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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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* watching the skin on certain bodyparts droop when you are so use to seeing them full (of fat.)
* Stretch marks deep as caverns
* Going past a window, seeing a reflection and double taking
* People commenting on how good you look
* Slipping into a suit you havent worn in a long time and realizing it is too lose now
Im not at journey's end. I have another 30 pounds to go...12 -
How uncomfortable the hooks of a bra would be once you'd lost enough weight to feel your spine - sitting against anything (including the back rest of a car) is really uncomfortable!12
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Madwife2009 wrote: »How uncomfortable the hooks of a bra would be once you'd lost enough weight to feel your spine - sitting against anything (including the back rest of a car) is really uncomfortable!
Oh yes - this!
I've also realised that the down side to losing weight and getting fit is that it takes less effort to do what used to be hard... Don't get me wrong - being able to run up the stairs without getting out of breath is fantastic - but it does take more effort now to burn the same number of calories as when I started!17 -
That you'll have a giant collection of tupperware containers of every shape, size (and maybe color). And you'll be doing dishes and laundry far more often than you used to.
OH, and the winter - FREEZING. All. The. Time.13 -
Taylorgo90 wrote: »You can wear skirts!
Hmm, nobody told me that would be part of my weight loss journey.34 -
Taylorgo90 wrote: »You can wear skirts!
Hmm, nobody told me that would be part of my weight loss journey.
Hey, man. You do you. I won't judge!
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Angelfire365 wrote: »Taylorgo90 wrote: »You can wear skirts!
Hmm, nobody told me that would be part of my weight loss journey.
Hey, man. You do you. I won't judge!
I might have to wait for a day that isn't as windy for that to happen.Taylorgo90 wrote: »You can wear skirts!
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I have lost 65 pounds since January 2016. The things that I notice are that its easier to put on shoes and socks, easier to get in and out of car, easier to "finish/clean up" after some bathroom functions (sorry thats gross but true). Looking at pictures from back in December and January are a shock...I was huge. I hate buying clothes and waited until just recently to get new pants. I fit in pants that were 8 inches smaller in waist, that felt good. People notice and many say stuff like "have you lost weight?" and then some ask "is everything ok" like maybe i am sick. Its all good. 75 more to goal27
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....that eating out would go from one of your favorite things, to something you hate and dread.36
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Nobody told me how often I would feel frumpy as I'm losing weight. It could cost a small fortune to refresh my wardrobe every time something becomes too big, so I wear the clothes that sorta fit.
Not that I'm complaining that I get to shop more often 12 -
That sitting can hurt your tailbone
Leaning on a kitchen island hurts your ribs / hip bones.
yeah, that lack of padding issues.5 -
When I was at a higher weight, I was more busty. Now that I'm getting closer to my goal weight, my ribs protrude more than my boobs do when I'm laying on my back.
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sunflowerhippi wrote: »That sitting can hurt your tailbone
Leaning on a kitchen island hurts your ribs / hip bones.
yeah, that lack of padding issues.
Yep I bruised mine. Sitting is agony even with a fancy cushion and chair0 -
I'm somewhat scared of everything I eat now. Afraid it'll make me gain weight. I guess that's not a good thing.
And I've noticed how I don't like being boney -- at all! when I lay on my side and my knees touch --so uncomfortable lol
Oh! And When you lose weight it's fun at first when clothes get loose but when they don't fit at all it gets annoying hehe.5 -
Your shoes may no longer fit.
Don't be too quick to resize your wedding bands, most jewelers won't do it more than twice.
Find and make friends with your local consignment shop, don't splurge too much on clothes until you reach (and have stayed for a while at) goal.
Some of your friends and family members will not be supportive.
It's not a linear process (especially for us girls)! Some days/weeks you will not lose anything and that's okay. Stick to your plan.
That linear process quote -yyyasss! I can't agree more! My process is like -lose 5 pounds- - get stuck- - start losing again a week or two later-
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girl_inflames wrote: »when I lay on my side and my knees touch --so uncomfortable
I hate this as well - I couldn't work out how on earth I was bruising the INSIDES of my knees, until I twigged that it was the result of my knees clanking together. Sleeping is dreadfully uncomfortable now
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When I was bigger, I got so frustrated as all the available sizes of clothes were small and now I am small it's so frustrating as they quite often they still don't have my size!
