Unexpected results of weight loss

My inner thighs would rub together and irritate the skin. Not anymore!

I noticed that I don't notice other people eating. I used to be very cautious of the pace that other people were finishing their meals. I didn't want to be hogging through mine before everyone else.

Now, I eat my own freely and sometimes, in reflection, wonder if they finished theirs. Or, I notice when people are starting to stir because they're finished and I'm just pleasantly munching along.

VeganChristy wrote: »

This one made me cry. When my husband of 18 years picked me up for the first time. I'll never forget it. : )

Nothing beats that! Mine can pick me up now but im pretty sure hes risking an anneurism...camt wait till he can do it with ease!

I'm back after a long hiatus (my mom had brain surgery and nearly died.. it threw me right off the wagon) and here I am. Last time I lost 96 pounds (the pic there is my low weight pic) and I haven't gained it all back but I did gain back over half. At least I'm not starting all over again

Four things:

• Being cold all the time -- I had the same thing and discovered that more fat in your diet gets rid of that. You have to adjust the fat-carb ratio to allow more fat less carbs, even if the food's less filling. I couldn't sit in an air-conditioned room in the summer without wearing those insulated underthings for skiing, 2 pairs of pants, a sweater and a hoodie in order to stay warm, and in all those clothes I was only just comfortable outside in the heat. That's just wrong. People without our challenges don't have this, so it says that there's an imbalance in the nutrient ratios required to lose weight or maintain.

• I looked older, but given my age (55) I suppose that's to be expected, turkey neck, wrinkles, sags and all. That said, the advocates of botox can bite me

• When I'm heavier, people say "You look well". I now understand that "You look well" is a gentle way of saying "I can't tell you that you look amazing or beautiful or sexy, so this is the least hurtful alternative". When I lost all that weight, the "You look well" completely stopped. I don't want to look "well". Looking "well" sucks.

• While I was losing the weight, I developed a corn on the bottom of my foot from walking in shoes that were all of a sudden too big for my feet, even with inserts. There's a bone in my foot that isn't quite right, I think. It hits the ground when I walk and that causes problems. It was covered in fat so it didn't actually cause any problems when I was heavier. The corn's gone away now because I stopped walking, but this time, I'm going to talk to an orthopedist about how to correct the issue with that little foot bone before it becomes a problem again.

As the French say, bon courage! The destination is worth the journey

Polywoggs wrote: »

I had a weird one....my feet lost weight.
lol- seriously, my feet slid around in my sandals and my running shoes no longer fit, properly.

Same here, but I noticed it first with my socks. My usual workout socks were way to big, but they were also fairly new (same ones I always purchased) so I knew they weren't stretched out, but all of the sudden they "bunched up" in my shoes! Very odd.

hanajbanana wrote: »

lgutches wrote: »

My FB post tonight: "There's a blog on myfitnesspal.com that has touched me - people are swapping stories of observations of small changes in their day-to-day lives since losing significant weight. Honest. Funny. Inspiring. Amazing. Beautiful. So glad I stumbled across it. Rock on, lovely people. Keep it up!" xo to everyone here - this is the best thread on MFP, if you ask me.

^^This^^

So glad I started this discussion - all the responses, and I mean all of them, are amazing :-)

Yes, thank you for starting this thread! I feel like it should be posted every time someone in a thread starts asking for or looking for motivation, because here it is! It is exactly this: all the "little" every day things that are such huge victories. I'm so enjoying everyone's comments.

So, so many!

* My bottom hurts when sitting on a hard seat.
* I am *always* cold!
* I have visible collar bones, cheek bones and hip bones.
* I had to have my rings resized
* I am so much more adventurous - mainly because I'm no longer afraid someone will tell me I'm too fat to safely try something!
* I actually enjoy going to the doctor for my annual physical and seeing the number on the scale. (and then my doctor and I both do the "happy dance")
* I have so much more self-confidence
* I'm more outgoing
* I do have way more loose skin than I ever imagined though. Ick, but I'll take the loose skin rather than the extra weight any day
* I had serious acne problems that were caused by the drastic reduction of body fat screwing with my hormones (my doctor fixed that problem for me though)
* Mammograms are so much easier and my doctor can read them easier!
* I no longer snore
* I sleep so much better
* I can't remember the list time I had heart burn


and many more....

I'm in for the knees touching. I find it annoying sometimes because I'm used to squishy pads of fatness between my knees. Not complaining though.

I keep finding myself reaching for my old shoe size. I've had the same shoe size since junior high and now I'm a full shoe size smaller. THAT hasn't sunk in yet.

Wandering away from the plus size section of the store is weird because I still have a lot to lose but plus sizes are quite baggy on me.

The biggest is random people at work taking note and saying things like, "It's time to donate that sweater or those pants." I was in the cafeteria yesterday and a lady asked me if I'd be willing to donate my cardigan to her because she knows I'll move right out of it.

I still have a long ways to go on the weight loss but do have a few to add!

- Not having to worry about walking between tight tables in a restaurant for fear of bumping/getting caught on people/items.
- Not having to worry about fitting into chairs with arms.
- Including MOVIE SEATS!
- Seat-belts fitting with lots of room to spare
- 6 yr old rings fitting me again!
- Struggling less with physical movements

with a loss of only 20 pounds:

-I get cold more easily
-I can now reach the middle of my back
-I can easily maneuver between the toilet and the stall door in public restrooms.
-I can breathe and tie my shoes at the same time
-I can climb stairs without getting winded
-I'm a lot stronger than I thought and stronger than I look.

Lifting weights will result more in a loss of inches rather than pounds.

That I would not like it at all when I got to my goal weight .. and am gaining now.

After losing 100 pounds I still don't recognize myself sometimes. One big change I recently noticed is similar to others here, I seem to have gone from seeing myself as smaller than I am to seeing myself as bigger than I am. It's a strange feeling to sometimes feel larger at 185 than I did at 285. The brain is a strange thing or maybe I just indulged in a few too many recreational substances in my past.