Things that suck about losing weight...

mhorn2142

The Bingo Wings (loose upper arm skin) ... yuck. No matter how much I lift, it's gross. HOWEVER, until I can afford to fix them, I will wear them with pride. Being 92 pounds lighter is way better any day, saggy boobs and flappy arms and all!

Yes this too. My 4 yr. old thinks it is funny to play with them!

sandradev1

The seats in waiting rooms are even harder these days, now I don't bring my own 'cushioning' :laugh:

leotardbanshee

Looking like a smaller version of my fat self because I haven't been able to exercise due to illness. Also, I like nice expensive bras. I am afraid to go down a size! None of my undies or jeans fit me. Cant borrow clothes from my friends (too big) I'm spendding less money on alcohol but more on healthy food. All of these things I can live with because I'm a sexy beast

leotardbanshee

Or when no one notices your awesome weight loss but you

Brummig

That people who were very supportive about the first stone or two, now feel a little "threatened" by the 5 stone, the "oh, you weigh less than me now" comments, soon followed by "of course, I've been told I shouldn't weigh less/ look bad if I do/ feel unhealthy as I am not eating enough" or "I could loose more but you have to be happy, and if I only ate lettuce I'd be miserable" (implication - you're miserable!)

And the boobs - gone from 40GG to 32F
and the cold...

nothing that is not totally blown away by the feeling of getting into a size 10 with no problem

2013sk

When I loose weight, it always comes off the wrong places

My boobs
My *kitten*

So I end up with a massive gap in the cup of my bra, and my jeans go all saggy on the bum......that's annoying

leotardbanshee

Still have cellulite! Always going to have it. Need plastic surgery or Epic self confidence and self love and acceptance to deal with it lol

Nutella91

ummm.... NOTHING?

Angiebabe2

The assumption that other people have a right to make very personal comments on your weight loss it reminds me of when I was pregnant and complete strangers thought it was ok to touch your stomach to feel the baby , losing weight doesnt mean I lose my personal space!

When you can see the envy in your friends eyes not a good look but you want to yell you can do it too! But I keep my mouth shut I have learnt not to try and sell it to tothers losing weight for a fat person well me at least was a little like an addict I had to be in the right place and have enough reason to do it and keep doing it

But it feels good

FattieBabs

Not much so far but I am only 1/3 of the way there! Boobs gone down from a 44 FF to a 38 GG so I need to buy expensive bras too. It does mean that now they are lifted up a bit I can see a waist developing. Must lift more as I lose. Flabby upper arms still inspite of the weights work. ho hum!

TheCaren

1. "The girls" look like a couple of half empty sandwich bags now and I can't afford, nor am I willing to consider, surgical enhancement.
2. I'm cold all the time. Okay, most of the time.
3. People asking if I've been ill (due to weight loss). Someone actually came into my office and shut the door and asked me if I had cancer because that was the rumor. REALLY???
4. Believe it or not, I'm totally sick of compliments about my weight loss at this point. My body image has always been so poor, I swear all I hear from "OMG you look so great with all that weight you lost" is "OMG you were so gross looking before but now you look normal". I know, pretty pathetic.
5. Baggy clothes.
6. When stores order pants, they order 42 pairs in one style, but only one in my size. So I have a hard time finding stuff that fits right unless I get lucky and the one pair in my size hasn't been bought yet.
7. I have hundreds of dollars in Victoria's Secret bras and panties I'll never be able to wear again, nor can I afford to replace.

HOWEVER. HAVING SAID ALL OF THIS WHINY STUFF. I AM SO DANG GLAD THAT I LOST THIS WEIGHT THAT I'LL TAKE ALL OF THE ABOVE AND MORE TO HAVE THAT FEELING I GET ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN I CATCH SIGHT OF MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AND REALIZE, HEY, THAT'S REALLY ME!!!!

TropicalFlowerz

Things flap now.
Arms flap. Thigh meat flaps. Stomach flap flaps.

I do Jillian's 30 day shred and it sounds like I have an audience clapping for me. loudly. :blushing:

Some clothes don't fit, others do. Some things are waaaaaay too big and fall off me, others fit weird, buy new clothes and they fit weird...Not sure of my size, just dont want to find out...somewhere between 18-20 (19.5, maybe?)

