The weirdest thing about your weight loss?

reserge

LOL just realised my profile pic has me on honeymoon in one of the aforementioned dresses I can now wear again. My husband nearly fell off his feet when I came out in it yesterday.

yasmine36

When I first lost weight i lost about 25 pound, the scale was showing the weightloss, even my clothing size, but not my measurements?!?!?!

NTK85

lol my glasses keep falling off my face... At first I thought there was something wrong with them until I remembered how much smaller my face is now

emmiexjay

I've gone from a 52DD to a 44DD, I've lost 5 1/4 inches from my waist 5 1/2 from my waist.. and my tummy doesn't stick out so much any more! Plus my boyfriend said my boobies look good lol!

melainemelaine

A friend hugged me tightly on Saturday and then was running her hands over my back poking my rips, she was like 'you're skinny! O.o.' lol and I figured out to tumble dry my work trousers so they shrink as they otherwise nearly fall down now - don't want to go and buy any new ones just yet.

hermanaamber

My jeans are now too long! I was constantly pulling up my underwear from the inside of my pants. I got new p.j.'s and underwear for my birthday, and it's a good thing someone else bought them . When I opened them I thought, "these will NEVER fit, they're size mediums". Guess what, they fit! Oh it's so nice to not have my underwear falling down, and to feel like I look nice in my p.j.'s.

tuneses

I am smaller and in much better shape than I ever was in the Army. I even help people in my husband's company with losing pounds.

Kamalka

A couple of years ago, I succeed to get from 95 to 68 kg (I took it back since) thanks to many runs in my favorite sport suits: I was once running and the pants went down in front of a 3rd age couple :blushing: . I catched it at my knees and got the elastic changed for the next session

chatterbox3110

Thought I'd re-visit this thread, 4½ years later - I've had to totally change the style of my glasses frame now as my face is no longer fat and round - hubby also bought me a new wedding ring last October, and already it's loose (I did warn him I wasn't done yet LOL)

I'm down a shoe size and wide fit just fall off me.

I can wear dangly earrings! Before, they would just stick out at an odd angle because of my fat face, now they sit right, and the dangle!

Most of all, my daughter and son in law walked into a shop to meet me last week - I had my back to them, and they DIDN'T recognise me!!!!!!!

tristramtrent

Train and subway seats seem bigger. My guitar straps all needed tightening. A booth in a restaurant is no longer an anxious worry of will I fit between the seat and the table. Strangers talk to me more.

Here's a weird one: photos. When I see pictures of myself at the moment, sometimes I really perceive the loss, sometimes I am amazed how big I still look. ( 41 lb down) - very fluid self-image.

Osiris275

For me it's simply having confidence for the first time in my adult life. I hid from everyone before. Even family.

Now although I'm hardly a social butterfly, I have so much more confidence. I really don't care that much about other things, my stomach is a bit gross and saggy looking, but I feel fab.

damiansinc

So funny.

Was lying in bed reading this thread when all of the sudden I felt a lump on my chest I never felt before. Turned out to be the tip of my sternum.

Sigh. Was actually weirded out for a moment.

lizzy_satellite

tristramtrent wrote: »

Here's a weird one: photos. When I see pictures of myself at the moment, sometimes I really perceive the loss, sometimes I am amazed how big I still look. ( 41 lb down) - very fluid self-image.

I get this too. In photos taken on the same day I can feel I look both tiny and huge. Logically I know I am a 'normal' weight and my clothes are all four sizes smaller, but it just doesn't compute all the time.

groodlesuk

I've had to switch my wedding ring from my ring finger, to my middle finger. If I wear it on my ring finger I'm scared that I'll lose it due to it being so loose!

rainbow198

After losing 80 pounds:

- I have a small "beauty mark" on my stomach. When I was overweight it was near my belly button. Now it's close to my hip bone. So weird to see.

- Not being recognized at all from people who knew me when I was overweight. It's weird how I sometimes forget how big I used to be or vice versa and thinking I'm bigger than what I am.

- I lost 2 full shoe sizes and went from wide width to regular.

- Having to have my ring re-sized twice.

- Realizing how easy it is to paint my toenails now by sitting in a chair and bending my leg - could not do that before.

- Seeing things I've never seen as an adult...collarbones, hip bones, a slim neck/no double chins and seeing tendons in my hands and ankles too. Pretty cool stuff.

