What nobody tells you about losing weight
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Nobody told me that even 37 out of 50 pounds down, I would feel exactly the same. I feel like I look exactly the same. Its a fluke anytime something nice fits me at the thrift shop and I feel guilty and like a liar wearing a medium. I cry because I feel the same so clothing sizes must be changing. I am happy, but there is guilt there as well. I dont understand why, but at least ive recognised the emotion.
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That because of how thin your upper arms get sometimes your armpits will unexpectedly make a fart noise when you're overheated because of the pockets of air. Or during sex. Always a good time.8
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Had a shower and felt a weird something on my belly which shouldn't be there. Eurgh, I thought. I looked down. It was my belly button. Which was now about 2 inches higher than it used to be due to lost fat and stronger core muscles. THAT was good.10
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Also, that for some people the logistical process of losing weight is not the start of success. For some people, the mental side of it has to come first. I lost a lot of weight in my early 20s having been big all my life (lost about 80lbs) and then about 6 years later LIFE happened (wedding, divorce, family illness, 2 new jobs, 4 house moves etc) and about half of it gradually went back on over a few years. Now I'm 32 and losing it all again. But there was a period of 2 years when I knew I wanted to lose weight but nothing seemed to work - I was beating myself up for "letting myself down" and constantly telling myself that I was a failure because I'd put weight back on again and now couldn't lose it like I did before. After all, I knew I could do it, so how dreadful and weak a person must I have become that I couldn't replicate it? It was only when I actually stopped talking to myself in such negative terms that I found the inner will to make the changes I needed. I started talking to myself in the way I would talk to my best friend or my partner. And as soon as I did that I signed up to MFP and haven't looked back - that was 18lbs ago. I never expected that it would be my mental chatter which would make the biggest difference, but it completely was. Now, this feels easy!19
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BlxxdtheFrxxk wrote: »Nobody told me that even 37 out of 50 pounds down, I would feel exactly the same. I feel like I look exactly the same. Its a fluke anytime something nice fits me at the thrift shop and I feel guilty and like a liar wearing a medium. I cry because I feel the same so clothing sizes must be changing. I am happy, but there is guilt there as well. I dont understand why, but at least ive recognised the emotion.
I feel the same way. I'm 34 pounds down of about 75ish that I want to lose. Started out as a 14/16 and haven't bought new pants yet because I feel like I would be kidding myself to try them on. I just keep going to goodwill and getting dresses because I feel better in them. I know I've lost weight, but it hasn't clicked yet.
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BlxxdtheFrxxk wrote: »Nobody told me that even 37 out of 50 pounds down, I would feel exactly the same. I feel like I look exactly the same. Its a fluke anytime something nice fits me at the thrift shop and I feel guilty and like a liar wearing a medium. I cry because I feel the same so clothing sizes must be changing. I am happy, but there is guilt there as well. I dont understand why, but at least ive recognised the emotion.
If I feel similarly at 18 pounds down I can't imagine how intense your emotions must be! ((hugs))
It's like it isn't even real. I'll put something on (an old jacket, for example) and when it fits I'm in absolute disbelief.5 -
thischickislost wrote: »BlxxdtheFrxxk wrote: »Nobody told me that even 37 out of 50 pounds down, I would feel exactly the same. I feel like I look exactly the same. Its a fluke anytime something nice fits me at the thrift shop and I feel guilty and like a liar wearing a medium. I cry because I feel the same so clothing sizes must be changing. I am happy, but there is guilt there as well. I dont understand why, but at least ive recognised the emotion.
I feel the same way. I'm 34 pounds down of about 75ish that I want to lose. Started out as a 14/16 and haven't bought new pants yet because I feel like I would be kidding myself to try them on. I just keep going to goodwill and getting dresses because I feel better in them. I know I've lost weight, but it hasn't clicked yet.
I remember that when I first lost weight, from a 14 to a size 4. The first time I bought new clothes, I was on my lunch break and wandering, and decided to buy some jeans at Marshall's. I put on a size 10 that day and cried in the SubWay bathroom. It is so inspiring.
I encourage you to go try on new sizes!7 -
If 2 years ago someone says I would be under 200 Lbs, and not ready to quite losing, I would have laughed in that person's face.6
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ibamosaserreinas wrote: »No one tells you that you will get buzzed so much faster... (65 pounds ago it took three or four drinks to get buzzed. Now it takes like 1 1/2.)
Ohhh!!! I never thought about it, but I can see that. I'm down 70 pounds from where I started, and about 25 from where I was over 5 years ago.
I've always been a lightweight, but it's definitely more noticeable now.
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don't forget to have your thyroid medication adjusted every 10-15 pounds...3
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When I see pictures of the "new me" (I have another 12 to go, but I've lost 69) I don't recognize that person. I like the way she looks, but that's not what I think I look like in my head.5
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When I started back in January, I had thick calluses on my heals all around the outside part that sometimes cracked. Now that I am down 50 lbs and they are gone all that is left is just some rough skin.
Friends say how small I am getting but when I look in the mirror I still see a larger person. I know I am getting smaller as my clothes have dropped in sizes but I still don't see it.6 -
2ledbetter wrote: »Now that I've lost 90 pounds, with 80 still to go it's like having a double body. I feel the muscle and bone structure underneath the fat. I can grab fat and skin and feel where when I finish losing weight my body might be. My fat just seems to jiggle more now, but I can feel the muscle underneath. Does anyone else feel this?
Yes! I'm 50 pounds down... so far to go... but there is a tight muscular body, a hard body under all this fluff. So weird to feel the body underneath.2 -
balboasuze wrote: »Also, that for some people the logistical process of losing weight is not the start of success. For some people, the mental side of it has to come first.
Congrats on your loss so far! I couldn't agree anymore! It took years of me dieting and working out and barely losing anything, only to gain it all back plus some! After having previously lost 70 lbs, nothing could be more frustrating. In October, I moved cross country and definitely had the click moment! On January 1st, I officially started on here and I'm like a whole new person now!1 -
andympanda wrote: »If 2 years ago someone says I would be under 200 Lbs, and not ready to quite losing, I would have laughed in that person's face.
Yep, my goals keep shifting too. At first I just wanted to get into my healthy weight range. At the beginning if I had seen a picture of me +10kgs ago, I would have said I would be happy if I could get to that point. But I got there and realised I wasn't done. Now I still want to get rid of a few annoying flabby bits here and there, and have about 3-4 stubborn kgs to go (although my focus has largely shifted from kgs to body fat %). I couldn't have even imagined that I could get to this point at the outset!6 -
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Right there with you!
How After eating healthy for so long, you take one cheat meal, and you feel like utter crap!
How much better you feel, more energy, no more knee problems, stay up later and wake up earlier because of your energy!
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