What changes have you noticed as you've lost weight?

bcattoes

Biggest change is that I feel like me again.

I've been thin for most of my adult life. I'm not that overweight sluggish sedentary person. This person whose clothes fit and has plenty of energy- that's me.

Ronnie2002

LOL, I know what you mean...that's a great accomplishment.

coderedjulia

My face definately. I still have a belly..boo. My arms are shrinking.

kymkan

It sounds very strange and has more to do with building muscle than losing weight. I managed to do both at the same time and shaving my underarms without cutting myself is a challenge now. It is the weirdest thing that the shape of my underarms have changed! lol Anyone else notice this?

I love everyone's post but the guy warming his wife's side of the bed was both very funny and SOOOO SWEET!

Congrats to everyone on their successes

msjames1999

The biggest change has been my face. I look so different now!

Charweezie

NO more BACK BOOBIES!!!
Smaller Love handles.
Looser jeans.
Boobies are smaller ( which i love since i've always been a DD)
NO double chin.
Collar bones!!
Smaller arms.
thigh gap
Perky butt!!!

YAY!!!!!!

Gogetter1314

Still a loonngg way to go but so far,

my rings seem to fit looser

my back fat is slowly but surely reducing

my 'ponch' hahaha i said it! is slowly but surely disappearing

My cheekbones are more prominent.

Sooo proud!!!!! yaay me.:drinker: :blushing:

LeopardPrintedLove

Thanks for all of the great responses so far, everyone! I am veryglad to have started this thread and spread the positivity that is being more healthy!

Camera_BagintheUK

I have more courage in trying new things, After all, I am succeeding at something very difficult.

Helen_Luvnlif you're dead right! I hope you're proud of yourself! I am!

Nikki_WantsIt

attractive men checking me out. o.O

Camera_BagintheUK

Now When I'm naked I can look down and see my.. well nevermind. :embarassed: too much information..

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Myhaloslipped

I'm cold, and I'm less funny. Let me 'splain .... No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

Here's where being cold is a problem: Most nights my wife and I head up to bed at the same time. She'll generally spend a few minutes in the lav - removing makeup, whatever it is you ladies do in there. Now, she hates a cold bed, and I like cool sheets. So I'll occupy her side of the bed while she's doing her thing. She comes to bed, and I roll over onto nice cool sheets, and she gets a pre-warmed spot. Everyone wins. Well I'm generally a lot colder nowadays, so I can't effectively warm her side of the bed .. without farting. Nobody is happy with this. Everyone loses.

Less Funny: At 300+lbs, I made a lot of self-deprecating wisecracks. For example, I'd wear shorts into work, and get a comment like "shorts toady, huh?" and reply with something like "yeah I'm just doing it to drive the ladies wild." and everyone would have a good chuckle. Hahaha fat guy made a funny. NOW, sometimes I forget I'm not still 300+, and in the same exact situation, I end up sounding like an arrogant *kitten*.

Anyone else here still turn sideways in order to get through a tight space, when they no longer have to?

You ARE funny! That turn sideways when you don't have to made me laugh! :laugh:

The whole warming your wife's side of the bed thing is one of the most romantic things I've ever heard!

rabblerabble

Clothing, especially pants, seems to be getting larger.

Someone noting I was getting skinnier the other day said the next time I hit the gym, to pick up a dumbbell equivalent to what I've lost and get a feel for what I used to be carrying around.

chezjuan

Lots of changes...

"Large" is now my default T-shirt size, rather than XXL
All of my jeans are too big
I can do 16 push-ups at a relatively fast pace - when I started I was lucky to do 2 or 3 sloooooow push-ups.
I sleep well and am have more energy throughout the day
My bloodwork and BP are normal (it was starting to get a bit "off", and BP was high)
People I know are asking me for fitness advice, rather than telling me that I need to take care of myself and lose weight

This thread also reminds me that I have to get my wedding ring resized - I haven't been able to wear it for about three months now.

CJ_Holmes

I love reading everyone's successes! So much fun.

-I like almost every picture taken of me now- I used to be so much more self-conscious.
-So much more fun to get dressed.
-I can do pull-ups!
-I have been getting asked out a lot.
-I don't worry about what I look like when I am working out anymore. I'm more worried about kicking *kitten*!

The ones I'm willing to put up with:

-I have always had a big head, but now it looks extra gigantic.
-I have no boobs now.

