What nobody tells you about losing weight
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AmusedToaster wrote: »That leg-wise you are ready to go a size or two down again, but your waist hasn't caught up with your legs yet.
This.... My legs are swimming in my current pant size and my wait has just not caught up yet! I even recently went down a size in pants and the legs are still too big!9 -
AmusedToaster wrote: »That leg-wise you are ready to go a size or two down again, but your waist hasn't caught up with your legs yet.
This.... My legs are swimming in my current pant size and my wait has just not caught up yet! I even recently went down a size in pants and the legs are still too big!
I am the opposite, my waist went down first, but my calves and thighs were behind. Then when I was close to goal weight, I just had to find a different brand. I actually had some muscle in my thighs that I had to deal with.
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AmusedToaster wrote: »That leg-wise you are ready to go a size or two down again, but your waist hasn't caught up with your legs yet.
This.... My legs are swimming in my current pant size and my wait has just not caught up yet! I even recently went down a size in pants and the legs are still too big!
I am the opposite, my waist went down first, but my calves and thighs were behind. Then when I was close to goal weight, I just had to find a different brand. I actually had some muscle in my thighs that I had to deal with.
I have the same problem! Can you share what brands you've found that work? I hate that my waistbands are so loose while my hips & thighs are still fitted.1 -
kristieshannon wrote: »AmusedToaster wrote: »That leg-wise you are ready to go a size or two down again, but your waist hasn't caught up with your legs yet.
This.... My legs are swimming in my current pant size and my wait has just not caught up yet! I even recently went down a size in pants and the legs are still too big!
I am the opposite, my waist went down first, but my calves and thighs were behind. Then when I was close to goal weight, I just had to find a different brand. I actually had some muscle in my thighs that I had to deal with.
I have the same problem! Can you share what brands you've found that work? I hate that my waistbands are so loose while my hips & thighs are still fitted.
For me, Lee fits better in the waist than Levis. But the overall size is huge! I should be a size 8-10, but in Lee I am a size 6. I buy the skinny jeans because all the other styles are way too big in the butt now.3 -
kristieshannon wrote: »AmusedToaster wrote: »That leg-wise you are ready to go a size or two down again, but your waist hasn't caught up with your legs yet.
This.... My legs are swimming in my current pant size and my wait has just not caught up yet! I even recently went down a size in pants and the legs are still too big!
I am the opposite, my waist went down first, but my calves and thighs were behind. Then when I was close to goal weight, I just had to find a different brand. I actually had some muscle in my thighs that I had to deal with.
I have the same problem! Can you share what brands you've found that work? I hate that my waistbands are so loose while my hips & thighs are still fitted.
I buy jeans that have stretch in them. My favorite pair of jeans right now is INC. at Macys. The ones I buy aren't loose fitting, but they have multiple different styles and I have to try on multiple pairs to find the right ones. They do stretch out a lot though. I used to love my Gap jeans, but they don't fit right anymore.3 -
that bingeing one day is so much more sickening that you remember it being.28
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No one told me that my body shape would change over 10 years. I’ve been saving a pair of ‘goal jeans’ convinced that I would fit back into them SOMEDAY. That SOMEDAY is now cause they actually fit, but I’m still 25 lbs heavier than I was the last time I wore the jeans (at age 24). I used to carry a lot of my weight in my hips, it seems to have moved up to my top half at some point in the last 10 years!17
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Others have said it, but it bears repeating. I've lost 43 lbs. I am constantly hungry. Even if I binge (which I do, on occasion), I become hungry again almost instantly. I've been trying to shrink my stomach with smaller meals, and that's helped, but realistically...I'm probably going to be at least mildly hungry for the rest of my life. Just one of the prices we pay.12
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Perhaps slightly inappropriate, but one of my biggest surprises about losing weight is the hypersexuality I've experienced. My sex drive has increased enormously, not that my husband is complaining, but it's been shocking how I seem to be "in the mood" all the time. I enjoy sex a lot more too, probably because I'm not out of breath or feeling completely self conscious the whole time!37
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How good it feels to go get your drivers license renewed and can put your actual weight down and not feel embarrassed!
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mariacooper1987 wrote: »Perhaps slightly inappropriate, but one of my biggest surprises about losing weight is the hypersexuality I've experienced. My sex drive has increased enormously, not that my husband is complaining, but it's been shocking how I seem to be "in the mood" all the time. I enjoy sex a lot more too, probably because I'm not out of breath or feeling completely self conscious the whole time!
THIS!^^^4 -
No one tells you that you may actually find yourself shrinking your clothes in the laundry ON PURPOSE to pare them down to your new size. I've done this with my jeans and my cotton tops. Sometimes they shrink enough that I don't have to acquire replacements, which is awesome because I really HATE shopping.
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A great way to give yourself a gentle boost about your weight loss - go to a store and pick up something that's the equivalent of the pounds you've dropped.
Carry it around the store for about ten minutes. Then put it back and walk through the store again.
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mariacooper1987 wrote: »Perhaps slightly inappropriate, but one of my biggest surprises about losing weight is the hypersexuality I've experienced. My sex drive has increased enormously, not that my husband is complaining, but it's been shocking how I seem to be "in the mood" all the time. I enjoy sex a lot more too, probably because I'm not out of breath or feeling completely self conscious the whole time!
Absolutely THIS! I'm in my 60's but my husband says it's like living with a 'giddy 30 year old again'. I'll take the compliment!12 -
Others have said it, but it bears repeating. I've lost 43 lbs. I am constantly hungry. Even if I binge (which I do, on occasion), I become hungry again almost instantly. I've been trying to shrink my stomach with smaller meals, and that's helped, but realistically...I'm probably going to be at least mildly hungry for the rest of my life. Just one of the prices we pay.
I felt this way when I first started losing weight but over time, I figured out that I wasn't really 'hungry' anymore. I just wasn't 'over-full' like I used to be. The feeling of being satisfied (full) and stuffed (over-full) is really quite different. I no longer feel comfortable with being stuffed anymore.17 -
shelaghcol wrote: »A great way to give yourself a gentle boost about your weight loss - go to a store and pick up something that's the equivalent of the pounds you've dropped.
Carry it around the store for about ten minutes. Then put it back and walk through the store again.
I agree that this is a fun thing to do, and I used to do it. However, at 84 pounds down, I've decided that it may not be the best thing for my back.
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shelaghcol wrote: »A great way to give yourself a gentle boost about your weight loss - go to a store and pick up something that's the equivalent of the pounds you've dropped.
Carry it around the store for about ten minutes. Then put it back and walk through the store again.
I've done this at the gym. I'm lifting with the amount, now a little over, of what I've lost. The first time I squatted with that weight, I just stood there for about thirty seconds and thought about it. It was hard to stand up straight. It's a great reinforcement.
And if people haven't seen it, search "I've lost an elephant's penis" here in the forums. It gives you a list of interesting items corresponding to different weights. I was so proud when I could claim that distinction.11 -
@kar328 : Ok, you had me at "I've lost an elephant's penis!" I looked it up and now have it bookmarked for reference! I'm about to lose an Irish Setter within in the next couple of days!
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I've lost between the amount of cheese an average American eats in a year and a cinder block.
The post wasn't easy to find. Here's a link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/660835/ive-lost-an-elephant-penis6 -
I've lost between the amount of cheese an average American eats in a year and a cinder block.
The post wasn't easy to find. Here's a link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/660835/ive-lost-an-elephant-penis
Posted it on my newsfeed for others to find.1
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