What nobody tells you about losing weight
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Splitting the seat of your shorts in the middle of the gym because my squat booty is to big lol. Oddly satisfying.
Finding out how unsupportive your family will be, I've since realized they don't want to believe weight loss is possible.
Having people think you're a different person, uhm who I am hasn't changed?2 -
aspdenbrae wrote: »Finding out how unsupportive your family will be, I've since realized they don't want to believe weight loss is possible.
I gave away a bunch of clothes that no longer fit, the response, "are you sure you want to get rid of these? You may need them again".
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HappyCampr1 wrote: »I went shopping yesterday. Tried on some dresses. I am NOT a dress girl. Not dresses, not skirts. Not me. Found out that suddenly I didn't hate what the mirror showed me. I didn't hate me anymore. Today I went shopping again. Turns out...once I got past all the layers of "self-protection" and just chose the things I like...I'm a girl!! Like, the kind of girl who WANTS to wear a pretty, feminine, swirly, flowy type of dress. Omg, nobody told me that I might find myself. And that I would love me.
@Virkati I love this! Good for you. When I found myself, I discovered I love the "sporty" me. Before, I was always dressing like a business person, even for home. I love the new me so much more.
I am noticing that I like a different style of clothing too, now that my shape is different. I look taller (and I am still 5'5"). I even tried on one of my blazers the other day and realized that it looked totally different on me now and I like it a lot better.
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* How bone-chilling the Australian winter really is
* How addictive exercise becomes, and how cranky I get when I can't do it
* How shopping is now a pleasure instead of something to dread
* How bones I didn't even know I had uncomfortably present themselves, and
* How some days I look in the mirror and I still see me at 99kg, instead of the 54gk I am today
This is the one I would never have believed when I first got started. I was one of those people who posted the 'If you see me running, you'd better run too, because something bad is chasing me!' meme's on Facebook. Lol! Now I love my workouts and am seriously annoyed if I can't fit all my (now) usual activities into my day. Go figure!0 -
I have had to do some serious shopping lately to restock my wardrobe. Its awesome, and I am loving being able to find clothes that I fit in most stores I go into. However it's such an adjustment to try and just buy things I really love and make me feel great, rather than settling for anything that fits and looks 'passable' as I have had to do for so long. I was considering a dress today which fit and looked ok, but not great. It was really hard to put it back and trust that I would find something better.
I'm also bringing a lot more colour and pattern into my wardrobe because I'm not afraid to stand out any more.
Yes!! This is so where I'm at on my journey. Great to see others are going through the same thing lol. I used to only wear things that could fit and didn't have much options. Shopping would fill me with anxiety. Now I can spend a day shopping looking for things I actually love and putting things that are just okay back. My husband hates shopping with me now lol1 -
I remember noticing my oxters concaving in when i leaned over and getting really freaked out and asking people if that was normal lol!0
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My knees are hurting now that I've dropped 40+ lbs, when they didn't before.
I still can't do a full sit-up.
My husband sometimes sabotages me, and looks shocked when I call him on it and he sees he was, in fact, sabotaging.
My daughter is being oddly hurtful about being almost the same size; she must need time to adjust to this different version of me.
I don't get winded climbing up stairs anymore!
I can fit in the tub10 -
That moment when you pull out your drivers license and realize that for the first time in years you actually weigh less than what's printed on the card!!10
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10 pounds down: my suit jacket and blouse buttons no longer are under enough shear strain to cause gaping holes across bust nor a catastrophic explosion. Wahoo, I can safely wear them again. Feel uplifted!!
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My younger sister has the grumps with me because she's my little sister and has always been "littler" compared to me her fat sister. Now that I've almost reached her weight and will keep getting lighter she is feeling a bit cranky. I'm almost 12cm shorter than her. So we're kinda swapping roles.3
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That I can be woken from a dead sleep because some part of my brain says "You didn't log your calories tonight!" and can't go back to sleep until I do... It was 4:30 am, brain, AM... lol.4
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That I will still hate working out! I really thought I would start to be like some of you on here who starts to actually enjoy working out. I still dread it but still drag myself to the gym 3-4 times a week.
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That I will still look in my closet and see a bunch of clothes that are too small for me. They aren't, actually. In fact, most of them are now too big for me. But my ability to eyeball a piece of clothing and determine whether it will fit on my body or not has been compromised. How big am i, really?
This, and I still have about 45 more pounds to lose! I wonder if I'll catch myself drifting over to the plus size section in stores when I'm a size 8... (12-14 now after being an 18 for the past 2 years. No vanity sizing!)5 -
Sometimes people try and tell you what you can and can't eat.4
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"Oh you can't POSSIBLY want to lose more weight.....err I'm just into the overweight band so yeah I do......
