What nobody tells you about losing weight
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How angry I get when I see an overweight person complain they need to lose weight then stuff their face. I know it's a projection of who I used to be, but I feel if I can struggle through it, so can they. Complaining gets you nowhere. I hope someday they will be ready to make the changes they need in their life.23
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How happy I was to announce to my fiancée that my underwear were falling! Lol16
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treehugnmama wrote: »that as I loose weight I need more intense exercise to get the same benifit but my joints aren't up for it. example walking and hiking need to be replaced with jogging but knee can't do it.
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You can walk/hike with a pack - but your knees might reject that, too. I use the elliptical... like jogging/running - but with no pounding on the joints. Good luck!8 -
How much I love my fiancé running his hands down my rib cage. In my mind I'm like "yeah that's right! Those are my ribs"17
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sarahlifts wrote: »That no one in real life really gives a damn about your journey. So just keep doing it for you.
Taking control of my health, of my body and making it what it is today has taken an immense amount of work. It does hurt that my own mother wont acknowledge it. she always tells me how nice other people look. I always take note she never tells me I look nice. Actually, no one ever tells me I look nice. Its almost as if to my family I've become invisible.
But isn't it nice that here in the interweb there are people who do care that you are doing well! I know it's not the same but we love the success of our peers.28 -
How angry I get when I see an overweight person complain they need to lose weight then stuff their face. I know it's a projection of who I used to be, but I feel if I can struggle through it, so can they. Complaining gets you nowhere. I hope someday they will be ready to make the changes they need in their life.
I hear about how many ex-smokers are the most abusive of smokers in public. I won't be that person, but I understand them. It's not that I am all slim and trim (yet) but even overweight I didn't fail to acknowledge my faults and contribution to my issue.17 -
Shopping becomes more difficult because I can't eyeball clothes that might fit me. Also it's usually a toss-up between buying something that fits perfect now, or buying something a little too small for later. Either way it'll be donated soon enough! I also never thought I'd reallyyyy dislike the look of baggy clothes on me. Makes me feel even bigger!20
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sarahlifts wrote: »That no one in real life really gives a damn about your journey. So just keep doing it for you.
Taking control of my health, of my body and making it what it is today has taken an immense amount of work. It does hurt that my own mother wont acknowledge it. she always tells me how nice other people look. I always take note she never tells me I look nice. Actually, no one ever tells me I look nice. Its almost as if to my family I've become invisible.
But isn't it nice that here in the interweb there are people who do care that you are doing well! I know it's not the same but we love the success of our peers.
^^^ at places like MFP (or a WW meeting) there are genuine people who are supportive and do care about your goal of reaching a healthy weight.
Without the support and assistance here, I would not be down +30 in 201726 -
treehugnmama wrote: »that as I loose weight I need more intense exercise to get the same benifit but my joints aren't up for it. example walking and hiking need to be replaced with jogging but knee can't do it.
Have you considered the pool? I try and go to a deep water running class about once a week. I love doing a variety of activities and find that the water class is a good workout while still giving my joints a rest for that day.
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kingleahnidas wrote: »Shopping becomes more difficult because I can't eyeball clothes that might fit me. Also it's usually a toss-up between buying something that fits perfect now, or buying something a little too small for later. Either way it'll be donated soon enough! I also never thought I'd reallyyyy dislike the look of baggy clothes on me. Makes me feel even bigger!
I've taken to shopping in the second hand stores, this way I can find things that fit but also that I will not mind parting with when I shrink because I didn't spend a ton on them
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How id go from large to small pretty much overnight...12
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obscuremusicreference wrote: »-People suddenly think it's okay to comment on your body/weight loss/food
-I really packed on weight after hurting my sciatic nerve at work. Taking off the weight has been a miracle cure. That physical therapist wasn't kidding when she told me losing weight would make it better.
Keep up the good work! I've struggled with back pain since I was fifteen (I'm now 27). Back pain + sciatica is the worst! And working through it isn't always fun, either. It does provide a good wake up call every now and then, though ...5 -
People that you think would support you become pushy with food/drink.24
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SingRunTing wrote: »- Looking forward to my workouts (and feeling miserable if I miss them)
Yes! After only a couple weeks of working and setting up the new habit, I realized this week that I've been looking forward to going to the gym after work. In a "weird" way, it's a nice set of "me" time. I watch Netflix when doing cardio or listen to music/NPR while doing weights.
