Unexpected results of weight loss

aylajane · February 2015

Bekk927 wrote: »

I hadn't really connected a lot of these things to weight loss until reading this thread (shoe size, cold etc. )

One not so great side effect for me has been hair loss, I'm not sure why but when I started to lose weight I started losing hair volume too.. weird I know

People tend to have hair issues when they diet because they are either deficient in a micro nutrient, or they go "fat-free". Fat is actually good for your hair! So if you are ultra low-fat, trying increasing it for awhile (lowering carbs or protein to make up for it). Otherwise, ask your doctor for a vitamin panel, or just start taking a good multi-vitamin (and fish oil! That will help with the fat issues too).

charmmeth · February 2015

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hanajbanana · February 2015

Can't believe there's over 500 posts here now - and I've read and loved them all! THANK YOU! :-)

SbetaK · February 2015

albalegume wrote: »

Not having to flip the mattress around every month to get rid of that big dent in it. ....because I don't make a dent anymore. Seeing my waist again. Seeing belly sack disappearing, Being able to look at my reflection in glass windows. Buying clothes because I like them and not because thank god it fits, it's ugly but it fits. 40 more pounds to go and I'm ok with it!

You've been spying into my life, ha ha.....

flatlndr · February 2015

Many unexpected, but the first one that comes to mind is "sitting on a wooden chair is now uncomfortable, as I no longer have 'padding' back there" ... as I fidget in my chair!

Tea_Mistress · February 2015

I remember when I was very big, I bought a pair of shorts but was clearly disillusioned because they were 2 sizes too small

then after a few months of dieting, I remember being shocked that they fit, and now they're way too big ^^

LJL162 · February 2015

Such a fantastic thread, reading through all these I'm saying snap and snap so many changes have happened along the way and everything people have listed I sooo identify with.
So many positives - Being able to comfortably cross my legs, seeing my collar bone, having my wedding rings resized down as they didn’t even fit on my middle finger but kept sliding off.
The biggest positive though we being able to get off blood pressure and cholesterol tablets and being told by my doctor that I am no longer at risk of diabetes.
I'm also still struggling to get my brain to catch up although I’ve lost 115 pounds (50+ kilos) I still see an overweight person in the mirror but I know I’ve gone from a firm size 24 to a comfortable size 14 (Aust)
But I will get there as will we all :-)

Pameleaner · February 2015

These are all terrific posts. Discovering the bony growth was your spine is just mind bending. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.

woops123 · February 2015

I'm starting to love buying clothes. Wasn't really ever a shopping girl but now that I've started dieting,I feel that I can wear nice dresses and not look frumpy ^^

Numberwang22 · February 2015

Couple of things for me. Firstly I look in the mirror and see my cousin, I've become the spitting image of her at certain angles!!

Secondly I was in a very long training class for work into the evening, and the last one standing! I seem to have found some stamina from somewhere which was a surprise! My capacity to work hard and play hard seems too have increased massively....

justjennnnn · February 2015

This is such a great thread! I totally agree with the side sleeping knee thing! And the best day was getting my wedding ring resized because it flew off when I was clapping the day before.

Snugglebutt2014 · February 2015

I used to be a UK size 8 and around 8/9 stone. I always was all the way through my life. Then I stopped smoking, hit 40 and my weight got to what it is now (at aged 45) and that is 15 stone.

Reading all of these posts takes me back to a time when I could feel my knees and ankles rubbing togyher, my thighs had a gap between them, I got so cold all the time, I used to get sores on my spine where my bra catch used to run, and I shudder to think of the pain I used to feel when I bumped into work counters and my hip bones were the first thing that hit and took the full force of my clumsyness!

Oh how I long to get back to that pain!!! Fat better than what I have now with my thighs rubbing together, not being able to see my toes, having to have my rings cut off my fingers as they got too fat.... The list goes on.

One day (soon I hope!) I will be back to my pre-40 year old weight and I too shall be having my knee caps rubbing together again in bed!!!!

Thank you all for your posts, they are inspiring. I am more determined than ever to get back to what I used to be as your posts have reminded me of what I used to be and what I can be again!!

Feel free to add me and support each other.

Dawn x

Snugglebutt2014 · February 2015

Excuse typos in my previous post!!

cycov · February 2015

Went to the beach Sunday and was able to take off my shirt and not feel like a beached whale

optimaltouch · February 2015

These are awesome. Thank you people.

nashvillenellie · February 2015

One of the first things I noticed was the fact I could jump up from being on the floor so easy. I shocked my self lol. I do animal rescue. We take cats and dogs from the shelters where they euthanize if they are not adopted. We get them vetted, spayed and neutered and socialized and place them with new forever families that will love them and cherish them like they should be. I have worked in rescue for the past 17 years. We get to keep some of our cats at a local pet supply store so the public can see them. I was there one day and one of the cats escaped in the store. He of course climbed under one of the shelves. Without thinking I plopped down on the floor and laid on my belly crawled under the shelf and pulled the protesting cat out lol. I then just popped up on my feet like it was nothing. I was thinking WOW this feels great. Prior to losing any weight It would have taken a backhoe to get me on my feet.

The 2nd thing I noticed is what the op mentioned about your brain not catching up to the fact you have lost weight. I still find myself trying to buy clothes way to big. It will take some getting used to that is for sure.

My intimate relationship with my husband has improved tremendously much to his advantage and mine of course. It is nice to not feel like an eighty year old woman verses my actual age. It was an unexpected benefit for me. I have not felt normal since I was in my twenties.

Tracey_B_72 · February 2015

Smaller pockets, I've never been a bag girl, I shove everything in my pockets but I now have a bag as my pockets now don't hold anything they are so tiny

WranglerMichelle · February 2015

emilyrigh wrote: »

The cuts in my arms, legs, and stomach from muscle gain. I'll catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror when I'm working out and I see the muscle I'm using. It's an awesome feeling.

YES! My favorite!

I had kind of a lightbulb moment the other day. As I was lifting a 50-pound bag of horse feed out of a barrel, I realized that I was lifting the same amount of weight I had lost. It felt good knowing that I wasn't carrying all that extra weight around all day every day anymore!

laurat2422 · February 2015

These are so great! Really enjoying reading about the perks of weight loss!

subversive99 · February 2015

I'm nowhere near done, but here's one I've noticed the last few days. I have one of those retractable things that's supposed to clip on your belt with your company building access card. Until recently I always had to carry it in my pocket because there was too much belly hanging over the belt to comfortably clip the thing on. The last few days I have been able to clip it on due to the fact that the belly overhang is not quite as great any more.

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