Bad things that have happened since I starting losing weight

exercise2day2

1. I can't eat as much as I used to, because I actually recognize what it feels like to be full.
2. My spandex pants keep falling down while I Zumba.
3. I am not satisfied with eating box dinners, and insist on actually preparing wholesome meals.
4. I get upset when I can't exercise 4 times per week.

1longroad

I am always Freezing!!! Even when I am under the covers!!!
I had to buy new undies, twice.
I have to safety pins my pants, even though these are my 'smaller clothes'
If I sit for more than 15 or 20 minutes, my tailbone hurts!
People say to me, "You must have lost over 120 pounds". (Did I really look forty pounds heavier than I was?)
I still cannot find clothes that fit!!
Loose skin! Ick!!

shaynepoole

1) this is a common one, but I am always always cold. I end up apologizing to everyone because I lost my insulation and I live in the desert.
2) I no longer support my local pharmacy as I stopped 1/2 of my medications since they were no longer needed (The pharmacists knew me by name)
3) Same with doctors, my checkups are getting scheduled with less frequency
4) Supermarket checkout people no longer want to come to my house for dinner
5) My dogs expect to be taken out now and attack me when I go to the door (on the other hand, I can now slip out the door without letting them escape)
4) I annoy my friends as I can now borrow their clothes
5) Shopping for clothes has too many options now that I can buy clothes from everywhere, not just plus size stores
6) I have credit cards that I cut up from disuse as they were for stores that I can no longer shop at. Sorry Lane Bryant, Avenue, Catherine's
7) I have found out that too big underwear is just as uncomfortable as too small underwear
8) My bra size has changed into something unrecognizable and apparently hard to find
9) Victoria's Secret is something that I can finally learn
10) I spend less on jewelry as I no longer need to make anything larger to fit me thereby driving down the profit they make off of me
11) my heating bill has gone up... see number 1...
12) my storage closet is full. As I have no idea what to do with the size 26/28 clothes I had
13) clothes that were too small for me before are now too big and have moved to the storage closet
14) my bedroom closets are comparatively empty and the clothes in there look lonely
15) I've had to get my glasses adjusted... twice... the first time the guy commented on how bowed out the frames were
16) people comment on now much happier I seem and they now want to talk to me. So I apparently lost the surly protection field I once had
17) baggy leggings = can we say unattractive?

I love this post!

Dargealing

1.my clothes were too big, but I have a sewing machine and know how to use it. 2.I had a stack of clothes I didn't want to alter, so I shared them in a clothing exchange with friends and came home with clothes from the clothing exchange that fit. oh that is a good thing
3. I to am cold all the time. I've only lost 22lbs but loads of inches.That too is a good thing, but now more of my fav. clothes are too big.
4. I too get upset if I can't work out or do at least my walk.
5. I don't go out to eat if I can help it as I hate over priced fattening food and prefer eating home made.
6.hate winter when I can't get outside because of it being too cold.
What have I done about it?
given some of the clothes away. sewing ones I want to keep.
Done some hormone therapy to help with cold, and hot and mod swings.
pampered myself when I house sit here where there is a Sauna, and elliptical and massage chair.
helping others to get on this site for help and self care, like I found.
all the negative can't outweigh the joy I have been experiencing from being the smallest I have been and stayed, and the healtiest I have been as well.

so if you have friends or neighbors that have clothes they want to get rid of or have exchanged, and then you take from those items that will fit you.. that way it costs nothing for the smaller clothes. I have lots of friends. There were so many clothes left that they had to be set aside for future clothing exchange. And for us gals the too big bra issue, a sewing machine goes a long way.
even for undies till you get new ones. I hope some of the suggestions have made on my entry are useful

twinkiemon

I get cold more easily because I'm losing my insulation!

shaynepoole

one more thing

The absolute need to try on clothes before buying them

Confuzzled4ever

I can't handle greasy foods anymore
I have more workout clothes then regular clothes
I gave my Christmas list to my family and thy commented it was all workout.gym.kicthen related lol
I have 1 pair of jeans that fot
i have 1 pair of trousers that fit
My shoes are too big
my boobs shrank
i'm always cold
i hate rest days.. i force them occasionally
Sugar gives me a headache
I rarely watch tv and can't relate to half the people i know, since my life consists of working out. reading about nutrition trying new recipes and playing sports.
I spend a lot more of food
you can see 5 pounds if i gain it
I'm always cold
I think i have to give up beer.. (crown is staying though!!)
I get shin splints

SlinkyAndHerAmazingBunsOfSteel

Nothing. It's all good! :glasses:

lebbyloses

* I had to go Black Friday shopping for the first time ever, not to buy gifts, but because all my dresses are too big and I don't have anything to wear to holiday parties and I can't afford to pay full price.
* I carefully trained my dog to enjoy sleeping in, and now I'm awake and ready for our walk and he is hiding under the covers and refusing to go out in the cold!
* I have no money, but I covet things like cashmere tights and fleece leggings! I'm always freezing!
* I'm never satisfied anymore! I'm not even at my goal weight yet, but I'm full of new fitness goals that seem as out of reach as a normal BMI did last year.
* I have a long list of healthy recipes that look fabulous, but it takes me so long to eat my way through one that I will never get through the list of things I want to try.

