random side effects of losing weight~ what are yours??

Well, i have found the old saying to be true.."You are what you eat" I no longer feel sluggish anymore.. like some of the things i was eating!

just this morning.. i did not know i had eaten a sexy beast! but sure enough.... :laugh:

My feet shrunk too! Crazy! I almost lost my wedding ring because apparently my fingers lost weight too. I need to have them all sized ASAP! Clothes are fun again, that's nice. I don't spend ALL my money on art supplies like I did. My 8 year old daughter wrapped her arms around my waist and had room to spare. Lots of little things that keep me motivated!

lol Your post reminds me, OP, of my friend Kathy. Years ago, she lost a little weight and was irritated that her fingers didn't fit right in her bowling ball anymore and were throwing off her game.

decreased libido

This too

Decreased libido comes from too much exercise, especially too much cardio, so I've read. Apparently weight lifting for around 20 minutes a day, no more, helps libido.

I'm the most heat-sensitive person I know, with only one exception. Before I started losing weight I'd be uncomfortable by 75°. Lately it can get up to 85° and I'm still chilly. :O

Drinking cold water constantly doesn't help, lol. But I don't mind being cold because I can fix it with clothing and blankets. Heat, on the other hand, there's nothing I can really do. I'll take the cold any day.

Here's an interesting thing I've realized this week: I'm at a music festival, and I'm having a much easier time standing up all day! I remember being at this same festival last year and joking to my friends that I'm getting too old for this because my feet were killing me, and it turns out that it was all that excess fat that made it so difficult. I feel so much better now.

I'm cold now more than before, I however sleep better and feel better :}

I get cold a lot easier now! Brrrrrrrrr! Also I have less natural cushiining, so sitting is not as comfortable. It makes me get up and move more!

Riding in a plane is much roomier now. I can cross my legs and I have room to spare in the seat.

All my nice rings don't fit, my clothes don't fit and i dont have the money to just go buy a new wardrobe so I'm wearing the same few outfits over and over again... and I feel like I have no boobs anymore :X

Buying new clothes,shorts,underwear,pants,etc

Shoe size shrinking.

Ring size shrinking - until I get it resized I've been wearing my engagement ring on my middle finger so I don't lose it!

Hair and nails seem to grow faster (I've been told this is a result of the vitamins I take)

I'm more critical of myself. This one is hard. I still have the mentality of what I looked like when I was heavier, but even 8 lbs down I just find that I am harder on myself emotionally if I have bad day, or hit a plateau, or dislike how i look in pictures. I hope this goes away when I lose more but its weird how once I began losing weight, I also began treating myself harsher, like I should be losing faster, or I should "know better" if I have a bad eating day. :-|

It's so much easier for me to fall asleep now--I'm so tired from working out that usually within a few minutes of my head hitting the pillow, I'm out.

I usually wear my work pants several times before I wash them (unless they get dirty in some way!) but now that I'm losing, I have to wash them more often so they'll shrink up and not be so baggy. That's a good one. :-)

1. Shoe size got smaller - from a size 10 now a 9
2. New clothes - from size 14 pants, now a 2. Surprises me when I get a size to fit thinking it's too small then I try it on and it's actually too big. How small I've gotten still hasn't caught up with my brain! and new bras. byebye girls.
3. Rings - used to be tight on my ring finger, then moved to my middle finger then pointer and well pointless to have it on my thumb so I'm getting them resized. Pinky ring now goes on my ring finger. LOL
4. Guys have been getting uh... friendlier. The feeling of being approached and introduced to in a bar/club by cute guys and to be bought a drink. The double takes I get from guys when I walk by. (This never used to happen to me. Always got ignored by guys.) It is so flattering yet makes me feel awkward most of the time!
5. I can walk anywhere! I used to hate walking. Now I'd walk anywhere, always moving and moving. I don't get easily tired anymore.
6. Can't sit on my *kitten* for too long, cushion is gone. It hurts.
7. I am always cold now. Don't sweat anymore unless it's reaaaaaaaaaally hot or I'm working out.
8. Some women who found out I've lost weight give me nasty looks. Weird.
9. Normal people put food on their plate and balance it out to their liking, what I see on my plate is protein, fats and carbs. LOL
10. People take photos of their food to post on Instagram, I do it so I can figure out how to log it on MFP later on.
11. I now can count how many shots I've drank for a night out. (Well, on most nights. I lose count sometimes )
12. When I eat out, I look at the veggies section first.
13. Love water. Love love love it.
14. I've learned to LOVE fruits.
15. How I can go to the gym and work out and not feel conscious about people staring at me laughing at me.
16. Loving myself.

Anddddd a lot lot more!