What nobody tells you about losing weight

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  • rdrettig1
    rdrettig1 Posts: 62 Member
    k_nelson_24 wrote: »
    This one may seem weird, but I can feel my pulse in my stomach when I'm laying down!

    Me too! What is up with that!? I showed my husband the other night and he was freaked out. So odd.
  • NewMEEE2016
    NewMEEE2016 Posts: 192 Member
    kittehkitteh88 wrote: »

    2 Diced onions
    1 red chilli
    3 clove chopped garlic
    1 tsp fresh Ginger
    1 large sweet potato chunked
    1 Tin Chopped Tinned Tomatoes
    1 tbsp, Spices, curry powder
    1 Tbsp, Garam Masala
    1 tin coconut milk
    1 medium head Cauliflower chopped into florets

    Chuck everything into a slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours, best if you let it go cold and then reheat to serve as it thickens up, its lovely with fresh coriander sprinkled on top and smells amazing

    Can also add chickpeas or spinach (or both!)

    Thanks so much- @kittehkitteh88 I may try this tomorrow!!!
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    positivepowers wrote: »
    This isn't weight loss specific but before I began working out regularly I didn't sweat much. I live in the desert and even high summer I didn't sweat much. Now I sweat a lot. Not only when I'm working out either but whenever I become slightly overheated.

    Increasing one's metabolic rate can do that. Great job.

    bodybuilding.com/fun/exercise_impacts_metabolism.htm
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    2011rocket3touring wrote: »
    feathernaut wrote: »
    A large diet of vegetables will make your gas smell so rancid that you'll wonder if you should go back to processed food for the sake of air quality

    HA! Oddly enough I fart less; which as a dad who's "dad humor" primarily involves the word "fart" isn't necessarily a good thing.. :blush:

    I fart like a trooper these days. My poor husband wonders who he married methinks. My nephews on the other hand think it's hilarious.
  • becbo22
    becbo22 Posts: 283 Member
    MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »
    NealNH wrote: »
    That even though I am happy to have lost 77 pounds (35 to go) and I can see the difference, I no longer feel like me. When I walk or engage in an activity I feel off balance and like I am leaning forward when I walk. It is really odd to feel like a stranger to myself. I expect that it will pass once I get to my goal and stay there a while but for now it is a little disturbing.

    I feel much the same way (I'm down 180 with another 50ish to go). My body feels very foreign and just not like "me." However, the further I get from my highest, the better it's getting. Or maybe it's just time working its magic. Congrats on your losses so far, you're doing a great job!

    I totally understand this. It's almost unsettling sometimes. I'll get a glimpse of a body part and be like "wait, that's me?" It's so odd to go from seeing yourself one way for so long to something completely new and foreign.
  • JanetMMcC
    JanetMMcC Posts: 410 Member
    @kittehkitteh88

    I've saved your recipe to my computer and to my phone. :)
  • Arwen1218
    Arwen1218 Posts: 118 Member
    Archercc wrote: »
    I'm only on day 6 so far, but this thread has been one heck of an inspiration to me. My biggest fear is loose skin, I am 6'4" and (roughly) 340 pounds so I have a metric snot ton to drop and I am terrified that I am going to look like a sharpei but that fear is not going to hold me back, thank you all for the inspiration.

    Feel free to add me.

    I completely understand what you mean about the loose skin. After 3 kids and gaining a total of 70 lbs over the years I am finally on the losing side. The trouble is that I have already started to see the flabby skin problem especially with me stomach. There are some outfits and dresses I have that I have to wear a girdle with not bc of fat but bc of loose skin hanging or sagging or jiggling. Anyone have any tips to help combat this problem?
  • Arwen1218
    Arwen1218 Posts: 118 Member
    @FitToLead I definitely understand what you are saying. I have lots of surgical scars and stretch marks from my babies and I wear them like a badge of honor bc they remind me of my life's journey. Surgery to remove the extra skin or gettin a tummy tuck is the last resort if I can't get my skin back to a place I am comfortable with. I know it's not gonna be perfect but as long as I feel good and confident about myself in the end that's all that matters to me in regards to this issue. I did read that wearing girdles while losing weight and working out can help keep the skin in place while it shrinks back down...also moisturizing every day with a good firming cream can help as well...or so I'm told.

    I'm 5 ft 7 as well however your goal is much more ambitious than mine and I applaud you for it. My long term goal is 40 lbs but my short term goal is 15. Please feel free to add me so we can support each other on our journeys
  • NealNH
    NealNH Posts: 106 Member
    Archercc wrote: »
    Feel free to add me.
    Keep up the good work and don't worry too much about the excess skin.
    My average weight most of my life was in the 265-275 range at 5' 10".
    On at least 4 occasions I lost down to about 180 and never had any problems with excess skin.
    I think the last time I did that I was in my late 40s. Now at 64 I am at it again, hopefully for the last time, and I am definitely going to have excess skin when I am done.
    So age and how long I have been too heavy have definitely played a part for me.
    I think you are young enough that you will be ok but of course that is only an opinion.

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