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

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  • lknorthstar
    lknorthstar Posts: 132 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! :)

    In my younger and thinner years I was able to stuff my bra full of stuff. Get home, take the bra off, half my possessions fell on the floor! Not so much room left in there anymore...even with all the weight I have lost!

    Okay, way to many good and funny posts...I just keep replying to more and more!
  • NaturalMom
    NaturalMom Posts: 85
    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.)
    Totally there with you!!! All my SHOES!!!!
    Not to mention, I kind of liked not being checked out everytime I wore something snug.... I actually kind of enjoyed being anonymous and unattractive some days. Weird, right?
  • sniffles
    sniffles Posts: 295
    I miss being warm. ): I've been FREEZING since the weight came off. *sigh*

    I miss Penningtons... when I go there now the sales ladies glare at me. ): And nothing fits...

    I miss being able to find bras that fit (I'm a large cup, small band now which limits my options in town VERY much).

    I miss being able to wear my rings (they all slide off and I have no money to size them down).

    I miss being able to say; he didn't flirt because I'm fat. ): Now I just have to admit he didn't flirt because he's not interested. *SIIIGH*

    Speaking of freezing I need to find a sweater now... this office is KILLING me.
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 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.
    I seemed to have missed that memo too!:laugh: :wink: Sounds handy though:tongue:
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member

    Not to mention, I kind of liked not being checked out everytime I wore something snug.... I actually kind of enjoyed being anonymous and unattractive some days. Weird, right?
    No I totally get what you're saying, it's like you could go anyplace in the past and now it doesn't work that way, you get stopped or interupted, yea it can be a drag. Ok, never thought I'd say that either but I do know what you mean. I just didn't realize anyone else felt that or was dealing with that too.

    Thanks for not making me feel alone:blushing: :tongue:
    Becca:flowerforyou:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Not to mention, I kind of liked not being checked out everytime I wore something snug.... I actually kind of enjoyed being anonymous and unattractive some days. Weird, right?

    Yes, ugh! I'm still fat and I'm getting way more male attention than I ever wanted. I almost want to keep this extra 40-50 pounds because I shudder to think of the crap women with fit bodies have to put up with on a daily basis. That never occurred to me so much before. I feel so bad telling hopeful men they really really can't have my number. :ohwell: :laugh: I just don't think my boyfriend of 4 years would appreciate them calling me is all.

    I also feel bad for my bf. I can feel him being a little insecure lately. You know, about having such a fire hot girlfriend & all (and that's totally a joke, btw). It's like he looses a little chunk of his security (and sanity) with each additional pound I lose.
  • carrieliz81
    carrieliz81 Posts: 489 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!

    HAHAHAHA! "Bra pocket!" to the Hot Pocket theme.... brilliant!!

    When I lay on the couch and my little puppy curls up on top of my side, his bony legs dig into my bones and it hurts when either of us move a little! Ouch! It used to be such a comfy way to snuggle, but now it's just a bit ouchy.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Yeah,,, I hear all you poor dejected women, so brokenhearted to be the subject of so much opposite sex attention. It's more than the heart can bear,,, :laugh:


    I've gotten a little extra attention lately, it's wierd. A while back we were cruising the mall and I came around a corner and came face to face with a cutie a li'l younger than us. It was a surprise to her and she didn't have time for guile. It was a quick succession of expression - in 5 seconds I saw <<surprise - appraisal - approval - realization of 'caught' - embarassment>>. It was wild.

    Of course I probably misread the whole thing,,, she might have just been blown away by something behind me, or something. Nice memory either way.

    Most women see heavy guys as either invisible or unattractive (at best). I don't miss that at all.
  • themethod
    themethod Posts: 257
    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.

    I am the queen of this. I always, always, always carry my phone in my bra when I go out. I hate carrying purses, and I don't like the look of the phone in your pocket, ruins the shape of the jeans... so I carry it in my bra on vibrate and then no matter how loud it is, I can always feel my phone ring! However, with less fat around the rib cage, it's now far more conspicuous.
  • CreativeRedhead
    CreativeRedhead Posts: 2,166
    Hmm not that I exactly miss this altogether but .... I guess I miss being invisible out in public seeing as I hate to be stared at! :tongue: Guess I'll have to get used to it. I do enjoy being told "oh you're beautiful" who could get tired of that? lol
  • dmcpage
    dmcpage Posts: 66 Member
    I miss the anonymity a bit. I've always been top heavy, so when I gained weight my bottom just caught up to the top and it just wasn't the first thing people saw when I enter a room. Now I'm getting the looks again, and most times it's unwelcome. I just miss hiding a little bit of what I wanted to hide, and now when I try to show off other assets it still feels like I'm just barking up the wrong tree.
  • lisawest
    lisawest Posts: 798 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.

