What nobody tells you about losing weight
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I wonder if I'm the only one here with this one but...
Wanting food to make you happy when you're not, and you're unable to, as food is no longer there for you, other than to nourish your body
Does that make sense?! If you were to ask me last year- what do you enjoy doing, what's your favorite hobby/activity? EATING!! It made me (temporarily) relieved of stress and it was something I looked forward to.. Pretty much the only thing I looked forward to for fun!
Now when I'm bored, and I have an off day once a week to get a little craving out of the way, or a family member is diagnosed with cancer/other things life throws at you, and your stomach just doesn't WANT food for comfort... BUT YOUR BRAIN DOES! And you don't know what to do! Because food was your life, and now it's not, and it's time to get out and find something that makes you happy!
Physical changes and having to deal with the mental changes just being a tad bit behind!
YES!!! Just the other day I was super upset about something and I said to my husband "It was so much easier when I could just 'eat' my feelings! I'm sick of this crying 'sh#t'!"22 -
paulajobelle wrote: »How others will try to sabotage you or try to turn it from my working on being healthy to it being about "vanity". I refuse to be one of those who hit 50 and then blame being unhealthy on their age.
Exactly! Well said. I'm 48 and I started my journey a year ago and it was because of my health. I was like OMG I have got to get a handle on this before I'm 50 and can't move around. I'm to young to feel this old. Looking better is just an added bonus!18 -
I forget that the smaller you are, the less wiggle room there is between sizing. All it took was dropping about 4lbs and I dropped another pant size. @_@23
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History1027 wrote: »I wonder if I'm the only one here with this one but...
Wanting food to make you happy when you're not, and you're unable to, as food is no longer there for you, other than to nourish your body
Does that make sense?! If you were to ask me last year- what do you enjoy doing, what's your favorite hobby/activity? EATING!! It made me (temporarily) relieved of stress and it was something I looked forward to.. Pretty much the only thing I looked forward to for fun!
Now when I'm bored, and I have an off day once a week to get a little craving out of the way, or a family member is diagnosed with cancer/other things life throws at you, and your stomach just doesn't WANT food for comfort... BUT YOUR BRAIN DOES! And you don't know what to do! Because food was your life, and now it's not, and it's time to get out and find something that makes you happy!
Physical changes and having to deal with the mental changes just being a tad bit behind!
YES!!! Just the other day I was super upset about something and I said to my husband "It was so much easier when I could just 'eat' my feelings! I'm sick of this crying 'sh#t'!"
Going through this for the last few days, it would be easier to just eat my feelings, and I have had some indulgences, but I decided to focus on the diet being better and it keeps my mind of the other stuff. I am also good about going to the gym to get rid of stress and anxiety now.2 -
CrabNebula wrote: »I forget that the smaller you are, the less wiggle room there is between sizing. All it took was dropping about 4lbs and I dropped another pant size. @_@
Totally agree. I bought some size 10 dress pants a month ago, and despite only losing 3-5 pounds, they are getting too big. Losing inches apparently...
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I wanted to add my note for the people concerned of losing breast size and the opposite - never losing it. It's really simple - your breasts are made out of 2 types of tissues - adipose tissue (fat) and glandular tissue. You can only lose adipose tissue - so if your breasts are naturally large at low weight - it means yours are mostly glandular tissue and it cannot be EVER reduced through weight loss.
How do I know this? I used to be 34K cup. Had to have a surgery and got nearly 4kg of breast tissue removed... and I am still a full C cup.19 -
CrabNebula wrote: »I forget that the smaller you are, the less wiggle room there is between sizing. All it took was dropping about 4lbs and I dropped another pant size. @_@
Oh I remember this effect when I was smaller lol, so ready to get back to that. It has literally taken me 25-30 lbs just to go from a 16 to 12. My "big" mini goal at the moment is to get to a 10, and hoping it doesn't take nearly as much to get there as did to get a 12!
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That when someone you are talking to says they are getting ready to go on "a really restrictive diet next week" I have to bite my tongue to keep from asking why and elaborating on what is working for me. I know they won't be very interested or appreciative of that kind of advice.22
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First time I lost alot of weight, I learned that women can be as rude as men.
...my wife's coworker that stopped to leer at me and wasn't trying to hide it.
...the women in my support group with the never ending compliments (which got old after a while) and requests to dance for them.
...the older women I worked with at the amusement park that offered sex during a shift break.
