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    Stuff that surprises you after losing weight

    Posts: 518 Member
    edited February 25 in Motivation and Support
    Today I have been thinking about this a lot. A few things have surprised me as I lose weight, here are a few to start:

    1.) I started to be able to feel/see bones I did not know were okay to feel/see much faster than anticipated!

    2.) It doesn't take a lot of weight loss in order to drop a clothing size

    3.) My knees hurt when they knock together at night because my thighs no longer stop them from touching

    4.) I'm always cold

    5.) I don't look as small as I thought I would at 129 pounds. In my head 129 pounds was so itsy bitsy lol

    What about ya'll? Any surprises along the way so far?

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    • Posts: 8,680 Member
      How I can see why people think I look muscular is my main one?

      Also the smaller you get the more your blood can flow to where it needs to be in a situation.
    • Posts: 318 Member
      I remember when I first started losing weight, I was always so concerned about seeing my collarbone, to me... that was too skinny. But now, I realize it's not, it's normal. But now, at a normal weight, I still find myself rubbing at my collarbone all self-consciously.

      Another thing - those feelings that you had as a fat person don't go away, just because you're a skinny person. It still takes a lot of work inside.
    • Posts: 80
      1. cold!
      2. ya I don't feel I look that small, not 129 pounds but I've dropped over 100 pounds....
      3. people that were jealous, I'm not saying that as fiction, some of my close friends/family told me that they were jealous...crazy...
      4. believing that I fit the jeans hanging in my closet... funny but when I hold them up and look at them, they still look small to me
      5. how much easier it is to run...
    • Posts: 517 Member
      Just today I noticed that it takes less time and sunscreen to lotion up for the pool. I was a little bit excited about that, but then again, it doesn't take much to make me happy. :laugh:
    • Posts: 518 Member
      I remember when I first started losing weight, I was always so concerned about seeing my collarbone, to me... that was too skinny. But now, I realize it's not, it's normal. But now, at a normal weight, I still find myself rubbing at my collarbone all self-consciously.

      Another thing - those feelings that you had as a fat person don't go away, just because you're a skinny person. It still takes a lot of work inside.

      My sister-in-law took a photo of my kissing my niece and my neck looked so weird in it! I could see the tendons and muscles in it and my collar bone was sticking out funny lol. Everyone said it looks normal but to me it was like "Who's weird bumpy alien neck is that!"
    • Posts: 624 Member
      It's always a bit weird seeing these teeny clothes in my closet, and realizing that they fit. I am also surprised at how I look. I'm 152-151ish, and I keep feeling/seeing all these bones. I didn't really that they would show. I think I have a more accurate view of weight, now.
    • Posts: 367 Member
      I wish I lost enough weight to feel like that. but hey, when your top floats around you without your hips getting on the way it feels pretty good too :)
    • Posts: 318 Member
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      My sister-in-law took a photo of my kissing my niece and my neck looked so weird in it! I could see the tendons and muscles in it and my collar bone was sticking out funny lol. Everyone said it looks normal but to me it was like "Who's weird bumpy alien neck is that!"

      Haha, yeah! Now I'm not too self-conscious about it, but it took a while to get used to.
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
      A lot of great stuff named here. I can relate to a lot of it, too!

      My legs from mid-thigh to ankle look like someone else's legs to me. I don't often compare my body to other women but on more than one occasion I've looked at a woman's legs in leggings or running pants and thought "she has nice long athletic legs" and then realized looking into a mirror that her legs looked very similar to mine. It is hard for that to compute in my head where I still have huge legs and calves that did not fit into boots easily.
    • Posts: 23 Member

      1.) I started to be able to feel/see bones I did not know were okay to feel/see much faster than anticipated!

      This ^ The rest of me is still really flabby, but the back of my shoulders are now boney, which feels really odd!
    • Posts: 1,885 Member
      How I can see why people think I look muscular is my main one?

      Also the smaller you get the more your blood can flow to where it needs to be in a situation.

      :laugh:


      Anyway. Yeah, I'm knock-kneed. The difference between being able to sleep on my side without having to put a bit of blanket between my knees is only a few pounds. Wish my belly fat would take a hint from my leg fat!
    • Posts: 3,705 Member
      I started reaching for my lace up shoes instead of the slip ons. I used to hate bending over to get them tied.
    • Posts: 102 Member
      I have a neck and normal looking ankles.
    • Posts: 575 Member
      yep, being cold. and not sweating much.
    • Posts: 518 Member
      Not having to worry about what I wear, I can wear anything now and not feel self conscious.
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
      booths, rides, theater seats, etc...they always fit. Always. That is still a foreign concept to me.

