What nobody tells you about losing weight
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My boobs shrunk! How vain is it for me to brag I had to buy all new bras!..lol91
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After 20+ lbs of weight loss in a little over 2 months...
-Noticing that my shirts aren't half as tight on me as they were before and I actually have room.
_Looking at my butt in the mirror, and realizing how much more toned it is, with no cellulite.
-How much work it actually takes to prepare meals
-How anxious I get to get on that scale every Monday and Friday Morning
-How I always go to bed sore from working out the day before.
-How awkward it was to first start picking up weights at the gym next to people who looked like professionals.
- Gaining more confidence in myself
- How much I was going to obsess over being healthy, and that I actually enjoy it!
- Your stomach and love handles seem to be the last things to go. I lost weight around my ribs and my legs first. Now 2 months in, I'm finally starting to see a little bit of results.
- How hard it is to stay alert and awake without my morning coffee, since I cut all liquid calories. It's also killer to drive past billboards, or even my favorite coffee places, since I used to be so addicted. But, to my own surprise, I haven't stopped once.
- How much more attracted my significant other seems to be to me.
- How cold you get at night, even with three-four blankets.
- Being able to watch myself shrink in the mirror each week when I'm at my yoga class, and well as being able to feel more and more of my hipbones in some positions.
There are so many countless more things. I'm just happy I made the decision to start this journey.167 -
Serious for a second:
- Realizing that it wasn't my weight that was making me unhappy. There was something broken in my head. Once I fixed that, I was able to start losing the weight. I had to learn to love myself so that I could lose weight, instead of losing weight so that I could love myself.
Not so serious:
- Waking up in the morning and feeling my hip bones. I've never felt them before. I didn't realize how high up into my abdomen they go!
- Looking forward to my workouts (and feeling miserable if I miss them)
- Realizing that I can actually eat cake and ice cream, as long as I fit them into my calories. I went years without eating them or feeling guilty when I did. I don't feel guilty about food any more.
- Being able to breathe easier. I don't get winded walking anymore. I actually like to park on the other side of the parking lot. I don't have to hold my breath when I tie my shoes.
- Sleeping better. I think I used to have a touch of sleep apnea (I would snore really bad and was always tired no matter how long I slept). I just feel better rested and actually wake up earlier without being so cranky.
- Putting on a pair of pants that I bought two weeks ago and having them be a little loose. It's kind of annoying, but feels good too.
- Realizing that my brain doesn't keep up with my weight loss. If I have big clothes in the house, I will wear them. I have to donate them in order for me to not wear them. I have a box of clothes in smaller sizes that were handed down to me. I have to force myself to try them on once a month, or I will never think that they will fit me (even though I see the previous bullet point happen).199 -
Just because you loose a lot of weight and are healthy, doesn't magically make your body issues disappear. if you're built with bigger hips/booty, that doesn't go away just because you get thin. Your boobs will, though!
Still worth it. Health is what's important to me.90 -
I'm down +/-20 pounds, 5 to ultimate goal remains.
A big one I want to mention is that we like to have parties at our home and sometimes do shots with our guest. I CAN NO LONGER do the number of shots I was able to before without either: 1. Passing out or 2. Barfing. I have to be very careful to remember to eat or it's awful for me. I'm talking that my limit is about 2 drinks where my friends can do 2 more than that. I've started making it known that I can't do every toast, dare, shot reason, taste test, etc. Seriously!
Ordering clothes online is a PITA because I truly don't know what size I am. For years I was pretty much a size M. Now if I order a S I'm taking a chance and need to most likely be an XS. It seem strange - I wasn't even an XS in high school (I was a S/M depending).
Don't take offense in the South when a woman calls you "skinny" or "skinny minny" or if your sister's boyfriend tells you you look like you could blow away in the wind. I've worked hard, I'm not skinny, but thank you for noticing how much I care about myself!
When your husband asks "did you workout today?" If you say "no, why?" and then the response is "you're kinda cranky today." HA!! OMG!
Plateaus plateaus plateaus. It happens. Keep moving.
I never thought 20 pounds would make my feet shrink .5 size. I'm usually a standard 7. The shoes I've worn for about 2 years are now too big. It's not my "narrow ankles!"
Items you start to purchase for $20 change from jewelry or cute hats to yoga mats, headbands, interval timers, moisture wicking socks, low impact sport bras, yoga bands, exercise balls, yoga blocks .... omg my spare bedroom is a gym equipment locker!!
You catch guys staring again. I've been married 17 years. In the past year I've caught at least 3 guys staring. I'll take that, thanks!
The scale becomes a gauge, not the end all be all. You learn the patterns. You don't cry over a seemingly sudden 2 pound upswing b/c you know you splurged the day before. You repeat the mantra that "muscle is growing, fat is shrinking, I'm becoming more fit. I can weigh more and look better and that's ok!"
