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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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justrollme wrote: »
I just thought the exact same thing!
Last week I was visiting with family, and I brought along a couple of skirts and dresses, never even considering that they'd be too big. One dress and one skirt are not save-able without a lot of tailoring, the other dress I shrank (it's so nice to throw things in the dryer and hope they come out smaller!) and the other skirt had a drawstring. Next time I'm away, I'll have to pack a lot more carefully. Looking forward to the next closet overhaul!
I packed my clothing into boxes marked donate, size 18, 16, 14, 12 and 10, which is my goal size. I want to wear all of those nice looking smaller sizes as I move down through them!, and donate it away as quickly as possible so I have no fat clothing to resort too. Clean as I "lean."5 -
HappyCampr1 wrote: »
I agree, although it's getting better. I've started taking trips to the stores where I have no intention of buying anything. It's just a see what size I wear and what looks good on me trip. I take pictures in the dressing room. It's helped relieve the stress because I don't feel I have to make a decision. I'm just seeing the options.caroldavison332 wrote: »
I'm in a great spot because my style was always for smaller girls and when I was big, I could never wear the kind of stuff I wanted to.. Asian fashion has always been something I've dreamed of wearing and I just got back from San Francisco and visited Chinatown and jtown.. I fit into and bought things that were at one time a complete impossibility.. I never got past the window shopping phase before, and last week, everything I tried on, fit.. It was truly a dream come true for me.. A Long awaited one!0 -
I don't think I did that right lol.. I said the second quote lol0
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I'm in a great spot because my style was always for smaller girls and when I was big, I could never wear the kind of stuff I wanted to.. Asian fashion has always been something I've dreamed of wearing and I just got back from San Francisco and visited Chinatown and jtown.. I fit into and bought things that were at one time a complete impossibility.. I never got past the window shopping phase before, and last week, everything I tried on, fit.. It was truly a dream come true for me.. A Long awaited one!
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caroldavison332 wrote: »
sugar and crap food which quickly converts to it makes your body release insulin which tells you that you are hungry.
Insulin doesn't tell your body that you are hungry. Insulin removes glucose from the blood and converts it to useable energy for use (by muscles and organs) and storage (mostly as fat, though glucose also goes to replenish glycogen stores).
Also, nothing makes my body release insulin. I have type 1 diabetes, so my body is incapable of producing insulin. I take artificial insulin.4 -
bump.-1
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Nobody tells you that if you have very light skin, the veins will show more and more as you lose weight.
The body creates extra blood vessels to oxygenate the fatty tissue, when that fatty tissue diminishes, there are a lot of veins near the skin. It doesn't really bother me, and it isn't ugly, but it is noticeable.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »
Insulin doesn't tell your body that you are hungry. Insulin removes glucose from the blood and converts it to useable energy for use (by muscles and organs) and storage (mostly as fat, though glucose also goes to replenish glycogen stores).
Also, nothing makes my body release insulin. I have type 1 diabetes, so my body is incapable of producing insulin. I take artificial insulin.
Mostly right, however high blood sugar does trigger the release of insulin into the bloodstream by stimulating your pancreas, this converts sugars to glycogen for storage as fats in the liver and fatty tissue (it doesn't change it to a "usable energy" as you say, as glucose is already usable there would be no point). Conversely, when there is too little sugar in the blood your body releases glucagon, which makes your liver convert stored glycogen into usable glucose.
The hormone that controls hunger is called Ghrelin, this is released when blood sugar levels start to fall, so as your insulin kicks in and reduces your blood glucose concentration, Ghrelin levels start to rise, leading to hunger - it's all part of a complex system of hormonal balance called homeostasis.
This is a very simplified version of how these interact, the endocrine system is very complex indeed, but it's something I spent years working on at University and in labs.
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mcornall88 wrote: »
Mostly right, however high blood sugar does trigger the release of insulin into the bloodstream by stimulating your pancreas, this converts sugars to glycogen for storage as fats in the liver and fatty tissue (it doesn't change it to a "usable energy" as you say, as glucose is already usable there would be no point).
"Useable energy" for muscles and organs. Without insulin, you cannot use glucose from the blood as an energy source. The glucose just accumulates in blood, causing high BG. High BG puts extra strain on kidneys of course, but the real issue with high BG is a lack of energy.