- I've also appreciated discovering foods that can become eat-at-home staples for me. I've always been a lazy cook who'd rather leave for work early and pick up fast food.
- Enjoying eating at home before work and a warm meal at home afterward. Or cooking with a spouse (instead of just watching/assisting)!
- I'm also more likely to tidy my house now that I feel I have more energy and am less sloth-like. Too often I've looked at the mess and added it to my mental list of "I don't want to deal with this right now."16 -
People that you think would support you become pushy with food/drink.
This!! I've been at this since mid 2016 and have lost almost 60 lbs. One particular person at work always talks about what a great job I'm doing, and how great I look, and how proud he is of me, and how he knows it is a lot of work, etc. Then he tells me all about people he knows that lost a bunch of weight and put it back on quickly, and cautions me that I have to stay the course and don't give in to cravings and don't quit and on and on. Then he brings snacks for the office ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY. He only brought them once a month or so before I started losing weight. Nothing else has changed at work, so I can't help but think he is doing it to sabotage my efforts. Really - in one five day work week he brought a cake, then cupcakes, then a case of cookies, then a tin of gingersnaps, then a giant box of packaged Rice Crispy Treats. He doesn't eat any kind of sweets himself, so what am I supposed to think?
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treehugnmama wrote: »that as I loose weight I need more intense exercise to get the same benifit but my joints aren't up for it. example walking and hiking need to be replaced with jogging but knee can't do it.
Hey Mama -
You can walk/hike with a pack - but your knees might reject that, too. I use the elliptical... like jogging/running - but with no pounding on the joints. Good luck!
great idea. I do hike with a pack but it's to carry my water lol I'm going to try adding some weigjt to it...thanks!!4 -
sarahlifts wrote: »That no one in real life really gives a damn about your journey. So just keep doing it for you.
Taking control of my health, of my body and making it what it is today has taken an immense amount of work. It does hurt that my own mother wont acknowledge it. she always tells me how nice other people look. I always take note she never tells me I look nice. Actually, no one ever tells me I look nice. Its almost as if to my family I've become invisible.
Well to us you do look nice !!
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Way.... way ... way more energy!15
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People that you think would support you become pushy with food/drink.
This!! I've been at this since mid 2016 and have lost almost 60 lbs. One particular person at work always talks about what a great job I'm doing, and how great I look, and how proud he is of me, and how he knows it is a lot of work, etc. Then he tells me all about people he knows that lost a bunch of weight and put it back on quickly, and cautions me that I have to stay the course and don't give in to cravings and don't quit and on and on. Then he brings snacks for the office ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY. He only brought them once a month or so before I started losing weight. Nothing else has changed at work, so I can't help but think he is doing it to sabotage my efforts. Really - in one five day work week he brought a cake, then cupcakes, then a case of cookies, then a tin of gingersnaps, then a giant box of packaged Rice Crispy Treats. He doesn't eat any kind of sweets himself, so what am I supposed to think?
Is he trying to test your resolve? I think so !
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People that you think would support you become pushy with food/drink.
This!! I've been at this since mid 2016 and have lost almost 60 lbs. One particular person at work always talks about what a great job I'm doing, and how great I look, and how proud he is of me, and how he knows it is a lot of work, etc. Then he tells me all about people he knows that lost a bunch of weight and put it back on quickly, and cautions me that I have to stay the course and don't give in to cravings and don't quit and on and on. Then he brings snacks for the office ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY. He only brought them once a month or so before I started losing weight. Nothing else has changed at work, so I can't help but think he is doing it to sabotage my efforts. Really - in one five day work week he brought a cake, then cupcakes, then a case of cookies, then a tin of gingersnaps, then a giant box of packaged Rice Crispy Treats. He doesn't eat any kind of sweets himself, so what am I supposed to think?
Sounds like he's trying to passively-aggressively sabotage you. What's his weight like?10
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