Weird things nobody tells you about losing weight

I laughed so hard when I read this. I have been working out 6 days a week for months. One day I am riding down the road and I noticed a lump in my forearm. I was like "what the heck is that", looked at my other arm and there was another lump... it's called a muscle. Duh!!!

I've noticed a lot of changes...

#1 My engagement ring is loose. When my fiance had first purchased it, It fit very snug - NOW - it almost falls off on it's own. I'm getting that ajusted once I get the last 19 lbs off

#2 I discovered not only my collar bones again, but I'm discovering bones right below my collar bones. At first I was freaking out asking my mom if I should be concerned. Then after while it dawned on me...they were covered by fat and I couldn't see them. Now I'm loving it because it looks healthy not sick.

#3 I've also noticed since my arms and shoulders are starting to shrink that I'm seeing more definition and it's giving my body more of a femine look rather than a bulky football player look.

#4 My legs are shrinking which I absolutely never thought could be possible.

#5 I can see my two dimples on my lower back...haven't seen those cuties since high school swimming =D

#6 Cold all the time!! EEEKKK but so worth the benefits!!!

#7 My hip bones have once again been discovered.

I could think of a million more things to mention, but bottom line is....it's so worth every sweat, tear, and pain in the end. I couldn't imagine going back to the "old" me and I won't! We all sooooooo got this!!!!!

I bashed my ankle against a chair leg yesterday. OOOOWWWWW. Bloody bones! Also, my knees press together quite painfully when I lie down in bed - I put a fleecy blanket between them (I'm so sexy).

The one I've noticed most is I have cheekbones again!!! I smile a whole lot more. The extra energy is amazing.

Exactly my point about people being nicer to you when you lost weight. A few mentioned that they had noticed this.

Could it be though, that like ravengirl - you're smiling more, which meakes you more approachable and receptive to attention?

i didn't read through all the posts but so far for me it's just the clothes thing....even though i did discover that when i was down about 1/5th of the weight, i was able to sit indian style agian.



:::::::FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KEEP LOSING YOUR RINGS:::::::
go to like wal-mart, maybe jcp or target have them too, but i know wal-mart - RING SIZERS - it's a little piece of plastic(you can usually get multi-packs with different sizes). you just put it on your ring, and it adjusts the size for you.........and best of all THEY ARE CLEAR! i used those back when i first got my original engagement ring.....WORKED WONDERS!!

Me too on the rings! My wedding ring is now perilously loose, and I've only lost 20 lbs since my wedding two years ago. Money is tight so I haven't been able to resize it and I already lost it once in the snow this past winter and (miraculously) found it a week later when things thawed out. I'm thinking of wraping it in string or something so I can at least keep it on my finger!

To keep your ring on you might could try a ring adjuster. I have a friend with really tiny fingers and she has to use it to keep her engagement ring on. http://www.amazon.com/Ring-Snuggies-Original-Adjusters-Assorted/dp/B0014DGXU8

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Me too on the rings! My wedding ring is now perilously loose, and I've only lost 20 lbs since my wedding two years ago. Money is tight so I haven't been able to resize it and I already lost it once in the snow this past winter and (miraculously) found it a week later when things thawed out. I'm thinking of wraping it in string or something so I can at least keep it on my finger!

I put a bandaid on my rings when they are too loose, it is softer on my fingers, string wears through, and I get sores using anything else! I have had to size my wedding ring 3 times through pregnancy and the original fitting, she is getting a little thin!

I noticed that my hips don't touch the side of the bath anymore... this I like as I can move quite comfortably in the bath now without causing a tidalwave

I'm all about feeling muscles and ribs I didn't know I had, but what pisses me off is stuff that seems to sag more now. Boobs/tummy/butt... I've read things about skin can take a year to firm up and I haven't even really lost that much to have these issues so it just makes me mad (at myself for getting fat to being with!)

This is a fun thread! I'm only down a few pounds since starting about 3 1/2 weeks ago so I'm looking forward to more of the changes that you have experienced. I have noticed that my rings are looser. I can actually get my anniversary band off without running my hand under water. The next goal will be my wedding ring. The fact that I will be able to get it off at all will be a NSV. The biggest surprise so far was yesterday. I have generally found it depressing to look at myself in the bathroom mirror but yesterday I actually saw ribs again. WooHoo! More motivation. Great job everyone!!

I actually notice flaws in my body more now that I am trying so hard to change it. I look at myself and think I lost 20lbs from where and think omg my thighs are huge.:noway: I knew I was over weight but not this badly. But I to have lost a shoe size and my rings are to big.

I had to start playing soccer so chicks would stop hitting on me.

How does playing soccer make chicks not hit on you? If anything, I would think they would hit on you more because now you are an athlete/jock...

The presumption of sexual orientation of soccer players in America...

Really? I know quite a few guys who play soccer, and none of them are gay. Never heard that one before.

What I didn't anticpate...it's a total mindf*uck and people are just plain nicer to you when you aren't fat.

YES! I tried to explain this to people when I lost weight the first time, and people said it was in my head, but it is NOT. People started being nicer to me, talking to me more, holding doors for me, etc.

That's sad; however there could be other factors at work here.

You werent happy with your weight so you went on a diet and achieved your goal! It makes sense then that you are proud of yourself, more confident, happier, maybe more attractive, more approachable

It makes total sense that people are more likely to open doors for smiling, attractive, confident women than they are for shy, sad, women who don't want to be noticed and don't want to be approached

I'll hold a door open for anyone, male or female; however, someone following 20 or 30 yards away - yeah I think I'd wait for the women with a big beaming smile and a spring in her step. You werent happy with how you looked so do you think that was you?

The one exception, hooters waitresses ignore our table now. I'm in SoCal so there are locations everywhere. When I was heavier they used to treat us like any other table coming over, being super nice and flirty with the guys in the table (not knocking them, that's why that place exists) but now that I'm "hot" (....weird...) they tend to ignore our table and we get ****ty service often (jokes on them, I'm a fabulous tipper on the rare occasion that we get somebody that actually waits on our table). TOOOOTALLY worth it tho! Besides, their food sucks. Big Wangs is where it's at for hotwings!


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Had a similar moment a couple of weeks ago. In the dark, laying on my back in the bed, knees drawn up, and one hand resting on my thigh. Talking to my husband when all of the sudden I catch myself thinking, "That feels weird!" I started kinda patting and squeezing my leg when it hit me... my leg felt different because I'd started getting regular exercise and the muscle was firmer, plus the weight I was losing meant there was not so much fat over top of the muscle. It didn't even feel like my leg. So much leaner! Still have a significant pad of fat on the inner thigh, but it was nice to notice the difference!