefer that they don't? It seems like a lot of work to not get any recognition.

I went to a funeral on Friday night and I was dreading it a little, since I was about to see people I was pretty close to and that I hadn't seen for around 2 years. I am 120 pounds down, 277 to 154 5'3". So since I have been on here I know that the responses will vary. But, oddly enough, what I thought should happen did happen.

A bunch of my friends walked up to my hubby to ask where I was. Yep, I was standing next to him and they did not recognize me. I don't either when I look in the mirror, I look so different. One friend did ask me how I did it, and then said I was too skinny (that was probably the closest to what people said might be the response after losing weight). Actually, it was nice to have the heads up about that one response, and I know to never be offended no matter what the reaction is. I mean, they are trying to wrap their head around my changes as much as I am. One friend made me laugh with the "you are looking really good! But you always looked good." lols. Honestly, I don't really feel good about the new me yet. Such an adjustment!

I have been married for 27 years, and the hubby is trying to adjust to the new me as well. I feel kind of like a sharpei most days. When we are intimate I TRY not to be awkward. But since I feel like I am in some weird sci-fi where I ended up in the future with a different body - I mean, awkward is just where it is right now. I am grateful the hubby is also trying to be patient with me, because he met me at size 18 over the years I ended up size 24/26 and I am a size 8 right now I think a small mostly.

This is totally understandable. It takes a long time to adjust to a different body. And I did it once before and still struggle this time again. For some unknown reason I think I adjusted quicker to gaining weight than when I lose.

IAmTheGlue

So, this is a weird one but… I got in a car accident about 6 or 7 weeks ago, and the body shop has had my car that whole time.

I got my car back today and, it is mind tripping me… it’s a 2021 Dodge Challenger so I have had it for a while. I love my car but dang… my car is so huge to me now. The seats are massive. My hands look so tiny on the steering wheel. It’s crazy. Mind blowing.

swimmom_1

IAmTheGlue wrote: »

So, this is a weird one but… I got in a car accident about 6 or 7 weeks ago, and the body shop has had my car that whole time.

I got my car back today and, it is mind tripping me… it’s a 2021 Dodge Challenger so I have had it for a while. I love my car but dang… my car is so huge to me now. The seats are massive. My hands look so tiny on the steering wheel. It’s crazy. Mind blowing.

Same kind of thing happened to me when I flew to Oklahoma the end of April. Previous time I flew I barely had enough room with the seat belt and up against the arm rests very tight. This time I easily had quite a few inches on each side of me. It wasn't me who over hung my allotted space. It was the guy and girl next to me on my flights.

EliseTK1

I have always been cold natured. I’m that person who carries a sweater with me when it’s 100 degrees outside because I know I’ll be cold when I walk into a building with AC. This was true even when I was bordering on obese. I expected it to get worse since I started losing weight in January, but the opposite has happened. I am much warmer all the time, and I sweat more easily. I only get cold if I sit for several hours in a cold building. I have a theory that all the weight training and general exercise I do nowadays has increased my metabolism, so I’m literally burning hotter. I was definitely not expecting that.

MaggieGirl135

@EliseTK1 I never thought about that, but it may apply to me as well. I’ve lost a bit of weight and didn’t need to lose a lot. However, in this past year, I have significantly increased my working out (both cardio and weightlifting). I have always been cold and was also that person carrying around a sweater in warm, even hot weather, as AC made me yet even colder. I have noticed my metabolism has increased, as I can maintain on a higher amount of calories.

JenKindo

How I would start to hate baggy clothes. Not sure if it's because I hid my body for so long or that I have so much that doesn't fit anymore and I don't want to look dumpy.

DeeDeeMee

maibuddee wrote: »

That I don't need to suck in when I have my photo taken! Also, how painful/uncomfortable it is to sit without the extra padding.

