The Side of Weight Loss No One Talks About

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  • veggiesaurus15
    veggiesaurus15 Posts: 152 Member
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    That even after you've lost 90 pounds, you'll still think you look fat :/
  • Ejourneys
    Ejourneys Posts: 1,603 Member
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    It's easier to be cold now without the extra insulation.

    THIS.

    Back in 2002 (when the picture in my avatar shot was taken), I thought I could get away with my usual windbreaker, walking in 50-degree breezy weather. I LITERALLY turned blue on my face and hands, I was that cold. A friend gave me his insulated flight suit and I jogged in place for 20 minutes in his apartment to warm my body core back up. That was a real eye-opener for me.

    Also, I'm not as comfortable on hard benches any more. (I'm currently not quite at that stage yet, but based on past experience I will be.)

    And my bowling started to really suck, now that my weight had changed dramatically in proportion to the weight of the ball. (I haven't bowled in years, so that really is no longer an issue with me.)

    On the positive side, I feel FABULOUS -- more energy, better able to cope, no cravings. The food I eat is awesome.

    I'm more wrinkly than I was the last time I lost this much weight, but menopause'll do that. I'm cool with it.

    Also, the vigilance doesn't stop once I reach my goal; maintenance is a whole other ball game. I plan to be better at it this time around, by using other ways to decrease my stress levels.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
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    Being afraid to buy new clothes that fit because in a few months they won't fit so nicely. I hate to waste money, but I also hate looking homeless when I wear my worn out, three-sizes-too-big clothes.
    I find myself getting caught up in this..
    the way people suddenly like you more because you look different. according to the way society treats you, your value goes up as your weight goes down. that's honestly the hardest part to deal with... the realization that that's all people really care about.
    It feels that way sometimes doesn't it
  • MommyofMcKenzie
    MommyofMcKenzie Posts: 27
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    Probably changing the way I eat as a lifestyle. I went to a friends house the other day and they wanted to order pizza, and knew I was changing my eating habits, so they were trying to plan around me, I mean it is nice..but I have cut a lot out, and they don't understand that a Fast Food Premium salad with lots of meat is NOT healthy for me..better than pizza..but I just hate how people say, "Well, I know you cant eat this" or "Oh, we should of bought a 2 liter of diet pop for you" Im like, "Do you have a sink, that has water in it?". I just get overwhelmed by it.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
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    The springs in our old worn out mattress stab me and I can feel them dig into my ribs, hips, other bones. The smaller I get the more painful, and its so hard to get comfortable at night.
  • AmandaMarie916
    AmandaMarie916 Posts: 75 Member
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    being proud of your new body. I'm excited about wearing shorts this summer but terrified at the same time.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
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    My rings are so loose now....need to size them down!

    Yes! I stopped wearing my wedding ring, because it literally just falls off now. I want till I get to my GW before sizing it down
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
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    You can lose weight eating at a deficit but no diet compares to what eating healthy does. Nutrition causes changes in body composition that a simple deficit won't do. I wish I would have started eating clean a lot sooner than I did.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
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    The comments from people " oh, she can't eat that so no need to make it" I think that non dieters have no idea that we still EAT! That and the clothes... I have bought 5 new sizes this year, lots of money loss. We should start a clothing trade on here !!!! :)

    Best idea ever!
  • sunshine11111
    sunshine11111 Posts: 48 Member
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    Yes. I know what you mean.
  • FinFoxPT
    FinFoxPT Posts: 106 Member
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    Being afraid to buy new clothes that fit because in a few months they won't fit so nicely. I hate to waste money, but I also hate looking homeless when I wear my worn out, three-sizes-too-big clothes.

    I've had to come to terms with this, it's hard because the old clothes feel so familiar but u have to let go.

    For me it's not feeling like myself. It's that feeling of being in a no mans land between the bigger me and the smaller me i've been before. Not easy but you have to remember the overall goal.

