What is the biggest unexpected surprise after losing weight?

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  • nannybubbles
    nannybubbles Posts: 55
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    A lovely warm bath has always been my personal pick me up and now, because I displace so much less water, I can have it deeper so there is a lot more water than there is me and it feels fantastic !
  • daydream_believer
    daydream_believer Posts: 332
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    people think you have a fake ID if your weightloss is significant (particularly in the face). also i have found that after people notice your loss, they automatically assume it was through an unhealthy manner. :grumble:
  • sandyinsc
    sandyinsc Posts: 70 Member
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    Bump for later. This is an awesome thread! Congrats to all!
  • crazihel
    crazihel Posts: 72 Member
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    Doing ab work - particularly leg extensions is uncomfortable - my bum is too bony!
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,328 Member
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    Just looked after my 22 month grandson all day without collapsing - I am 63.
    One thing that is a bit sad is that I don't have many people to go clothes shopping with. People I used to go with are now bigger than me and it makes it a bit of a difficult subject. I try not to crow as i love them, but I don't have a lot of slimmer friends.
    I had loads of photos taken of myself on holiday and looked good in them!
    I look at fashion mags a lot- I used to hate them.
    I'm looking forward to summer now as I will be able to wear a skirt without my thighs rubbing together and am considering buying some summer shoes with a slight heel. My feet are appreciating not having to carry so much weight!
  • browi
    browi Posts: 47 Member
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    I'm cold...All the time...But it's a small price to pay.

    That, exactly.
  • nwg74
    nwg74 Posts: 360 Member
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    When I am finding clothes I like in shops, a lot of the time they are now way too big. I was a 3XL top and 50" hips/60" waist and I am now a Medium / Large top and 32" waist. Today there a T shirt I liked but it only in XL to 3XL and a pair of jeans was 34" to 42".
  • Show_Stopper
    Show_Stopper Posts: 656 Member
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    I'm cold...All the time...But it's a small price to pay.


    yes this it's sooooo weird
  • annacham
    annacham Posts: 138 Member
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    bump
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
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    Bump
  • dogladytwo
    dogladytwo Posts: 97 Member
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    cold all the time (fingers and toes especially) and sore tailbone are the negatives. Turning over easily in bed and completing vigorous yard work without complete exhaustion are the positives.
  • JasonAxelrod
    JasonAxelrod Posts: 58 Member
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    The ridiculously huge changes in personal perspective. The biggest and most recent one has been that I can actually enjoy eating slowly.

    I don't know if it is a measure of my compulsive eating disorder or if I had just grown accustomed to eating quickly and eating with large mouthfuls for so long that it truly was the only way I felt I could enjoy and "savor" my food in the past. I went into my diet thinking this would never change and would simply be something I would have to deal with—not enjoying my food as much because I needed to eat slowly.

    I don't know how or why the change happened, but this is the first time, aside from either being really, really busy while eating or simply being sick that I was able to enjoy eating smaller bites or mouthfuls and more slowly, and that doing so had its own appeal.
  • Happpyyygirl
    Happpyyygirl Posts: 1
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    In the shower, my shoulders feel slimmer. How weird is that?
  • simplysera
    simplysera Posts: 21 Member
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    bump !! This is awsum!
  • orangesmartie
    orangesmartie Posts: 1,870 Member
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    For me its how cold I am most of the time. I have to wear lots of layers to keep warm now :(
  • orangesmartie
    orangesmartie Posts: 1,870 Member
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    The ridiculously huge changes in personal perspective. The biggest and most recent one has been that I can actually enjoy eating slowly.

    I don't know if it is a measure of my compulsive eating disorder or if I had just grown accustomed to eating quickly and eating with large mouthfuls for so long that it truly was the only way I felt I could enjoy and "savor" my food in the past. I went into my diet thinking this would never change and would simply be something I would have to deal with—not enjoying my food as much because I needed to eat slowly.

    I don't know how or why the change happened, but this is the first time, aside from either being really, really busy while eating or simply being sick that I was able to enjoy eating smaller bites or mouthfuls and more slowly, and that doing so had its own appeal.

    Wow thats awesome! I really hope that I get to that stage eventually.
  • lukeniknak
    lukeniknak Posts: 19
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    going from not being able to run down my road without gasping for breath to being able to run 4.5 miles 3 days a week without stopping!
  • debs6
    debs6 Posts: 232 Member
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    People definitely treat me differently - although I am somewhat appalled to hear the anti fat jibes that are said freely and frequently behind the backs of others who are still carrying around excess weight. I work in an environment where people didn't know me when I carried my extra 100 lbs - so people don't feel the need to hide their comments from me as clearly they assume that I have always been at this weight
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    I agree with sex being better.

    People are actually a little less nice to me. I don't get leeway with my friends to feel badly about my body, they just roll their eyes at me. I get a lot of the "oh, well it's easy for *you*" comments regarding weight. I've pretty much just stopped talking to people about it.

    Biggest surprise is that I don't feel totally self-confident even though I look a lot better. I think it's because now that I focus so much on how I look I'm more aware of trouble spots, especially things I can't fix. I know objectively that I look pretty good (especially compared to before) and some days I feel like I look awesome, but often I just still see bad things when I look in the mirror. I think part of it is that I'm still wearing a lot of clothes that don't fit, so hopefully I can afford some new ones soon.
  • VanillaBeanSeed
    VanillaBeanSeed Posts: 562 Member
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