What nobody tells you about losing weight

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  • demoiselle2014
    demoiselle2014 Posts: 474 Member
    edited July 2015
    stormyview wrote: »
    demoiselle2014 wrote: »
    I have gone down to a size 4 in the last year and I am having a hard time finding clothes that fit. Either they do not stock that size, or it gets picked clean as soon as new clothes go in . . . I am not sure. But I've been trying to find new pants for months, and I haven't yet found one that fits.

    Speaking of pants and how they fit, apparently women's pants are not currently made for someone with a 10" difference between hips and waist. Anything I find that fits my hips gaps at the waist by several inches. I wish I knew what the manufacturers were using as standards.

    Look for "curvy" fits. If you're in the States, you might try Loft and Ann Taylor for curvy fit pants. They're the best-fitting pants I've found. I recently discovered that Express jeans work great for my 11" difference waist/hips. Don't pay full price at Loft/AT. They have lots of 40-50% off sales.

    Thank you, I will take a look at Loft/AT. I used to wear Express jeans all the time, but eventually decided I liked jeans with a higher rise. Perhaps they are making some now that high rise pants are more in fashion. I suspect that a good fit requires a bit of tailoring, which is a catch 22 for me, because my budget doesn't really allow me to buy expensive clothes, and it seems a bit of a waste to invest $$ in tailoring for cheap clothes.

    I sew, but I don't really have the skills to tailor pants.
  • andympanda
    andympanda Posts: 763 Member
    aylajane wrote: »
    emergencyninja wrote: »
    People will hate on you as if you didn't put in the work. They will tell you how "lucky you are".

    OMG... the minute the "L" word comes out of their mouth I am down their throat before the "ucky" comes out :) BUt then I do that when someone says that about my job/income/lifestyle too.... My favorite response is "OMG it is so weird - seems like the harder I work the luckier I get?! Whats up with that?!"

    The people who don't put in the effort to get to an ideal weight should get stuck with a "l" word, or Lazy.

  • raregem99
    raregem99 Posts: 88 Member
    ticiaelizabeth wrote: »
    How you can lose 50 pounds and maintain the EXACT same body shape. Same shape just smaller format. I'm now lifting heavier weights hoping that bigger muscles will change my shape a bit more. dreaded apple body.

    Hi, please consider looking into Callanetics by Callan Pickney or The Lotte Berk Method to encourage your body to lean out into a more X shape.
  • ItsFinallyHappening
    ItsFinallyHappening Posts: 65 Member
    This was a great thread, I've read them all. Thanks everyone for sharing. It's a good thread to read on those unmotivated days!
  • BruceHedtke
    BruceHedtke Posts: 358 Member
    ibamosaserreinas wrote: »

    That walking on a treadmill at a super steep incline prepares you for going up the mountain.
    I was pretty surprised at this as well. It can't replicate the difference in elevation, but it does work well in building up the muscles you'd use for hiking in hills/mountains.
  • 2ledbetter
    2ledbetter Posts: 199 Member
    @raregem99 I loved the Callanetics workout video. The one I have is from back in the 1980's. I haven't tried it since I was so overweight, but know that I've lost some I might have to try again.
  • Allison1385
    Allison1385 Posts: 353 Member
    lemonsurprise wrote: »
    Wanted to make this thread for motivationial purposes more than anything but they don't all have to be super positive! More of what came as a surprise. I'll start..

    - how much confidence it will actually bring, especially when strangers start treating you like royalty all of a sudden!

    - Sitting (particularly in baths) and laying (particularly in beds) will become ever increasingly uncomfortable.

    - how vain you will become! I can't walk past a mirror without checking how I look nowadays!

    Your turn!

  • Allison1385
    Allison1385 Posts: 353 Member
    You start feeling like your old self again! You start remembering that girl and you feel like you can actually be her again! 30 lbs down! 33 more to go! Half way to go to weigh what I did in high school!
  • Zia209
    Zia209 Posts: 17 Member
    cblue315 wrote: »
    Zia209 wrote: »
    Nobody told me that I would be cold more than ever before. Also, that my body would look worse before it started to get better. The joys! :)

    This - - I did not know a person could be droopy everywhere.

    I am not really " droopy" but my arms and legs are a lot smaller than my middle. I look a little deformed, but my middle with shrink with time and it will all even out again.

  • ticiaelizabeth
    ticiaelizabeth Posts: 139 Member
    RobertDupuy wrote: »
    I find the thread interesting and two, random observations spring to mind.