Also after a big meal or a couple of high sodium days you can totally see the belly bloat, that wasn't a problem before!7 -
TeresaMarie2015 wrote: »Your morning breadth will be just horrific!
So glad you said this! I kind of thought it was just me! But yeah...it is horrible!
Never heard of this. Does any body have a medical reason your breath would change?0 -
Never heard of this. Does any body have a medical reason your breath would change?
This could be why:
https://www.verywell.com/is-your-low-carb-diet-giving-you-bad-breath-2242075
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No one told me that CONTINUING to wear the clothes that were too big, was contributing to my coworkers "need" to pull me to the side for an "intervention"... " you aren't losing any more weight are you?" "Wow, what are you doing?" Buy clothes that fit folks, makes a world of difference. lol The frumpy look can in some cases double as a "sick" look. Lol37
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clairelouisekaa wrote: »After loosing 116lb so far, the realisation that I'm actually quite attractive - not meaning to sound arrogant but when men first started looking at me I would check I didn't have something on my face lol and I took it while to get that they were looking at me because I looked good lol xx
I long for this day
awesome.
If anyone ever looked at me if assume they were trying to play a trick or making a joke. I hope I can get to the stage where I accept it as a compliment.
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That fundamentally, a diet starts with knowledge and research, not f***ing pseudo-science. One of the hardest parts of getting into the diet I am in (which is really delivering results so far) is that I simply didn't have a good diet plan, I didn't know what foods to avoid, I didn't know what foods to eat, and I didn't know what time of the day to eat them. When I talk about pseudo-science, I'm talking about those who believe weight loss can be solved with 'emotions' and 'psychology', like my mum was a great example of this. She used to say "what causes you to eat badly? Is it stress from work? Do you eat because you're unhappy?"..... "errr, no, it's because I genuinely have no idea what I should be eating". I understand that food addictions can be caused by emotions and what not, but ultimately, pseudo-science and psychology only really helps with the very few. A great many people don't lose weight, because they simply don't know how too.
Eventually, I spent about an hour talking to a guy at work who was very overweight as a young adult, and lost a lot of weight using a low GI diet and lots of discipline. I started to follow his diet, his recommendations, low and behold, the weight is falling off me. Knowledge, research and desire, that's all you need.13 -
clairelouisekaa wrote: »After loosing 116lb so far, the realisation that I'm actually quite attractive - not meaning to sound arrogant but when men first started looking at me I would check I didn't have something on my face lol and I took it while to get that they were looking at me because I looked good lol xx
I long for this day awesome.
If anyone ever looked at me if assume they were trying to play a trick or making a joke. I hope I can get to the stage where I accept it as a compliment.
Awww. I hope you get to that stage because if I saw you, I'd smile because I'd think how happy you looked hanging out with your dog.3 -
Your hips hurt when you're doing side-laying leg lifts..5
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when my daughter and I watch movies together she likes to snuggle into my side but now she complains that my ribs stick out and they are uncomfortable...7
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SkezzaShredder wrote: »That fundamentally, a diet starts with knowledge and research, not f***ing pseudo-science. One of the hardest parts of getting into the diet I am in (which is really delivering results so far) is that I simply didn't have a good diet plan, I didn't know what foods to avoid, I didn't know what foods to eat, and I didn't know what time of the day to eat them. When I talk about pseudo-science, I'm talking about those who believe weight loss can be solved with 'emotions' and 'psychology', like my mum was a great example of this. She used to say "what causes you to eat badly? Is it stress from work? Do you eat because you're unhappy?"..... "errr, no, it's because I genuinely have no idea what I should be eating". I understand that food addictions can be caused by emotions and what not, but ultimately, pseudo-science and psychology only really helps with the very few. A great many people don't lose weight, because they simply don't know how too.
Eventually, I spent about an hour talking to a guy at work who was very overweight as a young adult, and lost a lot of weight using a low GI diet and lots of discipline. I started to follow his diet, his recommendations, low and behold, the weight is falling off me. Knowledge, research and desire, that's all you need.
