The weirdest thing about your weight loss?

allie7383

The weird thing for me has happened most recently.. I've been in a bit of a slump this year, and haven't lost much compared to last.. However I've maintained what I have lost for months now, and people keep asking me if I've lost more, esp when i have my hair up.. I guess it makes my face look thinner or something.. I hate having to say, why no I've been the same weight since about August, but thanks for thinking I look smaller lol!

Shannonigans84

The weirdest thing I've noticed is when I say I've lost 36lbs, people tell me they didn't realize I even had that much weight to lose! I guess I don't get that, I was at the top of my BMI but no one thought so.

chatterbox3110

I woke up a couple months ago and was freaking out because there was this weird pointy bit on my hand. I was scared I broke something until I pointed it out to my fiance and he said, "....yea, that's called a bone." Turns out my chub was covering it the whole time and I have an identical "weird pointy bit" on my other hand. :blushing:

I found a lump last night - turned out to be a rib!!!! Very well hidden still but I felt it!

Also, a huge compliment paid to me yesterday via a message from my daughter from her husband, my son in law who I normally see about twice a week but in home conditions, not out in the street - "He said that when he saw you lot in lakeside today he didnt even realise it was you, Couldnt believe how much weight you had lost and it suddenly hit him today when he saw you!!

*Dances the happy dance*

Captain_Mal

Weirdest thing.....it doesn't come off as fast as it went on!

chimebird

I live in Bali, and the Balinese have no cultural taboo against commenting freely on your appearance. So Balinese I've known for a while tell me I look more slim the same way Americans comment on the weather. And there's this gem from my Balinese ex-boyfriend: "I liked dating you before, but now you are even more slim and beautiful and it makes me want to date you now even more!" I think the only response to that is to laugh.

daffodilsoup

My formerly "skinny" jeans sag so much around my waist and butt that it looks like I've crapped my pants.

One at a time, gentlemen, please, one at a time.

LorryGuthrie

loved reading everyone's posts...

soooo many things come to mind for me!!! my wedding rings got too big and are now needing to be resized before I can start wearing them again, watch is too bug, one time my shorts fell down to my knees while doing my aerobics (I just kicked them off to the side and kept right on exercising!), my butt hurts when sitting for too long and realized that it's cuz all that extra "cushion" is no longer back there, I'm getting "bonier", I have knees now.....

VAMommyAgain

When I started my weight loss I have a tattoo that goes from my elbow to my shoulder. It used to just be on the arm now after losing 85 pounds it wraps around my arm and makes almost a whole part sleave LOL. Orginally I was going to have a tree put on there with the mermaid and now I have no room for it. Also my tattoo on my back raised up and is now on the base of my neck. I didn't know that tattoos moved around as your body got smaller. LOL

Wow really?! I'm curious to see pics of that!

vbuell997

I had to change my college ring from my ring finger to my middle finger. The ring felt like it was going to fall off my finger.

jamhamster

Like other my feet have gotten smaller, My ring slip's round so stones on my plam, and my watch is always sliding round when I wanna see the time, thats annoying, and I forever pulling up my jeans <clothes shopping after chrimbo me thinks

XXXMinnieXXX

Love this thread... I've lost 61lb now, not logged the last 2 yet, my engagement ring is a size u, I now need a size n and they said they can't adjust rings that much I will have to get a new one. It cost 500 gbp!!! Still 70lbs to go so no point getting one now! Also feet have gone from a size 7-8 to a 6. I still keep buying 7s and have to take them back and swap for a 6 lol. I've gone from 28 pants to 18, and 32 tops to 22. I went from hating exercise to LOVING it. I went from stupidly high obesity related heart rate, blood pressure to too low lol. Also had type 2 diabetes and its gone. Wierdest thing has got to be able to go high street shopping as there's virtually no plus size shops in the uk. I feel like a fraud being in next ot maks and spencer buying clothes. Very strange. I keep getting clothes that are too big, weird accepting you can get the small ones now!!! Very odd, but nice, costing me a fortune this loosing weight though. The look of admiration on my partners face and climbing peaks, something I thought I'd never ever do as I have fybromyalgia is amazing!!! Priceless!!! Zara x

jovz10

i've lose 17# and able to put my old ring i took off 6 years ago back to my finger... size 9 i use to wear below my waist because it's too small. now, i can wear it around my waist and have to use a belt....

nrimas

I love this thread, too. My butt is definitely boney and I find sitting on hard chairs uncomfortable. I am always folding towels and throws to sit on at home. Also, I am cold all the time. My rings slip around my hands and sometimes just fall right off.

rthompson81

People ask ME for exercise and healthy eating tips! And they tell me that they're starting weight loss programs because they've seen how much I've changed. I never thought that would happen!