Did you get a band......no i stopped eating my bodyweight in crap everyday.....
So this low carb diet.....you'll you die you know.....you need carbs to live....you'll give yourself a heart attack eating butter.....oh full fat yogurt is SOOOOOOOO bad for you...you need to try my low fat instead...
Grrrr I hate diet nazis.10 -
pootle1972 wrote: »"Oh you can't POSSIBLY want to lose more weight.....err I'm just into the overweight band so yeah I do......
Did you get a band......no i stopped eating my bodyweight in crap everyday.....
So this low carb diet.....you'll you die you know.....you need carbs to live....you'll give yourself a heart attack eating butter.....oh full fat yogurt is SOOOOOOOO bad for you...you need to try my low fat instead...
Grrrr I hate diet nazis.
They don't understand the concept of why we eat like that. They don't know we eat that stuff sometimes. Just not all day. It's crazy.
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That I will still hate working out! I really thought I would start to be like some of you on here who starts to actually enjoy working out. I still dread it but still drag myself to the gym 3-4 times a week.
Don't feel bad, I don't like it either. I don't bother with a gym though ( I know I won't go). I have exercise mat at home.. and a treadmill on order from Costco. We have many months out of the year when it is just TOO HOT to walk outside - YES even early morning or at night.4 -
@CactusFlower527 have you tried doing something you like? I hate weights so I found an easy getfitforwomen workout on YouTube. I also like dancing. But yeah. Their aren't many I like either2
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I meant @yangt41 but I guess that could be for both of you guys
My personal trainer introduced me to boxing, which I really do enjoy and can see myself doing everyday but our sessions are coming to an end and I looked more into taking boxing classes but they are crazy expensive! Not sure if I should invest in those classes or just stick it out at the same old routine at the gym.
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That people will treat you differently, whether it be a positive or negative.
That I am always cold, except when working out or after school duty in the sun!
That my daughters would hate me stealing their shirts, because none of mine fit anymore!
That my husband would NEVER leave me alone and start smacking my butt on a regular basis! LOL
Everyone feels free to comment on your journey.
BEST of all, that I have been an inspiration to others, which I never set out to do...but I love sharing what I've done now!4 -
What no one tells you, and I didn't go looking for, is that you should err on the side of overestimating your calories,(while staying under goal,) and underestimating your exercise for best results. Took me a long time to realise that I was doing it backwards. When I finally had that face palm moment, I started consistently taking off the weight.
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Only 10.5 lbs down but I think I might have ankles!
I've already been called "obsessive" because I want to work out when I can and use my lunch break to go for runs or do a quick gym session.
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Your double chin will turn into ropey neck...
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I ran a race the other day. My daughter took a picture. Nobody told me that I was going to be able to see muscles. They STILL haven't mentioned the 40 pounds OR the muscles the picture shows. It's like if they don't say it, then it ain't true. But it is. I'm losing weight, defining muscle, becoming the me that I was always meant to be. And while everyone is staying silent on the outside, on the inside I'm screaming how proud of myself I am, and LOOK AT MY MUSCLES!!18
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That I will still look in my closet and see a bunch of clothes that are too small for me. They aren't, actually. In fact, most of them are now too big for me. But my ability to eyeball a piece of clothing and determine whether it will fit on my body or not has been compromised. How big am i, really?
This, and I still have about 45 more pounds to lose! I wonder if I'll catch myself drifting over to the plus size section in stores when I'm a size 8... (12-14 now after being an 18 for the past 2 years. No vanity sizing!)
This is sooo true, I go through it every day. I hold up my jeans and think "man, there is no way they are going to fit" and they do. I cant wait for my brain to catch up!
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I haven't weighed myself in a year!!!! Its weird though when people ask me "wow, you look great, how much have you lost"? and I tell them I have no idea, they look at me funny like I am lying to them!
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How acquaintances and co-workers who used to pretty much ignore you suddenly want to be your best friend and come up and talk to you all the time. I'm a serious introvert with social anxiety issues and I think I was happier when they were ignoring me.7
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Nausicca55 wrote: »How acquaintances and co-workers who used to pretty much ignore you suddenly want to be your best friend and come up and talk to you all the time. I'm a serious introvert with social anxiety issues and I think I was happier when they were ignoring me.
oh how I can relate to this. I am not really a people person and very socially awkward. That has NOT changed even after losing weight lol. I like to be alone,though suddenly everyone wants to talk to me more.
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