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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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You use less body lotion. Down 30 with 75 to go and already use one less pump per leg.13
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IILikeToMoveItMoveIt wrote: »That most of the time I think I'm thinner than I am. I'm always grabbing what ends up being 10's at a thrift store. Even when I was sz 20/22+. At some point I wonder if I get into 6's if I'll still go for 10's. I'm into 14's, so I'm getting close!
Me too!!!!!!!
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There will be friends and family who try sabotage your hard work and weight loss. For an example...I am an ice cream addict. People say well just have an ice cream bar....would you tell an alcoholic to just have a shot or little bit? NO...people just don't get it. I lived most of my life thinking a 1/2 gallon was an individual serving.
Amen to this. Amazes me how many have tried, not succeeded
, at sabotaging my entire lifestyle change. At a birthday party I brought along some cauliflower, broccoli and carrots in a bowl to snack on cause I knew everyone was eating some highly fattening not to mention greasy burgers, red hotdogs 
and cake, not to mention nothing but sodas to drink (thank God I was smart enough to bring my water. Never leave home without it) that I exclaimed "does NOT fit into mfp or my life anymore" and was told by some of my best friends that I was doing myself a bigger injustice by inducing all the carbs & natural sugar in the veggies esp since I wasn't even using any buttermilk ranch to offset it with some dairy
@ WHAAAATTTTT!
Well I figured I've lost 32 lbs since January 4th whereas none of them have even tried, am sooooooo much happier & full of energy so I think I'm pretty good with the choices I've made and will continue to make. So much for encouraging friends.6 -
mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »IILikeToMoveItMoveIt wrote: »That most of the time I think I'm thinner than I am. I'm always grabbing what ends up being 10's at a thrift store. Even when I was sz 20/22+. At some point I wonder if I get into 6's if I'll still go for 10's. I'm into 14's, so I'm getting close!
Me too!!!!!!!
You're always going to be in bigger sizes at thrift stores. I am easily in a size 8-10 in thrift store jeans (I weigh 125) but yesterday a size 6 was too big from JCPenney. Women's sizes have gotten pretty ridiculous with the vanity sizing. When I was in high school I weighed 115-117 and I wore a size 7/8. Someone tell me why the sizes have changed so drastically? Easy- people don't want to buy the larger numbers so the manufacturers have changed the sizing. But if you sew a garment get ready to be surprised- the sewing patterns are based on actual inches and haven't changed at all. Our sewing teacher has girls so upset every year because she will measure them and they have to buy a pattern size 14/16 when they wear size 3/4- she then shows them a skirt she wore in high school which looks very small- it is a size 9. So don't be discouraged by thrift stores- sizes mean nothing. Just go by your weight and measurements.4 -
Someone tell me why the sizes have changed so drastically? Easy- people don't want to buy the larger numbers so the manufacturers have changed the sizing. [/quote]
@dramaqueen45 I read an article that it isn't so much "vanity sizing" but "size inflation". Manufacturers will occasionally take sample measurements of their target demographic and adjust accordingly. As the average american increases in size year after year so does the clothing. Also, different stores catering to different income levels will have the same size number clothing but they will vary greatly. As the price of the clothes increase the clothes get smaller. This is because typically as personal wealth increases the waistline decreases. An example of this is that the Wal-Mart 2XL shirts I own fit me quite well but the 2XL shirts from Target button but are very snug. Any store in the mall that carries 2XL shirts are even tighter for me (if they even carry that size).
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I've noticed I felt the cold a whole lot more this winter. My rings are a lot looser- I've had to change fingers to keep from losing them. I've also become reacquainted with my skeleton- my hip bones make it a little uncomfortable to sleep on my side. A new one: since my butt is smaller, I need to drop the steering wheel down to its original position since it's in my line of sight now. Since I've lost a considerable amount of weight, especially on my legs, I'm discovering lots of lovely varicose veins which are visible now. On the positive side, I've been getting more male attention.6
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I was most surprised by the amount of negativity I encountered along the way. From blatant attempts at sabotage to open statements along the lines of "I don't like like you losing weight because it makes me feel bad about myself". Also finding out that while most people were very polite about my obese body, people are surprisingly ok with skinny shaming. The only thing I can say is that weight loss is one of the most deeply personal things I have ever done and I did it for me, the right way, and for the right reasons so I was able to shut out the interference for the most part. Do not let anyone stop you from achieving your goal because of the way it makes them feel about themselves!17
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That I still don't know who I am in my own skin. I have defined muscles and curves that I never pictured as "me" before. Now that I am 1/2 way to my goal and maintaining large amounts of lean mass, 2-3 times stronger than I ever was before, I don't recognize myself any more. It makes it hard to stop looking in the mirror, just to get used to the idea that it's me staring back.
