What nobody tells you about losing weight
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I was definitely not prepared for the weird backlash I got from a lot of people for losing weight. Apparently some people take it as a personal insult when you try to improve your own health. Huh. Go figure.12
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be_here_now wrote: »I was definitely not prepared for the weird backlash I got from a lot of people for losing weight. Apparently some people take it as a personal insult when you try to improve your own health. Huh. Go figure.
Not so much an insult, but jealousy . . . . .6 -
crazygooselady wrote: »They don't tell you that it starts to feel good to be a little hungry, and that eating amounts of what you used to eat will make you feel I'll.
Sooo true. Was actually thinking about that the other day... I forgot what being hungry felt like! I used to be a grazer, so there was always something going down the hatch, and there would be days I would kind of long for that feeling. I see it as a sign of improvement now instead of something negative!6 -
I was surprised to find out that lifestyle changes really affect the way I feel. I used to feel blah all the time. Now I actually feel crappy when I miss workouts, eat out a lot during the week, overeat, or sleep poorly. Before I could abuse my health and not notice a difference. Now I notice right away if I'm veering too far off track.14
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TMI here, but I spend a lot more time in the bathroom (not diarrhea, but just more frequent BM's up to 5 times a day) and my lower back is in so much pain all the time.3
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...that I'm glad most of my friends are guys, cause I didn't know women resenting/being jealous of other women for losing weight was a thing.
That I'd spend so much time looking at myself in the mirror, lol. Not a vanity thing...more out of disbelief like "wait, that's me? Holy crap!"
That the junk food I used to consume fairly regularly will now make me sick as anything. I scarfed down 4 slices of pizza one night and felt so sick the next day I could barely eat.5 -
I had to buy a new belt. Not just because my other one was too big but because it looked terrible. Before I wouldn't notice how terrible I looked because my gut was hanging over it anyway19
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I've only lost 46lbs so not much, but so far:
Negative
- my mother in law is threatened by my loss and is telling me I'm about to fade away and to stop now (I'm still 90-100lbs overweight and morbidly obese!)
- no one at all can tell I have lost any weight. I have to tell them and they look surprised
- the baggy skin isn't on my stomach, it's all on my inner thighs and it looks terrible
Positive
- my skin looks glorious
- I get asked for ID when buying my husband some wine (I'm 32 and haven't been asked for many years)
- my boobs haven't shrunk much at all
- my period is morr regular
- walking makes me feel awesome rather than tired
- confidence when talking to others
- men in shops will smile and ask me how my day is going now21 -
MeiannaLee wrote: »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
This is news to me. I didn't even know girls did that... especially pretty ones.
Hahaha. You sound just like a friend of mine this morning. I told him well ok I don't poo but I damn sure sparkle!2 -
Some one asked me today if i was sick since I had lost so much weight. I still have about 20 pounds before i reach my goal.4
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To be able to buy clothes from the high street rather than specialist shops that seem to only cater for geography teachers13
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You do stand out because you eat "different" and exercise...but you feel like a million bucks so standing out becomes ok.7
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I lost 30lbs a few years ago before my wedding. I remember:
- needing to buy practically all new shoes because my feet shrank a whole size
- Men flirting with me everywhere
- Being treated nicer by EVERYONE (which I kind of resented because I was the same person I always was inside)... Lots more attention and compliments
- Clothes looking flattering on me again
- Going back to my skinnier clothes and feeling like I had a whole new wardrobe
- Sweating right away
- My husband couldn't keep his hands off me
- being thought of as anti-social at pot lucks because I just stayed away as I knew I couldn't resist the spread of yummy fatty foods
- Dreading going out to eat because I didn't meal prep it myself and really know what went into it
- Not cringing when it was photo time
- Seeing my cheekbones again14 -
Weird, but it feels like my dancing has improve13
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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.
Why do you think that is? Because then they know more precisely how overweight you were?
There could be something to that. I've always carried my weight pretty well. Most people always thought I weighed about 40 lbs less than I did, so how heavy I actually was wasn't obvious.
I think a bigger part is just me getting comfortable with being healthy. When I was down 40lbs, it was sort of like walking around in amazement, asking myself if it was really happening. It seemed surreal to me at the time, so if anyone asked, I literally wanted to jump up and down because someone besides me noticed.
While I'm still as proud as ever for what I've been able to do and it does sometimes still seem surreal, I've accepted that this is me now. This is who I am and those fears that I might one day revert to the person I was before are pretty much a thing of the past. So, maybe there is an embarrassment about ever being as big as I was, but more I think it's about putting that person in the past and leaving him there.7 -
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...
+1 on this. Around 30% of my body weight gone and I still panic on one less than ideal food day or missed exercise session.
Hope one day soon my brain will catch up with the weight loss.6 -
I love this thread! Thank you everyone for chiming in and sharing your thoughts
It's been almost a month into tracking my food and exercise, and I've lost 4.4 kg so far. I think more importantly, I feel that my mood and energy levels have started to balance out and stay consistent. I used to be addicted to having cheese on toast every day for breakfast and now I'm happy with a slice of cheese and some veg. Progress!9 -
Awesome thread! It's fun hearing what everyone else is going through.
I've lost 50 pounds so far (216 to 166 on 5'6" frame) and here is what I've noticed:
- My knees, arches of my feet, and low back don't hurt anymore. I get sore from workouts, but I used to be sore just from sitting.
- My hands get cold easily.
- I get less headaches. Probably due to drinking more water
- Less sweaty.
- A few friends have been negative. It can really hurt to hear passive aggressive comments like "are you sure you can eat that" or "if you aren't too busy working out". Those people are in the vast minority though, with 90% of people being really supportive and happy for me.
- Junk food makes me sick half the time now. If I go out on the weekend and have 2 unhealthy meals in a row, even if its within my calorie range, I WILL have a tummy ache.
- I dropped 2 sizes in 4 months and under my belly button I noticed my skin was softer. I could grab it and pinch a section of looser skin. When I sucked in my stomach little wrinkles would form that made me look deflated. But just 3 months later it's already bouncing back a little and I'm still losing weight consistently. The wrinkles are gone, it's still soft, but it makes me really hopeful that it won't be as big of an issue as I thought it might.
- My stretch marks are less noticeable. The red ones have turned white, and the white ones have decreased in size and can only be seen in certain lights.
- My husband says I don't snore anymore.
- I spend less money on food now than I was before, but we're eating more meals with better quality ingredients. We spend between $45- $60 a week on groceries. We cook once a week and package lunches/dinners for 5 days. We eat out or make small meals on the weekends. This has been working for us for 8 months and is a big reason why we both lost weight. I waste less food, it's easier to track, cheaper to shop, and lazier on a day to day basis. Having the weekends free for variety, and the fact that we make different meals every week, keeps it from getting boring.
- I feel lighter emotionally. I can't really think of very many ways I put effort into myself in the last 5 years. But putting effort into getting healthy has shown me that I can be successful if I commit to something. I'm not stuck with how things are. I can let go of bad habits and just because I've been a certain way up till now doesn't mean I'll be that way forever. It makes me want to do other things I've been too scared/uncomfortable to do.34 -
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