Weight loss "problems"

irunforpizza

What are your weight loss "problems?" (i.e. annoyances, changes, etc.)

Mine are:
Nothing fits anymore!!!!
The world has become a much harder place
I'm way more prone to bruising (probably because the world is harder now)
No one else gets as excited about my successes as me (real-life friends)
I always have to use the restroom from staying hydrated
I'm always cold...
People give me strange looks when I turn down food (or demand to know why)

And a running problem:
I'm ALWAYS hungry (I can eat lunch and want a snack an hour later. I'm not usually over my calorie goals but it is a little embarrassing.)

gothchiq

me too. sigh

ncboiler89

I am now shockingly handsome.

amcook4

I get drunk really, really fast, I'm always cold and constantly having to buy new clothing is getting really annoying.

StaciMarie1974

I do feel like I'm constantly eating. But I just smile, knowing that I'm perhaps confusing coworkers who comment about needing to lose weight, have seen my success, and just don't understand. (I do offer feedback when asked, but not unsolicited.)

Complaint: underwear not fitting 'right'. Changing size is not enough, needing to find a different brand or style that works better.

samthepanda

Ridiculously cold. Graze my skin when doing sit up, planks etc cos on padding. Don't recognize myself in pictures

shadow2soul

I forgot to do laundry the other day, so I didn't have any workout pants clean. Went to the store and bought a pair. I grabbed a L for 2 reasons. One, I'm pretty sure my other workout pants are all L's. Two, the store only had L and XL in this cute pink camo that I wanted. Get to the gym and they won't even stay up when I'm standing still. I thought they looked a little big when I was at the store, but I didn't realize they were that big.

edit: Just checked the website for the store and they don't even have any in stock that are smaller and in the other color they only have XL's left.

jgnatca

All of the above, plus floppy skin. And I now sink in the swimming pool.

Francl27

I'm way hungrier than I was even 10 pounds ago.
Always cold ( ok maybe not when it's above 75).
Harder to be comfortable when trying to sleep because my bones touch.
I get hangry.
My butt hurts after sitting 10 minutes about anywhere.

StaciMarie1974

I've always gotten cold easily - but otherwise your statements hit home. I'm happy that I can get away with wearing 'workout' clothes to the office because I didn't have much else to fit. Have been restocking my closet though. And I can 'feel it' after finishing one drink. Not even a strong one.

amcook4 wrote: »

I get drunk really, really fast, I'm always cold and constantly having to buy new clothing is getting really annoying.

manicautumn

Seconding the quicker drunk thing!

My hangovers are less brutal because I drink more water throughout the day instead of other things.

Liftng4Lis

Cold

brynnsmom

I am always freezing. My space heater runs at work all...day... long. Sometimes I am so cold that I get right up next to it and suddenly my legs are turning red.

That and I cannot sit in chairs without padding for very long or else my butt starts to hurt!

ammo7

I lost my wedding ring because my fat sausage fingers shrunk to normal fingers. I replaced the ring when I reached a healthy BMI, thinking (naively!) that there couldn't be more fat to lose from my finger. Another 15 pounds down and this ring now slips off my finger if I gesticulate to wildly (so I stubbornly keep wearing it and just keep my enthusiastic hand waving to a minimum!)

amcook4

ammo7 wrote: »

I lost my wedding ring because my fat sausage fingers shrunk to normal fingers. I replaced the ring when I reached a healthy BMI, thinking (naively!) that there couldn't be more fat to lose from my finger. Another 15 pounds down and this ring now slips off my finger if I gesticulate to wildly (so I stubbornly keep wearing it and just keep my enthusiastic hand waving to a minimum!)

I wear a smaller sized, thin stacking band in front of my wedding set, basically to keep my set from falling off. Yesterday everything fell off again, so I need to order yet another size smaller stacking band. (Trying to avoid re-siziing everything until I'm at a stable weight)

Gska17

I'm constantly cold. I invested in a portable heater for my office.

Wedding band keeps flying off.

My bony butt! Our TV couch is suddenly not that comfortable. I have to sit on a pillow.

David_2015

Now we're staring to know how thin people feel... it's not all positives!

Nyappykim

I started a new job recently and it's the first job I've ever had to wear business casual clothes. I didn't have any, so I spent a good amount of money on new clothes. When I went shopping, I focused on buying clothes that were a little small because I knew I would be losing more weight and it would be motivation as well, lol. About a week later, most of the pants were too big! My mother took me out shopping again last weekend and there was a nice sale on pants so we got 5 pairs. Only one week later, and these pants are sagging down!

I'm also ALWAYS cold now. The weather is finally getting warmer and while everyone is comfortable in their light jackets, I'm freezing! 70 degrees in May and I'm driving around with the heat on in the car.

