What Are You Enjoying About Losing Weight?

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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,741 Member
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    Feeling very comfortable...sometimes literally, like tonight having coffee with a friend and realizing I only take up 2/3 of the comfy chair at the coffeehouse instead of feeling wedged into it...but more often, just feeling confident & comfortable with myself. Going into new experiences without worrying about people looking at my body and judging me. I honestly wasn't THAT bothered by being fat, compared to some people...but now that I am by all means an average sized 30-something woman I realize there's something very nice about that, I am just average/normal to people who meet me and not exceptionally fat. It's pretty cool and I am still not really used to it!
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,757 Member
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    Seeing my reflection or shadow or a picture and actually wondering who that fit person was !
    Great feeling
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
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    Nothing.

    What I hope to enjoy, one of these days, is looking sexy and being in shape to climb Mt. Rainier someday.
  • FatOldManMN
    FatOldManMN Posts: 1,116 Member
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    I don't feel like a blob anymore
  • joeboland
    joeboland Posts: 205 Member
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    Favourite thing, without a doubt, is being able to shop for clothes based on style and preference, rather than "hm, I wonder if this fits..."
  • mallorytravels
    mallorytravels Posts: 86 Member
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    Male attention :-D
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
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    Haven't lost enough to feel a difference in my clothes yet but getting close. The best thing is meeting the great encouraging people on this site. My husband has been transferred out of the country but I have to stay here to finish some treatments I am undergoing. So the company on this site has been wonderful. Thanks all you guys..... add me if you like :)
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,741 Member
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    Favourite thing, without a doubt, is being able to shop for clothes based on style and preference, rather than "hm, I wonder if this fits..."

    Definitely agree with this one!

    I've also loved the transition from "this is too tight so it shows my bulges" to "this is too loose so it makes it look like there's a bulge where there's none"

    And looking for styles of tops to accentuate my figure rather than focusing on hiding it.
  • nesto610
    nesto610 Posts: 107
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    Male attention :-D

    Well, hello there cutie. What is your birth sign? :flowerforyou:
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
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    I've also loved the transition from "this is too tight so it shows my bulges" to "this is too loose so it makes it look like there's a bulge where there's none"

    haha ^^^ so much this!!
  • Patttience
    Patttience Posts: 975 Member
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    I'm loving the food i'm eating. I'm enjoying cooking. And of course i'm enjoying being skinnier, though still not in a hurry to don a bikini. I feel much more attractive.
  • VanessaVegana
    VanessaVegana Posts: 36 Member
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    I have more energy, i'm happier and I have more endurance. A added bonus...my fiancé can't keep his hands off of me!
  • mefitforlife9
    mefitforlife9 Posts: 1,741 Member
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    Cutting my asthma med down in half, not having to carry my rescue inhaler, even when doing a 5K!!! Being able to keep up with my grandkids. Loving everything about it!!! The food, the new clothes, the comments, the support!
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    Not having to put as much thought into what I wear.

    Being able to choose from such a wide variety of styles, that I can just pick a size right off the rack & it will not only fit, but look pretty good!

    Being flexible again :happy:
  • kerry981
    kerry981 Posts: 8 Member
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    The biggest one for me is looking in the mirror and not thinking "This is as good as it gets".
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
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    there are a ton of reasons why i have enjoyed being less fat (energy, self esteem, strength, speed, endurance ect.), but as for the actual process of losing weight itself;

    I feel like im finally in control of my body for the first time in my life. With the knowledge i now have of nutrition and exercise i have no doubts that i can reach any health or fitness goal that i set my mind to (within reason). beforehand it just felt like i was pissing in circles making zero progress no matter what i did because i was doing it all wrong
  • cincysweetheart
    cincysweetheart Posts: 892 Member
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    Well, I still have a ways to go… but…

    -My clothes fitting looser and being able to buy smaller sizes.
    -Feeling lighter on my feet. I feel like I *walk* down the hall instead of clomp.
    -Confidence in the future. Even if I can't do it yet… I now know it's possible. It's in my future. (Ex: I want to be able to run a 5k with my family next July 4th… I can't do it yet… but I know it'll be possible for me by then!)
    -Not being ashamed. (I used to hate it when my co-workers would talk about losing weight. I would remain totally silent in conversations because I was I ashamed that I was the biggest of them all, but not the one doing something about it. I like that I feel like I can join in their conversations and that even though I'm still the biggest of them all… I don't have to be ashamed of it now… because I'm losing)
    -Not worrying about potential health problems. (I'm still young and I have good genetics, so I haven't had any health problems due to my weight… but there was always the possibility that someday it would catch up to me)
    -Having more money. (I may be buying more fresh food, which is supposedly more expensive… but I'm eating significantly less, so I'm still saving money.
    -I don't feel guilty about camping out on the couch for an evening with my favorite show or scrapbooking my night away because I'm still getting my exercise and I'm still losing weight… so I don't feel shame in the fact that several of my interests are sedentary ones.
    -I love hearing my sister say that I inspire her and that she wishes I could siphon some of my determination into her. (I've always admired HER determination!)
    -more energy. I used to be tired ALL THE DAMN TIME! Now, I still work a graveyard shift… but I feel like I have the energy to do things.
    -I like not huffing to catch my breath for 5 minutes after coming up the stairs.
    -I like seeing myself in pictures and not cringing. (and I still have a long way to go… so it can only get better!)

    I could go on forever.
  • keefmac
    keefmac Posts: 313 Member
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    Putting socks on without struggling!.

    Cycling's a lot easier.

    Fastening the button on my work trousers all day..
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
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    There's lots but these are a few:

    I can bend over and tie my shoes without being out of breath

    Wrapping a towel all the way around me

    Learning how strong I really am

    Getting off most of my prescriptions

    Participating in life instead of watching from the sidelines
  • _Clarana_
    _Clarana_ Posts: 73 Member
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    The surprises :) you try on something you think will be too small, and nope, it's fine.

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