    I don't know about anyone else, but I started using it when they quit putting pockets in pants and dresses.:tongue: Guys ALWAYS (especially in dress clothes) have 5 to 10 pockets. I have to search for work pants that have pockets, and forget about dresses! Now, many may ask, "Why not just use a purse?" Well, 2 reasons really. 1) That would necessitate purchasing a purse, and 2) I've been carrying around a diaper bag for almost 6 years now and I am TIRED of carrying around a bag! My bra is SO much more handy! Plus, since I haven't purchased new ones since I've lost my weight, there is PLENTY of room!:laugh:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Thanks guys. I was just trying to work out a way to fit my phone conspicuously in my bra when a 78 year old coworker walked by my office. :embarassed: :laugh: Talk about unwanted male attention! :noway: :tongue:
  • SimonLondon
    SimonLondon Posts: 350
    I never knew you women stuff your bras with so much stuff... I'm never going to look at any of you the same way again :laugh:
  • Adam13523
    Adam13523 Posts: 25
    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.

    I don't know about anyone else, but I started using it when they quit putting pockets in pants and dresses.:tongue: Guys ALWAYS (especially in dress clothes) have 5 to 10 pockets. I have to search for work pants that have pockets, and forget about dresses! Now, many may ask, "Why not just use a purse?" Well, 2 reasons really. 1) That would necessitate purchasing a purse, and 2) I've been carrying around a diaper bag for almost 6 years now and I am TIRED of carrying around a bag! My bra is SO much more handy! Plus, since I haven't purchased new ones since I've lost my weight, there is PLENTY of room!:laugh:

    Lisa, I promise never to go looking for your phone when it rings.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    I wouldn't go digging on my own, but if she asked for help - - - :laugh: :devil: :bigsmile: :blushing: :smile:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    conspicuously in my bra

    Oops. I meant INconspicuously of course. :laugh:
  • squoozyq
    squoozyq Posts: 305
    For the love of God! Does anyone keep breasts in their bras anymore? Is it just me?
  • sonjavon
    sonjavon Posts: 1,019 Member
    For the love of God! Does anyone keep breasts in their bras anymore? Is it just me?

    I keep my breasts in my bra and I can't fit anything else in there either! I keep laughing about the cell phones and Ipods and thing... don't they get sweaty??? With my luck I'd sweat... and short out a battery... try explaining THAT to verizon!
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    For the love of God! Does anyone keep breasts in their bras anymore? Is it just me?

    Well that's all I keep in mine. That's why I was trying to figure out how to keep other stuff in there. I think my stuff would all fall out of the bottom of it.

    I admire those of you who can successfully hold things (other than boobs) in your bras.

    And wow, this thread has gone way off topic. :tongue:
  • Adam13523
    Adam13523 Posts: 25
    I wouldn't go digging on my own, but if she asked for help - - - :laugh: :devil: :bigsmile: :blushing: :smile:

    Well, being that shes is my SIL, I think my BIL and my wife would have issues..........
  • dinos
    dinos Posts: 1,390 Member
    My knee bones are clanging when I go to bed.
    I can't show off my butt crack when I bend over cause my pants are big enough to hide it.
    I don't have an excuse to get pedicures anymore, I can clip my toe nails
  • AmandaB4588
    AmandaB4588 Posts: 655
    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:

    AGREE!! I actually was losing in my stomach/hips/thighs at first. The girls were looking bigger since the rest of me was getting smaller......

    but now I think that is the only place I am losing. :grumble:
  • xandra
    xandra Posts: 101 Member
    I miss being full. That warm happy feeling of eating a big juicy cheese burger, fries, and chocolate chip cookies with a diet soda :laugh: . I miss not only the taste of the food. But that peaceful FULL feeling. I'm always hungry and unsatisfied now.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    I wouldn't go digging on my own, but if she asked for help - - - :laugh: :devil: :bigsmile: :blushing: :smile:

    Well, being that shes is my SIL, I think my BIL and my wife would have issues..........

    Well, not that I blame you for the offer...but SHE better not be asking.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Hey - you know what women hate worse than men making flirty little offers like that?

    Men NOT making flirty little offers like that... :laugh:

    All in fun big guy.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    Hey - you know what women hate worse than men making flirty little offers like that?

    Men NOT making flirty little offers like that... :laugh:

    All in fun big guy.

    Don't I know that.

    I'm wondering if Adam wants me to bring up the time we both grabbed the wrong spouses tail end?
  • cherie2304
    cherie2304 Posts: 632 Member
    Not to mention, I kind of liked not being checked out everytime I wore something snug.... I actually kind of enjoyed being anonymous and unattractive some days. Weird, right?

    Ok so in the past I never was noticed or if I was I never noticed being noticed...make sense?? Now when I go out I still don't notice being noticed but my friend will tell me that guy or that guy was checking you out. One day I was at the gym on the treadmill and my workout buddy told me that guy over there was checking out your butt. I don't notice it at all. Is that normal??
  • boomboom011
    boomboom011 Posts: 1,459
    a co-worker had an idea for a clothes swap. as you drop down in sizes you can hand them down to anyone that needs them. just a suggestion. :)
  • Alliegator25
    Alliegator25 Posts: 2
    Do you have thrift stores or consignment shops in your area? Maybe you could take your big clothes in to donate/resale and get some clothes that fit. There's always a better selection in smaller sizes and some still have tags on :)
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