You start researching on how to pose to best show your gains and practice in the mirror.
You eat ALL the time. ALL THE TIME. People are surprised at how much you eat. -they jealous!-101 -
How eating healthy suddenly makes junk food taste terrible.
LOL, I'm experiencing this more often. Lately I don't even like the smell of a loaf of bread.. I've tried a variety of breads but I have to eat carbs to stablize my weight.
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My favorite junk foods don't taste the same and I don't get that mental statisfaction. It made me ponder my emotional habits which I'm currently exploring and monitoring89 -
That I just became more flexible simply because I didn't have fat rolls getting my way when I would stretch.101
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brightresolve wrote: »How much it annoys me when someone says, "oh, you don't have to watch what you eat!" or, "oh, you don't have to work out!"
I feel like they're disrespecting the discipline and hard work it takes to be healthy ...
For me, I found that I did a complete 180°. I used to be jealous of people that were thin and healthy and fit. No more. I've learned that you don't get many days off being healthy unless you're one of those rare breeds that can eat and eat and eat and not gain an ounce. For the rest of us, it's a daily grind and those people that I was jealous of...they put in the work, daily, to be what they are.
Now I'm more jealous of those who are overweight because they can also eat whatever they want, whenever they want and not think about fitting it into their calories. I have no desire to be like that again, but sometimes I am jealous.
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All I know is that these day....there is no such thing as a "No Flex Zone".37
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I've gotten a ton of compliments on my weight loss but I've also had friends and family ask me if I was sick. I wasn't expecting that. It's always a good thing to tell them "Nope, I just started eating better and exercising".
While it's flattering to get compliments, I've found the more weight I've lost, the more embarrassing it's been to reveal how much I've lost in total. When I had lost 40-50 lbs, I proudly stated that number whenever asked. Now, I've lost over 90 lbs and if someone asks, I just say something like "I've lost a little" and try to deflect from giving a precise answer.102 -
Tracey_B_72 wrote: »How cold you get without a thick pad of insulation
This is so true, I used to go out in the middle of winter in a t-shirt and hoody, now I have a strappy top, a thermal top, a jumper, a coat, a scarf, a hat and gloves that come up to my elbows.
Also people who don't comment about your weightloss as it's happening feel they have the right to tell you " it's time to stop now" or "your looking skinny".
You actually start enjoying buying clothes and changing rooms feel bigger.
If there's somewhere that has a reflection your going to check yourself out in it.
Your suddenly at the front of every picture and no longer hiding at the back.
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This is what I am most looking forward to. Really want to be okay with or even happy to have my picture taken. Especially to not tell everyone that takes my picture to delete it because it makes me sick to see it.87
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That after losing 170 pounds, that my eyesight would improve in each eye by at least one diopter. Also, how great it is being able to find amazing clothes in my size at Goodwill.121
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lemonsurprise wrote: »
- Sitting (particularly in baths) and laying (particularly in beds) will become ever increasingly uncomfortable.
This right here.....
and how different your body looks, from the saggy baggy ugly stuff to the tone and definition and bone structure good stuff!
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MsKeelah919 wrote: »
This too ^^^16 -
How many friends you can make from it.22
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You will sometimes get annoyed or even angry when people offer you seconds or say you "deserve" a treat. I'm trying to lose weight! Extra calories means more work for me! Back off! (I'm still training my boyfriend about this).113
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maccabiah2013landers wrote: »I'm only starting on my journey - 16lbs lost since Jan 2nd. But the biggest thing is quite how much time I have to dedicate to thinking about food, prepping food. Whoever mentioned earlier about the sheer volume of healthy food I'm consuming. I'm eating 5-6 times a day. Before I would eat 3 times a day (or sometimes 2 if I skipped breakfast), but what I was eating and my portions were totally out of control.
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- I'm having to cart masses of food into work with me every day.
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- Love it though.
I laughed at carting the food into work...this morning I was trying to stuff all my food in my lunch bag and it split at the top. Time for a bigger lunch bag to fit in all my salad fixings.36 -
SingRunTing wrote: »Serious for a second:
- Realizing that it wasn't my weight that was making me unhappy. There was something broken in my head. Once I fixed that, I was able to start losing the weight. I had to learn to love myself so that I could lose weight, instead of losing weight so that I could love myself.
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Can we all please say a prayer that my mother will hear this somehow? I could just weep for her if I think about it. We lost my dad five years ago in March. She lives alone now in an adorable rental house, eats out pretty much every day at least once, (partly too for the social element), and she's planning to get the stomach surgery in April. She thinks it will make her not hungry anymore. And she thinks no one would ever love her again unless she has the surgery to make her skinny. I'm so scared for her, not only because there are often other medical complications and people underestimate what a very drastic procedure this is with all kinds of rippling side-effects, but moreso too, because of ^__This. If she believes she is unlovable, surgery, weightloss, none of that will fix what's broken in her heart.