Fairysoul

The weirdest thing for me is how jealous everyone gets they act like its something they will never be able to afford. The truth is we are all capable no matter what we all have the choice!

charlenechaz

Libby81 wrote: »

I now look like the me that I thought I did. This caused motivation issues along the way because the picture Iheld of myself in my head wasn't as big as the reality so I feel I've reached an even keel.

I also have that problem with my rings, even worse when my hands are cold, they slip right off

Exactly this!
In my head (and sometimes looking in the mirror) I do not see the mass that appears say, when I'm caught on camera. It's usually a shock to see my true size. In my head, I'm a bit overweight. In reality it's 70lbs or so.

JustaJoe00

i've only lost 25lbs on my way to 50lbs but i like that now i can comfortably wear undershirts with shirts that were too small before.

NAbramovich

I apparently have very elastic underwear. I keep reading about underwear falling off. After a 31 lb loss, my underwear isn't saggy and doesn't threaten to fall down. In fact, it fits the way it always has. I know I look smaller and I can see that my jeans are now saggy in the *kitten* where they used to be very tight. Maybe I have magic underwear?

evesmom2

NAbramovich wrote: »

I apparently have very elastic underwear. I keep reading about underwear falling off. After a 31 lb loss, my underwear isn't saggy and doesn't threaten to fall down. In fact, it fits the way it always has. I know I look smaller and I can see that my jeans are now saggy in the *kitten* where they used to be very tight. Maybe I have magic underwear?

Mine are magic too. I've lost 58 lbs, down a couple of pant sizes and still my undies stay up

corbinskiii

My shoe size dropped by 3, I'm cold all the time, it hurts to sit on hard chairs because I can feel my butt bones jabbing me, people I've known for years don't recognize me.

kgirlhart

evesmom2 wrote: »

NAbramovich wrote: »

I apparently have very elastic underwear. I keep reading about underwear falling off. After a 31 lb loss, my underwear isn't saggy and doesn't threaten to fall down. In fact, it fits the way it always has. I know I look smaller and I can see that my jeans are now saggy in the *kitten* where they used to be very tight. Maybe I have magic underwear?

Mine are magic too. I've lost 58 lbs, down a couple of pant sizes and still my undies stay up

My undies droop, but my shoe size is the same as it has always been.

FitnessGirl11mfp

Need a bra that fits right lol. I bought a super cheap one for like $4 and it's a 36 C. Dont feel like spending a bunch of money just to need a new one soon. Before I lost the weight and was stI'll breastfeeding I think I was in a 40 DD. The "girls" keep running away from me Lol.

ole496

My butt fell off! All I have left is a back crack . I seriously qualify as an old man already. Not that frogs don't have a nice back side but I really wasn't counting on that.

narak_lol

The weirdest thing is I don't feel like I'm smaller. I'm 126 lbs, down from 162, yes I am smaller but I don't feel that I am

Madwife2009

narak_lol wrote: »

The weirdest thing is I don't feel like I'm smaller. I'm 126 lbs, down from 162, yes I am smaller but I don't feel that I am

Yes, totally relate to this. I'm 133lbs smaller, now a "healthy" weight but still feel massive.

narak_lol

Madwife2009 wrote: »

Yes, totally relate to this. I'm 133lbs smaller, now a "healthy" weight but still feel massive.

Yes what you said is exactly how I feel. Still rolls of fat all over, like waist, thighs, butt

MrsKila

smoonygirl wrote: »

I love these post!!!! Helps me look forward to more things I may discover myself!!! But one thing I have noticed so far... My rings slip around more (As in the stone on the ring is now on my palm, not the back on my hand like it should be!! haha

Same here

Chilli7777

My sunnies keep falling down my face! I thought that maybe a screw in the arms had fallen out and couldn't figure out why this was happening but now that I have read this thread lol.. time for some sunnies shopping!

narak_lol

evesmom2 wrote: »

NAbramovich wrote: »

I apparently have very elastic underwear. I keep reading about underwear falling off. After a 31 lb loss, my underwear isn't saggy and doesn't threaten to fall down. In fact, it fits the way it always has. I know I look smaller and I can see that my jeans are now saggy in the *kitten* where they used to be very tight. Maybe I have magic underwear?

Mine are magic too. I've lost 58 lbs, down a couple of pant sizes and still my undies stay up

Magic underwear owner here as well. Lost 22% of bodyweight and my old pants, undies still fit... A bit looser but no way they will fall off. And I'm just 5'3 on a good day so proportion wise should have a better chance