In laymen's terms, for type 1 diabetics who are not taking insulin, this is what begins the process that kills them. In order to access energy, you make ketones to break down fat for energy... type 1's (and some extreme cases of type 2) can go into a state of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), where they are subsisting on a fat energy. Someone experiencing this will feel very lethargic and eventually the body will start shutting things down. Next comes a coma and then death. Also, high levels of ketones are toxic and cause a pH imbalance... your kidneys are not only stressed because of high BG, but also trying to clean up ketones. It is common to experience frequent urination, vomiting, and extreme thirst.
I have first-hand experience with serious DKA, during which I lost around 50 lbs. in about a day (towards the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd day without insulin). While a majority of that was water weight that I regained within a week after stabilizing, I lost a significant amount of fat because that is the only thing that my body could use for energy without insulin. So insulin is absolutely necessary to get energy to muscles and organs.1 -
How much more uncomfortable camping is, even with a bedding roll, without a built in fat cushion.0
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You suddenly realize the dryer really wasn't shrinking all your clothes.
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lilaclovebird wrote: »
That people will ask you why you keep working out if you already look good. Or tell you that you don't need to work out anymore.
Yes I DO! You wanna know why? Because I L
VE FOOD!
Haha. I am right there with you. I work out every day so I can have a glass of wine!
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thinbyragbrai wrote: »You suddenly realize the dryer really wasn't shrinking all your clothes.
Yes!!!2 -
That sometimes your friends are genuinely proud of you. I was showing my friend before and after pictures. Instead of doing the usual 'well done that's amazing' she welled up, kissed me on my forehead and told me how proud and happy she was for me. It was an emotional shift I just didn't see coming!17
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thankyou4thevenom wrote: »
This might be true for you but it is not true for everyone. Some days are like this for me, however most are not.
I think it's kind of harsh to say "they are lying" because I think there's a lot of people who don't feel hungry all the time. Sadly I'm not one of them. I do agree though that it's annoying that people on MFP tend to jump to the conclusion that if we'd change what we eat we'd miraculously stop being hungry just because that's what happened to them. I suspect that for me part of the issue is that I ate healthily even when I was fat. Soda (apart from diet coke which I've ditched), junk food, processed food were never particularly on the menu so I wasn't able to benefit by cutting them out. I ate too much plain and simple. To lose weight I have to severely restrict the quantities I can eat. There's no way around that.
I constantly look at the portions other people eat and am amazed by how small they are... I just wish my body would be satisfied with that.14 -
Xiaolongbao wrote: »
I think it's kind of harsh to say "they are lying" because I think there's a lot of people who don't feel hungry all the time. Sadly I'm not one of them. I do agree though that it's annoying that people on MFP tend to jump to the conclusion that if we'd change what we eat we'd miraculously stop being hungry just because that's what happened to them. I suspect that for me part of the issue is that I ate healthily even when I was fat. Soda (apart from diet coke which I've ditched), junk food, processed food were never particularly on the menu so I wasn't able to benefit by cutting them out. I ate too much plain and simple. To lose weight I have to severely restrict the quantities I can eat. There's no way around that.
I constantly look at the portions other people eat and am amazed by how small they are... I just wish my body would be satisfied with that.
Where exactly did I say they were lying?0 -
Oh my gosh yes!! I use to get so mad if a certain top got put in the dryer, have to stretch it out again, or give up on it. and now i'm like come on shrink so I can wear you!!! LOLthinbyragbrai wrote: »You suddenly realize the dryer really wasn't shrinking all your clothes.
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@thankyouforthevenom.
You didn't. It's the other person I quoted. I was replying to them. You need to click on "show previous quotes" to see the full thing that was quoted.0 -
Xiaolongbao wrote: »@thankyouforthevenom.
You didn't. It's the other person I quoted. I was replying to them. You need to click on "show previous quotes" to see the full thing that was quoted.
I did. I am the last person quoted. Seems it was just a mistake so I'll leave it at that.0 -
It's not a mistake. It's obvious that when I quoted a phrase I was replying to the person WHO SAID THAT PHRASE. You know the person whose comments I'd also pasted in.
Your comment was also pasted in because my reply in general was pointing out that I agree that not everyone feels the way the person described (although I do).
I'm sorry if this is difficult for you to understand.5 -
Xiaolongbao wrote: »It's not a mistake. It's obvious that when I quoted a phrase I was replying to the person WHO SAID THAT PHRASE. You know the person whose comments I'd also pasted in.
Your comment was also pasted in because my reply in general was pointing out that I agree that not everyone feels the way the person described (although I do).
