What nobody tells you about losing weight
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Madwife2009 wrote: »This may be a bit TMI - that your sex drive would, literally, go into overdrive. I cannot keep my hands off my husband (not that he's objecting, YET).
I'm bringing this one back since my fwb actually laughed at me last night. No actual complaints yet though.
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Just got back from 4 days in Disney and a week long cruise. Here are things I tried that I would never had before
1. Enjoyed getting my picture taken
2. Went Zip lining - actually 50 pounds below the weight limit for the first time in years
3. Swam with Dolphins and not embarrassed by my size (still have about 50 more to go)
4. Attempted to climb the rock wall on the cruise ship - got HALF way up - yeah me!
5. Went to learn how to Jive on the cruise ship
6. Did Yoga on the beach
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JennifrClaire wrote: »The happy experience of finding there are loads of things in the 'sale' racks in most shops in my size. Because I'm just an ordinary size now, one of those sizes for which the shops order 10 of everything.
I am lovin' experiencing this situation as well. Cleaning out closet to get ready for the new school year and it's starting to look like a ghost town in there...won't be surprised if I can hear the echo of emptiness when I'm done. Still trying to decide if I should have a yard sale or just give my clothes to a charitable organization that helps disadvantaged women dress for success. I had a lot of very nice clothes and I don't want them to go to waste. Even my shoes are too big for me now. Nobody told me my shoe size would get back to where it used to be back in the day and I would need new shoes as well as new clothes.13 -
that you would feel so much better and get called skinny long before you are anywhere near your goal weight. I have lost 40 and have 60 or so to go.17
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That I still feel fat even though I'm at my lowest since puberty
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That getting close to goal weight is really scary!32
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I never ever imagined Goodwill would become my favorite store. My husband absolutely REFUSED to go with me, but I promised him that if he didn't want to stay, we would leave. He had so much fun helping me find clothes - I'm betting we will be back there again next Saturday. Especially since the size 18's from last Saturday are already getting loose. Yay! Time to hunt for some 16's!10
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I never ever imagined Goodwill would become my favorite store. My husband absolutely REFUSED to go with me, but I promised him that if he didn't want to stay, we would leave. He had so much fun helping me find clothes - I'm betting we will be back there again next Saturday. Especially since the size 18's from last Saturday are already getting loose. Yay! Time to hunt for some 16's!
Too funny - I went through this too - years ago now. My husband happily trolls Goodwill, Sally Anne and Value Village stores as often as I do!5 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »This may be a bit TMI - that your sex drive would, literally, go into overdrive. I cannot keep my hands off my husband (not that he's objecting, YET).
I'm bringing this one back since my fwb actually laughed at me last night. No actual complaints yet though.
Luckily for me, my husband still isn't complaining, in fact he's rather enjoying it . . . I am SO loved up
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Madwife2009 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »This may be a bit TMI - that your sex drive would, literally, go into overdrive. I cannot keep my hands off my husband (not that he's objecting, YET).
I'm bringing this one back since my fwb actually laughed at me last night. No actual complaints yet though.
Luckily for me, my husband still isn't complaining, in fact he's rather enjoying it . . . I am SO loved up
Is it time for "Congrats on New Baby", yet? Fertility goes up, PCOS goes away... Just Guessing. Should I start saving for Baby Shower gifts?
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How amazing it feels to rub your hands down your waist and not feel any muffin top.21
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That when i'm lifting, I can be on my second set of 5 and forget what number I'm on...16
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mazarasltm wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »This may be a bit TMI - that your sex drive would, literally, go into overdrive. I cannot keep my hands off my husband (not that he's objecting, YET).
I'm bringing this one back since my fwb actually laughed at me last night. No actual complaints yet though.
Luckily for me, my husband still isn't complaining, in fact he's rather enjoying it . . . I am SO loved up
Is it time for "Congrats on New Baby", yet? Fertility goes up, PCOS goes away... Just Guessing. Should I start saving for Baby Shower gifts?
@mazarasltm - Um, no. I have four children already and that's quite enough
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mazarasltm wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »This may be a bit TMI - that your sex drive would, literally, go into overdrive. I cannot keep my hands off my husband (not that he's objecting, YET).
I'm bringing this one back since my fwb actually laughed at me last night. No actual complaints yet though.