      To this day, every time I approach a booth in a restaurant it looks very small to me and I think, "Ok this is the one. This is the one that is still going to be small for me and my boobs and belly will be smushed up against the table".

      But it's not.
    • Posts: 726 Member
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      A little bit of this some days, too.

      And it surprises me how tight my jeans get when I eat a big meal. I got used to elastic for way too long!
    • Posts: 1,229 Member
      booths, rides, theater seats, etc...they always fit. Always. That is still a foreign concept to me.

      To this day, every time I approach a booth in a restaurant it looks very small to me and I think, "Ok this is the one. This is the one that is still going to be small for me and my boobs and belly will be smushed up against the table".

      But it's not.

      I still cringe on the way to Booth seats!!! As soon as I saw this thread I instantly thought about "fitting in booths".

      You will relate to this I bet - I still do the classic "check to see if table at booth is attached to floor or not".

      Other surprises:

      • Down a fitted cap size
      • Down a shoe size
      • Attention from the women-folk
      • backseat seat belts fitting!
    • Posts: 371 Member
      This is probably TMI and I apologize in advance to the squeemish but, I had to use special wipes after using the toilet because I couldn't get myself clean. I haven't had to use those wipes in a long time!
    • Posts: 495 Member
      When I went from pregnant 180s to 123lbs (17 lbs lighter than pre-pregnancy) I thought my stomach would be at least close to pre-pregnancy but I still carried more fat than I'd like in my waist. I am pregnant with baby #3 now so I will be interested to see if I can get at least a mostly flat belly after baby this time around.
    • Posts: 595 Member
      How much your aches and pains go away after you've even lost a little bit of weight! 10 pounds makes a huge difference on your body!
    • Posts: 116 Member
      My belly button seems like it's so high! Haha. I don't know if this makes since but it seems to go up when the belly gets tight.
    • Posts: 89 Member
      Cold

      Seeing veins sticking out of your arms

      Looking at a picture of yourself and not wishing it would burn and disappear forever
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
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      I still cringe on the way to Booth seats!!! As soon as I saw this thread I instantly thought about "fitting in booths".

      You will relate to this I bet - I still do the classic "check to see if table at booth is attached to floor or not".

      • backseat seat belts fitting!

      Oh yeah! I totally do. For a brief time between divorcing my obese ex husband and losing weight myself, I was dating my now-husband who is a normal/healthy weight and I loved those unattached tables so I could steer them toward HIM! With my ex sadly it was the opposite deal, the table usually got smooshed even more toward me when I was with him :-/
    • Posts: 1,229 Member

      Oh yeah! I totally do. For a brief time between divorcing my obese ex husband and losing weight myself, I was dating my now-husband who is a normal/healthy weight and I loved those unattached tables so I could steer them toward HIM! With my ex sadly it was the opposite deal, the table usually got smooshed even more toward me when I was with him :-/

      Haha yes a thin social network - another key to booth management.

      I doubt anyone who hasn't been overweight wouldn't ever even consider if a table was attached or not. For me - it was a selling feature of a restaurant.
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
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      Haha yes a thin social network - another key to booth management.

      I doubt anyone who hasn't been overweight wouldn't ever even consider if a table was attached or not. For me - it was a selling feature of a restaurant.

      Yep, and I also really liked restaurants that had tables ONLY.

      You are so right about people who haven't been very overweight/obese not getting that. My mom's a little bit heavy now in her older years but still fairly average sized...she never understood why I would prefer a table. She never experienced that, I suppose.

      At Waffle House (at least in my area) the 2 seating options are rather small booths and sitting at the counter, where I felt like my hips and bum were on special display to all. No thank you. I took like a 15 year hiatus from eating at Waffle House. Although now that I have returned, it's not all that good anyway ;-)
    • Posts: 559 Member
      Not really a surprise but my sex drive increased, and also my girlfriend didn't need to wake me up anymore because I was snoring.
    • Posts: 114 Member

      3.) My knees hurt when they knock together at night because my thighs no longer stop them from touching

      Hell yes!
    • Posts: 1,885 Member
      How long it's taking my brain to fully catch up. Sometimes I find myself thinking, "I have over a hundred pounds to lose." Then I remember it's been years since I had that much to lose!
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