What nobody tells you about losing weight

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  • KareninLux
    KareninLux Posts: 1,413 Member
    MrsDogLady wrote: »
    That I would no longer have that 'weight thing' nagging in the back of my mind all hours of the day, even an night when I take a potty break! What a relief! It's like a new felt freedom.

    Wow. Well said. Still looking over my shoulder...
  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
    I now get fewer steps (like up to 700 less) when I go to the grocery store for the reasons of better meal planning with a list and avoiding more of the processed food aisles completely. I was relying on some of those extra steps towards my weekend count.
  • GabinkaP
    GabinkaP Posts: 188 Member
    c123c wrote: »
    You will feel FREEZING 90% of the time

    Definitely here at my office. Every day.
  • KareninLux
    KareninLux Posts: 1,413 Member
    Have bought several polar fleece vests which I wear all the time to keep warm!!
    (Needed a few different colours to go with my new wardrobe, lol!)
  • katyjay2014
    katyjay2014 Posts: 54 Member
    - how much fun it is to no longer worry about dresses or tops falling off the hangers because the neckline are so wide. Also, i don't need to fold my skirts when clipping them on the hanger!
    - how it is STILL annoying when sales clerks kind of look at you dubiously and ask "the medium?" The other day I asked the clerk of their medium underwear ran large because it looked big. A tad offended I think when she (a stereotypical thin young woman) said she wore medium and if they were too big to toss them in the dryer or "if they're too small, don't dry them". Welp. They were sagging within an hour
  • katyjay2014
    katyjay2014 Posts: 54 Member
    c123c wrote: »
    You will feel FREEZING 90% of the time

    LOL. I was very cold on Sunday, could not get warm. I attributed my overreaction to the cold damp temps to this very reason. I figured everybody else has it happen, so it will probably happen to me too!

    Nope, just a high fever.
  • katyjay2014
    katyjay2014 Posts: 54 Member
    katyjay2014 wrote: »
    c123c wrote: »
    You will feel FREEZING 90% of the time

    LOL. I was very cold on Sunday, could not get warm. I attributed my overreaction to the cold damp temps to this very reason. I figured everybody else has it happen, so it will probably happen to me too!

    Nope, just a high fever.

    *sigh*. MFP is skipping part of my reply and won't let me edit. Also, despite losing 52lb to get to 168lb I can honestly say that I don't feel colder. Says the Canadian girl waiting for spring, lol

  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    History1027 wrote: »
    ebaroldy wrote: »
    I wonder if I'm the only one here with this one but...
    Wanting food to make you happy when you're not, and you're unable to, as food is no longer there for you, other than to nourish your body

    Does that make sense?! If you were to ask me last year- what do you enjoy doing, what's your favorite hobby/activity? EATING!! It made me (temporarily) relieved of stress and it was something I looked forward to.. Pretty much the only thing I looked forward to for fun!

    Now when I'm bored, and I have an off day once a week to get a little craving out of the way, or a family member is diagnosed with cancer/other things life throws at you, and your stomach just doesn't WANT food for comfort... BUT YOUR BRAIN DOES! And you don't know what to do! Because food was your life, and now it's not, and it's time to get out and find something that makes you happy!

    Physical changes and having to deal with the mental changes just being a tad bit behind!

    YES!!! Just the other day I was super upset about something and I said to my husband "It was so much easier when I could just 'eat' my feelings! I'm sick of this crying 'sh#t'!"

    Going through this for the last few days, it would be easier to just eat my feelings, and I have had some indulgences, but I decided to focus on the diet being better and it keeps my mind of the other stuff. I am also good about going to the gym to get rid of stress and anxiety now.
  • SisterSueGetsFit
    SisterSueGetsFit Posts: 1,211 Member
    CrabNebula wrote: »
    I forget that the smaller you are, the less wiggle room there is between sizing. All it took was dropping about 4lbs and I dropped another pant size. @_@

    Totally agree. I bought some size 10 dress pants a month ago, and despite only losing 3-5 pounds, they are getting too big. Losing inches apparently...
  • motivatedsister
    motivatedsister Posts: 544 Member
    CrabNebula wrote: »
    I forget that the smaller you are, the less wiggle room there is between sizing. All it took was dropping about 4lbs and I dropped another pant size. @_@

    Oh I remember this effect when I was smaller lol, so ready to get back to that. It has literally taken me 25-30 lbs just to go from a 16 to 12. My "big" mini goal at the moment is to get to a 10, and hoping it doesn't take nearly as much to get there as did to get a 12!

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