What nobody tells you about losing weight

AlisaPrince86 · August 2016

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!^^^

klbrowser · August 2016

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.

shelaghcol · August 2016

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.

Wysewoman53 · August 2016

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!

Wysewoman53 · August 2016

Kullerva wrote: »

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.

LaceyBirds · August 2016

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.

kar328 · August 2016

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.

Wysewoman53 · August 2016

@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!

GabinkaP · August 2016

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

Wysewoman53 · August 2016

GabinkaP wrote: »

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.

maidengirl_ · August 2016

-My boobs left. But I wasn't sad about that. I went from a 38 DD to a 34 C. LOL.

-Lost weight in my legs first then the rest followed.

mdnorthside · August 2016

trailgirl777 wrote: »

Hello, I don't quite have the success story yet but I read this post and love the comments. I wish to congradulate all that have found the right path for them. MFP works and I know it, however, I don't stick to it for the time the process needs. Many of you post about it being easier finally and you found determination or similar statements. My question is how/what clicked to change for you guys because that is what I am trying to find at the moment.

For me, I finally called *kitten* on myself. I admitted that I wasn't happy at this weight, and was never going to be. Furthermore, I realized that I had been steadily gaining weight for years, and that if I didn't take action I would eventually be hugely overweight and then obese and then dead. What a terrible future. So I committed myself 100%, to continue the effort no matter how long it took until I was done. Not only did this motivate me to stop wasting time by emotionally overeating, but gave me permission to be a little gentler with myself when I did mess up. This emotional freedom paired with total commitment has made all the difference for me.

Mantra: This is the last time I will ever lose weight.

Madwife2009 · August 2016

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 think that my local supermarket would complain if I left my 16-year old teenager there (they might also complain if I tried to carry her around - not that I can actually carry her around, I can't even lift her up!)

sohifirefly · August 2016

This is my new favorite thread! I have laughed, smiled, and grimaced as I read page after page. Here are mine:

Clasping my hands together and feeling the bones in my fingers (weirdly this is the first place I notice weight loss lol)
Shopping with friends thinking I won't be able to buy anything at this store because it won't fit only to realize that it actually does fit...and not just in an XL...in a Large!
My shoes don't fit anymore.
Despite my bf not being on a diet and bringing food into the house that I don't regularly eat that I can still make good choices....and occasionally eat what he brings in the house and still be okay :-) - meaning: I'm in control!

evilqueencathy · August 2016

I can take my button up shirt off without unbuttoning it. Some of my shirts just fall off my shoulders. I lost 70 lbs. It's about time to buy new clothes

BJG7_UK · August 2016

Great thread..

The amount of people that say you don't have to watch what you eat!
Haha really, tell that to me when I was 236lbs

mai8435 · August 2016

Looking at my body in the mirror without avoidance.

Having a treat meal and realising that it's actually the opposite and it makes me feel shite.

Having more confidence in the bedroom after so many years of body hatred.

Being mindful that we don't need nearly as much food as we think we do.

Being grateful that I'm alive and healthy

mccokat · August 2016

Movie theatre seats are not comfortable. I went and watched Suicide Squad yesterday, and it was rough.

Carnhot · August 2016

mccokat wrote: »

Movie theatre seats are not comfortable. I went and watched Suicide Squad yesterday, and it was rough.

Yes. My son said It was the worst film he has ever seen ... oh, you mean the seats...

Jim48322 · August 2016

That the more I lose the more I realize I have more to lose. After I loss 100# my WW Mtg Ldr said "Don't you quit!" She had seen others reach a milestone only to stop. I stayed on plan "sorta" and only lost 16# on 2015. Now in first 32 weeks in 2016 I have lost 32# and have lost 140#. Now I realize I want to lose 50 more pounds. Started @ 376 in 2013 at age 65, now @236 and enjoying the journey.

lujako · August 2016

How many dishes you would have to clean to loose weight

joans1976 · August 2016

lujako wrote: »

How many dishes you would have to clean to loose weight

^^^this, this, a thousand times this! I don't have a dishwasher and some days I swear if I have to wash one more 2 ounce container....grrr.
Also, the amount of containers I have to store!
It IS all worth it though!
***this thread is super great happy times***

youdoyou2016 · August 2016

I've lost 82 lbs, with 13 to go. Very recently, when I got into the "less than 20 to go" phase, have I really started to feel different about myself and life. I notice:

I was so sad before, so not alive. Just existing. Previously it seems 100% of my energy was spent feeling ashamed, embarrassed, unworthy. Now I feel FREE and ALIVE.
Today, when I was getting off the train, the conductor gave me his hand / arm to help me down. No one has ever done anything like that for me before. People are nicer to me, which in a way actually makes me sad rather than happy. I guess it's a little like mourning a past way of being, all those years of living like that, and I really get it was tough as I move into a new kind of life.
I am not just proud of myself, but love myself. This may seem weird, but I look down and now see a little pot belly and it honestly makes me smile. I think it's cute. I'm working it off and want to get rid of it ASAP -- believe me! -- but it's cute. I feel cute; I feel normal and love myself.
Someone called me "tiny" the other day, and my brain just really isn't caught up with what is actually going on with my body.
Since I was a child, I have thought about weight, calories, dieting -- some day I will "get there"! It is unbelievable to me that I am almost there and that my brain will never be having these kinds of conversations again. I'll be fit, maintaining ... but not in a "someday" conversation. I cannot imagine what it will be like to NOT have this concern.
I'm 46 yrs old ... Life is pretty awesome!

mccokat · August 2016

You won't lose weight symmetrically. My right side is more toned and smaller than my left, even though my work outs are equal.

ttcbelieve · August 2016

Finding out I can get to love frozen dinners and some are not too bad just to make sure I am counting the right amount of calories to log.

c123c · August 2016

Don't "save the best thing til last" on your plate! This will make you rush the rest to get to the good bit!
Instead take small amounts of each thing in a circuit

LindaGilpin59 · August 2016

That you could get to the point that you can have food (ie Chocolate) in the house and not eat it or even think about eating it.

coachsaralee · August 2016

sparklyhippos wrote: »

Loose skin .. I only lost 40 pounds as opposed to people who have to deal with huge amounts of loose skin due to 100 pound, etc. weight losses, and it took a good 2-3 years of working out to snap things back (mostly) into place lol

I lost over 80lbs and have very little loose skin. That usually happens if you lose it too fast.

coachsaralee · August 2016

What I love is...

- looking and feeling younger
- having to buy a whole new wardrobe
- being able to do the active things I love do to like skiing
- having more energy
- healthier skin and hair
- off all meds
- being an example to my family, friends and community
- helping others do the same

thereshegoesagain · August 2016

coachsaralee wrote: »

sparklyhippos wrote: »

Loose skin .. I only lost 40 pounds as opposed to people who have to deal with huge amounts of loose skin due to 100 pound, etc. weight losses, and it took a good 2-3 years of working out to snap things back (mostly) into place lol

I lost over 80lbs and have very little loose skin. That usually happens if you lose it too fast.

Not necessarily, I've lost 95 pounds over a 3 year period and have tons of loose skin. I think genetics, how long one is overweight and numerous other factors determine how one's skin will react to weight loss.

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