What nobody tells you about losing weight
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No one told me that, even though I'm still a good 30lbs from a healthy weight and still have a fat belly, I'd WANT to wear closer-fitting clothing! I don't like my bulges being on show, but I dislike the look of baggy clothes even more now that I'm finally getting a visible waist again!
It's true what someone said above, about loose clothes making you look bigger. I used to hide behind baggy tops but now I don't want to.
I wear old, loose clothing around the house because my cats will climb on me and ruin good things otherwise, but every time I get changed to leave the house and put on something slimmer fitting I feel like a different person.
This is so me right now. JUST pulled out my sweaters and they all looks SO big just because I use to like baggy!4 -
1. The way I looked as a small child in Pop's shirt and work pants is how I look in my old clothes, minus the fedora.
2. One of my bosses told me that the Residents all think I had Bariatric Surgery.
3. The guy who I was at 275 lbs got a more intense workout than I do now at 195 lbs. The only way to emulate it is to wear a 80 lb backpack to induce same level of calorie expenditure.
This probably explains why the last 10 to 20 lbs is such a &$@!?8&2!@!!! I have a 60 lb weight vest hanging around. But do I really want to risk my damaged knee. It took 1.5 years to get here. Its ok to take 1.5 years to lose the last 20 lbs (not that Im willing to wait). Beside I can use next few years to do strengh training.25 -
This morning I had an easy blood draw as my veins were easier to see...29
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thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »That you'll keep the subject quiet so you are not sabotaged or discouraged.
Yes! I work with all women and this is so true!! I wondered If I am the only one!16 -
More turned heads, double takes, smiles from strangers, buying clothes you like not just based on your size, and turning down bad food because you don't actually want it, not just because you "shouldn't" have it17
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thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »That you'll keep the subject quiet so you are not sabotaged or discouraged.
Yes! I work with all women and this is so true!! I wondered If I am the only one!
Me too!
Get fed up of everyone banging on about their diet in the staff room or slimming world (or the Facebook up dates "lost a pound at SW this week"
Or moaning that they've put on a couple pounds whilst sitting their stuffing McDonald's
Just focus on yourself, you're doing it for you not everyone else you don't need validation from everybody8 -
I am starting over again. I was getting discouraged last year because as I would try to walk and exercise I would hurt. Even doing small house hold chores would cause massive pain. In Feb of this year, after lots of Doctors, I was diagnosed with Lupus. The with the trail and error of which meds, I gained 12 pounds. In September, doctors and my body found a nutritional and medical routine that seems to work and I can now walk for 45 minutes without pain or pills. Even though I need to relax for a 1/2 hour in the afternoon, I don't feel the need to sleep. Now I feel I can get back on track and a friend told me about this app. Now is the time to get my life back.59
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Found out what the button that appeared in the middle of my chest is.
It's a xiphoid process, which in itself is quite a cool name, and sounds better than 'button'.
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girlgroves wrote: »That I would love wearing tighter fitting clothes now, even more so than when I was a teenager!
This is so true. I still fine it weird. Put on a size small (me!) and even though it was snug, it wasn't really tight and I though, 'Yah, I would wear that.' Before I would NEVER wear clinging clothing,9 -
Sp8zmanSpiff wrote: »This morning I had an easy blood draw as my veins were easier to see...
Ohhh I sure would enjoy that NSV. When I was in labor I got poked 20+ times. They almost had to call someone from the emergency room when the person finally got it!6 -
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That weight loss is about so much more than weight. It is about taking ownership of your life. I didn't realize there would be such a thing as a non-scale victories and that they would mean so much more than the number on the scale.41
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I've been noticing a huge difference in how my body functions. I can indulge a little, for example, and see no change in the scale. Before, a little dessert would send the scale in a direction I didn't want it to go -- like, immediately. Or I can eat brunch and am not hungry until the end of the day or even the next day. These changes are things I NEVER remember experiencing before or would have thought were possible for me. It's like I am "normal," like something isn't out of whack any more. Hard to describe, but I am just starting to experience this ...32
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TMI alert
That things "down there" would feel a little looser without all of that fat packed in against the general groin area.8 -
lemonsurprise wrote: »Wanted to make this thread for motivationial purposes more than anything but they don't all have to be super positive! More of what came as a surprise. I'll start..
