What nobody tells you about losing weight
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The fact that eating all this wonderful healthy food gives you GAS! All I do is FART and it smells HORRIBLE!....Cmon I cant be the only one LOL139
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mstiffluvspink wrote: »The fact that eating all this wonderful healthy food gives you GAS! All I do is FART and it smells HORRIBLE!....Cmon I cant be the only one LOL
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. I just blamed it on my stones...mstiffluvspink wrote: »The fact that eating all this wonderful healthy food gives you GAS! All I do is FART and it smells HORRIBLE!....Cmon I cant be the only one LOL
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I used to get cranky and moody at forcing myself to get off my butt and go to the gym.... now I get cranky and moody when I miss a workout!63
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I'm really happy this post exists.
In the past I lost 40 pounds. Unfortunately, I ate all the weight back +16 pounds.
I'm here to get back on track.
I've lost 5 lbs, I already feel lighter, and somehow breath better. Even with that little weight off breathing has been easier for me.
This post is truly inspirational for me, thank you for sharing.58 -
All that protein! Lolmstiffluvspink wrote: »The fact that eating all this wonderful healthy food gives you GAS! All I do is FART and it smells HORRIBLE!....Cmon I cant be the only one LOL17 -
Who me fart! Never, I blame it on the dogs. (BTW we don't have any dogs)59
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How you'll acquire a taste for food you've previously "hated". I've always liked fruit but apples were pretty much a "meh". Now, I'll forsake just about any other fruit for apples. I could eat a dozen a day.
I could not STAND yogurt. Whether it was the too sweet taste or slimy texture, I just couldn't eat the stuff. I don't know what happened. It seemed to switch overnight and now I love me some yogurt. Greek yogurt, to be exact.46 -
I can reach down and tie my work boots without almost blowing a gasket. It is interesting how the style of shoe change as a person loses weight (think velcro closing running shoes), i.e. going from "slip ons" to a "tie up" style shoe, or instead of "stomping" their feet into their "tie up" shoes, they now can tie them up properly.
My feet love me more when I weigh less.54 -
How becoming a member of the lost over 100 pounds club makes me suddenly want to live and eat in such a way that I join the live to be over 100 club.106
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mstiffluvspink wrote: »The fact that eating all this wonderful healthy food gives you GAS! All I do is FART and it smells HORRIBLE!....Cmon I cant be the only one LOL
That's why I'm not eating beans for a few days!10 -
dunnodunno wrote: »mstiffluvspink wrote: »The fact that eating all this wonderful healthy food gives you GAS! All I do is FART and it smells HORRIBLE!....Cmon I cant be the only one LOL
That's why I'm not eating beans for a few days!
Yeah, beans. I'm kind of glad they don't seem to fill me up very well, because what comes out of my mouth is often socially unacceptable enough. I don't need to be worrying about the other end!31 -
I love the fact that getting dressed doesn't take very long now. I used to go through 3 or 4 outfits because "my bum looked big" or "these jeans are too tight". Now - everything fits like it is supposed to - job done!!78
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BruceHedtke wrote: »brightresolve wrote: »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.
That's the trick of it - they aren't really doing what makes them feel good or happy, generally. I know... i was one of em. Being indulgent and doing what you want when you aren't being mindful isn't something to be jealous of!
I know i'm looking forward to the point where i can run down to DQ for a blizzard, and i'll be satisfied with a small, and just one for now, with no habit of doing it regularly. But for now, i'm breaking that habit so i'll stay away for the nonce.
Good work. Keep it up! When you're healthy, hopefully you'll be able to indulge without over-indulging, or letting unhealthy patterns develop!8 -
Love Love this tread! I have found that people try and make you feel bad for trying to eat the right food like you don't need that here have a bigmac!28
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How good it feels to be lighter.
How much happier and more confident I am at the gym.
Hearing my husband and random people at the gym tell me they see my progress.
The fantastic feeling to compliment someone else and get excited to exercise again.
But, I hate that I have to buy new clothes! Lol32 -
That the simple act of tying ones shoes becomes so much easier! That your bum will start hurting when sitting too long on a hard chair without the extra 'padding'. That several pairs of my shoes are now too loose. That actually seeing and feeling your wrist or ankle bones is pretty cool.
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Right now I have only lost 21 pounds and still have a lot to go. So as of right now I only have positive.
- Clothes fitting better, and not leaving marks on my skin.
- Being able to tie my shoes without being in pain.
- My knees don't hurt as much.
- I sleep more comfortably without my stomach in the way.
- I have been sitting up straighter which has been helping my back so much.
