Unexpected results of weight loss

Something I love is that now I can wrap my arms around my knees. I always wanted to be able to sit like, as I always thought seemed so...Idk...dainty? But it was something I couldn't do, but now I can.

For me, the biggest, and most important thing in losing ~19 pounds officially (during the year, I had gotten up to the mid to upper 240s) but ended the year at 219.4 (had to look at my weight tracking) and another ~13lbs this year, so far! is that my asthma rarely acts up. This was my issue/excuse for not walking more, biking more, getting out and running my first official 5k (later this summer, time permitting!). It's awesome to know that one of my few health issues has mostly resolved itself by losing weight. Not to my goal, yet, but it's the journey, not the destination

What an awesome thread. I'm still on my way to go. Your posts are verey motivating. Looking forward to notice those unexpected results. Thank you!

Yea, I have bruises here and there on my leg, and I'm thinking what did I run into or hit to get that, I don't know, but there it is. My chest is way small now too, not surprised.

I've lost close to 50 lbs and my back doesn't hurt anymore! I have a bulging disc and it never occurred to me that weight loss would help take stress off of it. My doctor never mentioned it either, so I don't feel quite so stupid...

mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »

DaveAkeman wrote: »

mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »

sarahlifts wrote: »

I had more friends when I was obese. feeling lonely.

I hear ya.

I don't get this one. Why?

My skinnier prettier friends all stopped hanging out with me because I'm no longer the fat friend. My bigger friends don't want to hang out with me because I can't listen to them talk about wanting to lose weight without accidentally preaching about mfp lol

This makes me sad, I have all the same friends I had before plus now I have friends that I have met at the gym and through gym friends. The skinnier friends aren't very good friends if they don't like you because you are skinny now. I am lucky to have the friends I have, I have known this for a long time.

My watch is now too big. Plus my wedding ring is now too big. I went several years not able to wear it, because it was too small, and now I might have to get it made smaller because it's almost slipping off my finger.

After losing 53 pounds, the crossing of legs is totally awesome! But the biggest thing is that I "cured" myself of gout. My Rheumatologist took me off the medication! I still have about 40 pounds to go, but it's fantastic. I no longer shop in the "PLUS" department!

MargueriteMuguet wrote: »

Now,I have reached my goal, as in ultimate goal, I realise I am never truly done and having to change my mindset so much and focus on other things to achieve fitness wise is unexpected. But I like it, it takes a lot of pressure off and I am always reminded that I have done well in the past

Congratulations on achieving your goal! I'm keeping in mind that once I reach mine I'll need to refocus and "regroup". Things are always easier when you're working toward a goal, I don't want to have too big of a "now what?" moment when I achieve mine.

AngeBee18 wrote: »

I managed 4 on my toes the other day before I had to drop to my knees for the rest of the set. I'll be celebrating when I can do a whole set that's for sure! But I started having to do them standing against a wall, so it's all good progress!

This is inspiring to me ... I can only do them against the wall now, but the mere thought of eventually being able to do them on my toes makes me giddy!

MargueriteMuguet wrote: »

@rayw89 thanks for that!
@Alidecker , yes I was also working for fitness goals, all sorts of goals actually when losing. But somehow, once my priority was achieved (because it was losing the weight for such a long time) I felt like those fitness goals meant something else.

Well anyways, thanks for making my point clearer in my mind and so today an unexpected result of weightloss for me is that I am more open and feel less isolated in life than I was before even to strangers on here :-)

Those long-term goals are extremely important. A year and a half ago I set a goal for myself to run a 5k, and (because I am an engineer) I have a very laser-beam, goal-oriented focus (and for me, the goal must be quantitative). Of course, as I worked on running I lost weight, but running the 5k was the only goal - weight loss was a by-product. When I achieved the 5k goal, I had a huge "now what?" moment. I never figured out "now what", and ended up gaining back more weight than I had lost, and losing the running ability.

This time I'm trying to figure out those follow-on goals early, so I don't run into the same issue. (I've already far surpassed the 5k run this time . . .)

FloraJL wrote: »

AngeBee18 wrote: »

I managed 4 on my toes the other day before I had to drop to my knees for the rest of the set. I'll be celebrating when I can do a whole set that's for sure! But I started having to do them standing against a wall, so it's all good progress!

This is inspiring to me ... I can only do them against the wall now, but the mere thought of eventually being able to do them on my toes makes me giddy!

Just stick at it and I'm sure you'll get there! We all have to start somewhere

went down a shoe size

Alidecker wrote: »

I started working on fitness goals well before I got close to my final weight loss goal. Lately I have been having problems coming up with a fitness goal that excites me as far as cardio.

Have you considered signing up for a race/5k? I should really start making a list of "things to achieve" that are beyond weight.

zanyzanycrazy wrote: »

Mel Robbins hits the nail on the head when she says "You're never going to feel like doing the things you want to do, or need to do to get what you want. You have to get uncomfortable and FORCE yourself to do the things you need to do. Getting what you want is simple, but not easy."

So true!