So many problems! You can see I am doing my part to keep the economy going and make up for any savings in soap and gas.

mel4bee

I'm always cold. Always. No more isolation. And I live in Canada... lol
My bra don't fit me anymore
As someone said, greasy food is not as appealing ad it used to be
And I spend wayyy too much time in the kitchen lol

xraygal84

I am only about half way to my goal, and already, bad things are happening!

1. Looking older because there's less fat to fill in the wrinkles
2. Feeling crummy if I can't work out one day
3. Unwanted attention from men much older than I am
4. Loose skin
5. Underwear too big, bras too big
6. Figuring out what to wear now. Old clothes too big, but don't want to spend a lot of money on new clothes that also won't fit soon, so have been shopping at Goodwill. (I love the clothing exchange idea, wonder how to find in my area?)
7. People who ask what I've been doing, then when I tell them working out every day, and using MFP, they don't believe me.

Ah, there were worse problems when I was fat(ter)

bonbons324

This is great!

50Mimmy

My clothes are too big!
When I buy new clothes that fit, it is not long before they also are to big!
My boobs are small :O
I get embarrassed of all the compliments

lynn1982

Jealousy! Is no one else dealing with this? I would love to hear how you are dealing with it.

Yup. I've experienced it, but haven't really dealt with it... my best friend was super mean to me for a while because of my weight loss. She seems to have gotten over it (or is focused on her own life). Another friend of mine who is much heavier keeps posting about "thin privilege." I "liked" one of the links (because honestly, I agreed with it) and she told me that I can't "like" it because I as a "thin" person, I experience "thin privilege." One can apparently only be an "ally" if one is heavier... anyway, she's no longer a friend, I suppose.


I would say, the worst things about my weight loss have definitely been the cost of buying new clothes (I just can't afford it anymore) and not having as much padding on my bum!! Sitting in some chairs just hurts!

portofmorrow

- My boobs went from being virtually non-existent to totally non-existent.
- I had to buy all new clothes TWICE (after the first 20lbs, and after the following 20lbs)
- Receiving comments like, "What do you eat - air?" "Have you stopped eating?" "You looked fine before..." "Are you going to stop losing weight now?"

Besides these few small complaints, life is goooooood.

sbear867

Bump

LionessWhispers

--I have to sleep with a pillow between my knees so my bones don't poke each other??
--All of my favorite pants that I kept for years saying "someday I'll fit into you again" are now starting to get baggy! Nooo!!

k80flec

Bump - cos I just love this thread

Eleonora91

My self esteem got incredibly lower because I know I've lost a lot of weight but I know I'm nowhere near being thin yet.

SunOfMan

The cold! Last winter was one of the worst I've ever experienced. I was wearing a vest, 3 T-shirts, hat, gloves and a jacket at work!

juliasays77

I keep thinking I'm sitting on something, but it's just my tailbone, which hardly has any padding anymore.

When I was younger, I had a sexy hourglass shape, and it's gone now! I'm very rectangular. I never would have thought my entire shape would change, but my hips are much smaller than they ever have been. I thought they'd be bigger now that I've had kids, but they're not.

misscem94

My underwear don't fit anymore

haha, this!

40andFindingFitness

I've been catching colds more easily. I've got a mild one now and had another a few months ago. I'm not usually this susceptible to colds.

are you eating enough/getting enough nutrients? It seems like the opposite should happen . Try adding garlic to your meals, a staple food for me . Hope you feel better,

Thanks for the info. I thought I was, plus I've been taking a mulch-vitamin. I may need to revamp my diet.

Scarlett_S

My tailbone hurts when I sit at my desk too long.
I am also cold most of the time.
No one calls me "The Tank" anymore because I can't do 12 shots and keep going. I really can't even do 2 anymore.
I never see the hot pizza delivery guy I used to be good friends with.
If I miss two days in a row at the gym, people start texting and asking if I am sick.
My kids whine about not eating normal food (McDonalds) like their friends.
I could use an extra closet for my workout wear.

LauraCarlson86

- pants falling down
- belt doesn't fit
- underwear falling down
- expensive clothing is baggy and looks dumb
- fiance is uncomfortable when laying on my shoulder/arm because its not soft anymore!
- people commenting daily about my height (i guess looking slimmer also makes me look taller, and i'm already 6 feet tall)


and I LOVE ITTTTTT!

Just_Ceci

I think i have to give up beer.. (crown is staying though!!)

NEVER! (I run for beer!!)

glenelliott5872

(1) I had to buy thermal underwear to wear to stop me shivering at work.
(2) My rings are getting a bit loose

Freedomgurl585

1. my underwear slide off....all the time.
2. Bras don't hold my boobs anymore.
3. Don't get to stop for a 15 minute break half-way through shopping at the grocery store
4. I have now become addicted to full body moisturizer...before I was addicted to ice cream.
But I love it and can't wait til I have more.

prdavies1949

I have just got back from town, I went in to buy some food for the garden birds and came back with £150.00 worth of running kit.

EmmiDahling

1. Replacing my wardrobe 3 times
2. Trying to use safety pins to avoid replacing wardrobe pieces
3. Finding clothes I love and having to say 'goodbye' as they become too big (I really need to learn how to do alterations)
4. Having to replace shoes because apparently you can loose fat from your feet, too
5. A former co-worker who asks what my total weight loss is up to now everytime I see him (I think he just doesn't know what else to say)
6. Friends who can't believe that I order a hamburger when we go out to dinner