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The weird things you miss about NOT being overweight...

SimonLondon
SimonLondon Posts: 350
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
I'm not talking about food or drink but the strange little things you used to take for granted but can't anymore.

Mine is this....

As I sit here at work with folded arms I no longer have a big soft belly to rest my arms on. Now I have a rib cage again I just can't quite get comfy. Might have to bring in a cushion :laugh:
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  • sblim
    sblim Posts: 99
    A much different question than the norm around here, but I can actually think of one thing: Being warm in the winter with all the extra padding!
  • squoozyq
    squoozyq Posts: 305
    Nowhere to rest your coffee or plate when you are eating in front of the television! Crossing your legs easily, climbing a flight of stairs and not having to catch your breath. Clothes that don't touch any part of your body....so many things....
  • shellshalla
    shellshalla Posts: 263 Member
    A much different question than the norm around here, but I can actually think of one thing: Being warm in the winter with all the extra padding!

    Yes I'm always cold!! haha
  • RosieB405
    RosieB405 Posts: 150 Member
    This is funny but I can no longer wear half my size 10 shoes in my closet because my feet have gotten smaller and I can't stuff quite as much in my bra (for example cell phone, keys, money, credit cards, camera, etc.)
  • mommamills
    mommamills Posts: 437
    having your own cushion at the baseball game on those hard bleachers without having to worry about toting one around!!
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    I think I'll miss the porta-chair...

    ya know when you get up and the chair stays stuck to your rear? :grumble:
  • Crysta1976
    Crysta1976 Posts: 184 Member
    and I can't stuff quite as much in my bra (for example cell phone, keys, money, credit cards, camera, etc.)

    Best answer ever!!!! LOL
  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
    I have to much energy to sleep much at night. Sometimes I miss sleep even though I don't really need it.
  • Yurippe
    Yurippe Posts: 850 Member
    I'm not sure if I really miss my old lifestyle, but I will say it was much easier! No regular sleep schedule, eating whatever I wanted without thinking twice about it, drinking only soda, never getting off the couch.... Those things don't really sound appealing anymore because I feel so much better now.

    At my heaviest I was always cold. :explode: I wear a jacket all summer! I am terrified what next winter in Wisconsin is going to feel like with less insulation.
  • ka_42
    ka_42 Posts: 720 Member
    I really miss having clothes fit my body! and I can't afford to buy many new ones... in the mean time I just look frumpy. When I do try to go shopping I still can't find my size!
  • acakeforawife
    acakeforawife Posts: 207
    At first it was kinda fun to see all these BONES that used to be hidden by fat, but now they are kind of annoying! When I lie in bed at night I'm SUPER aware of how my knee bones constantly knock together -- it feels so weird! I'm also always banging my forearms on my hip bones -- honestly, for a clumsy person like me, having bones so close to the surface is proving dangerous!! :tongue:
  • cardswimmom
    cardswimmom Posts: 71
    Definitely miss my bigger bra size....why is that always the first place you lose when there is oh so much to take from the stomach/hip/thigh area which is SO hard to lose???:mad:
  • pniana
    pniana Posts: 254 Member
    I really miss having clothes fit my body! and I can't afford to buy many new ones... in the mean time I just look frumpy. When I do try to go shopping I still can't find my size!
    ME TOO! I went down 2 sizes but can't afford to re-stock my closet. Plus I would buy something here or there as I was losing weight and those don't fit me now either. Seems silly to complain about but it's no fun to have a new body hidden under bigger clothing.
  • lelesmama
    lelesmama Posts: 26 Member
    Love this! I miss resting my chin on my hand and having a soft cushion there. Now my jawbone digs into my hand!
  • pniana
    pniana Posts: 254 Member
    Definitely miss my bigger bra size....why is that always the first place you lose when there is oh so much to take from the stomach/hip/thigh area which is SO hard to lose???:mad:
    THIS I am having fixed in a couple of weeks. The bra size thing just wasn't cool.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    I used to rest my hands on my lovehandles but now my hands just slide down!!
  • cardswimmom
    cardswimmom Posts: 71
    Definitely miss my bigger bra size....why is that always the first place you lose when there is oh so much to take from the stomach/hip/thigh area which is SO hard to lose???:mad:
    THIS I am having fixed in a couple of weeks. The bra size thing just wasn't cool.
    That is my plan too...when I hit my goal (hopefully a couple of months away)!
  • snowsflake
    snowsflake Posts: 214 Member
    Awesome topic! I agree with the putting stuff in your bra; however, I can still fit a few things in there. I don't really miss anything from my former self...I am a lot colder now, but I also chalk that up to not drinking or smoking anymore, AND my shoes don't fit me anymore either...SWEET! :)
  • DanOhh
    DanOhh Posts: 1,806 Member
    I miss having an excuse.
  • surlydave
    surlydave Posts: 512 Member
    Great topic. Can I just ask when women started regularly using their bra as storage? Last night I was at the gym and at least 3 women had their phone/ipod sticking up out of their sports bra.
  • SimonLondon
    SimonLondon Posts: 350
    I miss having an excuse.