Equus5374

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

I do feel like I'm constantly eating. But I just smile, knowing that I'm perhaps confusing coworkers who comment about needing to lose weight, have seen my success, and just don't understand. (I do offer feedback when asked, but not unsolicited.)

Complaint: underwear not fitting 'right'. Changing size is not enough, needing to find a different brand or style that works better.

Re: the undies thing - holy cow, YES! I thought I got a bum package (pun definitely intended) because my favorite brand/style isn't fitting quite right. Can you say wedgie city? I guess I'll have to do some trial and error to find a new fit! Not complaining, though!

bwogilvie

ammo7 wrote: »

I lost my wedding ring because my fat sausage fingers shrunk to normal fingers. I replaced the ring when I reached a healthy BMI, thinking (naively!) that there couldn't be more fat to lose from my finger. Another 15 pounds down and this ring now slips off my finger if I gesticulate to wildly (so I stubbornly keep wearing it and just keep my enthusiastic hand waving to a minimum!)

The weird thing for me is that my wedding band won't come off. I weighed about 140 lb. when I got it in 1995. By the time I hit 170 or 180, I could no longer take it off. That was probably around 2000. At my maximum weight, around 2008, of 225 lb., no chance. I thought about resizing it but was always convinced I would lose weight, and that in a pinch I could get it off with dental floss and a lot of pain.

Then I lost a lot of weight. I'm now 149 or so, only 9 pounds more than when I got it, and substantially lighter than the last time I took it off. But it's still stuck. It's loose right where it normally sits, but the finger is fatter between the ring and the knuckle. How odd. I might need to get it resized after all.

macgurlnet

My bras don't quite fit and I'm still changing size/shape so I refuse to shell out a lot of money on new things. Even the cheap-ish ones I bought just a month ago fit differently now. I need to do my measurements again and see if they've changed or if I'm crazy.

My butt is smaller. Sitting on a wooden chair hurts. I now understand why my boyfriend complains about my bony butt when I sit on his lap, lol.

ETA: edited to replace starred out words...ok mfp.

~Lyssa

whmscll

David_2015 wrote: »

Now we're staring to know how thin people feel... it's not all positives!

IMO everything about being thin is positive (normally thin person who has gained and is now trying to get thin again here). I think your body will eventually regulate and you will not have as much difficulty being cold after a while.

TimothyFish

My biggest "problem" has been that I've had to shorten my watchband. A few years ago, I posted a video online that had my left hand in the frame. Someone made the comment that the watchband was too tight. I bought a new watch a few months ago and sized it to fit, but after I lost some weight, it became lose enough that it would slip around my arm. I resized it, but I've lost more weight and now I'm trying to decide whether I want to remove another link or not.

Hornsby

I honestly can't think of anything negative to say...

yopeeps025

My problem is those shallow women (previous women I have met) coming out the wood work now.

lizzocat

- Most of my clothes are either tooo big or too small
- I see myself much bigger than I am, even though I've lost 60 pounds. It's hard to mentally adjust to not being huge anymore

Mischievous_Rascal

I see myself much bigger than I am, even though I've lost 60 pounds. It's hard to mentally adjust to not being huge anymore

That happened to me, too. My hubz took a picture of me from the back so I could get a good look at my new haircut, and I couldn't believe it was me.

mitch16

Shaving problems--my knees are all tendon-y and my armpits are kind of hollow and it's difficult to shave properly without cutting myself.

And I'm always cold.

And my sit bones start to hurt from sitting on hard chairs or bleachers.

kristen6350

*Always cold. Even in warm weather. (a sweater is required year round)
*I can't sit and concentrate for more than 20 minutes at time. This is hard since my job requires me to sit at a computer all day.
*I'm boney. I was laying in bed the other day and my BF said "Do you have keys in your pocket or is that your Hip Bone". It wasn't keys.
*Too big pants. I bought a pair that were my "goal pair" and now they are too big. I refuse to buy more.

North44

whmscll wrote: »

David_2015 wrote: »

Now we're staring to know how thin people feel... it's not all positives!

IMO everything about being thin is positive (normally thin person who has gained and is now trying to get thin again here). I think your body will eventually regulate and you will not have as much difficulty being cold after a while.

I have found this to be true. Back in 2010 when I lost about 25 pounds I was cold all the time but now my body seems to regulate temperature better at a lower weight.

kommodevaran

I don't recognize all of those things, some of them I can't even understand should be a problem. I'm less frequently cold than before, because I'm more physically active. I almost never bruise anymore, because I eat better. But the tips of my shoulders hurt when I'm in bed, they are just bone! My hip bones crash with the counter, I've had to learn to be careful. I'm also a bit freaked out by my collar bones and protruding bones from my wrists. I have a BMI of 22, so I'm far from too thin, which makes it quite strange.