Bad things that have happened since I starting losing weight

jeanineolson

Awesome.. Congratulations

SolanumSunrise

1. None of my clothes fit me anymore so I had to go check out the new thrift store that opened last week (and got a 30% off coupon for donating clothes ).
2. My teenage girls now call me an "exercise dork".
3. Certain male co-workers have said "You're looking good, girl!" in a way that made me blush.

2stepscloser

LOVE these lists!

My worst has been the wardrobe. Nothing fits and my budget doesn't allow for new work and casual clothes.

jmleffler

Hahaha, I love this!

1. I lost my pants at work because I was too cheap to shop for more clothes.
2. I decided to buy dresses thinking I'd get more use out of them than pants, and now I look like a girly girl (HURL)
3. I've gotten tired of explaining "how I'm losing the weight".
4. I'm getting groped by coworkers grabbing my ribs, waist, and hips while exclaiming, "You are shrinking!!!"
5. A female coworker spanked me on the *kitten* and said, "Damn, your *kitten* is looking smaller."
6. I liked getting spanked by a girl
7. My food is rotting and I keep throwing it out, because I can't eat it fast enough

I wouldn't be too upset either if #5 and 6 happened here, lol.....

mmddwechanged

I went out for lunch with my husband today and he said, "your clothes don't fit properly". I often feel frumpy in my baggy clothes. I guess there is a simple remedy for that though.

samanthachen

1. Cut my achilles tendon shaving (edited to say I am very pear-shaped, and I carry a lot of weight in my legs. My tendon was covered by a lot of squishy love, and now it is the cause for buckets of blood gushing into the shower. Most likely, no one will be able to relate to this one haha they weren't cankles either. That's the weird part... just very large calves with very soft ankles)
2. Nothing fits. I look like I am wearing a sinched up paper bag when I tighten pants with a belt
3. My shoes are too big (go figure).
5. My grandma won't stop asking me how I did it... what magic pill... I tell her MFP, eating well, and exercising, and she gets mad like I am keeping a gem-of-weight-wisdom from her

:flowerforyou:

Fun post! Thank you

zoeysasha37

Congrats !

juliana0813

LOL! bump

donthegeek

I just flew back from a business trip so here is mine and I am so happy.

1. Didn't scare people on the plane when they saw me coming down the aisle. They used to be afraid I would sit next to them and take up all the same.
2. I'm putting some poor cabby out of business since I walked from the hotel to the conference center, dinner, etc.
3. Did get to meet new people in the elevator at Reagan National Metro stop due to the escalator being broken, just walked up the broken escalator.
4. Had to buy new sneakers since I've worn out the old ones in the past four months.

For bad things, I am really in a good mood.

backpacker44

When I lay on my side with my legs on top of each other, my knees start to hurt because there is much less fat padding the bones.. Weird, I know..

Lunachic77

1. Can't sit on hard chairs for long, need padding.
2. Frito Lay is stalking me and have wrote me several letters asking where I am and if I'm ok
3. I no longer hear applause when I run (my thighs stopped clapping for me)
4. The money I spend on Frito Lay has been rerouted to GNC
5. A homeless guy offered to buy me a hot meal
6. The family dog now has muscles
7. I get confused to be my sons older sister
8. I am a calorie savant - I unconciously watch people at the food court and know how many calories they are eating without even looking it up
9. The heavy handed mayo/double meat guy at Subway hates me...I'm always turning him down

backpacker44

I just flew back from a business trip so here is mine and I am so happy.

4. Had to buy new sneakers since I've worn out the old ones in the past four months.

For bad things, I am really in a good mood.

YES!! I've had to buy 3 pairs of running shoes in the past 4 months, when previously they would last several years.

trumpkat80

I have a hard time sorting laundry, my clothes are almost the same size as my kids.
My 11 yr old steals all my shirts.
My husband can't keep his hands off my butt.
So many people have been motivated, by my weight loss, that I had to start a fit club.
AND I love my arms so much that I flex anytime I wear a tank top & spend way too much time checking myself out

jzammetti

1. Cut my achilles tendon shaving (edited to say I am very pear-shaped, and I carry a lot of weight in my legs. My tendon was covered by a lot of squishy love, and now it is the cause for buckets of blood gushing into the shower. Most likely, no one will be able to relate to this one haha they weren't cankles either. That's the weird part... just very large calves with very soft ankles)

:flowerforyou:

Fun post! Thank you

OMG! Me TOO!!!!:flowerforyou: :drinker:

yavrig

1. i had to add more holes in my new belts already
2. the excess skin hanging around everywhere... it probably weights another 20 lbs... maybe i should cut it off. SOON
3. weird never-before-seen bones sticking out
4. salvation army is going to give me a frequent donor honorarium if I keep this up ROFL

lvbor

I am wearing out my tyres driving back and forth to the op shop to donate clothes that are too big for me.