    Has to be the winner so far :laugh: :drinker:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    At first it was kinda fun to see all these BONES that used to be hidden by fat, but now they are kind of annoying! When I lie in bed at night I'm SUPER aware of how my knee bones constantly knock together -- it feels so weird! I'm also always banging my forearms on my hip bones -- honestly, for a clumsy person like me, having bones so close to the surface is proving dangerous!! :tongue:

    OH MY GOD YES! When my hip bones first emerged, they stayed bruised for weeks! :noway: :laugh: Anything I picked up immediately banged into my hip bone. Being less fat is so painful!

    I also definitely miss the extra insulation at times. Used to be hot all the time, now I'm cold all the time. At least now I can throw on a jacket or cardigan if I have the presence of mind to bring one with me (but I usually don't; I figure shivering burns a TON of calories though, right? :tongue:).
  • bellinachuchina
    bellinachuchina Posts: 498 Member
    Hmmm...defnitely bra size, used to be DD's, now a B! lol I'm learning to love my chi chis :) Other than that I'd say the bony factor is still new for me, not used to feeling/seeing any bones easily! And of course, eating whatever b/c I was already ridiculously fat.

    What's great about this post, is that it made me realize I only had three things to "miss" about being grande. I now have hundreds of things I love about being chiquitita :D
  • pniana
    pniana Posts: 254 Member
    Great topic. Can I just ask when women started regularly using their bra as storage? Last night I was at the gym and at least 3 women had their phone/ipod sticking up out of their sports bra.
    HA! My girlfriends and I have a little "theme song" for this, sung to the tune for "Hot Pockets" Bra Pocket!
  • dothompson
    dothompson Posts: 1,184 Member
    My bottom has no padding. It hurts to sit on a hard chair.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    I miss being able to just go to bed.

    I have a large chest & upper body. I'm a tummy sleeper, and since I lost my belly, when I lay down it puts my lower back in a crazy sway position. I have to sleep with a pillow under my hips to get my back straight, and if I forget it I wake up sore and achy.
  • sonjavon
    sonjavon Posts: 1,019 Member
    It used to take less water to fill up the bathtub...

    Now that my belly is smaller - I can see how much work my thighs need...

    I'm realizing that now that my face is thinner - it's harder to put on makeup... am I the only one with this issue? I can't seem to figure out blush....
  • mellers1313
    mellers1313 Posts: 105 Member
    I'm feeling the cold more too ?!
  • lknorthstar
    lknorthstar Posts: 132 Member
    The extra padding around my rib cage! I notice the wire in my bra poking may ribs now! Also the extra padding on my butt! My saddle this year sure seems to be harder! :wink:
  • lknorthstar
    lknorthstar Posts: 132 Member
    I miss being able to just go to bed.

    I have a large chest & upper body. I'm a tummy sleeper, and since I lost my belly, when I lay down it puts my lower back in a crazy sway position. I have to sleep with a pillow under my hips to get my back straight, and if I forget it I wake up sore and achy.

    Oh my gosh! I have the same problem! I can't move if I fall asleep on my stomach without a pillow under my hips! Not so fun dragging yourself out of bed by your arms because your back is so sore and stiff!!:laugh:
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