    Fin x
  • missyyclaire
    missyyclaire Posts: 572 Member
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    That there is a new found sense of calm and peace that happens over the long term when you're doing something right for yourself, like eating properly, exercising regularly, keeping on a budget etc...it's nice to find a little calm in this crazy world by simply taking proper care of things
  • Amazigh926
    Amazigh926 Posts: 33 Member
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    I thought it was all about losing weight but it isn't, it's about dealing with the emotional issues that drive you to eat. And that is the hardest thing-- ever! Responding to these triggers in a different way-- it's easy for "others" to tell you to take a walk or chew gum or blah blah blah, but they don't have any idea what you are going through, emotionally, when you are used to drowning your sorrows in food but then you can't anymore because you have made the choice -and change- to not continue to do that. The anxiety that surrounds that decision is intense expecially when there is an argument with a spouse or family member and you want to go back to yoru old bad ways but you just can't. There is no going back but it is really, really difficult to stay the course, emotionally draining and super-stressful. Maybe it's just me???
  • Forphuksake
    Forphuksake Posts: 1 Member
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    Not trying to be a smart *kitten* here, but, there are many options out there to be rid of the excess skin associated with weight loss. Try doing a search online and also talking to your doctor, not all remedies involve ugly/unsightly scarring. There is no reason that you shouldn't go out and parade around in your bikini, lord knows you should be very proud of your achievement and you shouldn't be afraid to show it off. I am not trying to be sleazy either, I am happily married and am also on the weight loss campaign, just trying to cheer you up a little and give you some more encouragement.
  • fairykelly13
    fairykelly13 Posts: 79 Member
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    I had to buy a new helmet for off-roading! My face got so much thinner that my old one didn't fit anymore!

    And the only thing I could keep of my old wardrobe were my socks!
  • mhorn2142
    mhorn2142 Posts: 319 Member
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    The springs in our old worn out mattress stab me and I can feel them dig into my ribs, hips, other bones. The smaller I get the more painful, and its so hard to get comfortable at night.

    lol. yes!!!
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
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    ...obsessing now that I am skinny that I will wake up fat, exercising allllllllllllllllll the time! Afraid of gaining a pound, I believe I have created me somewhat of a food disorder...

    THIS! My abnormal psych teacher told me that I have "disordered eating" patterns. She said it's not healthy to be afraid of gaining a pound, or eating too many calories, or looking up restaurant foods and basing my social life around the places I can eat at. She said I shouldn't know exactly how many calories and carbs are in so many different foods, and that exercising just to eat more is crazy.

    And sometimes it feels crazy...

    *disclaimer: I am not "skinny", just smaller
  • Sharonalexia1994
    Sharonalexia1994 Posts: 1
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    Being afraid to buy new clothes that fit because in a few months they won't fit so nicely. I hate to waste money, but I also hate looking homeless when I wear my worn out, three-sizes-too-big clothes.
    This is so true I hate this problem :(
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
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    Also, I get sick of weighing myself. I am always weighing myself, obsessively. Every morning I weigh myself. I know I don't have to weigh myself this often, but honestly, I am so afraid that I'll wake up after eating a cupcake and be 269 again. I haven't seen that number in a year now but I'm always so afraid of it. I even get on the scale with my (55 pound) dog to make sure that I'm still under 269. It's just awful to worry so much, even though I know it's impossible to gain 65 pounds over night.
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
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    Also, I get sick of weighing myself. I am always weighing myself, obsessively. Every morning I weigh myself. I know I don't have to weigh myself this often, but honestly, I am so afraid that I'll wake up after eating a cupcake and be 269 again. I haven't seen that number in a year now but I'm always so afraid of it. I even get on the scale with my (55 pound) dog to make sure that I'm still under 269. It's just awful to worry so much, even though I know it's impossible to gain 65 pounds over night.
    Oh, I know what you mean! I'm so sure that one of these days, I'm going to step on my scale and find out that the whole thing was a dream, or a cruel joke and all I have achieved will be gone! *POOF* HUGE AGAIN!
    What is that?! :noway:

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