What were unexpected upsides of losing weight?? Share!

Adah_m wrote: »

Let’s talk about some of those unexpected benefits that came along with losing weight. Whether you have had big or small successes, share with us some of the perks that showed up that you didn’t know were coming! It’s a great way to realize that you have more to look forward to than the standard “Look better, feel better, live longer” that you hear everywhere.
Here are mine (and I am going to be so honest)

I can sit with my legs crossed again! My thighs were too big to do this for years!
My arms don’t get tired just from straightening or curling my hair!
Hygiene! I don’t sweat unless I want to- in the gym. I used to struggle to shower often enough to smell nice and fresh, sometimes needing to “freshen up” two or three times a day. No more!
I can shave without looking in the mirror.
I can paint my own toenails.
I can go up a flight of stairs.
I can ALWAYS button my pants. No more nasty surprises when I haven’t worn a pair in a week and they suddenly look like sausage casing.
I don’t have to always shop plus sizes, I can find plenty of clothes in the same places other girls my age shop.
My feet got smaller! Size 11 at my heaviest, to a 9.5 again!
Speaking of feet, for some reason 100 lbs less, I don't get cracked painful, dry heels anymore. My circulation is definately up!
My ring size went from a 10 to a 7
More hanky panky, better hanky panky :blushing: (wait… what?)
I like to wear shorts, and they don’t ride up from my thighs rubbing together!
I leave the house without spanx.
I don’t have to custom order my bras anymore.
My skin cleared up from cutting a lot of the fat/toxins/sugar out of my diet, and drinking more water.
I have fewer tension headaches.
I have tons more energy! I wouldn’t have imagined conquering in a week what I conquer in a single day now!
I’m not too shy to get in the gym, or better yet, to go out to the club! I’m not afraid of a swimsuit or to sunbathe.
I married a hottie!
I can sit in the airplane seat comfortably.
I don’t have constant heartburn.
I’m not super self conscious of people catching a glimpse of my giant panties at the Laundromat.
My hair and nails are both healthier. Maybe a side effect of a better diet?
If you were ever really big, you know what happens when your pelvic floor muscles get weak and then you sneeze! :embarassed: Happily, I do NOT pee my pants from sudden movements anymore.
I stopped snoring like a motor boat!
It doesn’t take me 20 minutes of careful face positioning, makeup in the right places, and careful lighting to take a good picture that doesn’t make my head look like a 4 chinned pumpkin.
Once you’re not the fat friend, people don’t always assume you were the one who farted when a sudden “aroma” occurs. :laugh:
Sitting Indian Style (or criss-cross apple sauce) is no longer impossible.
I don’t look at the weight limits on things anymore. I’m not worried about a 250 lb limit on chairs, fitness equipment, air mattresses, playground equipment, et cetera….
I don’t have to wear clothes designed for women double my age. I don’t look ten years older than I am.
Getting out of bed doesn’t make me feel like a turtle flipped over on its shell.

Anything else guys? Things that you never realized would get better or improve your quality of life after you lost weight?