People ask me "oh, youre trying to lose weight? why?" hello, you dont see this 282lb im carrying around? it aint for fashi
People see I'm losing and say: "oh, what pill are you on?" this new one called "diet and exercise" man, its working like a charm!

Fellow fat people see me working out or eating right and they say: "oh, I cant do that. Im just gonna cut back and ill lose" while biting burger or inhaling fries. Yeah. Let me know how that works out.

People who make stupid comments about my goal. i tell them that I want to be 165, or a size 6-8, whichever one comes first (I was a solid 10 at 185) and they say "oh thats too small, you will be good at about a 14" yeah, thats still overweight and unhealthy. thats not what I want.

I just want to wear a tshirt that says: "yes, im losing weight. No, you cant comment. Have a great day!"

^^^WHAT SHE SAID!!^^^^....When people ask about my goal(currently 5'3 195) (GOAL under 150/what feels looks good to me!)
they all say ,Oh, no that's too small,your gonna look scrawny,..your big boned!,your meant to be a "big girl"-To that I say MIND YA DAMN BIZ"

jennifer_417

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elkahallick

My clothes don't fit

43932452

I'm still not at my final goal but ..

-Fitting into my stuff either too big/too small.
- Working out burns less calories as my weight is smaller
- looking at smaller clothes, despite the labels looking like they'll
work but still finding I'm bigger than in my head when trying
on designer stuff. grrr.
- Having to spend money for my 'tween' sizing .. which sucks.

miri17k

I can't wait to have this kind of problems:)

onedayatatime12

1. finding ways to afford new clothes
2. avoiding weird comments from weird co-workers
3. the feeling of being "in between"...not quite lost the weight...still working on it...

#3 all the way. How frustrating.. ahhh!

LovinDaNewLiz14

tired of buying clothes that fit on minute and the next I look like I have no *kitten*....spending all this money on clothes really does suck...lol

Jenny775

Always having to buy new clothes but hey, not complaining at all cuz I feel great!!

ProgressNotPerfection32

1. Being flabby EVERYWHERE! Could wear a size smaller if it wasn't for the saddle bags and flabby stomach. Fitted shirts? Forget it!!
2. No boobs
3. Wishing I felt better about my body with 65 pounds gone. Nope. Still don't feel sexy.
4. Being stuck with the last 25 that I cannot seem to shake
5. Taking MONTHS to drop 10 pounds, but one bad cheat day and you can gain 5 overnight!

suemcmurry

NOTHING!!!!

ProgressNotPerfection32

The seats in waiting rooms are even harder these days, now I don't bring my own 'cushioning' :laugh:

^^^^ ROTFLMAO!!! :drinker: love it and so can relate!!

T_X_L

Me and the missus are both working out, eating right and losing weight, and needed to replace our reasonably new mattress because it was now too hard, now that we're less padded. Not complaining though, as we now have more "options"..if ya know what I mean! :bigsmile:

adenium11

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*By unwanted advice, I mean things of this nature: "you are looking great! How much have you lost?" "About 55 pounds." "That's awesome! Hey, have you tried South Beach/Aitkins/cabbage soup/diet pill/etc? I hear you can lose crazy amounts of weight without trying!" And all I can think is, you just said I look great, I've lost 50+ pounds, so why on earth would I want to try something else that may be unhealthy at best and dangerous at worst?

THIS! This is my exact issue.. I lost 18 lbs and inspired a friend to start watching what she ate ( the woman eats burgers and fries daily) and now she is the biggest critic.. It drives me nuts that she's only worked out for 1.5 months, lost 8 inches and 3 lbs and is the queen of fitness/health.. Just one of my pet peaves..

Anyways..I hate spending the money on new clothes.. but I WOULDN'T change any of it! ( weight loss that is .. not critics!)

