What has surprised you most about your weight loss journey?
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JustMissTracy wrote: »Kimegatron wrote: »How effing cold I am all the time... Down to my bones.
Me too..unless I'm trying to sleep, then I'm like a furnace...
I wear my winter coat in the office
And then at home, my husband is in a t-shirt with bare feet, while I am in flannel pj bottoms, slippers, a hoodie, and a thick blanket on the couch. It's driving me nuts lol 0 -
lol..I'm sitting here in my full on ugg booties, tights and a hoodie RIGHT NOW! I totally hear you!0
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That I'll still have days when I just can't get full. I'm having one today and trying not to eat my weight in whatever I can get my hands on.0
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The reaction of others has been disturbing to me. I felt outgoing and well liked before. But now it's like everyone's so approving of me and my body. It makes me see how much they apparently didn't approve before, and it ticks me off tbh because it is MY body. I've really had to work on that (feeling resentful and angry) and I've started to accept it finally...but it's taken years through this so-called journey to get used to the very drastic change...0
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I'm still struggling with being ok with fluctuations on the scale. I understood that they happened but I never expected they could happen to such a large extent. I expected a fluctuation of maybe a couple tenths of a pound, not a couple pounds! I'm trying to track them based on my TOM and salt intake so I can better understand them, but it's still hard to not get a little disappointed when you see the scale jump up when you've been working so hard.0
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How much I hate getting, "health advice," from people that don't know what the duck they are talking about.
"I can't believe you orders a burger with no bun and still got the fries, that's ridiculous and you're going to gain weight again."
"You need to change your ab routine because your abs are going to get use to that routine and you're going to start gaining fat in your abs."
"Don't lift that much, it's going to make you bulky."
"You should be on 20g of carbs a day not 100."
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TrickyDisco wrote: »Surprised at how little food I actually need to maintain, how much I enjoy exercise now (hated the very idea once) and - most of all - surprised to find I've got enough willpower to leave sweet treats in the cupboard and eke them out a little at a time. Still get these treats daily, just a lot less of them and it's enough, will savour a couple of squares of chocolate, for instance, when once I'd have eaten the whole bar.
Wish I was you! I sometimes day dream of all the awesomeness I could have in the house all the time if I was at this stage yet. I'm trying some things that could specifically help that now, but I'm also much further ahead than where I was, say, three years ago
I have a lot of awesomeness in my house too, I just can't have much of it because I'm actually hungrier now than I was when I was still losing. That's the main thing I didn't expect and I have to say that it's a huge bummer. So much for being able to have more treats with more calories!
I have to add though, at times all those yummy treats don't even appeal to me. Like now. I went for a clementine instead.
The biggest shock? You don't notice when you're losing weight. I mean, yeah, your clothes start falling off, but if you're like me, all you can see in the mirror are the areas that still need work. Even if you don't really realize that there are less and less of them...
Then one day you find an old pair of shorts that used to be tight, and you put it next to you, and you realize that thing is about twice as wide as your body. That was a shock.
So I'd say that it's EASY to forget how bad it was when it's not staring at you in the face all the time anymore. And I have an old family picture of my highest in the dining room, but still.
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i dragged my feet about getting healthy because it would take a lot of work, it would require big changes, it would mean making tough sacrifices.... Dragged my feet for years.
Once i started learning about it, i quickly came to learn I was wrong:- it would take a lot of work: i can eat foods i love, i just need to prep them ahead of time and have them ready;
- it would require big changes: i can eat foods i love, I just needed to learn mindfulness while eating; and
- it would mean making tough sacrifices: i can eat foods i love, i just needed to learn portion control and balance.
What surprised me - i can eat foods i love and still attain and maintain a healthy body.
I started noting when i made bad choices, how my over-eating was tied to mindlessness, how my ignorance of caloric content made it easy to over-eat. I realized that fast food everyday was NOT a time saver, or money saver, or flavor-saver. I recognized that the extra portion i often opted for was simply indulgent, and that what i thought "felt good" about it was not actually a "good feeling", and led to an overwhelmingly "bad feeling" in the long run.0 -
i dragged my feet about getting healthy because it would take a lot of work, it would require big changes, it would mean making tough sacrifices.... Dragged my feet for years.