I'm sorry ladies for my gender!19 -
The biggest positive for me is how its changed my health... i have severe brittle asthma and was struggling daily but loosing weight has helped bring into control more and also the walking has strengthened my lungs...xx18
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How the mirror at home can make me feel like I'm still morbidly obese (I'm down 70 pounds now from my heaviest) but I can see how much less of me there is at the movie theater bathroom mirrors.7
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Today I went for a massage appt and thought about how I now need to have the table heated, whereas in the past I never did, since I was always hot. Warm table heat is much nicer than my fat heat was.
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How many rubber-necked males in cars out there when I'm walking outdoors
makes me feel self-conscious.
Don't matter whether hubby is with me or not
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This makes me smile ☺️3
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I wonder if I'm the only one here with this one but...
Wanting food to make you happy when you're not, and you're unable to, as food is no longer there for you, other than to nourish your body
Does that make sense?! If you were to ask me last year- what do you enjoy doing, what's your favorite hobby/activity? EATING!! It made me (temporarily) relieved of stress and it was something I looked forward to.. Pretty much the only thing I looked forward to for fun!
Now when I'm bored, and I have an off day once a week to get a little craving out of the way, or a family member is diagnosed with cancer/other things life throws at you, and your stomach just doesn't WANT food for comfort... BUT YOUR BRAIN DOES! And you don't know what to do! Because food was your life, and now it's not, and it's time to get out and find something that makes you happy!
Physical changes and having to deal with the mental changes just being a tad bit behind!
I totally get it - I used food as a source of pleasure and comfort far more often than I cared to admit. I was a tad obsessed. Sometimes I can still fall into the same trap, if I'm not careful.
I find it helpful to find something else to do with your time. I made a goal of running 5K - and I was shocked the first time I had a bad day at work and thought, "man, I really need to run tonight rawr" rather than "man, I'm gonna order the cheesiest pizza for dinner rawr".18 -
Lots of good ones. I think what I didn't know before, was it isn't any magical food plan, or exercise plan, it's really just consistency that is key. Doing it day in and day out, even when the motivation isn't there. It has to become habit.
And loose skin. I naively didn't think about this happening to me. Even with losing weight, my body wouldn't be "perfect". I still had to learn to love myself. My body shape is still my body shape. I can lift weights, and work on re-shaping it, but it still keeps the same shape to some degree.17 -
So, as I'm reading this sitting in my desk at work I happened to look down at my body and all I could see was my boobs and thighs! No stomach in the way!
Unexpected things about weight loss so far: (I've only lost 10 pounds, but plenty of inches due to CrossFit and C25k)
*You WILL lose friends, because you get tired of the sabotage and negativity.
*The number on the scale stops meaning so much and you start focusing on being healthy.
* People will make passive-aggressive comments to you about your weight loss.
* How happy you are when you wake up sore from a workout because you know that means you kicked butt last night!13 -
This thread has been super inspiring, as I have been feeling a little off track this week. I lost almost 40 lbs in 2014, and I did gain 20 back, but I've been back at it for a month now and trying harder than ever.
One of the best things about losing weight and becoming fit was the confidence it gave me, especially in social situations. When I was younger (and much skinnier) I never had a problem going out with my friends, or talking to strangers or even walking past groups of people. Once I gained weight, all of this would make me feel so anxious I would just stay at home and eat. My confidence is slowly coming back now that the weight is coming off!
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Nobody told me-
That I would stop obsessing about the numbers on the scale and judge how I'm doing by how my clothes fit and how I look and feel. (and my step count)
That my idea of how I look wouldn't correspond with how I actually look. My daughter took a couple of pictures of me "playing" at the park and I was surprised by how small I look when I can see all of me from a bit of a distance.
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jennifer_417 wrote: »How much I touch myself. (Not like that, pervs!) But I just find the new contours of my body fascinating. My collarbone, knuckles, my legs look/feel completely different, I can feel my ribs and hipbones when I lie down. It's crazy.
I touched myself even before I started losing weight lol. I don't know why I just like to rub my hip bones when I'm falling asleep.
I've only dropped about 25 pounds, and I dropped 1-2 pants sizes depending on the style but nothing too huge. The most annoying thing those is that my expensive bras no longer fit. I went from a 44 to a 42. The band is too big and because of it they rub and stab me in my under arm fat
. It leaves sore red bumps under my arms. Luckily I work at a store that sells bras so I get a discount, but they're still expensive! 5
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