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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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Bright colours are not scary anymore!
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Walking is so much more fun! It's so easy without extra weight, my legs feel so strong and light sometimes I just want to drop everything and run!
Also my friends who are younger than me seem now sluggish and lazy tbh. Always taking elevators when I want to take stairs, walking at super slow pace. It drives me crazy sometimes.23 -
I'm still learning what properly fitting clothes feel like and look like on me. I was used to large size clothes that had a ton of room inside.21
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How the world seems kinder because you're not so defensive all the time.35
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That losing weight is the easy part... maintaining is the hard part!
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The feeling of not having to over style myself (strategic dressing, hiding, doing the most™ out of insecurity)16
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If you have lost a lot of weight, it takes a long while to get your spacial awareness right. You still tend to leave too much space around you when walking, don't believe you can squeeze behind that chair, and always expect to bump into things when you are a good few inches away.31
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KareninLux wrote: »That losing weight is the easy part... maintaining is the hard part!
Totally agree with this!
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That I would have a LOT less bruises. Because I'm so much smaller, I don't bump into things as often.20
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thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »Both of you. Realize the rare combo of a skinny waist and huge tits are things a lot of people pay a lot of money for.
tell me about it, it usually starts at $275 for a half hour session
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That I would actively dislike going out to eat as often - I usually end up feeling bloated and over-full and would much rather eat at home!26
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girlgroves wrote: »That I would actively dislike going out to eat as often - I usually end up feeling bloated and over-full and would much rather eat at home!
I had the same issue until I just started ordering a side salad and vinaigrette dressing and calling it a meal. It lets me join in the meal, talk and not seem anti food plus it is a lot cheaper.
If it is going to be a while before I am back to food I often eat a LCHF meal prior to the social meal. I went to a reunion last weekend and at normally at about 4 PM and was fine until midnight when the bonfire event ended.8 -
girlgroves wrote: »That I would actively dislike going out to eat as often - I usually end up feeling bloated and over-full and would much rather eat at home!
Totally agree with this!!
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I am at the beginning of my journey... eating healthy, lots of water, and working out. I am down 15 pounds in body fat and up 2 pounds in lean muscle in 4 weeks. (-4.5inch in waist, hips, thighs) I have been doing Camp Gladiator which I love. I never thought I would love getting up at 4:30 AM to workout, but I do. I also never thought I would slowly lift my full glass of water up so that I can see my bicep. Yup, I'm that person. My muscles are not big, but they are grand to me. My profile pic is me at 178, I am 193 and cannot wait to hit 178 again and have a new lowest weight picture!18
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I *HAD* to replace all my socks this weekend. Some shoes are too big, but tying them a little tighter works OK. But my old but pretty-good socks have been sliding all over the place, falling down, etc. Never would have thought this would be an issue ...15
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youdoyou2016 wrote: »I *HAD* to replace all my socks this weekend. Some shoes are too big, but tying them a little tighter works OK. But my old but pretty-good socks have been sliding all over the place, falling down, etc. Never would have thought this would be an issue ...
I have 6 new uniform scrubs that fit (tossed out 3 small bags worth of scrubs) and 3 shirts and 2 pants. Nothing other than a few summer shorts fit. I desparately need to do some shopping. At least 2 more jeans and 1 more shirt. I havent needed do so much cloth shopping in a short amount of time ever. Crap Crap Crap Crap Crap
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mazarasltm wrote: »youdoyou2016 wrote: »I *HAD* to replace all my socks this weekend. Some shoes are too big, but tying them a little tighter works OK. But my old but pretty-good socks have been sliding all over the place, falling down, etc. Never would have thought this would be an issue ...
I have 6 new uniform scrubs that fit (tossed out 3 small bags worth of scrubs) and 3 shirts and 2 pants. Nothing other than a few summer shorts fit. I desparately need to do some shopping. At least 2 more jeans and 1 more shirt. I havent needed do so much cloth shopping in a short amount of time ever. Crap Crap Crap Crap Crap
Totally get it.
Underwear too. I mean, think about how big your underwear has to be for it to be a problem?! An actual problem. Like they no longer function as they should. It's ridiculous if you think about it.
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That there is a noticeable difference in my waist now when I eat vs when I have not... when I was bigger, I was just always bigger... now if I eat a larger meal, I get physically larger from that meal! Woah. lol.26
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thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »No one told me that even after nearly 75 lbs. My boobs have not gotten any smaller... It used to be hard to dress because it was just hard to find clothes that fit me and that I didn't hate... Now I still have the same problem. If it fits good on my waist and hips it does not fit my boobs at all!!! and if it fits my chest it's too big everywhere else!!! Seriously....No one told me that even after nearly 75 lbs. My boobs have not gotten any smaller... It used to be hard to dress because it was just hard to find clothes that fit me and that I didn't hate... Now I still have the same problem. If it fits good on my waist and hips it does not fit my boobs at all!!! and if it fits my chest it's too big everywhere else!!! Seriously....
Ditto! It also didn't make bra shopping easier. The band size going down, but the cup size not going down makes for even less options.
Both of you. Realize the rare combo of a skinny waist and huge tits are things a lot of people pay a lot of money for.
