You Know You're Losing Weight When.....

haha... i just tried on my bell bottoms that have been too small since the day I bought them.. they are too big now.. which is great.. but sucks because i never got to wear them.

I have to hold up all my pants when I walk...

my work out pants do not stay up on their own anymore when I'm in class.

when I go out.. guys fall over themselves to talk to me..

My shoes are too big

I fit into a shirt I haven't fit into in 10 years. (actually the one in my profile picture lol)

I wore skinny jeans for the first time ever

When you see people you haven't seen in a while and they gush over the new you..

Push ups are doable (guess I can push up 195 pounds, but not 240???) lol

The turbo kick class I take is now too easy.. I'm getting wrist and ankle weights soon to make it harder..

I walk faster

I stand up straighter

I have better balance

I feel amazing!!!

Oh yes.. and the guns in my ticker?? Those are mine.. lol

For me, I knew it when I realized I wasn't huffing and puffing after taking my dog out and walking around outside for less than ten minutes and then back up the steps to the front porch. That little bit used to completely wear me out. Now I walk her around out there for a good 20 minutes, and can go straight to the gym after to lift or do a good hour and half of cardio. It's this much better and I'm still around 250 pounds. I can't wait to see how good I feel when I get to 150!!!

This may sound absolutely ridiculous, but when you instinctively suck in your belly for a picture and don't feel one roll of fat folding over another - because you're down to only one big roll of fat instead of multiple ones on top of each other.

When I had the energy to play in the snow with my little boy.

you can tie your shoelaces without your belly getting in the way

your butt doesn't leave a big indent on the couch cushions where you sat

you don't have to shop in the plus size department

your hammock in the backyard doesn't sag to the ground when you're in it

Lost my wedding rings
Always freezing (never even owned a winter coat before )
My butt hurts when I sit on a hard surface
Can out run my 10 year old
Don't fit any of my clothes
Family member walked past Me, didn't recognize Me lol
My knees rub together when lying down

list could go on and on...

When you smile at your reflection in the mirror because your proud/happy with what you see.
When you walk with more confidence.
When you are glad to wake every morning to strut your hard earned body you fight for everyday.

when my inzer belt is loose.

Your wife says "You seemed bigger tonight!" BOOYA! :smokin: :smokin:

When you say your hungry at work and someone offers you chips. An you pass.
When you are invited to a BBQ and you say sorry can't make it going to the gym.
When your mom asks you to stop and pick up ice cream and you do for her and your son. Don't even think about eating it. (okay more my lactose intolerant there)
When the first thing you do when you wake up is check MFP for updates.

You start trying on every pair of jeans to find that only one pair fits anymore and that pair requires a belt! Never thought I'd be in a size 8 ever again but am so happy to be!

You're no longer tired all of the time because of the crap you used to eat.

This and the loose underwear ring true for me.

Also when you are finally able to look at yourself in the gym mirror during exercise because you are proud of and confident in yourself.

When you decide to take a bath (versus a shower) for the first time in 11 months... and your hips dont touch the sides of the tub anymore! Then you hop up, run into the kitchen to tell your hubby... not quite dried off, slip and fall, spraining your ankle and have to take a trip to the ER to make sure it isnt broken.. because it IS blue, and now swollen...

True story.

Try explaining that one to the 110 pound female doctor who did NOT understand and asked you to keep repeating your story, eyeballing your husband & then took him into the hall to confirm your story.. then asked me if she could run an alcohol test on me, (because of the medication i am on)

REALLY WOMAN? I was just freaking happy... Not that you would understand what it feels like!

Someone bring me a fat, female doctor please!! Geeze, what's a woman gotta do to get fair treatment around here??

When your doctor wants to post your picture for being a star patient. She printed a graph of where I was when I started (prior to MFP) and I am down a total of 80lbs now.

Have lost 4 pant sizes. I can jump without hurting myself! I can walk for a long, long time without getting winded. And best of all, my daughters said "mom, you have an hourglass figure!"