OMG the first time I had a massage after losing the weight it felt like they were trying to drive my pelvis into the table! Soooo painful!

amyn73

That you don’t feel fat or thin. You just feel amorphous. I can’t wrap my head around my new sizes. My clothes fit weird, even the smaller sizes. My closet is a mess. I should give a bunch away but I hate to see what’s left!!

joans1976

That the seat belt would choke you because your chest is no longer there holding it in place! (I’m short)

springlering62

joans1976 wrote: »

That the seat belt would choke you because your chest is no longer there holding it in place! (I’m short)

Exact opposite for me. Having lost weight I don’t even think about it now.

But before it would gag me across my neck. I’d be clawing at it as I drove. I tried all kinds of adjusters, clips, pads. Ugh.

sargemarcori

joans1976 wrote: »

That the seat belt would choke you because your chest is no longer there holding it in place! (I’m short)

I mention this because I have always been choked, but last week I noticed in my car that I've HAD SEVEN YEARS that the seat belt holder (behind left shoulder as I drive) is ADJUSTABLE. I pulled it down, and now I'm choked a lot less!

joans1976

sargemarcori wrote: »

joans1976 wrote: »

That the seat belt would choke you because your chest is no longer there holding it in place! (I’m short)

I mention this because I have always been choked, but last week I noticed in my car that I've HAD SEVEN YEARS that the seat belt holder (behind left shoulder as I drive) is ADJUSTABLE. I pulled it down, and now I'm choked a lot less!

I know some cars have them and Im so jealous! My car alas does not. My next car will. For now Im going to have to rig something up because I am always clawing at it.

MaggieGirl135

@sargemarcori Haha! I'll have to check my car and see if the belt is adjustable! I have always had a thick fabric (~1/4" thick) sleeve that I put around my shoulder belt. It is about 1' long and on the long edges, has velcro, to attach it around the belt. They sell them in car supply stores, like Pep Boys or AutoZone, or in the car department in the bigger stores, like Meijer's or Walmart (at least in the US). I'm 5'4" and it is a necessity.

wenmft

-How many people come out of the woodwork suddenly pushing their "diet" plans, pills, or supplements. "Oh, you want to lose weight? Great! Let me sell you something." sheesh!
-Less aches and pains.

bobsburgersfan

wenmft wrote: »

-How many people come out of the woodwork suddenly pushing their "diet" plans, pills, or supplements. "Oh, you want to lose weight? Great! Let me sell you something." sheesh!
-Less aches and pains.

It's always funny how many people do that AFTER you have had success doing it your way.

mlrtri

I am only a month in and 7 lbs down but what I have found (and nobody told me about) is that I want every overweight person to go down this path.

I went to the pool with my kids this last weekend. And I saw so many heavy people (myself included - not judging). I wanted to talk to them all about how much better I feel even just a few weeks in and how they could feel better, too.

I obviously did not do that. Lol. I would have been horrified if someone did that to me. But I want this for everyone because I know how they feel. And this is so much better. And I can’t wait to see how much better I feel as I continue on.

kenziestabes

The amount of people who try to give me unsolicited fitness advice after I tell them what I'm doing (per their request). I tell them my workout routine (Weightlifting, jogging, yoga, and walking on rest days) and suddenly they're all armchair personal trainers. Like I haven't already lost 60 pounds. Men really seem to hate that I only weightlift once a week. Heaven forbid I also want to work on my flexibility or cardio vascular health. I try my best now to change the subject or keep it as vague as possible, ie "Just trying to keep to the 2000 calorie diet and be a little active everyday." Am I the only one who finds doing the same type of workout multiple times a week really boring? Focusing on different forms of fitness throughout the week keeps me better engaged.

AnnPT77

bobsburgersfan wrote: »

wenmft wrote: »

-How many people come out of the woodwork suddenly pushing their "diet" plans, pills, or supplements. "Oh, you want to lose weight? Great! Let me sell you something." sheesh!
-Less aches and pains.

It's always funny how many people do that AFTER you have had success doing it your way.

I've literally had arguments with people who witnessed my weight loss over a period of a few months, then flat-out insisted to me that there was no way to lose weight without doing X (which I had not done), or attributing my loss to things they knew I'd been doing regularly for over a decade before losing any weight. Blows my mind.