I guarantee the "surgical" ones look better than mine!5 -
BatmanWezzie wrote: »thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »No one told me that even after nearly 75 lbs. My boobs have not gotten any smaller... It used to be hard to dress because it was just hard to find clothes that fit me and that I didn't hate... Now I still have the same problem. If it fits good on my waist and hips it does not fit my boobs at all!!! and if it fits my chest it's too big everywhere else!!! Seriously....No one told me that even after nearly 75 lbs. My boobs have not gotten any smaller... It used to be hard to dress because it was just hard to find clothes that fit me and that I didn't hate... Now I still have the same problem. If it fits good on my waist and hips it does not fit my boobs at all!!! and if it fits my chest it's too big everywhere else!!! Seriously....
Ditto! It also didn't make bra shopping easier. The band size going down, but the cup size not going down makes for even less options.
Both of you. Realize the rare combo of a skinny waist and huge tits are things a lot of people pay a lot of money for.
I guarantee the "surgical" ones look better than mine!
That may be, but you probably look great in a sweater. Be grateful to be you.
I've seen so many women do this that I want to to just yank them: if their hair is straight, they want it curly. If it's curly they want it straight. If it's long they want to cut it, if it's short, they want to grow it out. If they have big boobs they want them smaller. If they have small boobs they want them larger. If they are pasty they want a tan, if they're dark, they want to be light. Don't waste another day wanting to be anything but the best version of your own self. Do you and and enjoy who God made you to be.
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To hold tight to your rings. I lost a precious ring by what I can only assume was drying my hands in the bathroom and not realizing it came off with the paper towel. It's lost to the cosmos now. 12
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That for those of us who have been overweight since before puberty, we would get to discover a whole new brand new body.
I never got it when people said "I want to look like I did when I was back in high school/college/etc" because I was always big "back in the days". Instead I get to look at myself in the mirror now and see a body that I absolutely love for the first time ever. It's pretty neat!97 -
Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »That for those of us who have been overweight since before puberty, we would get to discover a whole new brand new body.
I never got it when people said "I want to look like I did when I was back in high school/college/etc" because I was always big "back in the days". Instead I get to look at myself in the mirror now and see a body that I absolutely love for the first time ever. It's pretty neat!
That's amazing! Loving your body is such a freeing and positive feeling.
Although I am at a similar weight to when I finished high school/ started Uni ("only" 6 years ago) I look different now! I also don't remember being so boney. Weight comes off in different places I guess.
It may have to do with perception. At 18 I wanted my body to be pretty, now I want my body to be healthy, strong and sexy, in that order
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thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »BatmanWezzie wrote: »thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »No one told me that even after nearly 75 lbs. My boobs have not gotten any smaller... It used to be hard to dress because it was just hard to find clothes that fit me and that I didn't hate... Now I still have the same problem. If it fits good on my waist and hips it does not fit my boobs at all!!! and if it fits my chest it's too big everywhere else!!! Seriously....No one told me that even after nearly 75 lbs. My boobs have not gotten any smaller... It used to be hard to dress because it was just hard to find clothes that fit me and that I didn't hate... Now I still have the same problem. If it fits good on my waist and hips it does not fit my boobs at all!!! and if it fits my chest it's too big everywhere else!!! Seriously....
Ditto! It also didn't make bra shopping easier. The band size going down, but the cup size not going down makes for even less options.
Both of you. Realize the rare combo of a skinny waist and huge tits are things a lot of people pay a lot of money for.
I guarantee the "surgical" ones look better than mine!
That may be, but you probably look great in a sweater. Be grateful to be you.
I've seen so many women do this that I want to to just yank them: if their hair is straight, they want it curly. If it's curly they want it straight. If it's long they want to cut it, if it's short, they want to grow it out. If they have big boobs they want them smaller. If they have small boobs they want them larger. If they are pasty they want a tan, if they're dark, they want to be light. Don't waste another day wanting to be anything but the best version of your own self. Do you and and enjoy who God made you to be.
This post is amazing. And the theme of it applies to men as well, if not all of the the specific examples. Thanks for posting it. 14 -
That you may have to get your wedding band resized - to a smaller diameter.
Jeweler stated "This is the first request I've ever received to have a band downsized."24 -
That water weight can affect how your pants fit...as a guy. I knew women had trouble with bloat because of their monthly cycle. But for me to have to put my belt up a notch for a week until I had my water weight whoosh was eye opening. I'm still on the high end of overweight bmi too!14
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No one told me how much it would hurt to sit on an unpadded surface life a park bench :-)20
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girlgroves wrote: »That I would actively dislike going out to eat as often - I usually end up feeling bloated and over-full and would much rather eat at home!
THIS! Cheaper to eat at home as well as better quality food prepared exactly like I like it.14 -
mazarasltm wrote: »...(tossed out 3 small bags worth of scrubs) and 3 shirts and 2 pants. Nothing other than a few summer shorts fit. I desparately need to do some shopping. At least 2 more jeans and 1 more shirt. I havent needed do so much cloth shopping in a short amount of time ever. Crap Crap Crap Crap Crap
Yeah, I gave away all the clothes I was saving for when I lost weight as those are now too big. As winter is arriving I realized that none of my favorite winter clothes fit me. I'm not looking forward to buying new clothes as I'm still losing weight. I'm buying enough clothes to get by at the Goodwill.
@youdoyou2016 I'm finding out that my underwear is also not fitting. Which isn't a really big deal, all things considered...
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