What nobody tells you about losing weight
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So is anyone else having food dreams? I guess I would've thought that back in the day when I was eating whatever and whenever I would have dreamt about food more. But now because I need to plan more (a good thing) I find myself dreaming about food! Occasionally I wake up with a panicky feeling that I just ate something that blew my calories out for the week!! WTH?
I just think it is strange. I feel more IN control now but my dreams feel more out of control.
I do this...so glad I am not alone.0 -
That during the journey you'll feel both proud and fat... PROUD for having lost a noticeable amount of weight and yet FAT because after all you are still obese or overweight and will be for a few more months5
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That during the journey you'll feel both proud and fat... PROUD for having lost a noticeable amount of weight and yet FAT because after all you are still obese or overweight and will be for a few more months
Exactly. Although mine will be more than a few months. I try to focus on how far I've come, not how far I've got to go. I notice the changes in the way some of my clothes fit and the way I feel health-wise, but I have to work hard at not being discouraged because I still see the old me in the mirror. I still have to fight falling into the old habit of hating myself for the way I was and what I was doing to myself instead of rejoicing that I am slowly taking my life back because I am worth it. The mental struggle is much much harder for me, the food is just the tool I used to avoid the battle.
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chrissiecastellano wrote: »So is anyone else having food dreams? I guess I would've thought that back in the day when I was eating whatever and whenever I would have dreamt about food more. But now because I need to plan more (a good thing) I find myself dreaming about food! Occasionally I wake up with a panicky feeling that I just ate something that blew my calories out for the week!! WTH?
I just think it is strange. I feel more IN control now but my dreams feel more out of control.
I do this...so glad I am not alone.
This happened when I quit smoking!! I would have a dream almost every night that I had a smoke, and would wake up so mad at myself and panicked that I blew all my hard work! Haven't had it with food yet. . .5 -
chrissiecastellano wrote: »So is anyone else having food dreams? I guess I would've thought that back in the day when I was eating whatever and whenever I would have dreamt about food more. But now because I need to plan more (a good thing) I find myself dreaming about food! Occasionally I wake up with a panicky feeling that I just ate something that blew my calories out for the week!! WTH?
I just think it is strange. I feel more IN control now but my dreams feel more out of control.
That happened to me when I quit smoking. I'd wake up in a panic, thinking I'd been smoking. I'd look over to my bedside table and breath a sigh of relief when I saw no ashtray.0 -
How bloating and disgusting it feels to have a day where you eat the way the old you did. After Valentine's Day I couldn't wait to go back to not eating much!
Omg so much this, Thanksgiving had me dying to get back to my usual routine! Haha
+ How bony your knees end up feeling when you sleep on your side
+ How much fun it is to take selfies, and how weird it is to look at old ones when you weighed more0 -
That even when you reach your goal you may still be unhappy with what you look like, then you have to start doing more resistance based stuff to not look like the Pillsbury dough boy.0
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The more weight I lose from my face, the bigger by nose looks!0
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Angelfire365 wrote: »
This happened when I quit smoking!! I would have a dream almost every night that I had a smoke, and would wake up so mad at myself and panicked that I blew all my hard work! Haven't had it with food yet. . .
I'd wake up with a sore throat from smoking in my dreams . . . And I haven't experienced it with food yet (3.5 years on).
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mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »The more weight I lose from my face, the bigger by nose looks!
And eyes too though! So it balances out.
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mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »The more weight I lose from my face, the bigger by nose looks!
And eyes too though! So it balances out.
I have huge eyes and small nose - I haven't noticed that before and I'm really happy that they are visible now without round cheeks0 -
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How good you feel when trying on old once too tight clothes which now fit perfectly. In a few months you might have to give them up for a smaller size so get your wear out of them while you can!0
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That the "drinking the extra water" will be hard on an old man's bladder!4
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mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »The more weight I lose from my face, the bigger by nose looks!
And eyes too though! So it balances out.
I have huge eyes and small nose - I haven't noticed that before and I'm really happy that they are visible now without round cheeks
This was me 100% when my face got smaller people were like you have eyes OMG I have always had eyes I guess they just couldn't see it.1 -
rachellosesitall85 wrote: »How good you feel when trying on old once too tight clothes which now fit perfectly. In a few months you might have to give them up for a smaller size so get your wear out of them while you can!
So true! I have been 'closet shopping' since a couple of days. I can wear a lot of my smaller clothes now! It's so exciting !
On the same note, I sometimes wonder how I was in denial about my growing size! Some of the clothes are getting loose and fitting so much better now. Yet I wore them at my highest weight! Now those dresses look so good, and fall well. So it kind of makes me cringe thinking of how I might have looked in the same dress at 10 lbs higher weight.1 -
Nobody told me that my nipples would get smaller, along with everything else. Lol1
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thereshegoesagain wrote: »Nobody told me that my nipples would get smaller, along with everything else. Lol
Now that, I agree was definitely unexpected. Who'd have thunk?2 -
To be able to buy any clothing I want. Before, didn't have any style and did a lot of covering to compensate. Only wore clothes that made me feel good, that fit on gave me the slimming look. I wore jackets when they weren't necessary. Wore shirts un-tucked alot so most of the time I was in casual mode which sometimes was unkept or lazy mode while admiring folks who were well dressed. With the 70 + pounds gone, I can now see the importance of clothes that fit.6
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How anxious/embarrassed/mortified you'll be if you put back some of it on, to the point that you don't want anyone you know to see you and so you start avoiding family/friends. And, even though you've learned perfectly well how to take it off healthily and properly, you'll be EXTREMELY tempted to crash-diet the weight back off "before anyone sees me like this".12
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That beautiful sundress in the back of your closet that technically 'fits', but you won't wear because it's sooooo tight?
Yeah. 80 lbs down, and it fits beautifully. Everywhere but my chest. This thing used to hold my boobs up all by itself, now I need a bra? And a strapless one at that, which I still can't find in my size for a price I'm willing to pay, so I STILL CAN'T WEAR THIS SUNDRESS!!!
AARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!9 -
Angelfire365 wrote: »That beautiful sundress in the back of your closet that technically 'fits', but you won't wear because it's sooooo tight?
Yeah. 80 lbs down, and it fits beautifully. Everywhere but my chest. This thing used to hold my boobs up all by itself, now I need a bra? And a strapless one at that, which I still can't find in my size for a price I'm willing to pay, so I STILL CAN'T WEAR THIS SUNDRESS!!!
AARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm terrified to wear strapless anything. I just do not believe things will stay up. I'm imagining scandal, 10 o'clock news, etc.3 -
Nausicca55 wrote: »If I get asked "How did you lose so much weight?" I am just going to reply "The Mafia was involved."
Unfortunately this one is too close to be truthful for me.
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I've nothing to add just yet, just wanted to pop in and thank everyone for their responses and to say what a brilliant thread!5
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That you can't control where you lose the weight from and when (aside from toning which may or may not help in the future). So, if you're like me and had a flat butt before you gained weight, then a big butt when you got big... you may end up with a big butt after losing the weight, too. Or if you had a big one, you may end up with a small one. Who the heck knows. Weight loss is weird.
No one ever told me that people would literally start treating me differently. It truly brought out the worst in some people, and I quickly learned which of my friends were shallow, and which were actually worth keeping around.4 -
That your husband tells you you look better even after only losing 5.8 pounds in a week. That you don't lose the weight where you want to right away, waist belly2
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that I could do it.19
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