What nobody tells you about losing weight
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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...
100% agree
Dont they realize that your on a Diet and they are not helping you!?!? Don't they realize how important it is to you??? A (insert your number) lbs loss was not a walk in park. Jeez
I finally had the will to say thank you to a left over 2/3 burger family didnt want and threw it in the garbage when they werent looking. Normally I wouldnt put that stuff in my system anyway. If Im going to spend my precious calories it better be for something I want not someone's left overs.
It was fun while it lasted, (having the super stomach and eating a mountain of food), but Im not a teenager anymore. Cant get away with it.
Eating crappy food doesnt make me happy.
As I lose weight my re-calculated BMR goes down and I have to be stricter with diet and exercise. My crappy small diet portions are getting smaller and I can only splurge on the high activity days. The littlest deviation on relatively sedentary days is sending the scale in wrong direction
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Smaller meals are making me sleepy and I'm not really hungry anymore, what gives.
I bought my first size 36 (from 42? or 48?) pants (i guessed right) and a large shirt (from 2x). (Wish it was under happier circumstances) Not one dress pants looked right. I now realize how much of a cancer patient I must have looked like. Now all my scrubs have got to go. They look horrible, now Im self concious about the baggy clothes. I guess It looked like I was advertising the weightloss rather than being oblivious.11 -
I can still sabotage myself like crazy but I can maneuver my way around it better. Like; My kids both wanted a donut the other day and the lady who worked the bakery said if I got a box that holds a dozen, then whatever I could fit she'd mark down to $2.50. I lined that box with 26 donuts you guys. 26! I froze 2, at 1, saved 2 for kids and sent the rest with my husband to work. (Those guys are always eating or talking about eating.) Everybody happy, but could have been a caloric disaster!21
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IcanIwill1 wrote: »That you will suddenly be seen as an authority on how to adopt a healthy lifestyle by friends and relatives...who saw you obese for years and know your struggle with weight is real.
That smaller sizes like British size 12 or lower (American size 8 and lower)has fewer takers, and are therefore in abundance at the clearance rails.
This has translated into the fact that being a smaller size actually cuts gazillions off the cost of dressing well.
I go into clothes stores and see racks and racks of clothes my size, marked down ridiculous amounts.
skirts from £49.99 to £2.50
dresses £79.99 to £6.99 sometimes even lower.
Everyday I am so grateful that I never gave up. So many times over the years I wanted to quit. I believed that there was something about me that made it impossible to stay a healthy weight.
Only to stumble upon the realisation that unless in very very moderate, amounts..any type of carbs unless from leafy greens and cruciferous veg make me insanely and uncontrollably hungry.
I second that clearance rack statement! I can't seem to get enough shopping but I'm spending less it seems.
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People forget you were fat26
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12Sarah2015 wrote: »People forget you were fat
Seriously?!! People are so shocked now when they see me, I can't imagine them ever forgetting the fat me! There IS hope!!!!15 -
12Sarah2015 wrote: »People forget you were fat
Yeah, this is a total mind blower for me. People honestly do not remember at all. My brain is still trying to catch up with my body, but that is not how it is for other people.
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MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »12Sarah2015 wrote: »People forget you were fat
Seriously?!! People are so shocked now when they see me, I can't imagine them ever forgetting the fat me! There IS hope!!!!
Well, my elder brother (who is obese) was telling me about his recent trip to Vietnam and commented to me at some point "but you wouldn't have trouble since you're not fat"...it really sounded like I was never fat when 9 months ago I was morbidly obese...18 -
Has anyone else noticed how uncomfortable hard chairs are? My back hurts against the back and my butt hurts against the seat. Getting bony all over.16
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That losing weight won't be enough. I've reached my goal weight and have been maintaining successfully for a few months but I recently started a couch to 10 km running programme. I don't want to not be fat, I want to be pretty darn fit!29
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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.!
Winter is brilliant. I was always so hot blooded I could never wear sweaters/jumpers etc.
Last winter I wore them all the time and loved it, losing weight opened up a whole new line of clothing to me!17 -
oliverneedsyou wrote: »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...
My mother in law brought over a box of cupcakes because she "couldn't have them in her house" tonight. She told me she wasn't trying to be mean because she knows I'm calorie counting. But
The good ole "mother in law"…. I'd smile at her.. put them down the disposal when she leaves. .then lie to her telling her how you enjoyed each one. Then be five pounds thinner the next time you see her.
