What changes have you noticed as you've lost weight?

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I lost 50 lbs at one point, and the biggest difference by far was how well i could move. I could paint my toenails without contorting myself in all different positions! :']

My knees don't ache all the time anymore.... I can run for 30-45min without dying.
I have a waist.... i've gone down 3 belt holes..... down 1 bra hook.
I can paint my toenails without getting winded (bending down all that way, you know).
I'm in a better mood more often.

All that you have noticed, I have too.. And most of all I have gained some confidence, I feel better about myself out in public. I'm at 56 lbs lose right now and have about 30 lbs to go....

Lost 15 kg and 10 more togo ... Skirts are longer ... as my hips shrink :bigsmile:
I am no longer pre / diabetic ..
Blood pressure is stable ..
Wedding ring slips up and down ...
Have dropped two dress sizes ..

I have noticed my clothes fit better. I acutually put a pair of jeans that were in the back of my clothes thinking that they had worked there way in the back mysteriously but I forgot they were too tight and I put them on and now they are baggy. I was like whoa! I went to buy a dress for a special occassion and I have vowed not really buy anything new except workout clothes and shoes. I was down at least 2 sizes. I got a very basic black sheath dress. I could never wear a sheath.

I have also noticed my face is slimmer and my waist has definitely slimmed down considerablely. I have such huge gaps in the waistline of my clothes. I have started wearing belts and get this, I am tucking in my shirts vs. letting them hang outside of my clothes.

This is a very encouraging topic. Everyone keep up the great work!

haha look at this thread I started today - similar things and some lovely replies: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1030955-things-that-feel-wonderful-and-keep-you-going

I think I look and feel younger. I was 50 in April, dreading it, and felt nearer 60 before then, till I lost this weight. The first thing I noticed was my face - I saw a photo someone took of me, and my face is a totally different shape, and it knocked 10 - 20 years off me!

I am much fitter and more energetic and lots of aches and pains from various injuries (falling off my bike and smashing my hip a couple of times) that made me feel like I was heading for a motability scooter, have just disappeared! I can stand up from sitting on the floor without crawling up furniture. That makes me feel younger!

I used to sort of stumble when I stood up after sitting for a while - I'd stiffen up and when I stood my back and legs sort of crumpled and it took a few seconds to straighten up. Now that doesn't happen! I've gone from feeling like a pensioner to feeling young again!

But I feel the cold more too - I always felt the cold more than other people but since the weight loss I notice it even more. Still, at least I can put on layers without looking like the Michelin man now!

My confidence is sky high now! I used to dread going out, knowing I'd look horrible, and had nothing flattering to wear, because I couldn't find things that fitted properly, and feeling like I wanted to be swallowed up by the ground. When I dropped a dress size, I went out and bought a pair of red high heels - not me at all, very sexy and glam. I wore them to a party last week and felt fantastic instead of stupid!

And I can wear heels more comfortably - before it would be no time at all before the balls of my feet were on fire and I could hardly stand, now I can stand in those red heels all night long and my feet feel fine!

Your article made me chuckle a ton! I too have noticed a lot of the things you have. One additional thing for me has been when I lay on my side to sleep, my arm/boob fat doesn't touch my neck as much which was freaking me out lately :-)

I still have more to go but I definately notice some differences...

People are so much nicer
Clothes actually look pretty good on me
I don't have to wear my leg brace anymore
I have balance now
My face is smaller too, which apparently makes my hair look longer

Taking control of my weight I felt so much Happier!
I did not expect the joy that I feel.
HOWEVER there is a down side
when I eat the "wrong" foods the guilt I feel was also unexpected.
Now if I am going to indulge I know the cost.
It is a new awareness
But so worth it!

I'm cold, and I'm less funny. Let me 'splain .... No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

Here's where being cold is a problem: Most nights my wife and I head up to bed at the same time. She'll generally spend a few minutes in the lav - removing makeup, whatever it is you ladies do in there. Now, she hates a cold bed, and I like cool sheets. So I'll occupy her side of the bed while she's doing her thing. She comes to bed, and I roll over onto nice cool sheets, and she gets a pre-warmed spot. Everyone wins. Well I'm generally a lot colder nowadays, so I can't effectively warm her side of the bed .. without farting. Nobody is happy with this. Everyone loses.

Less Funny: At 300+lbs, I made a lot of self-deprecating wisecracks. For example, I'd wear shorts into work, and get a comment like "shorts toady, huh?" and reply with something like "yeah I'm just doing it to drive the ladies wild." and everyone would have a good chuckle. Hahaha fat guy made a funny. NOW, sometimes I forget I'm not still 300+, and in the same exact situation, I end up sounding like an arrogant *kitten*.

Anyone else here still turn sideways in order to get through a tight space, when they no longer have to?

You ARE funny! That turn sideways when you don't have to made me laugh! :laugh:

1. My stamina and energy are much improved. I'm bouncier -- in a good way!
2. I need to get a new and smaller belt.
3. Looking in the mirror is fun! :-)
4. I need to bundle up more against cold, even in Florida.
5. Even though I'm still overweight according to my BMI, my sit bones can really feel those hard surfaces.
6. I am 99% free of cravings.
7. A while back I reached what a friend called "tuck in time" -- I no longer let my shirt hang outside my pants.
8. My blood pressure and cholesterol RAWK.
9. I can lie on my stomach without feeling squished.

I had to get my skirts taken in from the waist and the hips.
I also had to get my jeans altered from the waist.
I have bought a few pairs of skinny jeans that don't make my legs look huge!
I sit down and don't try and hide by fat rolls
I no longer have a double chin!
My rings are too big now.
I have more energy.

They didn't happen overnight - but it's so nice to know that all this changes are a step in the right direction

Finally only a few pounds short of my goal!

This morning I thought how funny it was that I was searching my closet for a tight t-shirt to show off how small I've become...and less than 3 months ago I was searching my closet for a t-shirt (all of them size large) that wasn't so "tight-fitting" that it showed off my massive belly.

I now have to wear a tight ring over my wedding ring to keep it from falling off my finger.

That and the fact that I went clothes shopping at the consignment store and came home with three size small items, which I've never done before.

Congrats on all your successes, everybody! Let's keep it up!

I took shorts on a cruise in February and they were tight, I just put them on and they're loose. YAY!