I feel small... yet I have defined muscles and increased strength...but I feel small... it's so confusing!4 -
I look at pictures of me and still think I look kind of chubby. Have to accept body type. I know I like wearing smaller clothes but never the lanky type, I am too short but grateful2
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What people don't tell you about losing weight is that when you are already in a healthy weight range when you start your diet, everyone is going to have an opinion about how you should look. Within a healthy weight range you can easily lose 10Kg (22 pounds) and really look and feel much better about yourself, but since you don't look overweight, people are going to make comments as soon as they find out you are on a diet.
They might mean well ("Why would you diet? You are fine just the way you are!") But they don't understand that they do not get to determine what 'fine' is for MY body.
What people also don't tell you, is that it is often not received very well by overweight people if they find out you are dieting as an already 'not so fat' person.. I had actually hoped for support from that part of society, as I thought they'd understand bad body images, and how personal they are, but no such luck for me.13 -
That once you lose a good chunk people will think you are done. No I am just under obese into overweight I have my goals and I know where I want to go. I get called skinny now which for me is A) really weird and
Not my definition of skinny. I am 5'11 and right now bouncing in the low 210's, wear M/L and anywhere from 10-14. I am small frames (seriously you should see how tiny my wrists are). I still have a long way to go. People are already asking when am I going to stop. My goal is low 140s maybe high 130s depending on how I look, it could also be 150. I know what I want my body to look like and that is what I am going for. I just tell people when I am done is when I will stop because everybody has their opinion on what my goal should be and I don't really want to hear it for the most part.
Also how mad you get when people complain that they aren't losing weight or getting toned enough. They ask you for advice and then when you give it they go well I do this. Yeah but you just said it isn't working and I think 35 lbs in just over 3 months can show that I have good system going. My friend has been going since October, she isn't really losing and not really toning too much. She only eats one meal a day, but usually it is high calorie and very processed and she will not drink water. Also she is one that is like I don't want to lift too much weight to get bulky. I just be quiet now, it is too frustrating to talk about it.4 -
i love trying on new clothes, and how men look when I walk pass them.6
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There will be friends and family who try sabotage your hard work and weight loss. For an example...I am an ice cream addict. People say well just have an ice cream bar....would you tell an alcoholic to just have a shot or little bit? NO...people just don't get it. I lived most of my life thinking a 1/2 gallon was an individual serving.
Amen to this. Amazes me how many have tried, not succeeded , at sabotaging my entire lifestyle change. At a birthday party I brought along some cauliflower, broccoli and carrots in a bowl to snack on cause I knew everyone was eating some highly fattening not to mention greasy burgers, red hotdogs and cake, not to mention nothing but sodas to drink (thank God I was smart enough to bring my water. Never leave home without it) that I exclaimed "does NOT fit into mfp or my life anymore" and was told by some of my best friends that I was doing myself a bigger injustice by inducing all the carbs & natural sugar in the veggies esp since I wasn't even using any buttermilk ranch to offset it with some dairy
@ WHAAAATTTTT!
Well I figured I've lost 32 lbs since January 4th whereas none of them have even tried, am sooooooo much happier & full of energy so I think I'm pretty good with the choices I've made and will continue to make. So much for encouraging friends.
LOLOL! Oh wowwwwwww.1 -
The haters.0
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dawnmcneil10 wrote: »One of my biggest things was learning how to nest my knees for sleeping at night.
Something else that I struggle with is using up the excess energy without irritating others.
Bonus to my friends, since I'm a lightweight I offer to be DD.
So true about the knee thing!!! I'm actually uncomfortable laying with one leg on top of the other because my knee bones dig into each other!1 -
**Just how bony your body really is. Laying on my side in bed is like laying on concrete now that my hip bones poke out. Also, once when I dropped something and bent down to pick it up my chin hit into my collar bones & grossed me the hell out.
*** LOOSE SKIN!!!! No one prepared me for this after a 107 pound weight loss. You lose all this weight, can start wearing the cute clothes you always wanted to be in. Finally shop in the "normal size" clothes section, only to have so much loose skin that you can't wear a pair of shorts because your legs look absolutely disgusting. You have major chaffing, skin tearing and bleeding because honestly where the hell are you going to put the damn skin?? Getting approved by insurance is damn near impossible & you sometimes wonder "Was it even worth it?" You love the way yoy look with clothes on but with clothes off, you almost think you looked better naked at 260 pounds instead of a deflated balloon at 153 pounds.
*** Everyone & their brother wanting you to be their diet and life coach.
*** Knowing that it took you almost 2 years to lose that much weight the healthy and safe way. Only to have people at work suggesting you did it by starving yourself and/or throwing up.16 -
My weight is stalling but I'm still logging and weighing, even with the children off over Easter I haven't gained. I also noticed last night that since I've lost these 20lbs, I no longer automatically grab the hand rail to haul myself upstairs.6
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How uncomfortable it starts to get when the only thing people say to you is regarding your weight loss. I loved the compliments at first but now it's the only thing we talk about. And I'm starting to run out of replies! Suggestions?2
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About 40 lbs lost but I still dread going to the gym... Still waiting for when I start to 'love' exercising!0
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