What is the biggest unexpected surprise after losing weight?

kaseysospacey

Ive lost over 40,and the hardest thing is the waiting for the day when I look like a person who exercises etc. bc im fat, its easy to assume I eat pie and watch daytime tv and thats my life. Also the loose skin on my arms is pretty noticeable now but honestly I couldnt care less,its better than being 355lbs

FlamingJune67

Mine is too TMI and a downer but I'm going to say it anyway.

I've only lost 50 lb...which is very minuscule and piddly when I look at the fact that I still have 124 more lb to lose. In any case...the biggest surprise to me thus far is the fact that my husband is constantly flirting with me. Most women would find that a welcome addition, but it actually bothers me and hurts my feelings. I'm still the same me that he literally *never* "made moves" on in over a decade...just a little less of me. I don't know....I guess I should smile and go with it but it infuriates me that it's because of the fact that I'm losing weight. ...what about the decade+ that I've gone without any attention from him at all? I'm supposed to just shrug that off and be all "okay" with the fact that now I'm more attractive and "flirtworthy"? ...I don't know...it just gives me a feeling of yuck.

Honey, if you still have 124 lbs to go, you are still morbidly obese. He is not making moves on you because you've suddenly gone from "not" to "hot"... he's most likely having renewed interest because YOU are feeling better about yourself! ANY increase in self-worth or positivity about ourselves is interpreted as sexy by our spouse - just as the opposite of those feelings is like putting up a wall. You probably are not even aware that you are projecting this - but it is obvious your husband is picking up on it! So just enjoy it!

Adc7225

One is that my bed that I used to love so much is now too hard for me. I guess that should be expected being 90 pounds lighter, I cannot snuggle into like I used to.

Polishprinsezz

Mine is too TMI and a downer but I'm going to say it anyway.

I've only lost 50 lb...which is very minuscule and piddly when I look at the fact that I still have 124 more lb to lose. In any case...the biggest surprise to me thus far is the fact that my husband is constantly flirting with me. Most women would find that a welcome addition, but it actually bothers me and hurts my feelings. I'm still the same me that he literally *never* "made moves" on in over a decade...just a little less of me. I don't know....I guess I should smile and go with it but it infuriates me that it's because of the fact that I'm losing weight. ...what about the decade+ that I've gone without any attention from him at all? I'm supposed to just shrug that off and be all "okay" with the fact that now I'm more attractive and "flirtworthy"? ...I don't know...it just gives me a feeling of yuck.

. I go through this myself with my hubby. He pays so much more attention to me now. I am not angry at him. Only myself for getting so obese and abusing my body. I have no one to blame but myself. I take responsibility for it too.

jazzie_red

I am down 20 lbs from my highest weight. The very first thing I gave up was soda on my weight loss plan. I couldn't believe how less bloaty and doughy I felt after the first couple of weeks of giving it up.. I looked a lot less puffy. I felt that was a huge gain in a short period.

LinOtt

Mine is too TMI and a downer but I'm going to say it anyway.

I've only lost 50 lb...which is very minuscule and piddly when I look at the fact that I still have 124 more lb to lose. In any case...the biggest surprise to me thus far is the fact that my husband is constantly flirting with me. Most women would find that a welcome addition, but it actually bothers me and hurts my feelings. I'm still the same me that he literally *never* "made moves" on in over a decade...just a little less of me. I don't know....I guess I should smile and go with it but it infuriates me that it's because of the fact that I'm losing weight. ...what about the decade+ that I've gone without any attention from him at all? I'm supposed to just shrug that off and be all "okay" with the fact that now I'm more attractive and "flirtworthy"? ...I don't know...it just gives me a feeling of yuck.

Honey, if you still have 124 lbs to go, you are still morbidly obese. He is not making moves on you because you've suddenly gone from "not" to "hot"... he's most likely having renewed interest because YOU are feeling better about yourself! ANY increase in self-worth or positivity about ourselves is interpreted as sexy by our spouse - just as the opposite of those feelings is like putting up a wall. You probably are not even aware that you are projecting this - but it is obvious your husband is picking up on it! So just enjoy it!

Cant be because you're suddenly thin! Its because you have more energy and are happier with yourself! Silly you! Enjoy it...

cookieinbk82

The biggest surprise for me is seeing and feeling bones in places that I never seen or felt before. For instance, I can see bones in my chest when I lift my arms and feel my hip bone.

LinDiSm26262

Congratulations on your success! You look great. I read somewhere on MFP that you need to drink a lot of water so the skin doesn't hang. I don't know if that is true or not but it does make sense.

Girlg0yle

Reading these is so inspiring! I was skinny most of my life and had the shock of all the weird changes that came with getting fat. Now I've been heavy for about 10 years and have managed to come down 23 lbs from the highest weight ....still have 70 lbs to go...but I can already see some changes. I can walk farther without getting winded or leg cramps, sleep better when I exercise, have more energy, my feet don't hurt. Reading everyone else's posts reminded me of what it was like when I was younger and definitely helps inspire me to work on losing that 70lbs that need to go.

ekat120

I like to think that I've permanently changed my eating habits (e.g., a whole pint of ice cream would make me sick now), so I was a little surprised when I took down half a tube of cookie dough without any problem the other day :blushing: The good news is that my long run the next morning was AWESOME!

Zikhona123

Not there yet but i have noted the following:

- I can cross my legs
- I have energy
- I feel more confident

SerenityGrace

stang_girl88 wrote: »

The new found confidence you get is amazing. I actually want to go places with my husband and not hide myself because I dont want his friends/co-workers feeling sorry for him, or him being embarassed because of how fat I was. Sounds stupid I know, but its true lol. (My husband isnt like that, its what I thought)

I know this,quote is old but I had to comment. That fear of runnng into husbands coworkers is huge. I used to be really attractive but a 129 pounds later I am horrified for husband. He tells me not to,worry about it, he loves me, he doesn't care what others think, etc but I have this very real fear. I'm trying to overcome it but it is hard. I want to say I'm glad someone else understands but really, this is such a sucky feeling I don't want anyone else to feel that way.

kittysaysmeow420

Looks like sex is the most popular answer here!!

crazygooselady

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Frappleberry

I thought I was imagining my boots being looser!
People sit next to me on the bus as I don't now take up too much room.
The biggest change I see is my mood, I seem to be able to handle life with a smile not a frown. Things that would stress me out and set my internal monologue/rant off for hours now roll off me much more easily!

JenD1066

Sitting on a chair hurts after a while, and I'm cold all the time. Also, my shoes were suddenly two sizes too big.

vita8049

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