What nobody tells you about losing weight
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How much clothes shopping you will want to do!12
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How much anxiety I am having about maintaining my goal. I've only seriously lost weight before one other time in my life - like 20 lbs; but I gained that back and then some so this time around I had much more to lose and I only recently reached goal again. However, at 51 I cannot imagine me going through this process again and it's making me crazy.
Clothes have become an issue and I actually think I posted a comment awhile ago when someone requested suggestions on how to deal with adjusting to the new size - I believe I gave some flippant response about "go to a tailor" well I realize it's not that easy. I was going through my closet yesterday and it was a roller coaster #1 how big a difference a couple dress size are #2 there are some cute items I'm going to really miss. Yeah, yeah I get the whole shopping for new clothes, new size - I will definitely do that! And yes I will take many items to be altered by a tailor... but there are going to some items that I'll just need to let go. In the meantime I will wear my black skirt that I can roll the waistband down so it does not fall off every other day and hope no one notices!4 -
I have to say, I have only lost 51lbs since my Journey as begun, I have always been told that I was a great guy and father, but now that I guess I am presentable, I have been asked out alot more or flirted with alot more. I am still searching for my Soulmate.... However it is nice to be noticed again.21
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People used to wait for me to finish going up or down the stairs, like there wouldn't be enough room for both of us.11
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My belly used to rise up out of the bath water even when the bath was filled to the top, that does not happen anymore!24
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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.[/quote]
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I struggle with an irrational fear that if I miss a workout if I'm too tired or had to work late or something like that it will completely undo all the progress I have made and I will slip back into bad habits. the rational part of my brain knows it's nonsense and that sometimes you need an extra rest day, but it's still something that is lurking in the back of my mind and makes me anxious. I have lost over 25% of my starting bodyweight and I'm terrified to fail and go back to where I was...28
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-that there will be those who try to discourage you from loosing - saying you've lost enough weight or that you looked better bigger. Don't listen to them, just do you!
-how after eating healthy, eating even just a little junk food will make you feel ill.
-also that eating even just a little bit more than you're alloted portion size will make you feel overfull to the point you think you may throw up
-how good and confident you'll feel from the compliments and number of people hitting on you. I was told that I'm 'sexy' for the first time in my life
-how skipping exercise can actually make you feel depressed/lathargic as your body gets used to the endorphins!
-finally, the amount of down days you'll have and self loathing for a not sticking to your diet/exercise plan. Remember weight loss is a journey so if you do encounter pot holes just ride through them the road will eventually smooth out!18 -
That's it's not "working out" but about proper diet and calorie deficit. Working out is the next but not until you control input.9
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Closing in on 50lbs lost out of a total of 125lbs planned;
My tiny car seems less tiny. It dawned on me that my belly doesn't touch the steering wheel anymore, and there's even a few inch gap there now. The seatbelt fits without being pulled all the way to the stop before even attempting to buckle it.
Dropped from a 22 to a 16 in jeans, and am always vaguely started when I do laundry. There's no way I fit into these!! But I do, and they're starting to get loose.
The morning of my wedding social (Manitoba, CA tradition; wedding pre-party held a few months before the main event with bar, dancing, cold cut snacks at 11pm and raffles that you sell tickets to. Used as a fundraiser for the wedding/excuse to dance and party with friends) 2 weeks ago I had to do an emergency clothes shop because not one damned thing in my closet fit anymore. Including the 'skinny' dress I really liked from 10 years ago I was saving until I could wear again.
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aksteve777 wrote: »That's it's not "working out" but about proper diet and calorie deficit. Working out is the next but not until you control input.
Great point.
When people ask me what I'm doing, the following conversation happens about 95% of the time:
Other person: "Wow, you look great! What are you doing?"
Me: "I'm calorie counting using Myfitnesspal. I also started running and strength training."
OP (while giving me a knowing look): "Ah, so it's the running."
Me: "Actually, I started running about 6 months before I started losing weight. I didn't start losing until I started calorie counting. Running lets me eat a little bit more, but if I wasn't counting, I wouldn't be losing."
OP: "I can't run which is why I can't lose weight."46 -
I love seeing my thin shadow as I run the streets at night. I know it's silly but seeing my waist and space between my arms and waist is such a cool feeling. That little shadow is mine!49
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- Smaller bra! Now I can actually jog!
- Seeing my reflection at the store and recognizing myself!
- Wearing clothes that were always to tight, now I swim in them!
- Knowing I'm doing something right, when my so called friends haven't sad a word! LOL10 -
Two things that might make you happy (I'm using the generic 'you' here):
1. An Alternative to Expensive Clothes Go to the Sally Ann or Value Village or a consignment shop for your clothes while you're losing (or gaining, I suppose), and then you CAN afford to take your new body to Bermuda! The only caution is if you're afraid that "new" pair of jeans might have bedbugs, throw it in the dryer on hot for 10 min and that'll kill them.