I wouldn't be so quick to knock psychology and emotions when it comes to eating.
I knew the correct foods to eat. I just didn't eat them. I ate to deal with stress, negative feelings, and so on. I'm glad you've never experienced this problem yourself, but some of us have. In fact, learning to recognize WHY I ate the way I did was ultimately what helped me change my eating habits.44 -
Wicked_Seraph wrote: »SkezzaShredder wrote: »That fundamentally, a diet starts with knowledge and research, not f***ing pseudo-science. One of the hardest parts of getting into the diet I am in (which is really delivering results so far) is that I simply didn't have a good diet plan, I didn't know what foods to avoid, I didn't know what foods to eat, and I didn't know what time of the day to eat them. When I talk about pseudo-science, I'm talking about those who believe weight loss can be solved with 'emotions' and 'psychology', like my mum was a great example of this. She used to say "what causes you to eat badly? Is it stress from work? Do you eat because you're unhappy?"..... "errr, no, it's because I genuinely have no idea what I should be eating". I understand that food addictions can be caused by emotions and what not, but ultimately, pseudo-science and psychology only really helps with the very few. A great many people don't lose weight, because they simply don't know how too.
Eventually, I spent about an hour talking to a guy at work who was very overweight as a young adult, and lost a lot of weight using a low GI diet and lots of discipline. I started to follow his diet, his recommendations, low and behold, the weight is falling off me. Knowledge, research and desire, that's all you need.
I wouldn't be so quick to knock psychology and emotions when it comes to eating.
I knew the correct foods to eat. I just didn't eat them. I ate to deal with stress, negative feelings, and so on. I'm glad you've never experienced this problem yourself, but some of us have. In fact, learning to recognize WHY I ate the way I did was ultimately what helped me change my eating habits.
As I said, I am not failing to acknowledge them, but I am pointing out that (imo) a lot of people who do eat poorly do so because they lack the knowledge. I believe psychological and emotional eaters are representing perhaps a smaller minority. A lot of people eat poorly, simply because they don't know how to eat well.4 -
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SkezzaShredder wrote: »Wicked_Seraph wrote: »SkezzaShredder wrote: »That fundamentally, a diet starts with knowledge and research, not f***ing pseudo-science. One of the hardest parts of getting into the diet I am in (which is really delivering results so far) is that I simply didn't have a good diet plan, I didn't know what foods to avoid, I didn't know what foods to eat, and I didn't know what time of the day to eat them. When I talk about pseudo-science, I'm talking about those who believe weight loss can be solved with 'emotions' and 'psychology', like my mum was a great example of this. She used to say "what causes you to eat badly? Is it stress from work? Do you eat because you're unhappy?"..... "errr, no, it's because I genuinely have no idea what I should be eating". I understand that food addictions can be caused by emotions and what not, but ultimately, pseudo-science and psychology only really helps with the very few. A great many people don't lose weight, because they simply don't know how too.
Eventually, I spent about an hour talking to a guy at work who was very overweight as a young adult, and lost a lot of weight using a low GI diet and lots of discipline. I started to follow his diet, his recommendations, low and behold, the weight is falling off me. Knowledge, research and desire, that's all you need.
I wouldn't be so quick to knock psychology and emotions when it comes to eating.
I knew the correct foods to eat. I just didn't eat them. I ate to deal with stress, negative feelings, and so on. I'm glad you've never experienced this problem yourself, but some of us have. In fact, learning to recognize WHY I ate the way I did was ultimately what helped me change my eating habits.
As I said, I am not failing to acknowledge them, but I am pointing out that (imo) a lot of people who do eat poorly do so because they lack the knowledge. I believe psychological and emotional eaters are representing perhaps a smaller minority. A lot of people eat poorly, simply because they don't know how to eat well.
I would agree that both play a role.
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How strange it is when your hipbones poke out and you feel ribs. Hiw your boobs fall out when you bend over and your bra is too big. How uncomfortable you are sitting and laying down because that padding you carried for years is gone. Congratulations!7
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