Best Part About Losing Weight

In my case I have always been a fairly consistent size, and then two years ago I started gaining after taking anti-anxiety medications, changing jobs and then going travelling. I then spent a year living in a fat body that didn't feel like mine before I decided to do something about it. Now I'm back to my normal size, but with a much better understanding of how to balance food and exercise. The best thing for me was getting back to 'normal', where I can wear the clothes I want, exercise without being worried I'm going to destroy my knees, and not feel awkward when someone takes a photo of me.

The other benefit is that through MFP I have become much more motivated to exercise, and now my goals are to develop a strong body - something that I'd never aspired to, I just wanted to be thin. I'm excited to see what I can achieve with another 9 months of hard work!

I'm 1.4kg (3lbs) from my goal, and might be able to reach it by New Year's! There are so many 'best parts' -- my legs look fantastic, clothes are fun again, I have heaps of energy, but the best part of all…

…is that I'm not finished.

:noway: Wait, what???

Yep. I'm enjoying the fitness aspect of this so much that I asked Santa for a set of weights this year. Because I enjoy using them, not just because I should. Granted, my muscles are still very very small. It'll take a long time. :bigsmile: Fine by me.

Congratulations to everyone who's starting up, still going, or has achieved everything they wanted to!

Edit: spelling error. Grrrr.

There are so many good things happening.
I play tennis and i swear there are balls i reach at the net that i would not have 30 lbs before. That is so cool!
I can shop and not just look for black clothes, although its such a habit that i still navigate there.
I am looking at size 6 and smalls - not 12-14 and large. I haven't gotten my head around that yet!
I go by a mirror and look and can't believe - this is me!
I have so so much more energy. I do one sport, come home, eat and am ready to do the next.
People are amazed when they see me and can't believe its me.............
I feel really good about this.
You can do it - the rewards are awesome!

Not realizing til someone tells you, feeling good, and more energetic.

I have to agree with Satiable - clothes are fun again. Mind you, I don't think they've EVER been fun until now, and I want to lose another 10-20lbs!

I'll do it, too - and that's another fun thing... actually KNOWING and BELIEVING that I can and will achieve it!

I look forward to a day where I can shop at any store--including trendy stores, because I won't have to worry if they have a Plus Size section. I'm getting there. Size 16 now!

I love jogging and noticing that my butt doesn't jiggle as much, lol. I take alot of classes that involve jogging so it was nice not to feel the extra movement.

1.) Wearing clothes I paid for long ago, but had to file away when they no longer fit.
2.) Physically active again (diving without issue). 30 year olds have trouble keeping up with me (61 yo here)
3.) Not taking expensive medications (i.e. saving money)
4.) Eating tastier foods, not just foods that "jolt" the system like a sugar rush.
5.) Saving money on my food bill.

#5 is not actually a result of loosing weight. It is a result of me taking personal responsibility for the quality of food I eat. To get some of that quality, I had to go to making many of my foods from scratch, which is where the money savings come from.

6.) Future: expect to not spend my entire retirement savings on medical bills.

I was instructed to stop taking my diabetes meds. Hooray. I am an ex diabetic.

My wife used to be a runner and begged me to join her. I hated running and never saw myself doing it. Well, we joined a gym almost 2 years ago and I liked it, first gym I have ever remained a member of for this long. Anyway, I was doing ok, getting into decent shape. A few months ago I started running and using this app, low and behold I started melting pounds away. For the first time in my adult life I am in shape and not overweight, previously obese by CDC standards. At 41, weighing in at 174 pounds I feel great. My wife has been out of country for the last 6 weeks, so she has not seen the latest changes I have made so I cant wait for her to get home.
My female coworkes have made comments about how good I look and we have committed as a work team to run a 5k next year.
The best part about losing weight is:
1) Wearing smaller jeans
2) Fitted shirts look great without love handles
3) Defined abs
4) Awesome V shaped torso
5) Increased confidence
6) Better Sleep
7) Increased libido and energy
8) Driving my wife crazy

I lost over 20 pounds and 8% body fat. Just need to lose another 4% to show off the six pack.

Self confidence ... things that I wear look a ton better (Even though I have a long way to go). I appreciate my body more and how hard it is working to keep me going ...

I also like more and more how i look naked

this all depends on the amount of weight...for me..losing over 100lbs the best part is quality of life....i mean so many things before were such a chore...walking. going to an amusement park, dressing, tying shoes, bathroom stalls...right now i gained 15 back...so losing those 15 to get back into the smaller clothes is the best thing.

am finally able to buy clothes which looks great in 10/12 but when i used to try them in 14/16 or even 18 it looked horrible...

also i feel i have far more energy and am able to breath smoothly while exercising ^_^

I'm nowhere near "goal" but I have lost about 98 lb over the past 5 years and my favorite thing is being able to fit into the world better. I no longer feel wedged into places, like diner booths, theater seats, or small chairs with arms. I am still a large person and still have a long way to go toward 'normal' weight (208 right now) but it's just so nice to feel comfortable everywhere.

I'm always having small NSVs about this, like sitting on a loveseat in my favorite coffee shop with my best friend and actually just taking up part of one cushion...in the past I would have felt like I had to crush myself against one side to avoid my thighs touching my friend and overflowing my half of the loveseat.

Are you very tall? Cuz you look very skinny in your photo!

I am roughly 40 lbs from goal, but I've lost more than 100 lbs, so I feel like I'm pretty much almost there.

Best parts of losing weight:

- increased confidence. I stand up for myself, ask for what I need, say no when I want to say no. I just feel more confident in general, and if asked to do something scary, my attitude is "sure, I'll probably do it - it can't hurt to try at least". Before it was "No, i dont think I"ll be able to - I don't/can't do things like that".

-getting to wear cute clothes again. I'm a total girlie girl, I love fashion, I love looking cute, and shopping is sooooo much more fun now.

- being :::able::: to shop. Before it was Torrid, Lane Bryant, Macys plus sizes, or online. That gets old really, really fast. Now, I can shop pretty much anywhere and find something that'll fit. Not everything fits obvs - I'm still in a large or medium in "regular" sizes, and jeans can be problematic. But still - I know walking in that there's a good chance I"ll walk out with an outfit. That feels awesome.

- high sex drive/ more confidence in bed/ better sex

-moving is just so much easier. I hop over puddles in the street instead of walking around them. If a car is coming I can jog across the crosswalk instead of just speeding up my walk.

- I believe I'm capable of pretty much anything now