What nobody tells you about losing weight
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For some reason now whenever I see a very overweight young woman I just want to burst into tears. Because I know how she feels inside. I want to help her but I can't. The truth is its a cruel world and for some reason it's still fair game to abuse fat people. It hurts like hell.
This! I feel like this often! I know the pain and wish I could spare them.21 -
mumblemagic wrote: »For some reason now whenever I see a very overweight young woman I just want to burst into tears. Because I know how she feels inside. I want to help her but I can't. The truth is its a cruel world and for some reason it's still fair game to abuse fat people. It hurts like hell.
Whenever I see an overweight person doing exercise (and often struggling, sadly) I want to go up to them and say "Good for you! Well done! You're doing great!" and other encouragement.
I don't though, because I don't want to sound patronising.....
I do this. If I see someone working hard at the gym and I can tell they're probably trying to lose weight, I always tell them how hard I see them working and that it's noticeable. Mostly because no one did that for me and I was upset so I make a point of it. And they're always extremly happy when I do! It makes us bith feel good.33 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »That the closer to your goal weight you get the hungrier you feel ;D
This! Why? I have noticed that the past couple of weeks. I have lost 76 since March and I am 8.5 pounds from the original goal I set but thinking of losing as much as 18.5 more. I have been much hungrier lately.11 -
That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!5
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crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
I bought a shock absorber sports bra and I was a g I think whatever letter is after ddd. it was expensive but worked. I had to go to a specialty bra store to get it. I wore two bras one sport from Walmart that sucked and a regular bra and a size med tank top (I wear a xl) to a class last week for jumpy Jacks I could barely breathe....need to go back to bra store lol4 -
+ That it can be an emotional roller-coaster. Some days you are happy with yourself and other days you get upset because you ate too much or you don't look right or you haven't lost any weight this week, etc. Learn to ride the roller-coaster and don't get off.
+ That it won't magically fix all your problems. In fact, some of my "problems" have come more in focus because of the time and energy I have spent on myself and not "others."
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I havnt lost much "weight" (I was never fat to begin with really, just not in optimal shape). I spend a lot of time training. It's not unusual to train 3 hours a day (usually in two sessions). I want to compete in bjj and boxing in 2017, then branch into mma the following year. I've learned to share these goals with few people, as reactions are not always positive. People will tell you you "work out too much" or "you're obsessed" or "you look too skinny". It used to bother me but now I just smile and nod and let it roll off my back.11
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JoyMaillet wrote: »I havnt lost much "weight" (I was never fat to begin with really, just not in optimal shape). I spend a lot of time training. It's not unusual to train 3 hours a day (usually in two sessions). I want to compete in bjj and boxing in 2017, then branch into mma the following year. I've learned to share these goals with few people, as reactions are not always positive. People will tell you you "work out too much" or "you're obsessed" or "you look too skinny". It used to bother me but now I just smile and nod and let it roll off my back.
Unless you are a professional athlete, 3 hours of exercise a day is a lot.6 -
trigden1991 wrote: »JoyMaillet wrote: »I havnt lost much "weight" (I was never fat to begin with really, just not in optimal shape). I spend a lot of time training. It's not unusual to train 3 hours a day (usually in two sessions). I want to compete in bjj and boxing in 2017, then branch into mma the following year. I've learned to share these goals with few people, as reactions are not always positive. People will tell you you "work out too much" or "you're obsessed" or "you look too skinny". It used to bother me but now I just smile and nod and let it roll off my back.
Unless you are a professional athlete, 3 hours of exercise a day is a lot.
I want to be a competitive athlete , so I train like one. Most athletes train 6 days a week, twice a day. At least in fighting sports. I can't expect to compete and win by being a "three times a week" exerciser. If my goal was just to lose weight and be healthy then yeah, 3 hours or more a day is not necessary. Those are not my goals at this time. I was already staying fit and not overweight. My goals are performance related.14 -
crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
Look for a specialty bra store that offers fittings. You'll get excellent service and they'll have an amazing amount of styles you can try on (I'm a 38G). Their prices are usually not much, if any, higher than online retailers.2 -
When my friend at work yesterday told me or asked me if am losing weight ?! I said yea ! A little bit lol
He said that he could tell because I have muscles now that he sees and how happy my wife should be me coming home to her lol. Such are the questions and talks from men and women now a days.6 -
crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
I was a DD when I started. Probably a D now. I tried a million sports bras and the only one I liked was the molded cup sports bra from lane Bryant.0 -
ChrisNels1 wrote: »Aside from catching your reflection and appreciating what you see your shadow can cause the same reaction.
Yes!!! Wonderful! That happens to me too - even once on my scooter! lol
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MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
Look for a specialty bra store that offers fittings. You'll get excellent service and they'll have an amazing amount of styles you can try on (I'm a 38G). Their prices are usually not much, if any, higher than online retailers.
We have 2 stores around here that do fittings.. Victorias Secret and Little Black Box, both of wich carry regular bras to fit me but not sports bras0 -
crystalmorrison378 wrote: »MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
Look for a specialty bra store that offers fittings. You'll get excellent service and they'll have an amazing amount of styles you can try on (I'm a 38G). Their prices are usually not much, if any, higher than online retailers.
We have 2 stores around here that do fittings.. Victorias Secret and Little Black Box, both of wich carry regular bras to fit me but not sports bras
Victoria's Secret does have sports bras.
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crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
If they don't have a store near you I still recommend checking out titlenine.com. I've only bought from them for years (D and E sizes).0 -
I got a high impact sports bra from Lane Bryant and I absolutely LOVE it. I can run in it and not be flopping around. I'm a 40G.2
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crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
Have you tried a specialty bra shop (not a running store)? I used to wear an enell bra but I've never seen them in running stores. When i googled enell I realized that a specialty bra shop about an hour away from me carried them so I was able to try some on. NOTHING moved when that thing was on!
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crystalmorrison378 wrote: »MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »crystalmorrison378 wrote: »That good, supportive sports bras for big chested women do not exist! Well, not in store anyway... I've lost 69lbs and I'm still a DDD cup, can't find a good sports bra anywhere! Hate to order off line because I like to try stuff on b4 I spend $60 + on something!! It's so annoying!
Look for a specialty bra store that offers fittings. You'll get excellent service and they'll have an amazing amount of styles you can try on (I'm a 38G). Their prices are usually not much, if any, higher than online retailers.
We have 2 stores around here that do fittings.. Victorias Secret and Little Black Box, both of wich carry regular bras to fit me but not sports bras
Victoria's Secret does have sports bras.
They do not carry 38DDD in the store here... only on line2 -
Bending down and kneeling down are so much easier and comfortable now..i dont get tired easy now..can stand on my feet longer and walk around more actively...deapite of all this there will be some days when i look in the mirror and feel that i am still the same..and the vry nxt day i feel that i v lost so much..its a roller coaster ride.12
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