What nobody tells you about losing weight
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A reality check-society, the general public, strangers, family, male friends, all treat me better-hold doors open sometimes even running to do so-making me feel like a celebrity or something. Its crazy how much better you are treated when you look attractive. I remember feeling invisible in public. Female friends can start treating you worse. I have experienced this twice with two different friends-its jealousy. Those same female friends telling you that you look too skinny when you are still 15 away from being out of the "overweight zone" on the bmi scale-this actually caused me to stop losing weight once. Now i know not to listen to others opinion on whether i am skinny enough or not. Looking in the mirror and still seeing the same person person i saw a year (and 60lbs) ago. Sometimes i cannot see whats really there. Sometimes i can see the change and feel great and other times, i still see fat-this scares me and makes me think there is something wrong with me.5
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Forgot to mention something very important. For me there was pain in being fat. It really hurt to get up everyday. My back hurt and disrupted my sleep. If i went shopping-i hurt after. If i took my kids to the park-i hurt after. Everything hurt. The pain is gone now. Sleep is so much better now and i feel younger.8
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You'll develop foot problems from losing weight-yep. 3 podiatrists have told me my chronic plantar fasciitis has developed from my weight loss, thanks to how my gait has changed. Also I've stretched and injured the muscles in the keystone arch of my feet from simply getting off my bum and walking my dog about a mile a week (roughly a quarter mile a day)
2 different back specialists have told me the reason I pulled my lower back muscles and nearly got a disk in my lower back knocked out of place is because I began swimming laps at the Y-roughly 20-25 laps a week (5-10 laps a day 3 days a week)
I can't win!
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I go to the chiropractor frequently now because of pain in my tail bone, knee and heel. He tells me that as I have been losing weight, the body needs to adjust to the new shape and the muscles need to be developed to pull the frame into the right position. I have been strengthening the muscles and I am hopeful that it will get better over time, but it still hurts. I would suggest maybe checking with a chiropractor too, in case they can help.HappyCampr1 wrote: »Bluejedi79 wrote: »You'll develop foot problems from losing weight-yep. 3 podiatrists have told me my chronic plantar fasciitis has developed from my weight loss, thanks to how my gait has changed. Also I've stretched and injured the muscles in the keystone arch of my feet from simply getting off my bum and walking my dog about a mile a week (roughly a quarter mile a day)
I can't win!
I had plantar fasciitis before I lost weight. Along with heel spurs in both feet and a falling arch. After losing weight, I can no longer wear the orthotics the podiatrist sold me because they make my knee hurt. I assumed my gait had changed and I'm glad to hear that that actually does happen. Walking differently is definitely not something people talk about when discussing weight loss.
I'm sorry it caused your issues though. That bites.
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That is so true! I have now lost 70 lbs and that is a full, max weighted, airline suitcase plus a carry on suitcase! I now get overwhelmed at the thought of carrying that!richardgavel wrote: »When you're at the gym and lift a dumbbell matching your weight loss (just for the purpose of feeling what that much weight feels like) and you say to yourself "Holy Crap! That's heavy!".
I was lugging 15 litre jugs of water around on the weekend and thinking how heavy those things are ... I've lost 25 kg, so almost 2 of those. Hard to imagine!! No wonder I was having difficulties climbing hills.
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c1ownfishie wrote: »*How obsessed you will get with workout clothes
*How addictive endurance sports can be
*How amazing it feels to get rid of your old clothes
Yes, yes and yes! I keep buying track pants and monitoring the prices. I even bought e next size down as "goal pants"!
I love getting impressed at being able to do more than I previously could and adding new exercises as they get easier!
I have a bin of larger clothes and I will go through a whole clothes trying-out session to put more things in there and pull out older small clothes that haven't fit in a long time!1 -
I walk quite a bit (steps adding to 5 miles a day) and work out on an elliptical. I am puzzled by how much thinner my thighs are! They are thinner than what they were when I was at this weight when my weight was going in the opposite direction (up rather than down as now). I just tried out an old pair of shorts that used to fit me nicely and they look horrible because my thighs are thinner and it looks like my legs are swimming in them!
I even discovered that I can cross my legs all the way so that my foot touches my calf! I couldn't even do that when I was at my goal weight when I was young and I am still 54lbs from my goal weight!3 -
Love this! I just started and need to lose 40.. Only 2 so far. Hardest thing for me is giving up my wine:/
You can make the wine fit @nise82! I do! I would have a glass almost every day and I'm down 52 pounds!
I'm not drinking at this time in favor of black coffee and a cookie once in a while.
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I can dance now... IN HIGH HEELS!
I guess it was BIG FAT LIE I told myself that only people who are 'specially trained' can do it.
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Who would of guessed that when I'm feeling lazy and taking a day off from my fitness challenge that I set myself it's because it's just too easy and that I know I can catch up the next day!0
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It didn't occur to me that I'd have to buy smaller underwear. I was getting really annoyed thinking something was wrong with them when it occurred to me that they were just too big! Haha! Should have thought of that earlier but....what they hey2
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rhianna818 wrote: »Angelfire365 wrote: »malcolmjcooper wrote: »kuwick1230 wrote: »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!!
They put your weight on your licence really that bloody invasive
They don't put your weight on your licence? Where are you from? I'm Canadian, and that's standard. No sarcasm intended, just curious?
TX here. And no weight listed. But I did live in Louisiana and they put it on there.
Weight on your license is not standard in Canada. It's a provincial decision. Manitoba doesn't do it.0 -
That I am still incredulous of my weight/size losses. I have these little moments where I fit in old clothes of a smaller size I hadn't been able to even squeeze into before and then think well, this new thing I bought is 4 sizes bigger and tighter than the old thing, so it must not be true. I must still be the larger size...THEN i go back and remind myself that that dress/pants/etc. I have been wearing was a pipe dream even 20 lbs ago...0
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I (barely) picked up a dog food bag that weighed 55 pounds, which is how much I've lost. Amazing. Also, I started a year ago with my fitbit. I've only lost a little over 20 pounds this year, but with all the working out I've gone from a size 16 to the size 10 jeans I bought 2 days ago. I haven't felt this good in my body for 40 years!
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triddering wrote: »I go to the chiropractor frequently now because of pain in my tail bone, knee and heel. He tells me that as I have been losing weight, the body needs to adjust to the new shape and the muscles need to be developed to pull the frame into the right position. I have been strengthening the muscles and I am hopeful that it will get better over time, but it still hurts. I would suggest maybe checking with a chiropractor too, in case they can help.HappyCampr1 wrote: »Bluejedi79 wrote: »You'll develop foot problems from losing weight-yep. 3 podiatrists have told me my chronic plantar fasciitis has developed from my weight loss, thanks to how my gait has changed. Also I've stretched and injured the muscles in the keystone arch of my feet from simply getting off my bum and walking my dog about a mile a week (roughly a quarter mile a day)
I can't win!
I had plantar fasciitis before I lost weight. Along with heel spurs in both feet and a falling arch. After losing weight, I can no longer wear the orthotics the podiatrist sold me because they make my knee hurt. I assumed my gait had changed and I'm glad to hear that that actually does happen. Walking differently is definitely not something people talk about when discussing weight loss.
I'm sorry it caused your issues though. That bites.
This is something that I hadn't thought of before!0 -
For me, I discovered that sweet potato would be my best friend.5
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lilaclovebird wrote: »Love this! I just started and need to lose 40.. Only 2 so far. Hardest thing for me is giving up my wine:/
You can make the wine fit @nise82! I do! I would have a glass almost every day and I'm down 52 pounds!
I'm not drinking at this time in favor of black coffee and a cookie once in a while.
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