Once i started learning about it, i quickly came to learn I was wrong:- it would take a lot of work: i can eat foods i love, i just need to prep them ahead of time and have them ready;
- it would require big changes: i can eat foods i love, I just needed to learn mindfulness while eating; and
- it would mean making tough sacrifices: i can eat foods i love, i just needed to learn portion control and balance.
What surprised me - i can eat foods i love and still attain and maintain a healthy body.
I started noting when i made bad choices, how my over-eating was tied to mindlessness, how my ignorance of caloric content made it easy to over-eat. I realized that fast food everyday was NOT a time saver, or money saver, or flavor-saver. I recognized that the extra portion i often opted for was simply indulgent, and that what i thought "felt good" about it was not actually a "good feeling", and led to an overwhelmingly "bad feeling" in the long run.
Well said!0 -
stephanieplztrain wrote: »Anyone ever heard of this diet? Sounds interesting...
http://internethealth.org/the-fastest-way-to-lose-weight-in-3-weeks
Sounds like a ridiculous bunch of woo, to be frank.0 -
How easy I have found it and that I can eat what I like (in moderation of course) and if ever go over my calorie allowance once in a while because of a party or whatever, its no big deal, I just log it and move on. I am seeing it as a lifestyle change rather than a 'diet'. When I lost weight before I failed every time because I put too many restrictions on myself and banned the foods I enjoy where as now I do occasionally have pizza etc. and I find I am really enjoying my food now, savouring every mouthful and not feeling guilty for it.0
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suprises are my clothes are getting looser n slimmer even i ate in normal portion within 1200 calories per day... i could not done this without mfp apps
good luck to everyone here 0 -
I'm surprised that my breasts and stomach is not going anywhere. Granted, I've only lost 16lbs so far, but I am upset those two areas are the same. What's even more disappointing is that I'm heading these areas may be the last to go. What a bummer.0
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »How much I hate getting, "health advice," from people that don't know what the duck they are talking about.
"I can't believe you orders a burger with no bun and still got the fries, that's ridiculous and you're going to gain weight again."
"You need to change your ab routine because your abs are going to get use to that routine and you're going to start gaining fat in your abs."
"Don't lift that much, it's going to make you bulky."
"You should be on 20g of carbs a day not 100."
The fact that ANYONE is telling the person in that avatar what to do...boggles the mind.0 -
Surprising how much soda made me fat, I use to love it now I hate it.0
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How excited an accomplished I feel when I hit another work out goal. I always said I don't work out. I'm not a fitness type person. When I changed my mentality, and decided anyone can work out and anyone can be a fitness person if they just do it, then it opened up a new wonderful world to me. Today I didn't exercise to rest my very sore legs and all day I was so bo0
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SingRunTing wrote: »That I simply can't eat the way I used to without feeling sick. Whenever I overeat (like Halloween), I just have a stomach ache. It's not even fun anymore. I never thought I would be one of those people.
I caved and ate a chocolate cake donut and got the worst headache! It's true, your body just doesn't know how to handle it anymore! Ha!0 -
that the NSV are just as important as the scale victorys - times like now where i havent lost in 3 weeks - the little nsv here and there are really helping me push on0
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One of the biggest surprises for me was that you don't have to actually kill yourself with exercise to lose weight. I think that was the single biggest obstacle for me. When I finally decided it was time to change, I asked for a treadmill and had it in my head that I was going to have to spend hours on it while doing heavy workout videos every day. And I did practically kill myself in the beginning, and the first 20 pounds pretty much fell off but I was really not happy and did not enjoy it.
