I never knew before I started that ________________.

crb426

Have some fun with me. In terms of your weight loss lifestyle, what is something you have discovered that surprised you. Finish this sentence:

I never knew before I started that ______________________.

crb426

I never knew before I started that I love vegetables. I truly appreciate them for taste and function.

debtay123

I never knew before I started that it would take so much time. I havelearned that asyou all say weight loss truly is about the downward trend and not the fluctuations!!!!!

lindamtuck2018

I never new that structure was key to me losing weight. It helps me with the binging and depression.

MelanieCN77

Maintenance would be harder than losing.

Monkeyfreck

I would be so so so so so hungry 😋

lalalacroix

I never knew before I started that the runger is real!

nvmomketo

... that the foods I eat so thoroughly control my health and hunger (or lack of it).

grace42c

You can’t out exercise a poor diet

amusedmonkey

I never knew before I started that I would become the kind of person that diets. Now it's not something I do, it's the kind of the person I am. I've never been a dieter before and I scoffed at the idea.

nooshi713

I gave up eating meat for ethical reasons but never guessed doing so would have so many health benefits.

I have always been taught that protein is the most filling type of food but for me it is carbs.

AnnPT77

I never knew before I started that weight loss by calorie counting would be so simple (non-complex - it wasn't easy every minute, of course), or that it could be like a fun grown-up science fair project with health benefits.

wmweeza

I never knew it would take this long to lose weight.
I never knew I had it in me to stick to a diet this long!
I never knew my husband would be my biggest cheerleader ( I always assumed it would be friends or my mom, nope. Hubby cheers on every tiny victory with me).
I never knew that I would shop so much! I also love it, but I've had to replace everything I own.
I never knew I would get excited over broccoli and powdered peanut butter.
I NEVER thought I would want a gym membership, but I kinda do now!
I never thought people would ask ME how I lost weight and for tips.
I never knew I had this much determination, strength, and fortitude.
I never knew there was this whole other world out there that would one day interest me. Diets and exercise groups, fitness groups....I see it all before me and I'm excited!

Machka9

That feet lose weight too ... and gain weight for that matter as well.

Mona898989

Hard work really pays off

meganreid163

I never knew how long it would take to lose weight.
I never knew how much my emotions control my eating patterns.
I never knew how much I would look forward to working out.

sharon8271

I never knew before I started how much more energetic I would become.
I never knew how much I would crave fruits and vegetables.
I never knew how much I would surpass the goals I set up for myself.

whmscll

That you can get to your goal weight and still have more work to do because your percentage of body fat is still too high and you didn’t look the way you though you would at goal.

springlering62

I would try -and like- snacks besides chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. Right now I’m eating airpopped popcorn with butter and truffle salt. No chocolate in this snack, lol. Btw this one is def a do over. Yum!!!!

Kupla71

I never knew before I started that I would be able to take 15 pounds off and keep it off simply by cutting my portions of rice and pasta to a half cup. Now if only I could lose the next 20 pounds with that ease!

dolliesdaughter

I never knew before I started that I would like meal prepping.

kam3190

I never knew how much just logging my food would help me realise how much I was actually eating. Im a decently active person with a pretty high tdee and the sheer volume of food I was eating was shocking.

RelCanonical

I never knew before I started that I was a horrible judge of how much I ate in a week. I would just kind of purchase and graze mindlessly before, and it was easier to overstock on cheese and tortillas and pasta because they didn't go bad very quickly, unlike fresh vegetables. Now I math out just how many avocados I need and at what ripeness they should be so I get a nicely ripe avocado every day of the week.

fitoverfortymom

I never knew before I started that losing the weight is far easier than maintaining it!

seltzermint555

Embarrassing to admit this, but I never knew before I started that our bodies needed x amount of calories just for normal activities like moving around, breathing, etc.

I mean, obviously I knew we couldn't just never eat & be healthy. But I had no idea if the "proper" amount of calories for me was like 600 or 2,300. NO CLUE at all...

AmyC2288

I never knew that it would take so long.

I also never knew that I had it in me to become a consistent gym-goer for almost an entire year.

RelCanonical

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Embarrassing to admit this, but I never knew before I started that our bodies needed x amount of calories just for normal activities like moving around, breathing, etc.

I mean, obviously I knew we couldn't just never eat & be healthy. But I had no idea if the "proper" amount of calories for me was like 600 or 2,300. NO CLUE at all...

I didn't really learn it until college. I had a nutrition class as my required "science class with a lab" and it was incredibly enlightening regarding how our bodies actually use food. That basis was huge, and I can see how there would be major gaps without it. Anatomy in high school just didn't cover stuff like this.

quiksylver296

I never knew that with heavy weight lifting I would be completely happy with my body at 180 lbs, when I used to shoot for 150 lbs, pre-weight lifting.

puffbrat

I never knew that I was so bad at determining what I was actually eating
I never knew that I would be interesting in lifting heavy.
I never knew that calorie counting would make me feel in control of my weight. For various reasons I still have a lot of small ups and downs, as well as a few starts and stops with new highest ever weights. But calorie counting helps me understand how I get to those points, what emotions are driving that, and what I need to do to get my weight where I want. Fad diets made me feel out of control or like I was just a victim to my body.

shaumom

I never knew that I would have a much easier, and more successful, weight loss experience with exercising to increase calorie output rather than dieting to lower calorie intake.

Danp

I never knew before I started that this whole thing didn't need to be a struggle or a punishment and there are no medals for making things more difficult for myself that they need to be.