Not so serious!:
-Actually having fun in the dressing room trying on clothes
-Not minding when I see myself in pictures
-Ordered size 4 dresses that arrive Loose!
-Staring at size 2 and XS items in my shopping cart debating whether to just get them and basically in disbelief that these could really be my sizes now.
-Now that I've gotten to a certain point, the comments about how much I've lost have mostly stopped. People just accept my new size now. I'm sure when I go back out East people who haven't seem me yet will be shocked!
-Enjoying seeing my profile walking along the storefront windows...24 -
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+ That it can be an emotional roller-coaster. Some days you are happy with yourself and other days you get upset because you ate too much or you don't look right or you haven't lost any weight this week, etc. Learn to ride the roller-coaster and don't get off.
Thanks for that quote 'learn to ride the roller coaster' how true that is.46 -
Definitely wearing belts and seeing them go down inch by inch.
Also my tailbone kills from sitting for too long, one way to get up & moving!
I still find it hard to believe that I have a waist and not just a large mass larger than my
breasts.46 -
I'm helping with a remodel and there's no heat inside. I am also suffering from the extra cold syndrome so wear 2 pairs of pants, undershirt/long sleeve shirt/2 jackets. But amazing thing is don't feel like stuffed s19
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That I feel so much happier and confident. Being overweight was really making me feel bad. Sore knees, feet, etc.
That I'm striking a pose in every reflective surface.
That I am keeping my house so much cleaner and tidy because I'm not depressed any more.
I hadn't had candy corn in several years at we don't have it here and I went to the US around Halloween. I bought a small bag of candy corn and found it tasted like plastic to me. It was terrible and I used to really like it.
That I realised how greedy I was when overweight. Nobody needs that much food. It's just being disgustingly greedy.98 -
Not having to hold my breath while I go down to put my socks on..74
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mumblemagic wrote: »How good it feels to go down a belt notch.
How awesome it is to look at the promotional pictures at the gym and think "in a few months I could look like that".
How runny your poo gets if you eat loads of veggies
To be honest my poo hasnt been fluffier xD
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The biggest thing for me was that a lot of my expenditure on new clothes ended up being WARM clothes! When I weighed 15 lbs more (I'm really short) I was always too hot. Now I am always too cold and wear fleeces and vests and fleece leggings constantly from September to May.
How I have to constantly readjust my knees when lying on my side. Ow.
That I would actually develop a waist on the front of my body instead of having a waist only on my back and sides, and the opposite on my belly. . . so glad that belly is going/gone!33 -
Walking into Lane Bryant to buy new bras and being told, "we don't carry your size". I had to go to Victoria's Secret:-)191
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- how excited I get when my muscles feel like they've been well worked/sore
- how some people will get REALLY WEIRD about your dedication to eating well/ working out
- actually starting to like myself is sweeeeeeeeet76 -
BruceHedtke wrote: »I've gotten a ton of compliments on my weight loss but I've also had friends and family ask me if I was sick. I wasn't expecting that. It's always a good thing to tell them "Nope, I just started eating better and exercising".
While it's flattering to get compliments, I've found the more weight I've lost, the more embarrassing it's been to reveal how much I've lost in total. When I had lost 40-50 lbs, I proudly stated that number whenever asked. Now, I've lost over 90 lbs and if someone asks, I just say something like "I've lost a little" and try to deflect from giving a precise answer.
Glad I found this thread. So MANY things I never thought about. This quote (thanks Bruce) hits home for me big time. Recently was complemented on the loss and then was asked if I had done it on purpose or was ill. LOL. And now when people ask about the loss or offer me the "one cookie that won't get me fat", I nicely thank them and say no, I don't want to put the "few" pounds I lost back on.
The folks that commented on always being cold...spot on. OMG, I'm in Arizona and freezing (it really does not get THAT cold here) ...never realized how insulated I was carrying 150 extra pounds.
Bones: Yep, scary & painful. Hip, tail, collar bones & ribs have come out from years of hiding. I can't sit and constantly fidgit in my seat, even if it's padded since I lost all of mine.
The annoying people with my excess energy...just happened at a 3 day work meeting. Apologized to the 2 folks sitting on either side of me as my legs would NOT stop moving (I was crawling the walls big time & could not wait for breaks so I could get up & move).
To change my thinking from I'm dieting to I've made a lifestyle change & that I can't go back to how I was eating before. I've always yo yo'ed the weight I lost back & more. I have not cut any foods from my eating plan, but I am planning my meals ahead of time making sure I can have 'my cake & eat it too' & stay within my maintenance range. I probably will have to log for the rest of my life but if it keeps me where I am now, it's worth it. For me it is way too easy to overeat (duh, lol) as I work from home.
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