What does losing weight feel like?

misslucy77
misslucy77 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is it uncomfortable? I haven't lost much but my belly feels all weird and my chest feels even heavier. I have never lost much and have no idea what to expect.

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  • JoRumbles
    JoRumbles Posts: 262 Member
    Eh?

    It doesn't feel like anything. Your clothes start falling off and you weigh less on the scale.
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
    It's like this ongoing burning sensation you can't get rid of. Like someone's attached a furnace to your ribcage and diaphragm or you've eaten a tube of Deep Heat.
  • chillmcgren
    chillmcgren Posts: 31 Member
    How many calories/protein/fat are you getting?

    The only time I've had strange stomach feels has been when I wasn't getting enough food.
  • JoRumbles
    JoRumbles Posts: 262 Member
    Really? Are you sure that's not just hunger?

    I can't feel anything. Maybe I'm doing it wrong!"
  • chillmcgren
    chillmcgren Posts: 31 Member
    also i am usually too busy feeling sore to notice anything else.
  • jbbrannon
    jbbrannon Posts: 167 Member
    It is a wonderful feeling because my clothes have gotten loose and I feel better. I have more energy!!
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    It feels like any other day but you are slightly less bloated.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member


    It doesn't feel like anything. Your clothes start falling off and you weigh less on the scale.
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    Perhaps it depends on what you've been doing.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    it feels like awesome.
  • tinytemple
    tinytemple Posts: 87 Member
    I always think I can "feel" when I'm losing weight.. but it's probably just because i'm eating less so my tummy feels more empty! I always think it's a good sign if you wake up in the morning feeling "lighter" because it means you haven't over eaten the day before!
    With regard to your comment about your chest feeling heavier.. hopefully that's nothing to do with your heart. Be careful not to lose muscle mass because then you will actually feel heavier because you have less muscle to carry your body weight. Make sure you eat lots of protein to maintain muscle mass, lose body fat and get fitter - remember the more muscle you have the more calories and fat you will burn!
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    ...it doesn't feel like anything?
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I agree with the previous posters. It doesn't really feel like anything.
  • mattschwartz01
    mattschwartz01 Posts: 566 Member
    It feels great! I've got so much more energy and my chronic pain is gone. My constant depression is beginning to lift. Life overall is much better.
  • Annie83uk
    Annie83uk Posts: 128
    i think 39 pounds is quite alot. i feel really good with my weight loss, i feel happier and healthier, and keep looking in the mirror because i am surprised at how good i look :smile:
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    It doesn't feel like anything, you're just gradually smaller.
  • icmuse
    icmuse Posts: 263 Member
    It feels f***ing awesome!

    Collarbones, shoulders, hipbones - I can feel them again. Jowls are gone - hello facial features!!!
    Pants are falling off!
    Muscles are sore and hard!
    Fat is melting = belly is flatter & dimply *kitten* is gone!

    Yeah, it feels f***ing awesome!
  • iceandfires
    iceandfires Posts: 16
    I'm usually too sore to feel anything substantial, but I agree that AFTER you notice the weight loss, the feeling is fantastic (seeing changes in your body, fitting different/smaller clothes, etc). It's a self satisfied, positive emotion!
  • ozigal
    ozigal Posts: 173 Member
    Have to agree...

    I can feel bones I never knew I had. Hips, ribs, collarbones... apparently I have them :) I never knew that!

    Body size is noticeably smaller to everyone - except me! I dont see the changes when i look in the mirror. I still see the old obese me. I guess my head isnt there yet. Put my old jeans on last night just so I could see the difference. They felt like they belonged to someone else.

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