GlassslippersAndFairyDust

My shoe size shrunk from a 7 1/2 - 8 to a size 6-6 1/2.

Mine did too.. :noway:

gonzalezmona

My workout clothes are getting to big...I almost lost my pants when I was on the treadmill....it was a great feeling!!

MeganSWoods

I just thought of the weirdest one-- I can easily clean the lint out of my belly button now! I'm not gonna tell you how gross it was the first time I realized that, but now I can more regularly attend to the situation-- haha!

MeganSWoods

LOL-- that's how all of my old underwear are! Thank goodness, I just got a bunch of new ones!

My formerly "skinny" jeans sag so much around my waist and butt that it looks like I've crapped my pants.

One at a time, gentlemen, please, one at a time.

laneybird

The weirdest thing for me is my own observation of it. I have had a few people say I was almost unrecognizable to them. But, when I look in the mirror, I see me in smaller clothes that fit much better, but the same chubby girl is still staring back at me. I do see the difference in photos though.

I am the same exact way!!

Other than that, the first difference I saw was that my butt lifted... which causes saggy jeans in the booty area. Also, all of my panties droop too. I am so excited for Christmas money and gifts cards so that I can FINALLY buy some new clothes, bras and undies!

youarewhatyoueat86

I JUST said this the other day! it's so true.. you never realize just how big you are until you have a picture of yourself in front of you... but in your mind you envision yourself to be so much smaller than you are. I told my sister the other day "The weight I'm at now is what I pictured of myself when I weighed 285 lbs, so I dont notice much difference" but when I put the pictures together I'm like WOW!

oops meant to quote Libby81

TheBraveryLover

When I lie on my side, I can feel my hip bone. It's annoying and feels uncomfortable. :-/

azzacca

The weirdest thing for me is my own observation of it. I have had a few people say I was almost unrecognizable to them. But, when I look in the mirror, I see me in smaller clothes that fit much better, but the same chubby girl is still staring back at me. I do see the difference in photos though.

I can't see my weight loss when I am just wearing a bra and underwear. I still see the fat I was. But in clothes, because they're all a smaller size (and still too big), I can tell it better.

lexiwho

I JUST said this the other day! it's so true.. you never realize just how big you are until you have a picture of yourself in front of you... but in your mind you envision yourself to be so much smaller than you are. I told my sister the other day "The weight I'm at now is what I pictured of myself when I weighed 285 lbs, so I dont notice much difference" but when I put the pictures together I'm like WOW!

oops meant to quote Libby81

Exactly!

One of the biggest points that stands out in my mind is when my fiance's half-sister gave me a shirt. My fiance later said to me, "Not being mean...but does she seriously think that's going to fit you?" I got really offended because I thought she was smaller than me and he was implying it would be too small. He immediately said, "Noooo, no! That is going to be HUGE on you. You're much smaller than her." I tried it on later and it was ridiculously huge on me. It's crazy how we perceive ourselves.

allie7383

I love this thread, too. My butt is definitely boney and I find sitting on hard chairs uncomfortable. I am always folding towels and throws to sit on at home. Also, I am cold all the time. My rings slip around my hands and sometimes just fall right off.

I get the uncomfortable sitting experience as well, though for me, my spine sticks out now, so sitting against hard-backed chairs is horrible sometimes. Gotta keep moving around..

greenemoe

I'm loving all the posts. Makes me :laugh:. The weirdest thing for me is that I have lost 82lbs but dont see the big difference when Im looking in the mirror. Yes, the size has def change from 26/28 to 18/20 top mostly n 20/22 pants..

