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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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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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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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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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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 -
another thing nobody tells you - the sex is outstanding, faster, harder, hotter and sweaty...erish.... just so you know
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JaydedMiss wrote: »
Theres got to be a smart followup in there somewhere....
Lets talk about this more
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We all know abut the cold- You feel cold while loosing weight.
However lately I have been noticing that I don't feel cold all the time anymore - My internal heating system seems to have kicked in - I am very near my goal and within my optimum BMI and been doing weights training. It is as if my body/heart muscles all of a sudden are learning how the heating system should work vs counting on that fat to keep it warm.
I'd hoped this would happen, but I'd not seen anybody mention that it could.
Secondly - I went through a few periods that my hips really really hurt. They are fine now but all of a sudden I noticed that my ewwalk has changed - it is straighter less wide. So I think the pain was related to my hips realigning themselves because I not longer have to walk wider becasue of my thunder thighs.27 -
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!
This and more.
- how much more energy you feel you have
- not feeling so tired when you wake up
- how you don't struggle so much to think about and deal with simple daily problems
- how much faster you can walk!
- how much further you can walk without getting a sweaty bumcrack!13 -
dutchandkiwi wrote: »We all know abut the cold- You feel cold while loosing weight.
However lately I have been noticing that I don't feel cold all the time anymore - My internal heating system seems to have kicked in - I am very near my goal and within my optimum BMI and been doing weights training. It is as if my body/heart muscles all of a sudden are learning how the heating system should work vs counting on that fat to keep it warm.
I'd hoped this would happen, but I'd not seen anybody mention that it could.
Secondly - I went through a few periods that my hips really really hurt. They are fine now but all of a sudden I noticed that my ewwalk has changed - it is straighter less wide. So I think the pain was related to my hips realigning themselves because I not longer have to walk wider becasue of my thunder thighs.
That's reassuring to read. I'm still the 'cold all the time' phase, but I'm also still quite a bit away from ideal weight (15-20kg to left to lose).1 -
I've seen numerous posts about people's feet size and width changing. I haven't seen this one. The arch in my foot is closer to the high side again and needs more support. When I younger/lighter I needed shoes with higher arch support, but I had to go away from those shoes as I had gained weight and gotten older. My right foot near the arch had been seriously aching and the left one was starting to as was over the last few weeks and I couldn't figure it out. I wore my old sneakers yesterday that had a generic insert (dr. scholl's something other) that I had to help with self-diagnosed plantar fasciitis and the pain in the arch went away. I hadn't put inserts into my new sneakers, because my heels weren't bothering me, but apparently the inserts had enough additional arch support to help, so in they went and no pain.13
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ladyreva78 wrote: »
That's reassuring to read. I'm still the 'cold all the time' phase, but I'm also still quite a bit away from ideal weight (15-20kg to left to lose).ladyreva78 wrote: »
That's reassuring to read. I'm still the 'cold all the time' phase, but I'm also still quite a bit away from ideal weight (15-20kg to left to lose).
@ladyreva78 before LCHF weight loss made me cold. This time around I a working to increase the mitochondria count and their health inside each cell. Disease followed by death seems to come only after we fail to keep our mitochondria count and health high.
mangomannutrition.com/mitochondrial-biogenesis-part1/
There is no part 2 that I can find.
https://sott.net/article/301296-Three-major-ways-to-improve-your-mitochondrial-function
The real reason we like IF and Keto.
https://doctordoni.com/2014/10/13-ways-to-boost-your-energy/
https://honeycolony.com/article/10-ways-to-combat-mitochondria-misconduct-and-gain-energy-today/2 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »Disease followed by death seems to come only after we fail to keep our mitochondria count and health high.
You mean we need to be strong in the Force?
Oh, wait... that's something else...
Edit: @aerochic42 I finally noticed some change in my feet - not a great deal, but they must have got narrower because I can get into a pair of shoes that were much too tight for me last year!6 -
You mean we need to be strong in the Force?
Oh, wait... that's something else...
Edit: @aerochic42 I finally noticed some change in my feet - not a great deal, but they must have got narrower because I can get into a pair of shoes that were much too tight for me last year!
Actually we have a life Force. When our cell voltage drops from 70 mV to 50 mV we are starting to fade. At 20 millvolts cancer and other stuff turns out our lights. Some random sites found by Google.
healyourselfathome.com/SUPPORTING_INFORMATION/BODY_ELECTRIC/cell_battery.aspx
altered-states.net/barry/newsletter440/
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how much less food I eat and need...amazing how much 1560 calories can be, choosing wisely...13
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GaleHawkins wrote: »
Actually we have a life Force. When our cell voltage drops from 70 mV to 50 mV we are starting to fade. At 20 millvolts cancer and other stuff turns out our lights.
Pffft. You're no fun.
Some random sites found by Google.
healyourselfathome.com/SUPPORTING_INFORMATION/BODY_ELECTRIC/cell_battery.aspx
altered-states.net/barry/newsletter440/
I'm too tired for science tonight so I only glanced at them, but I'll take a closer look some time - thanks!2 -
Laying in bed rubbing your stomach and even tho it worries you to death.... Feeling your skin getting loose.12
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Goddess3814 wrote: »Laying in bed rubbing your stomach and even tho it worries you to death.... Feeling your skin getting loose.
I've been doing this to the inside of my thighs... it's very noticeable there.10 -
That it is actually possible to get blown off your feet, something that never happened when obese
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that people would be able to pick me up and carry me around like a rag doll. Like if someone wanted to kidnap me, they would easily put me over their shoulder and carry me away without breaking a sweat.A bit concerning i have to admit.
Also i can feel my spine from the neck down, bone by bone.10 -
amen
It'd be nice, but...not getting any.4 -
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I have had to sleep with a pillow between my knees for my back, but I have now discovered if I don't sleep with my pillow legs, my knees knock together and bruise now that I have lost a lot of weight.9
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