What new things have you tried since losing weight?

amielou42

- Shopping without disappointment: knowing that the jeans will fit me before trying them on!
- Going out of the house not caring what I look like because I FEEL GOOD!
- Putting on a swimsuit and going swimming
- Wearing SHORTTTSSS!!!
- Running 2 5km races last year and going for countless 5km runs
- Hitting 9km in an hour! My goal is 10km in an hour in October
- Buying a maxi skirt!
- Going for a crossfit class knowing that I'd be able to handle it
- Doing crazy stuff on a bungee at my crossfit class and not shying away from it

And other countless things. Being slimmer has made me feel so much better!!
You guys are all amazing!

VeryKatie

Trampoline park. The best.

amielou42

Thanks, mart. That give sme a little more hope. I always see everyone who's lost weight saying "I love zumba/running/biking/rock climbing now!" And I'm like, "Ugh, my favorite activities are sitting and doing artwork and maybe taking a walk." Good to think that things can change even if I don't quite expect them to, though!

Fae, I was also an avid sports hater my whole life! I always found excuses to not do sports when I could. I even once claimed that I had a "frozen toe" (from the cold weather).... NOT true. Stupid excuse, but I wanted out! I hated my body and hated the way I felt- shy, totally not confident and so, SO conscious of how others viewed me.

But then I had a baby, after I moved from Canada to the Netherlands. During my pregnancy, which was just after our move, I sat on the couch and ATE. Ate, ate, ate ALL day. Cookies, chips, everything. I'd make excuses "I can handle it", "no one will notice", "It will fall off after I give birth" etc., etc., etc. About 2 months after I gave birth I tried on my old clothes, and they didn't even fit. I was totally gutted and couldn't find clothes for me except in the biggest size available. Thank God that at the time, I didn't have a mirror in our house (still adjusting from the move, hadn't finished the house yet). Then one day I heard about the 30 day shred. 20 minutes, every day, can't be hard, right?

WRONG. Oh, my, word. It was TOUGH. My body jiggled when I jumped. My thighs slapped together, I peed myself (unfortunate side effect of birth), I sweat, I hurt, I cried like a little girl at elementary school (which happened a lot). But the weight started coming off, kilo by kilo. Then I started eating healthier, working out easier, enjoying the 20 minutes I did 4-5 times a week.

Then my crazy day happened: I wanted to jog. I had to take the baby to the clinic for a checkup and I didn't want to walk all the way there (about 30 minute walk for me at that time), I couldn't bike with the babe yet (normal here in Holland!) so I thought, let's RUN. People looked at me running with a stroller like I was a mad woman (totally normal sight in Vancouver...here in NL people don't like things that aren't in their comfort zones). I started to like it! I started RUNNING. Now, anyone that knows me for a long time knows that me and running are like the two most opposite things ever!!!! Then one day, after all this workout out at home with DVDs and running, I hit 5km in 35 minutes without stopping. I had also hit 13kg of lost weight. I was on a freaking roll. It's not stopped since....except a short period of personal difficulty, but even then, I was still someone who finally ENJOYED sports!!! Unreal!!!

So, what I'm trying to say is that you might not like sports now, but I bet there is something out there that you could learn to love. It might be really hard at first, but the buzz you get is really better than some other awesome things out there. And the buzz you get when feeling muscles get tighter and bigger is also really awesome.

I hope this is encouraging. You can truly do it. Even if you don't believe it, I do.

VeryKatie

The post above is great!

And I agree... for me it's somehow clicking. I don't remember teaching myself to like exercise but I'm feeling it now. I'm excited to try it! Didn't even start doing exercise to get to this point. Very strange. Very motivated. Maybe it will happen to you too! It didn't happen for me until I'd lost almost all the weight.

knightreader

where do i start? my top 5 would probably be...

- took my shirt off at the beach for the first time in about 25 years last summer.
- amusement park/ carnival rides
- hot yoga
- hiking
- spin class

feltlikesound

I play a team sport for the first time in my life.

impromark

I'm an actor. Doing a scene on stage shirtless, and NOT feeling self-conscious about it, was very liberating.

Mark

NewMnky1

I would only ever wear dresses for special occasions because my thighs were so large they would rub together and hurt. I now wear cute summer dresses all the time.

I used to always have to wear shorts as a bathing suit cover up due to the same reason mentioned above with the dresses, now I can wear any type of cover up I want.

I also no longer worry about whether I will fit in an airplane seat. Before I lost weight I was probably half an inch away from needing a seatbelt extender (which I never ever wanted to have to do). Now I don't worry, I fit great in the seat, with room on each side!

Things I never wanted to do or thought I would do would be running or any form of exercise. I now work out six days a week, two of those days with a personal trainer and the other four I run. I finished my first 5k ever in March and have now signed up for a 10k in November.

One other thing, I used to hate the summer time and the heat, I would die from the heat. Now I love being outdoors in the summer.

SharonNehring

I put on a wetsuit for the first time, even better, it was 2 sizes smaller than the clothing I had worn. Yep, it was tight fitting but it was sort of like wearing Spanx. LOL I needed it for protection from the cold water I was snorkeling in.

I had worried and stressed they wouldn't have one that would fit or I'd look ridiculous in it. Not at all! I had my hubby take a photo for proof. :laugh: It felt freakin' awesome!

fatninja111

Walking is how I started, so just because people might not be as vocal about how awesome it is, don't let that discourage you. I am not an expert, but I think it is a great workout. I bought a bike in April and have loved, loved riding it. I don't do anything crazy as far as miles or speed. Honestly, I don't know if it has helped that much as far as weight loss because I haven't lost any pounds according to the scale, but I can actually "see" the muscles in my legs now. And that feels AWESOME! Shopping for clothes is now not so depressing. Before I just bought stuff when I had to for work, now I actually want to buy things that might look a little better.
The biggest thing for me really has been the change in my mind. It is extremely hard to describe but just losing the 50 pounds that I have (goal is about 30 pounds more) has led to an extreme jolt in self confidence. I have bad days where I get scared that I am going to just give in and gain everything back but they pass and I recover. Now, instead of "I wonder if I can do this" I am constantly thinking "I wonder WHEN I WILL accomplish this". I can assure you that last year I was not thinking this way. You are trying. That is a great start. Hang in there and don't give up!

SherryTeach

Purchased a pair of designer skinny jeans and worn them in public.