ChristineS_51

What a great thread, some real :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: replies too!

For me a lot of things above - like going down from an Australian size 20/22 to a 12/14; rings getting looser, going down a shoe size, pants falling off, finding collar bones, finding a shape, not having a huge bum (am I allowed to say bum:laugh: ), having energy that felt I could leap over tall buildings, buying clothes in a MEDIUM instead of XXL, fitting into my old Levi belt from the 1970's ... so many things ... all positive.

But the biggest thing was recognising "myself" again - the fat person whom I had turned into - she has gone and "I" am back - when I look in the mirror I see me again - I didn't realise I had gone until I came back IYKWIM?

Well done everyone :flowerforyou: , so empowering to know we CAN take charge and get all these great benefits

Aquarii

Positive: My quality of sleep is a lottt better nowadays.

Negative: My gigantic head looks even larger relative to the rest of my body.

TheVimFuego

The women swooning has become tiresome.

luvmydog2

The women swooning has become tiresome.

See you haven't lost your ego :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

binglebandit

A couple weeks ago I went swimming. A year ago I would have been able to float on my back for hours on end. My husband and I used to joke that if we were shipwrecked he'd sink and I could use my body as a raft and just drift to safety. Now unless I hold my breath, I sink underwater too.

locdin2motion

13lbs lost
- wedding ring looser
- I wear uniform to work my pants shirt and belt looser
- legs slimed down
- stomach smaller
- face slimmer
- gap in my bra cup
- booty is going going ...*not happy about this part*
- collar bones re-appearing

brit__2006

Since I've lost weight, clothes shopping is a lot more fun. And now my feet don't look so fat when I want a pair of heels..

More shape to my body other than round, but less shape to my rear. (it's gone) lol

I absolutely hate being lazy, I always want to be up and moving.

Also losing weight has made me more conscious about how my actions add up on the scale.

And that a lot of people have noticed me losing weight and say something, but never did while I was gaining weight. (I guess out of kindness, but I kinda wish they would've)

Susanthecatwhisperer

So close to my goal... I have way more energy!! My clothes are so loose, I have gone from LARGE scrubs to SMALL. Clients at work and other acquaintances have noticed also. The coolest one was the technician who performed my mammogram; she asked me if I'd lost a significant amount of weight since my last mammogram last year, because they didn't looks like the same breasts. WOO HOO! My boobs are even getting skinny!!

EvelynBfly78

I really do have hip bones.
I can sit comfortably in an airplane seat & cross my legs.
No need to shop the plus sizes any more.
Wear shorts & pants that have a zipper & button instead of a stretchy elastic waistband.
Walk further without getting winded.
I have a better relationship with food. I control it, it doesn't control me.

Camera_BagintheUK

The women swooning has become tiresome.

Oooh, sorry, don't know what happened there *picks self up from floor*. What were you saying?

Camera_BagintheUK

A couple weeks ago I went swimming. A year ago I would have been able to float on my back for hours on end. My husband and I used to joke that if we were shipwrecked he'd sink and I could use my body as a raft and just drift to safety. Now unless I hold my breath, I sink underwater too.

You too! I noticed that last time I went swimming!

dunnodunno

1. I hit my funny bone/elbow a lot more & it's not very funny.
2. My collarbone feels so weird
3. People think I weigh a lot less than I do. I weigh around 202.0 pounds, & have been getting a lot of people who are shocked that I am still that size. They always say, "where do you hide it?"
4. I love to shop & try on different clothes now. I could spend hours in a thrift store trying on different items.
5. I don't miss diet soda

juliegrey1

I had a picture taken on a short break in November 2012 I had lost 28lbs at the time and was on my way to getting fit,well for me anyway,a couple of weeks ago I pulled the T shirt out of the press that I had worn in the first pic so I put it on with some leggins and asked my husband to take a picture of me,I was feeling a bit down cos I hadnt lost an ounce on the scales since the previous November despite continuous cycling and walking and I felt very discouraged! I couldnt believe the difference between the 2 pictures I had developed a waistline I was stunned I just couldnt see it myself so photos are a great idea I still have a bit to go but it gave me great incentive to carry on!Its pretty slow but at least Im going in the right direction!

samgolod

"Now When I'm naked I can look down and see my.. well nevermind. too much information.."

My husband had exactly the same thing....he came out of the shower with a huge grin on his face and it took me about 5 mins to squeeze out of him what he was so pleased about!