Has seeing your weight loss results make you become more arrogant? Or confident?

raneshiaanderson4027 · October 2016

Has loosing weight changed your personality?

tomteboda · October 2016

No. I'm the same person I was. I'm just not carrying a lot of extra weight.

JessicaB523 · October 2016

No. Kind of the other way around for me. Self-growth led to more confidence which led to consistently working on my health and fitness which led to losing weight.

JP_909 · October 2016

No, if you are to lose a big amount of weight you might see some things differently than you used too. Doesn't have to be arrogance but you might change your opinions a bit

dhimaan · October 2016

I am more confident. People think I am arrogant. I can't really control that.

JDixon852019 · October 2016

I have zero patience for fatlogic now.

AllOutof_Bubblegum · October 2016

Kind of the opposite, really. My weight crept up on me very slowly, so I totally thought I was hot *kitten* up until the day I made the horrifying realization that I was 50 lbs overweight (I'm only 5'0"). Now I'm the fittest I've ever been, and all I see are my flaws and the trouble areas that could look better. But I guess you could say my confidence levels have pretty much stayed the same, because most of my self-worth comes from areas other than my appearance.

besaro · October 2016

my personality hasn't changed but I'm more willing to share it with others. so i guess that makes me more confident.

jemhh · October 2016

Not overall, no.

Professionally/non-socially, no change.

Socially, I am minimally different in that I may smile more or make brief eye contact with strangers whereas I absolutely tried to avoid it in the past. Despite the fact that I am chatty on MFP, I am very introverted in real life and it takes me a long time to warm up and talk to people. I usually assume that I am pretty invisible and forgettable and am surprised when people notice or remember me. It's not a lack of confidence, it's just how I look at things (I am surprised when people choose to allocate brain space to remembering certain things/people.)

On a personal level, I am not body-confident at all. When I was heavy, I never really thought much about my appearance. Now that I am healthier and in good shape, I am very self-conscious about my appearance and that is a definite negative. It was much easier to be invisible when I blended in with the overweight masses around me.

RoxieDawn · October 2016

Nope I am same old me.. Just a few years older...

VintageFeline · October 2016

I am more confident clothing choice wise. Which has been a surprise because I never considered myself to ever really care much before, I wore what I liked but I guess I made allowances for being bigger and trying to flatter myself.

But in every other way, not really.

spinnerdell · October 2016

jrulo16 wrote: »

I have zero patience for fatlogic now.

Yep, in spite of my own many years of denial about my weight, I'm appallingly judgmental about others' excuses now that I'm almost at goal.

Sued0nim · October 2016

I've the same personality and confidence

I have more body confidence which I think translates as regaining sexual confidence, something I lost as a mother with young children. But I'm not sure if that was relevant to my size or to the age of my children...it's certainly nice when they start to become intelligent, more independent tweens and teens though and that has hit at the same time as me losing fifty pounds plus and getting fit and strong and regaining my health

It's all lead to me being more easy in how I walk and dress, perhaps it makes me overtly more confident...but I doubt it

I don't think personalities change

My high level of happiness in my relationship with my husband and interpersonal relationships with friends and colleagues has remained stable through fat and thin, my energy levels have improved though

treehugnmama · October 2016

more self confident for sure..less anxious

genpopadopolous · October 2016

I think I'm more confident and less arrogant. I'm proud of what I've accomplished and happier with how I look, but i also now am brutally aware of my deficits and mistakes.

One bad run leaves me questioning everything. A new PR makes me feel like a beast.

Overall I'm happier and more confident, but it seems a little fragile. My fitness is pretty new, though. Hopefully I get to where an off day just rolls of the back.

SLLRunner · October 2016

raneshiaanderson4027 wrote: »

Has loosing weight changed your personality?

Nope. But, I sure feel a whole lot better.

allie644 · October 2016

I would say confident, but it's also come with age. I find that I"m more comfortable in my skin in my 40's than I was in my 20's

ummijaaz560 · October 2016

I am and I blame it all on heavy lifting.

I walk taller because I feel strong.

I puposely move my living room furniture to sweep; before If I dont see dust, it isn't there

winejunky143 · October 2016

I wouldn't say I'm confident or arrogant about my weight loss. If anything I'm more insecure now. I felt fine before but decided I could be healthier and now that I've lost some weight I've dropped 6 inches and 3 pants sizes. None of my clothes fit anymore. They're all super loose and baggy. I still have a bit more to lose so I'm waiting on buying new clothes. I feel like I look ridiculous in my baggy clothes..

rainbow198 · October 2016

My personality hasn't changed too much although I've had to watch how friendly I am as some see that as flirting when it wasn't.

Being fit and strong has spiraled into other positive things in my life...like confidence to by cute clothes in the juniors section and finding my own style. Also I'm normally quiet and reserved, but I have been speaking up more and putting myself out there more. Those are just 2 examples, but there are more.

I have to admit though sometimes I catch a glimpse at my reflection and think "wow, I did a d*mn good job!" It doesn't go to my head for long though. It inspires me to keep working hard everyday even though I'm maintaining.

But words can not describe how happy and proud of myself for losing and keep the weight off. I feel like I can truly do anything!

TheVogonVegan · October 2016

I haven't lost enough to notice yet for myself, but I do know some people who did change for the worse with weight loss. They started shaming anyone who wasn't in the same place they were with their weight loss journey or who had backslid a bit, when they know when they were heavier that would not have been helpful for them. They became arrogant and expected more things for free because they were "hot" now. Ugh. I have no time for people like that.

Has seeing your weight loss results make you become more arrogant? Or confident?

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