Soloflyergirl2

With all due respect... When you are between sizes... go to thrift stores., Sal Army or Good Will. The clothes are clean, respectable, and much less expensive. Save your money for the finale.
Put your big bras in the drawer for a memory.... and focus on the fact you have two , healthy breasts, which will be easier to read on a mammogram in your future.
Congratulate yourself for losing 45 pounds, staying in the game, and for the many myfitnesspals who admire you and are inspired by you.
How's that? :flowerforyou:

pheona76

okay. I used to be in great shape and then I hit a stressful patch and lost control of my wieght. So, now I am getting back in shape and I find myself actaully dredding the way people treat me when I am an appropriate weight.

For some reason it is not okay to comment on being overweight but then why is it on loosing weight. Comments on being sick or comments on you are loosing to much, or eating disorder comments, or comments on your lunch, or even name calling. In my office coworkers (who were clearly jealous because they were always concerned about loosing their own wieght) felt it was okay to call me boney as a nickname.

And I know maybe this is rude, but I am kinda a private person. I don't feel comfortable talking about anything personal and people keep asking "how much have you lost?" And they will not take no for an answer.

Also all of a sudden it is okay for strangers to be rude to me. I was checking my make up in a restaurant bathroom and a woman came in and made some kind of comment about how I look great stop primping, but the way she said it and the tone were not nice. And I have noticed that people in public are generally ruder and make faces.

Even freinds would make comments. They said I had a fat mirror in my house that always made me look fat no matter what I weighed. They still tell people that today and laugh.

And may I add I have never been under weight at all. The smallest I was when referred to as boney was 120 lb and I am 5' 4".

Why is okay to treat thin people anyway you want?

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

The only thing that bothers me is having to buy a cork to fit into my now bigger shoes. Since my shoe sizes remains big so its not much of a big deal.

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

okay. I used to be in great shape and then I hit a stressful patch and lost control of my wieght. So, now I am getting back in shape and I find myself actaully dredding the way people treat me when I am an appropriate weight.

For some reason it is not okay to comment on being overweight but then why is it on loosing weight. Comments on being sick or comments on you are loosing to much, or eating disorder comments, or comments on your lunch, or even name calling. In my office coworkers (who were clearly jealous because they were always concerned about loosing their own wieght) felt it was okay to call me boney as a nickname.

And I know maybe this is rude, but I am kinda a private person. I don't feel comfortable talking about anything personal and people keep asking "how much have you lost?" And they will not take no for an answer.

Also all of a sudden it is okay for strangers to be rude to me. I was checking my make up in a restaurant bathroom and a woman came in and made some kind of comment about how I look great stop primping, but the way she said it and the tone were not nice. And I have noticed that people in public are generally ruder and make faces.

Even freinds would make comments. They said I had a fat mirror in my house that always made me look fat no matter what I weighed. They still tell people that today and laugh.

And may I add I have never been under weight at all. The smallest I was when referred to as boney was 120 lb and I am 5' 4".

Why is okay to treat thin people anyway you want?

Not to sound rude here but it looks like you're taking things too negatively that are otherwise not a big deal. Unless people especially strangers give you outright rude comments like calling you names, you will never know exactly if they are really meant to be rude to you. Tone of voice and "wordings" alone aren't enough to make us think people aren't being nice. We really never know what's on their minds unless we directly ask them.

As for people you know like your friends & co-workers, tell them straight that their comments aren't helping you. If they listen then great but if not then just leave it and think of it as their own issues to deal with.

charlenequinn94

Here's mine- people telling me that I "don't need to lose any more weight."

I get this all the time and it drives me crazy.

I had two ladies at work tell me I needed to stop because it was making my legs hurt.

bawalker11

Also I hate the guilt. I can't eat a damn cookie with out knowing just how bad it is for me... I want the damn cookie... I crave the damn cookie but the moment I put it in my mouth i feel guilty... Then I have to talk myself through the guilt saying its ok to eat a cookie once in a while... cookies are a part of real life... i need to stop living in diet land and learn to maintain in real life... its ok to eat a 100 calorie effing cookie... i'm not going to baloon back up instantainiously... ugh... all that drama over a cookie...

Rant over..

This, I swear I have to seriously talk myself down sometimes, like I am contemplating robbing a bank... I have to remind myself it is just a cookie!