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How rejuvenating it can be, both literally and figuratively! Anyone feeling hesitant about even trying anymore to get fitter if they are in their 50s, 60s, etc might find this encouraging. I was experiencing nightly acid reflux, plantar fasciitis, and various other problems including just general fatigue and less flexibility. I attributed it to aging. But I have lost 37 pounds in 2016 and the acid reflux and plantar fasciitis seem to be pretty much gone. I have more energy and my body feels more limber. It actually makes me feel like my younger self and that is quite a gift to have given myself.
I hate to admit that i've suffered from Planter fascists for the past two years. I keep trying different things to fix it..and I hope losing 20 pounds will do the trick. LIving with nagging pain everyday..makes me feel old.4 -
mazarasltm wrote: »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...
100% agree
Dont they realize that your on a Diet and they are not helping you!?!? Don't they realize how important it is to you??? A (insert your number) lbs loss was not a walk in park. Jeez
I finally had the will to say thank you to a left over 2/3 burger family didnt want and threw it in the garbage when they werent looking. Normally I wouldnt put that stuff in my system anyway. If Im going to spend my precious calories it better be for something I want not someone's left overs.
It was fun while it lasted, (having the super stomach and eating a mountain of food), but Im not a teenager anymore. Cant get away with it.
Eating crappy food doesnt make me happy.
As I lose weight my re-calculated BMR goes down and I have to be stricter with diet and exercise. My crappy small diet portions are getting smaller and I can only splurge on the high activity days. The littlest deviation on relatively sedentary days is sending the scale in wrong direction.
Smaller meals are making me sleepy and I'm not really hungry anymore, what gives.
I bought my first size 36 (from 42? or 48?) pants (i guessed right) and a large shirt (from 2x). (Wish it was under happier circumstances) Not one dress pants looked right. I now realize how much of a cancer patient I must have looked like. Now all my scrubs have got to go. They look horrible, now Im self concious about the baggy clothes. I guess It looked like I was advertising the weightloss rather than being oblivious.
You now need strength training to raise that BMR. Your car needs a bigger engine! "exercise" isn't enough. do it!9 -
elisa123gal wrote: »How rejuvenating it can be, both literally and figuratively! Anyone feeling hesitant about even trying anymore to get fitter if they are in their 50s, 60s, etc might find this encouraging. I was experiencing nightly acid reflux, plantar fasciitis, and various other problems including just general fatigue and less flexibility. I attributed it to aging. But I have lost 37 pounds in 2016 and the acid reflux and plantar fasciitis seem to be pretty much gone. I have more energy and my body feels more limber. It actually makes me feel like my younger self and that is quite a gift to have given myself.
I hate to admit that i've suffered from Planter fascists for the past two years. I keep trying different things to fix it..and I hope losing 20 pounds will do the trick. LIving with nagging pain everyday..makes me feel old.
I had custom orthotics made. It made the pain go away and eventually the planter fascists was gone entirely. (the bone spur must have disintegrated with wearing the orthotics because they gave my feet better support). And I hadn't lost any weight at that point.5 -
That you'd look almost as bad wearing things that are too big as you did wearing too tight things. I'm short and look like I'm playing dress up in my clothes, but I'm too far from goal to buy new pieces.19
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For me, I have spared my injured back by losing weight when I was at my highest at 219 lbs. also my self image improved and I have been able to find love and healing with my body, when before I used to denigrate myself. Now I enjoy taking my shirt off and not look like am pregnant anymore! ( no offense ladies15
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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?
I have PCOS as well, losing 100 lbs has pretty much eliminated my symptoms. I now have regular cycles, no dark patches Of skin, no more pelvic pain, and I had a beautiful daughter, which I was told would be near impossible with my PCOS!41 -
Oh jeeze, everyone talking about how uncomfortable their beds got after losing weight made me realize something. I have to get an actual bed. Hopefully I won't be in a top floor apartment when I lose a significant amount of weight! Sleeping on foam pads on the floor won't cut it anymore!
The first time I lost weight, I was surprised that I went down a ring size of all things. I did not expect to go from a 7 to a 6. It blew my mind. I think your hands losing weight has to be one of the trippiest things.14
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