It wasn't until I realized that I had to change the way I ate that it really clicked for me. Now I don't see exercise as a chore anymore, it's actually something I can do or not do and weight loss isn't dependent upon it. I actually enjoy my treadmill now more than ever and do still walk daily but realizing that the weight I had to take off was completely dependent upon the food I consumed and that it didn't really matter what I ate, just how much of it. What? LOL Now I do exercise to get more food to eat And I never have to see Jillian Michael's face ever again on my TV screen if I don't want to. Ugh, how I hate workout videos. So much. 0 -
Several things:
1. I'm always cold.
2. I'm always getting advice I never asked for and don't need.
3. My new lifestyle and weight make people VERY uncomfortable. I get judged, criticized, and called names by people I never expected would react that way.
4. A simple free app made it so easy. I can't believe I didn't pay a dime and barely changed what I eat and have lost 66 lbs. on my own.0 -
That when I eat the right foods I can actually eat quite a lot so I hit my minimum. sometimes I am not even hungry but I am 500 calories below my minimum so I get to eat something tasty and still lose weight. That 2000 calories is actually too much food to eat in a day even though it is a "standard guideline". That losing weight on dieting alone is hard work with little to show for it.0
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »How much I hate getting, "health advice," from people that don't know what the duck they are talking about.
"I can't believe you orders a burger with no bun and still got the fries, that's ridiculous and you're going to gain weight again."
"You need to change your ab routine because your abs are going to get use to that routine and you're going to start gaining fat in your abs."
"Don't lift that much, it's going to make you bulky."
"You should be on 20g of carbs a day not 100."
The fact that ANYONE is telling the person in that avatar what to do...boggles the mind.
Right?0 -
Asher_Ethan wrote: »How much I hate getting, "health advice," from people that don't know what the duck they are talking about.
"I can't believe you orders a burger with no bun and still got the fries, that's ridiculous and you're going to gain weight again."
"You need to change your ab routine because your abs are going to get use to that routine and you're going to start gaining fat in your abs."
"Don't lift that much, it's going to make you bulky."
"You should be on 20g of carbs a day not 100."
Ask those people to show you their abs. That should shut them up.0 -
JustMissTracy wrote: »Kimegatron wrote: »How effing cold I am all the time... Down to my bones.
Me too..unless I'm trying to sleep, then I'm like a furnace...
I understand the logic behind losing weight and feeling the cold..but clearly my body is confused! In our office I am probably the lightest person there now and I am boiling hot when one of the ladies who is only a teeny bit heavier than me is complaining of being bitterly cold. It's a major source of contention in an otherwise nice office of women.0 -
The fluctuations! I knew I had eaten a lot of salt over Thanksgiving so my weight jumped quite a bit in a few days. But yesterday I drank about 3 liters of water and today I was down 1.5 pounds! It's amazing what an effect water has!0
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Domicinator wrote: »Several things:
3. My new lifestyle and weight make people VERY uncomfortable. I get judged, criticized, and called names by people I never expected would react that way.
I really think it's because those people have decided they don't want to make the hard efforts in their own life and want to feel good about that but seeing you reinforces that they DON'T feel good about it. You are visual "salt in their wounds" and force them to acknowledge that if you could do it, they can too...but they have to want to.
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »How much I hate getting, "health advice," from people that don't know what the duck they are talking about.
"I can't believe you orders a burger with no bun and still got the fries, that's ridiculous and you're going to gain weight again."
"You need to change your ab routine because your abs are going to get use to that routine and you're going to start gaining fat in your abs."
"Don't lift that much, it's going to make you bulky."
"You should be on 20g of carbs a day not 100."
Ask those people to show you their abs. That should shut them up.
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that 3 week diet thing sounds like hoo-ey. anything that 'costs' you is total hoo-ey. So many ppl have tried all kinds of diets and if they did lost wieght it wasn't sustainable. I have sworn off using anything that costs me money for books, tapes, etc.0
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Hmmm I think its the differences I've noticed pretty early on. The increase in energy, I don't feel hungry and like snacking between meals, just how much better I feel overal and I haven't even lost that much weight yet.0
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froggyfreak330 wrote: »Hmmm I think its the differences I've noticed pretty early on. The increase in energy, I don't feel hungry and like snacking between meals, just how much better I feel overal and I haven't even lost that much weight yet. Oh and how simple it actually is. I put it off for so long because it seemed like more trouble than it's worth. I'm never going back to my old habits.
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