I'm sorry if this is difficult for you to understand.
You should apologize for not knowing how to delete/separate quotes and making yourself difficult to understand.-1 -
"midwesterner85 wrote: »You will be hungry pretty much all the time unless you have a cheat day.
Everyone says you will get used to it or if you eat different types of foods (more protein, more "whole" foods, more fiber, etc.), you will feel satiated. They are lying. It will be a constant struggle to decide whether you want to feel hungry for the rest of your life or whether you will be fat for the rest of your life. I'm approaching nearly 2 years, and I'm just over 50% to my goal. It hasn't gotten any easier with time nor with different types of foods. There have been times I stuck with it only because I didn't want to leave my MFP friends.
I think it's kind of harsh to say "they are lying" because I think there's a lot of people who don't feel hungry all the time. Sadly I'm not one of them. I do agree though that it's annoying that people on MFP tend to jump to the conclusion that if we'd change what we eat we'd miraculously stop being hungry just because that's what happened to them. I suspect that for me part of the issue is that I ate healthily even when I was fat. Soda (apart from diet coke which I've ditched), junk food, processed food were never particularly on the menu so I wasn't able to benefit by cutting them out. I ate too much plain and simple. To lose weight I have to severely restrict the quantities I can eat. There's no way around that.thankyou4thevenom wrote: »
This might be true for you but it is not true for everyone. Some days are like this for me, however most are not.
I have to agree with you @thankyou4thevenom
I constantly look at the portions other people eat and am amazed by how small they are... I just wish my body would be satisfied with that."
^^^That^^^^ is probably how you meant to post @Xiaolongbao0 -
Xiaolongbao wrote: »It's not a mistake. It's obvious that when I quoted a phrase I was replying to the person WHO SAID THAT PHRASE. You know the person whose comments I'd also pasted in.
Your comment was also pasted in because my reply in general was pointing out that I agree that not everyone feels the way the person described (although I do).
I'm sorry if this is difficult for you to understand.
You quoted me as the last person. Usually you're replying to the last person who's quoted. So I am very confused as to why you're getting so angry.-1 -
thankyou4thevenom wrote: »
You quoted me as the last person. Usually you're replying to the last person who's quoted. So I am very confused as to why you're getting so angry.
They don't know how to make themselves easily understood and they understand themselves just fine so it is frustrating them. Not necessarily angering them.Xiaolongbao wrote: »It's not a mistake. It's obvious that when I quoted a phrase I was replying to the person WHO SAID THAT PHRASE. You know the person whose comments I'd also pasted in.
Your comment was also pasted in because my reply in general was pointing out that I agree that not everyone feels the way the person described (although I do).
I'm sorry if this is difficult for you to understand.
I read this as them being frustrated that you cannot understand their way of communicating, not as anger.
Communicating effectively on these forums isn't the most difficult thing for you and I, @thankyou4thevenom, but it isn't easy or quick to learn for a lot of people.-2 -
Nobody told me I would become cranky if I missed a workout. Or that there would come a time when I would look FORWARD to a run.
That improving your time by a minute could put you on cloud 9 for an ENTIRE day and it would feel like nothing bad could touch you.
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I agree with you @angiemystik.
Real friends are more like this:silverarcheress wrote: »That sometimes your friends are genuinely proud of you. I was showing my friend before and after pictures. Instead of doing the usual 'well done that's amazing' she welled up, kissed me on my forehead and told me how proud and happy she was for me. It was an emotional shift I just didn't see coming!
Or in the case of my friend who hadn't seen me for a month, she greeted me with a hug and a "You're so TINY! Let's go to (insert our old bar hangout)! I wanna show you off!"1 -
thats awesome
lilaclovebird wrote: »I agree with you @angiemystik.
Real friends are more like this:
Or in the case of my friend who hadn't seen me for a month, she greeted me with a hug and a "You're so TINY! Let's go to (insert our old bar hangout)! I wanna show you off!"
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lilaclovebird wrote: »I agree with you @angiemystik.
Real friends are more like this:
Or in the case of my friend who hadn't seen me for a month, she greeted me with a hug and a "You're so TINY! Let's go to (insert our old bar hangout)! I wanna show you off!"
That's fantastic I wish all my friends were like this! 1 -
silverarcheress wrote: »
I am lucky that most of my friends have been of this variety! Love them. My two best friends expected my Monday weigh in reports to cheer me on and keep me going if they weren't good. The people that were not so supportive were the acquaintances
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