- Everyone is complimenting me more and being so motivating on how good of a job I'm doing. Which has given me the incentive to start dressing and looking prettier. (Makeup, hair, not hiding in a sweatshirt)42 -
That all my old clothes would fit me, except I gave it all away.12
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Only been going 5 weeks but already lost 22 lbs (10Kg).
I picked up a 10Kg weight yesterday just to see for myself how much I had lost. Boy did that feel good!
Things they don't tell you:- I don't get "fat cramp" anymore when bending or twisting
- I've stopped snoring at nights
- As I've stopped drinking (for a while!) I don't feel tired & sluggish when I wake in the mornings
- Enjoying cooking again, discovering new foods and recipes
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The way your goals change - from just wanting to lose enough to get in an acceptable range, to wanting what left of you to look fit and not soft, to wanting to see if you can squat more than your body weight or run a half marathon. Just 'cause.
One thing I'm not thrilled about is how lean my arms have gotten. If I'm cold, you can't really tell, but if I'm warm at all, the veins start a-poppin'. When I do upper body lifts, they look like an anatomy drawing of the vascular system.
And when you've maintained your success for a while ... having the people that spouted the popular diet nonsense at you come back and ask for advice. Taking you seriously this time.
This! The way your goals change! I used to be a runner and thought that my running days were over. But I've lost 20lbs since Dec and am planning to do a 5K soon! That was not on my radar in December. I just wanted to lose the weight.
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One day you WILL find the perfect bikini. It WILL be half price. It WILL be available in a range of sizes. You will never be able to have that bikini because you don't know what size you're going to need the next time you have the cance to wear it.
On the flipside, there's looking forward to just how great bikini shopping is going to be when you have the abs n *kitten*!!
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Such a great thread! I've lost 45lbs in 5 months, with not a lot of change in the first 3 1/2, it seems, but the last 6 weeks it became dramatic! I just finished week 1 of maintenance with losing .2#, so I'm still trying to figure it out, and I'm okay with that!
Things I didn't expect or have pleasantly discovered:
-constantly looking down when I'm walking because I can't hear/feel my jeans/legs rubbing together
-finding my pants are longer, even the current size, because I'm taking up less sideways space
-feeling full after a meal, putting my hand on my belly and it going down further than expected because it's flatter,
-having to double up my workout mat to do sit ups/crunches because my tailbone hurts against the floor
-crossing my legs! It's easier and not awkward
-new friends! Peeps that eat healthier and work out seem to draw one another
-the encouragement I give others who are friends, or even people I don't know well that have watched me in my weight process
-FINALLY answering my inside-my-head-question, "Am I going to have to do this for the rest of my life??? (i.e. exercise, watch my calories, get on the scale, etc., etc., etc.), with a happy, "YES!, and it's totally worth it!"
-not being self-conscious about my stomach, 'love handles', booty, or whatever, showing as 'overflow' in my clothes.
-my office chair hurting my tailbone (I suffer from SI Joint Dysfunction) and having to get an exercise ball to sit on - Win-Win!
I'm so hopeful that these will become the norm for me, that I won't ever 'go back'.
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This happened to me too, but with grapefruit. It was always too bitter before, but tastes refreshing now.How you'll acquire a taste for food you've previously "hated". I've always liked fruit but apples were pretty much a "meh". Now, I'll forsake just about any other fruit for apples. I could eat a dozen a day.- I'm 5'2" and have lost 25 lbs so far (15 to go). For the last couple of days I've been feeling simultaneously "too fat" and "too thin"! Guess I'm still adjusting mentally.
- Having to remember not to judge people who are not eating healthily enough. That was me before, and I didn't change until I was ready, no matter what others thought.
- Everybody's different, but for me there are certain foods I just don't eat because they send me into a tailspin. As they say, too much is never enough.
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So, over the last couple of weeks, when I've been out running I have had random cars toot at me and people wave. I'm 99% sure they're not people I know, but I'm not very good at recognising people in a flash as they drive past!
My first thought is always "am I having some kind of clothing malfunction?" But nope, not so far *phew*. Previously it was always people shouting insults at the fat woman wobbling down the street. 25kg later and I still feel like that person and can't imagine anyone would want to pay me a 'compliment' while I'm out running, as I still have a way to go before I hit my healthy weight range (~10kgs).
So I guess my 'thing they never tell you about losing weight' is that you'll be perpetually confused by people's reactions as your body changes!45 -
I love the fact that getting dressed doesn't take very long now. I used to go through 3 or 4 outfits because "my bum looked big" or "these jeans are too tight". Now - everything fits like it is supposed to - job done!!
I have had my weight off for 4 years now but forgot how awful it was trying to find something to wear. Thanks for reminding me.24 -
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Ok, so I understand that the boobs would get smaller. In a way that was a relief. But why do they have to look so awful! There really is no discernible shape to them unless I have a bra on.68
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