Luckily for me, my husband still isn't complaining, in fact he's rather enjoying it . . . I am SO loved up
Is it time for "Congrats on New Baby", yet? Fertility goes up, PCOS goes away... Just Guessing. Should I start saving for Baby Shower gifts?
This scares me....pcos symptoms getting better but I'm done having kids and don't want to be extra fertile
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Madwife2009 wrote: »This may be a bit TMI - that your sex drive would, literally, go into overdrive. I cannot keep my hands off my husband (not that he's objecting, YET).
I'm bringing this one back since my fwb actually laughed at me last night. No actual complaints yet though.
I'm actually the opposite...due to too much exercising apparently...3 -
I am cold almost all the time. I dread for winter to get here. Does this ever stop? I have lost 70 pounds and maintaining for about a year now.!7
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How difficult it is to change your own mindset from losing to maintaining or gaining.
I lost 1kg this week and was ready congratulate myself until I remembered I'm bulking so I'm supposed to gain weight lol24 -
When you open that "goal journal" you've written in time and again (since years ago) and see that you have finally reached those goals. Finally!!!41
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I never realized how prominent your tendons can be - my biceps, hamstrings and achille's tendons are actually "hard" to the touch! Who knew?
Also, never thought I would become such a fan of clothes shopping! I just love it, both at charity and retail shops. I used to hate clothes shopping, now I love fitting new clothes and trying different styles. Also adore wearing dresses or shorts now, which I never liked, even as a kid.
Lastly, I never realized how painful sleeping on the sides can be. My hip bones seem to hate me!13 -
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that new habits can be the norm for you and become easy and the old habit can still pop up as if you never made the changes! you need to be on the look for them24
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That maybe just maybe you will have to come to terms with some aspects of your body/shape, that weight loss and training just can't change.24
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That maybe just maybe you will have to come to terms with some aspects of your body/shape, that weight loss and training just can't change.
Yes! That's so true.
Coming at it from a very shallow perspective, some days it seems like weight loss has unearthed stuff I don't like about my body.
What I mean is: if you had asked me before, I would have said "the one thing I don't like about my body is that I'm fat". Now that's not there anymore, I all of a sudden understand why other women would complain about their hips or butt or whatever. I'm not "fat" anymore, but now I'm working on making my thighs leaner, my stomach flatter, my arms less flappy-ish. There's just more to work on as opposed to less, and like you said, not all of it may be realistically possible.
But some of it is! And the upside to that is that the journey is not done with weight loss. There's always something new to be working towards :-)21 -
It happened again. A co worker saw me after 8 weeks "Love your hair" REALLY ??!!It was messy and uncombed but she couldn't see the real reason I look so much better. It's the weightloss. It shows in the face and body.27
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1- How hard it is to find smaller sized clothing
2- How much I would hate sitting still and be lazy all day like before
3- How eating healthy is gonna feel like you are eating more food than when you were overweight lol
4- How confident you would get
5- How happy and hopeful you would be about your future
6- How most people in your life who are struggling with weight still won't take your advice
7- How much younger you would look after losing weight and getting fit
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1- How hard it is to find smaller sized clothing
2- How much I would hate sitting still and be lazy all day like before
3- How eating healthy is gonna feel like you are eating more food than when you were overweight lol
4- How confident you would get
5- How happy and hopeful you would be about your future
6- How most people in your life who are struggling with weight still won't take your advice
7- How much younger you would look after losing weight and getting fit
So true. I was at a wedding yesterday, and one of my cousins I haven't seen in a couple of years commented that I never seem to age. I bet 2 months ago she would have thought otherwise. I feel like I am overflowing with confidence. It's great!17 -
It happened again. A co worker saw me after 8 weeks "Love your hair" REALLY ??!!It was messy and uncombed but she couldn't see the real reason I look so much better. It's the weightloss. It shows in the face and body.
Believe it or not I have read articles written and about women who explained how complimenting on a woman's weight is body shaming. That, or some people are so afraid of not being politically correct....
Sometimes when people see you everyday they don't notice the slow steady progression of change in your body, as opposed to someone who hasn't seen you in weeks or months10 -
The mental roller-coaster ride: How you can go from completely motivated and happy one second to feeling like the entire process is futile and you'll never be skinny enough the next second.
How frustrating it is when even your best friends and family try to sabotage your journey by convincing you that it doesn't matter or that you're not being healthy or that you need to eat a piece of cake...34
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