2. Constipation Remember Phillips Milk of Magnesia from the drug store? White, chalky and nobody your age knew what it was for? In fact, it was a "natural" remedy for constipation. They don't market it as that any more, or at least I haven't seen it around, but now you can get capsules of Magnesium Citrate or better, Magnesium Gluconate. You don't need or want a huge dose because it'll cause you to "leak" at embarrassing times, but when you haven't had any "output" for a week, it could be your best friend. One 150mg capsule a night for a couple of nights should solve all problems (drink a glass of water with it). Also, it's inexpensive, so that's another plus.12 -
- Realising how few of my friends share my new more-active lifestyle
- Realising that a clothes size I thought I would be happy with now seems massive to me
- Biting my tongue when people say "there won't be any of you left soon" when I'm only 3½stone down out of 6 stone to be at the upper range of healthy
- Feeling awkward receiving compliments cos I'm not used to it and find it very uncomfortable
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-how skipping exercise can actually make you feel depressed/lathargic as your body gets used to the endorphins!
Totally get this!
We had a bout of flu go through the family the other week and I went from exercising every single day in some form (swimming/running/walking/gym) to being stuck in bed for a week either personally or nursing sick kids. Then for the week after I was still struggling with a bad chest so had to ease back slowly. I couldn't believe how much I missed those endorphins and I was raring to go as soon as I was healthy enough again! Still not 100% back into it yet but I'm shocked at how I notice it mentally more than anything.
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The bad: that the boobs do not necessarily go down. I have lost 3 band sizes in my bras, but gone UP 2 cup sizes. It is getting really hard to find bras in my size any more.
The good: just now much mental health is tied into physical health. I have suffered from depression all of my adult life (some at a "normal" weight and some at my obese weight). This last year, as my physical self has made huge strides, my mental health has improved tremendously to where I cannot even pinpoint a bout with depression in the last 14 months.
Are we twins? LOL!
I've always been big up top and although band sizes are decreasing, I'm now struggling with dresses cos my boobs don't seem to be going anywhere so I can't get the tops of dresses done up. Also, now I'm smaller in my lower body, I feel the top half is even more noticeable which doesn't help when I already feel too self-conscious. Maybe they'll just be the last thing to go? I've still got 2½ stone to lose so hopefully I'll get back to the large-but-manageable size I used to be in my early 20s!
I have also suffered a lot in the past with depression and anxiety (at all weights), but have been pleasantly surprised by how much better I feel all round now that I'm more active and getting fitter and also because I'm eating less crap these days!
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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.
Yup! I'm currently at the size I thought I wanted to get to (approx 3 dress sizes down) and I'm officially "overweight" not obese any more but I'm certainly not planning to stop yet. I definitely want to lose the last 2½stone to get to the upper limit of healthy and I don't know what size I'll be when I reach that, but I know I want to be fit and healthy and not just seeing the right numbers on the scales.
I've started doing the 5k parkruns as often as I can, when previously I couldn't run for more than 15-20 minutes. I could now actually imagine running a 10k and maybe even further in the future. I regularly swim 2km at the pool in a session when a year ago I could only manage 500m at a time.
These changing goals are the most motivational for me because they show real progress8 -
The bad: that the boobs do not necessarily go down. I have lost 3 band sizes in my bras, but gone UP 2 cup sizes. It is getting really hard to find bras in my size any more.
The good: just now much mental health is tied into physical health. I have suffered from depression all of my adult life (some at a "normal" weight and some at my obese weight). This last year, as my physical self has made huge strides, my mental health has improved tremendously to where I cannot even pinpoint a bout with depression in the last 14 months.
Are we twins? LOL!
I've always been big up top and although band sizes are decreasing, I'm now struggling with dresses cos my boobs don't seem to be going anywhere so I can't get the tops of dresses done up. Also, now I'm smaller in my lower body, I feel the top half is even more noticeable which doesn't help when I already feel too self-conscious. Maybe they'll just be the last thing to go? I've still got 2½ stone to lose so hopefully I'll get back to the large-but-manageable size I used to be in my early 20s!
I have also suffered a lot in the past with depression and anxiety (at all weights), but have been pleasantly surprised by how much better I feel all round now that I'm more active and getting fitter and also because I'm eating less crap these days!
Great news all round
Not all women will lose weight in their breasts, especially after age 40 or so. Changing hormones are the likely culprit. Look at it this way - many women pay good money for large boobs and a tiny waist and butt. It's not a bad look. Buy separates instead of dresses.3 -
I'm still pretty much at the start of my long-term journey (I'm making small and measured changes instead of yo-yoing for the rest of my life)
Making that first step... and then another... and then another... that's the true "secret" to weightloss. Keep stepping- actually enjoying exercise, specifically cycling. I hadn't ridden in nearly 20 years this time last year, absolutely never thought I would like riding in my lifetime and now I'm planning a 60 mile ride in September raising money for MacMillan Cancer care!
My family were never into fitness or sports (well, unless you count my dad liking rugby for the drinking sessions afterwards or the family weekend cycle rides to the pub LOL!) so enjoying being active is a relatively new thing for me. The best quote I have is from a few weeks ago when my son suddenly said to me that he thinks I'm "sporty"! It seems silly, but knowing we're teaching our kids that being active and enjoying exercise is perfectly normal... well that means an awful lot to me.
We're taking part in a Swimathon as a family to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care next month, and I think it's brilliant that you've found an activity you love and are helping others too Good luck!
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