- how much confidence it will actually bring, especially when strangers start treating you like royalty all of a sudden!
- Sitting (particularly in baths) and laying (particularly in beds) will become ever increasingly uncomfortable.
- how vain you will become! I can't walk past a mirror without checking how I look nowadays!
Your turn!
I can live with that.1 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »TMI alert
That things "down there" would feel a little looser without all of that fat packed in against the general groin area.
Thank you for mentioning this!! I thought I was just weird...
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Nobody told me that my physical deformity from scoliosis would become much more visible and prominent when not hidden under 100 lbs of fat.
Oh well. I'll take the sloped shoulders and slightly weird ribcage over the weight.28 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »TMI alert
That things "down there" would feel a little looser without all of that fat packed in against the general groin area.
Thank you for mentioning this!! I thought I was just weird...
It is a very odd feeling; it took me a while to work out why it felt different 1 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »TMI alert
That things "down there" would feel a little looser without all of that fat packed in against the general groin area.
Thank you for mentioning this!! I thought I was just weird...
It is a very odd feeling; it took me a while to work out why it felt different
So.. what does one do to firm that area up?!
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MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »TMI alert
That things "down there" would feel a little looser without all of that fat packed in against the general groin area.
Thank you for mentioning this!! I thought I was just weird...
It is a very odd feeling; it took me a while to work out why it felt different
So.. what does one do to firm that area up?!
No idea but I'm going to start with pelvic floor exercises - head off incontinence before it starts 1 -
Baggy....shoes?!12
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Madwife2009 wrote: »MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »TMI alert
That things "down there" would feel a little looser without all of that fat packed in against the general groin area.
Thank you for mentioning this!! I thought I was just weird...
It is a very odd feeling; it took me a while to work out why it felt different
So.. what does one do to firm that area up?!
No idea but I'm going to start with pelvic floor exercises - head off incontinence before it starts
Practice "squeeze then sneeze" for optimal success.2 -
pinkpsyche wrote: »riffraff2112 wrote: »Lots of good stuff here.
I remember finding a few new 'friends' who all of a sudden would talk to me, or notice me, or remember my name next time I visited their establishment when I had been going there for years or had mutual friends etc....
Some people obviously let vanity cloud their judgement.
Or maybe I just had a better attitude after and was more approachable?
Nah..I was always jolly
Yes! To be honest though, those that couldn't give me the time of day as a heavier person really are not worth my time. It shows to me their true character. Maybe that sounds mean and I should be more forgiving?
Curious what others thought are. What does one say to a friend that hits on you After losing the weight. Wasn't negative or mean or anything prior just wanted to wait...3 -
Wysewoman53 wrote: »I am 62 years old and have lost 58 lbs so far. I am noticing the 'saggy' skin but don't know if it's due to the weight loss or my age. I keep seeing people post about weight lifting to help reduce this but don't have a clue as to how to start! I don't belong to a gym and doing all of my exercise in my house. What can someone like me do to start with weights or yoga (resistant) bands. The places I notice the most are in my arms and inside upper thighs. I don't have saggy skin on my neck, face or belly. Any suggestions?
Old post I know but I picked up the book you are your own gym. You don't need store bought weights or machines your body is the machine using body weight they also include lots of variations1 -
That you would take more selfies! You want to dress nicer by buying fashionable clothes. Overall you take care of your body better. Catching my reflections in the mirror amd liking what you see.16
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Even when you buy the smaller size you check the tag repeatedly thinking it must be marked wrong.15
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Smaller pants have smaller pockets. Makes sense, but it's super inconvenient sometimes.17
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- That you will always be cold
- That you will actually care what you wear and that it fits nicely
- That your butt gets sore from sitting
- That you start to judge people for not trying to lose weight
- That you get tired of telling people that you're not sice
- That you can feel ashamed of what you weighed before
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