Unexpected results of weight loss

sssgilber · January 2015

Ooci wrote: »

davis_em wrote: »

Lack of thigh rub was a huge one for me. I actually like wearing dresses now. LOL!
Another is how much I'm freezing all the darn time.
And how much I love physical exercise
And how incredibly grumpy I get if I don't get my exercise in.

And for the TMI - I have endometriosis. The pain during my periods was insane, but now that I'm normal weight, the pain is gone.

Snap snap snap. If only the doctors would really strictly say "lose weight and we won't need to be seeing you", rather than skirting round the issue as they do. However I blame no one but myself for the state I got in. It's fabulous to read another endo sufferer is managing it with weight

After the first 25 pounds of my 75 pound journey, my doctor called me "low-hanging fruit", then explained that I was doing all the right things for my health and not to come back for a year! Low-hanging fruit is what the docs call the patients who don't need follow-up.

reeserox · January 2015

believe it or not....these stories are very encouraging

Lalalindaloo · January 2015

acstansell wrote: »

My brain took forever to catch up too! I would try to try on clothes that were at least a size too big... some of the best parts:

- Enjoying looking at pictures
- being able to see my toes
- my elbow and knee
- Enjoying a dress and a skirt - I hadn't worn one in 3 years.
- NO MORE SPANX
- seeing my collar bones,my hips, and my ribs...
- I'm constantly rubbing my neck because I can fit my hands around it... I wasn't able to do that. so my jawline/neck feels weird.

I stopped working at it for 2 years, and am trying to get back on track. I'll be glad when I feel like myself again, which ironicaly now includes all of these things. WHen I put back on weight, THAT felt odd. I like that.

I pulled out an (old) pair of control top tights this morning to wear under a dress to work. A: I had no need ta all of the control top. B: My size is so dramatically different from the last time I wore them that the tops are bunched up at the top of my things and the crotch keeps slipping down. I'm just like when I was a little kid, constantly tugging these things up.

Going out at lunch for new ones!! YAY!!

taliasometimes · January 2015

My shoulder blades touching the back of my chair ....ugghh.....a
and the bottom of my spine when i try and sit in the bath.

the sensation makes me queasy haha

VagablondViking · January 2015

I am loving this thread!!

Phaedra2014 · January 2015

My ex-husband checking out my *kitten*

subversive99 · January 2015

Love this thread. Looking forward to some of my own.

A quick one, with just around 10 pounds lost so far. Being able to wear a button up shirt again and not having the buttons coming undone every time I sit down.

teeseeytopcat · January 2015

Two things: I can get up easily & quickly from a chair because my big tummy has shrunk! I noticed some slack in my seat belt when I buckled up for my plane ride at Christmas! Nice.

jgnatca · January 2015

Loose skin everywhere. My upper arms have wings; my thighs jiggle like jolly bowls of jell-o. Reaching back and rubbing my own back, I now massage muscles under folds of surplus skin. I won't talk about the flabby tummy. It tucks in.

No medications! None! Nada!

No heel spurs. Bursitis in my knee fading.

Running up the stairs.

I have a skinny face with a stringy goose neck looking back at me in the mirror.

News yesterday, my nearsightedness has improved. Improved! Need new glasses. Now how is that possible? I am literally reversing my age.

Folding myself in to Mecca pose.

DeziT123 · January 2015

*Being able to zip high boots up right to the top because my calves fit in them!!!
*I never recognize myself in reflections of store windows or mirrors and so I'm always caught off guard like there was someone standing close to me and I didn't realize. I always look around startled before realizing THAT'S ME!!!!!

trying4real · January 2015

TheVirgoddess wrote: »

Oh and tending the lady bits no longer involves really awkward positioning and fat shifting. That's pretty amazing.

haha love this one

Ishii19 · January 2015

Ok here's a weird one - I sleep in default on my belly - when it was bigger I think it kept my spine in better alignment because now I get low back pain when I wake up! Maybe I need a pillow under me now or just to learn to sleep on my side/back!
- Small price to pay tho

I'm gonna think of some more. I'm loving this thread! Keep it up guys!

coolchange91 · January 2015

Love this thread! I think one of the best unexpected results has been that my confidence/physical health now enables me to do all these things I've always wanted to do... like charity runs or going to carnivals where the dress code is "as few clothes as humanly possible" or meeting friends on the beach and actually taking off my shirt!

Also I had the opposite problem of @kimkakes28... all this time I thought I had big boobs because of my extra weight, turns out I just have big boobs... cue my mother now constantly telling me that I'm too skinny for my boobs

seltzermint555 · January 2015

coolchange91 wrote: »

Love this thread! I think one of the best unexpected results has been that my confidence/physical health now enables me to do all these things I've always wanted to do... like charity runs or going to carnivals where the dress code is "as few clothes as humanly possible" or meeting friends on the beach and actually taking off my shirt!

Also I had the opposite problem of @kimkakes28... all this time I thought I had big boobs because of my extra weight, turns out I just have big boobs... cue my mother now constantly telling me that I'm too skinny for my boobs

I love this!! haha

One of my favorite unexpected things about weight loss is feeling so much more comfortable dancing (99% of the time in a very silly manner) and clowning around, physical comedy type stuff. I have always been a hyper and hammy type but it used to be mostly just through facial expressions and hand gestures. Getting to a comfortable weight has made me a real clown and dancy-pants type of person which I didn't even know that I wanted to be, for years and years I was more restrained due to my size (not literally...but due to feeling very self conscious).

acquilla30 · January 2015

There are so many!! The collar bones and arm pit thing threw me off!! My breasts are small but more perky, pregnancy and breastfeeding and age had them sagging, now they stand to attention without a bra. My knees and hips are bony, my thighs no longer rub together and the best one is I'm no longer in double digit clothing size. I wanted to cry when I fit into a size eight. I also agree with the people who said they are colder. Without the extra insulation, I'm always bundling up now.