    One is about my fellow weight losers.... Once you get down a ways they can look at you in disgust for talking about dieting when they conclude you don't have a weight problem so great as theirs.... I doubt anyone here would do that, but it happens in the wild.

    Another random observation, when I get depressed I can't eat. This is not something society can believe about an overweight person, why they assume if I am depressed I must put a quart of ice cream on one hand and lard in the other and feed like a pig at the trough :smile: but no, I stop eating...

    Society has some deeply held beliefs, that's for sure


    So true about the depression. I've been going through a bout recently and have had no appetite whatsoever. I'm not used to having to FORCE myself to eat
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    aylajane wrote: »
    emergencyninja wrote: »
    People will hate on you as if you didn't put in the work. They will tell you how "lucky you are".

    OMG... the minute the "L" word comes out of their mouth I am down their throat before the "ucky" comes out :) BUt then I do that when someone says that about my job/income/lifestyle too.... My favorite response is "OMG it is so weird - seems like the harder I work the luckier I get?! Whats up with that?!"

    Hahaha... that gave me a good laugh :)
  • LacednLace
    LacednLace Posts: 480 Member
    aylajane wrote: »
    emergencyninja wrote: »
    People will hate on you as if you didn't put in the work. They will tell you how "lucky you are".

    OMG... the minute the "L" word comes out of their mouth I am down their throat before the "ucky" comes out :) BUt then I do that when someone says that about my job/income/lifestyle too.... My favorite response is "OMG it is so weird - seems like the harder I work the luckier I get?! Whats up with that?!"

    Wish there was a like/love button feature....just for this.
  • aliciasilfies
    aliciasilfies Posts: 179 Member
    I agree with everyone about how painful it can be finding bones you didn't realize were hiding! Yesterday I kept trying to prop my elbows on my desk at work and found it very painful. At first I thought my elbow was on something, then thought that maybe it was bruised. Only when I actually lifted my shirt sleeve up and felt where it hurt did I realize that it was my bone I was feeling!
  • esorcel
    esorcel Posts: 459 Member
    YalithKBK wrote: »
    You will sometimes get annoyed or even angry when people offer you seconds or say you "deserve" a treat. I'm trying to lose weight! Extra calories means more work for me! Back off! (I'm still training my boyfriend about this).

    I call them diet saboteurs. My family is supportive, but my coworkers would do this kind of stuff. Since I started my weight loss journey again, I didn't mention a word about it to them. I'll let them figure out I've been trying to lose weight when they start noticing.
  • EmmaFitzwilliam
    EmmaFitzwilliam Posts: 482 Member
    Someone posted about not being able to eat when depressed. I am experiencing that right now. I started the morning in an icy fury, but have no desire for sugar carbs or chocolate. Kickboxing (which I don't actually do, so I would just hurt myself), but not food.

    It takes some doing (and is tied in to other facets of my success) but it's odd to be in the position of wanting the endorphins from exercise more than the serotonin from sugar carbs.
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    The alcohol thing is really startling, isn't it @odaveyrules? I used to be able to drink my friends under the table. At the Fourth of July parade I had to leave early because the five or so beers I had sent me over the edge. I reeeeeeeally have to be careful. I guess that's good though, less alcohol calories.... :p
  • odaveyrules
    odaveyrules Posts: 3 Member
    @Gska17 Yes it is! The other night I only had 2 margaritas and I couldn't feel my face haha. And no matter how much food or water I have that night, the hangovers the next day are killer. I rarely had even mild ones when I was larger.
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    Well, I guess this is....good? The trick is actually remembering. My poor husband...tilting me all the way home. :/
  • odaveyrules
    odaveyrules Posts: 3 Member
    @Gska17 Oh it's definitely good 'cause it keeps me from wanting to really drink in the first place haha. I can put those calories to better use!
  • aliciasilfies
    aliciasilfies Posts: 179 Member
    odaveyrules wrote: »
    @Gska17 Oh it's definitely good 'cause it keeps me from wanting to really drink in the first place haha. I can put those calories to better use!

    I couldn't agree with the both of you anymore! My boyfriend and I went to a nice meal last weekend and split a bottle of wine. 2 glasses in and I was tipsy! The after dinner hot chocolate with some kahlua tasted like sheer alcohol, despite my boyfriend saying it didn't taste like it at all. I couldn't even drink it and I used to drink straight jack or multiple bottles of wine like it was no problem. I agree with putting the calories to better use! The chocolate fondue that night > the hot chocolate with kahlua. :)

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