Hubby n kids say that they do see it. Im happy tho...

GLJezebel

I am freezing cold all the time. I am now able to layer clothes without looking like the Michelin man. My rings are too big. My shoes are too big. I can bend over easier. My back doesn't hurt anymore and neither do my ankles. My collarbones stare at me in the mirror. My watch and my charm bracelet are too big.

I sent a friend of mine a 3 picture collage of me - one when I started my life change, the second at 25 lbs lost, and the third at 50 lbs lost. She said my stance is "more active". Didn't think about that until I really looked at the pictures but she is right.

I still see the fat one when I look in the mirror. My mom says I am almost unrecognizable at 53 lbs down but I don't really see it. When I am doing laundry I am amazed at how much smaller my clothes are - like my tops don't fall off the hangers anymore (I always told myself that the hangers were too small, it wasn't my tops that were too big!) and my pants fit on the little pant hanger clippie things.

My fiance is in India and hasn't seen me since I began losing weight. When he finally returns to the U.S. I will most likely be at or very near my goal of 80 lbs lost. I am nervous about what he will think when he sees me.

The final thing that is weird for me is that I have noticed a little bit more attention from men. My Schwan's guy ogles me when he comes to deliver and he always shows up when I've just got home from the gym and I'm sweaty, no make-up, hair in a ponytail, etc. Strange. I don't get it.

sagetracey

I realised last night that I've been pushing my glasses back up my nose for the past few days - and now it's really bugging me LOL so I'm off to the opticians tomorrow to get the arms bent in a little so they stay in place - no fun when you wear varifocals!!

My skirts are also too long now, I keep treading on the hem as I walk up and downstairs - my fat bum used to keep them above my ankles, now they drag on the floor - a good excuse to buy new, shorter skirts??!!

Hubby is adamant he hasn't lost any weight, yet when he ran up the stairs the other day his trousers ended up around his ankles!

What's the weirdest thing you've discovered on your weight loss journey??

Coincidence! I noticed on the weekend that the lenses of my glasses are no longer sitting on my pudgy cheeks - cos my cheeks aint pudgy anymore!

And double coincidence - I was referred to as tall four times last week - by people I hadn't seen for a while and who didn't immediately recognise me - they all said they were wondering who "that tall woman" with my husband was!

Congratulations on your NSVs. I know just how great they make you feel.

hooah_mj

First time ever.... I yelled at my teen-aged daughter to stop wearing my blue jeans :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

chatterbox3110

Wow, when i started this I was only expecting a few responses - you lot are awesome LOL

A lot of similar experiences, but some really quirky ones too!!!!!

Still haven't got my glasses altered - I keep forgetting!

Keep'em coming!

reserge

Great thread! Everyone is doing so well!!!!

I too am constantly stunned by my own reflection or pics of myself. As I approach a mirror I imagine my reflection and when I actually get to the mirror I am always a lot smaller than I imagined I was going to be.

Also a girl who I have always considered "normal" size was raving about how I looked. She said "I bet you weigh less than me now" and I was like "NO WAY of course I don't, I am waaaay bigger than you". She revealed her weight and I was right, I was bigger than her.......by 1kg! I thought she was about 10kg lighter than me.

I now fit into my honeymoon clothes, but I am about 10kg heavier than I was on honeymoon. I really don't get that. Does that mean I am musclier?

I have those shoulders I never thought I would have - where the shoulder bones stick out more than the fat on my chest.

I struggle to get warm in bed, and it is summer here!

I am just going to say it - romantic snuggling is soooo different. Things are smaller and less padded - I feel like my husband is having an affair......with me. LOL. Sorry, had to be said ;-).

Tank tops are now tunics. Tops that were belly button length are now mid thigh length.

At my hubands work party we had fancy dress and I wore a wig. The wife of a colleague could not stop going on about how much younger I looked. She said I looked 16 (i'm 33)! I kept saying "it's the wig" but then she said "Oh my god, you've lots *kitten* loads of weight". Never realised how much the weight aged me.

I can fit 2 hands down the cups of my bras. And I only just got new ones damn it.

Oh, I am so proud of myself and how far I have come. Bring on more awesome changes!!!