I saw a cardiologist a couple of times, but have no need to see her again. This is bad because she was the nicest doctor I've ever met.

If I don't get to go for at least a 20 minute run each day, I feel like I'm missing out on something I enjoy.

trumpkat80

I no longer look like a bad Dolly impersonator, it took forever to find the right size bras size.
After nearly a yr I STILL forget I don't need large shirts anymore.

dakotawitch

My comfortable jeans are now falling off my *ss.
I've had to buy more sports bras since I work out almost every day now.
I've had to purchase stronger deodorant since I work out so much more and sweat harder.
I do 1-2 extra loads of laundry per week due to added workout clothes -- especially since my partner now works out with me
I'm going to need new yoga pants soon since mine don't stay up all the time!

MyChocolateDiet

1) resorting to outdated clothes that fit until getting closer to goal weight and buying new clothes.

2) not handling it gracefully when a guy at a restaurant we used to frequent insisted I've lost weight and I tried to deny it in front of hubby and he tried to feign ignorance of the fact as well. luckily it's a sweet guy who just took it as modesty and stuck his hand up for a high five that I had to comply with.



3) stressing out before every event to wonder if I can still get away with camouflaging my weight loss to avoid awkward conversation I do not want to take part in.

4) still unable to find new bras, not so much because they aren't being made as much as I just want the same one's i used to get to be made in my new but transient size.

Going4Yoked

hahaha! You'll laugh, but I was a TWIG in my legs. Since working out, MY BUTT CAN'T FIT IN ANY of my pants! NONE! And I wore designer jeans. Literally my thighs and my butt CAN NOT fit into my jeans anymore. I gave EVERY PAIR of jeans I owned to my little brother (3 years younger). He was so pumped haha. I, on the other hand, spent SO MUCH money kuz... I HAD NO PANTS. Like none! Only shorts! So I had to get literally almost an entire wardrobe (well... half haha)

castelluzzo99

OP, #7 was a hoot! :laugh: :laugh:

For me, it's this really nice skirt I bought right after I had my last baby. It's a straight skirt that's long enough (I hate skirts sitting above my knees--call me modest, it's my middle name), and it fit perfectly back then. Now, I can gently tighten my abs (not exaggerated) and pull the skirt out an inch away from my tummy. It's one of those skirts that MUST sit at the waist--it won't work letting it slide down the hips a little. I'm going to miss it! Until I have another baby, at least...

blackcloud13

1. Cold. Always cold. I have no idea fat was such a good insulator!
2. I hate shopping, so I haven't bothered to buy new clothes. However, its beginning to look really bad - the other day a colleague at work told me I looked as if I had stolen my big brother's clothes!
3. Gets a bit boring explaining to people that I'm actually not dying (but thanks for asking??). To be fair to them, though, I think the process has been tiring for me; so I can see where that question comes from.
4. My beer drinking capacity has collapsed - I have become a "lightweight" in more than one sense!

rdcphone572

I hang out at a better class of website and read interesting stuff about fitness with my spare time. Examples:

http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php?ns=1

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

This is better than the Real Housewives or the other dramadies using up life space.

Although, the shear brain numbing of reality tv is a bit like a sedative so that effect is gone...Lol!

Defren

Great thread. Here are a couple of "bad things":

1. Cannot sit in our kitchen's wooden chairs for very long anymore. Not enough padding in the lower area anymore.
2. Needed to buy and learn how to use a food scale. The $4.99 was not that tough but having to use all of my advanced education to learn how to read the amount was hard.
3. I, too, am colder more often. I guess 80 lbs of fat had some benefits.

Oh I so agree with No's 1 and 3. The other bad thing, when I curl up in bed I can't have one knee on the other, they are too boney and it hurts. :-)

FitRodr

I like your list! Oh... the bad things we suffer ;o)

desiv2

1. I'm more cold all the time
2. I'm shy and the compliments are embarassing
3. New clothes are expensive
4. My boobs are getting smaller ..
5. I can't sit for as long before my butt starts to hurt
6. I spend more time being active than playing video games/computer these days.


My good stuff list will always be longer though.

Cupcakehippiemommy

this! People not recognizing me and a higher libido are to of the "bad" things from weight loss lol

amandapye78

this! People not recognizing me and a higher libido are to of the "bad" things from weight loss lol

I thought I was the only one to experience the higher libido. I thought I was just weird. haha

lizcr13

2. Frito Lay is stalking me and have wrote me several letters asking where I am and if I'm ok

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

honeysprinkles

Definitely #1, 2, and 9 for me! But overall, I'm super happy with my progress!