What nobody tells you about losing weight
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That when planning vacations I make sure the accommodations include a fitness room or gym, or that I'm in an area with a high walk score.
It occurred to me earlier while looking at the facility photos that I was leafing through just to see the gym space. Previously that wouldn't have even crossed my mind before this journey.24 -
rachellosesitall85 wrote: »That when planning vacations I make sure the accommodations include a fitness room or gym, or that I'm in an area with a high walk score.
It occurred to me earlier while looking at the facility photos that I was leafing through just to see the gym space. Previously that wouldn't have even crossed my mind before this journey.
I often do language trips (currently trying to learn Japanese so I go to Japan each time I have the money for the trip saved up). In the past, for the accommodation, my specification would be 'within easy reach of public transportation'. Now, I write things like 'within walking distance from school - approx 4km max' and in the future I'll add 'or within biking distance from school - approx 10km max and availability of bike at host family if possible'18 -
That not only would i be awake cleaning my house at 6 am (slept at 1am) but id find a ouch in garbage room and drag it ALL THE WAY UP to my apartment....on my own....at now 7 am LOL and then bring my old one...down...So many splinters but yay new couch and obvious new strength im tiny LOL23
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Getting rid of the fear of the seat belt being too small on the airplane or having to ask for an extender.
Better feet and knees because they have to support less weight
The joy of being able to lean over to tie my own shoes instead of making your kids do it because you can't reach
Seat belts in the car not being too tight across your chest (seat belts are a big thing in my world)24 -
You'll find bones and muscles you didn't know you had (didn't realize my ankle was a tiny bone, instead of this huge fleshy lump). People talked about fat people around me without first giving me the mildly-apologetic 'I'm going to talk about your type' look, which was quite an eye-opener to hear what people would say when no 'fat people' were around.25
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FasterBehr wrote: »8. It is actually possible for your belt to be the bit that sticks most out front.
This struck me as hilarious this morning...because its so true! I feel like I can wear fancy belts now!6 -
SKIN SLAPPING SYNDROME--or "FLIP FLOP" syndrome discovered when I am running up the stairs, and wonder what the heck is wrong with the soles of my shoes---nothing!!! It's my loose skin flopping up and down! Time for mega support underwear!!!
On April 1, 2017, I got on the treadmill, and thought I would vomit after running for 30 seconds! I did the couch to 5K in 2.5 weeks and yesterday --33 days after that 30 second run--I did 10K without stopping in 1:08:55
FEELING AWESOME---well--actually my knees are pretty sore today!47 -
tennetubbie wrote: »SKIN SLAPPING SYNDROME--or "FLIP FLOP" syndrome discovered when I am running up the stairs, and wonder what the heck is wrong with the soles of my shoes---nothing!!! It's my loose skin flopping up and down! Time for mega support underwear!!!
On April 1, 2017, I got on the treadmill, and thought I would vomit after running for 30 seconds! I did the couch to 5K in 2.5 weeks and yesterday --33 days after that 30 second run--I did 10K without stopping in 1:08:55
FEELING AWESOME---well--actually my knees are pretty sore today!
You are my new HERO! I've also started to run recently, but at 5wks in I'm now up to being able to run 30mins at a stretch. I'm nearly at 5k, but not quite there yet. 10k in a little over a month? Yowzah, and congrats! That's showing those knees who's in charge now, right? lol9 -
tennetubbie wrote: »SKIN SLAPPING SYNDROME--or "FLIP FLOP" syndrome discovered when I am running up the stairs, and wonder what the heck is wrong with the soles of my shoes---nothing!!! It's my loose skin flopping up and down!
This syndrome does go away . . . eventually
Well done on the running. I've just completed week two of C25K and I cannot imagine running 10k. A distant dream, maybe . . .
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Feeling veins/arteries/non squishy bits, and seeing them in places you didn't know you had them.11
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People will think you don't eat, then be amazed at the amount of food you put away.22
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Some of the biggest shocks I learned losing 60 pounds with MyFitnessPal:
1. Man, do I get cold easily now! Losing all that body fat means I'm no longer insulated.
2. Chairs without padding hurt! I mean, they really hurt. Losing junk in the trunk means you no longer have built-in seat cushions! Yowtch!
3. Get used to buying new clothes. I lost my weight over the course of a year and had to buy new wardrobes more than once. My wife (a shopaholic) was jealous and I was just annoyed at having to spend all that money! LOL!
4. Losing weight is the best motorcycle modification ever. I'm a long-time motorcyclist, and fanatics will spend hundreds of dollars cutting down a few pounds by buying lithium-ion batteries and other modifications. I cut 60 pounds off of my bike by cutting it out of ME. My motorcycle's performance is INSANE now. Best. Mod. Ever.
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irxproductions wrote: »Some of the biggest shocks I learned losing 60 pounds with MyFitnessPal:
1. Man, do I get cold easily now! Losing all that body fat means I'm no longer insulated.
2. Chairs without padding hurt! I mean, they really hurt. Losing junk in the trunk means you no longer have built-in seat cushions! Yowtch!
3. Get used to buying new clothes. I lost my weight over the course of a year and had to buy new wardrobes more than once. My wife (a shopaholic) was jealous and I was just annoyed at having to spend all that money! LOL!
4. Losing weight is the best motorcycle modification ever. I'm a long-time motorcyclist, and fanatics will spend hundreds of dollars cutting down a few pounds by buying lithium-ion batteries and other modifications. I cut 60 pounds off of my bike by cutting it out of ME. My motorcycle's performance is INSANE now. Best. Mod. Ever.
LOL at the bike mod! My brother-in-law had the same epiphany. He was spending tons of money to lighten up his dragster by a few pounds to shave a few hundredth of a second off of his times. Then he realized he could take 50 pounds off the nut behind the steering wheel for free!23 -
irxproductions wrote: »Some of the biggest shocks I learned losing 60 pounds with MyFitnessPal:
1. Man, do I get cold easily now! Losing all that body fat means I'm no longer insulated.
2. Chairs without padding hurt! I mean, they really hurt. Losing junk in the trunk means you no longer have built-in seat cushions! Yowtch!
3. Get used to buying new clothes. I lost my weight over the course of a year and had to buy new wardrobes more than once. My wife (a shopaholic) was jealous and I was just annoyed at having to spend all that money! LOL!
4. Losing weight is the best motorcycle modification ever. I'm a long-time motorcyclist, and fanatics will spend hundreds of dollars cutting down a few pounds by buying lithium-ion batteries and other modifications. I cut 60 pounds off of my bike by cutting it out of ME. My motorcycle's performance is INSANE now. Best. Mod. Ever.
1. Yes. Just hoping it means I don't sweat so much in the summer
2. Just starting to see this
3. Have not gotten to the point I want to spend a lot on clothes. The shirt on my back is from Value Village
4. So this is the one I want to comment on.
I'm not a biker. But I have a couple other hobbies. I fish but have not been flyfishing for a few years as I didn't fit my waders and my tube was a bit small. I'm looking forward to more fishing this year. Even being in the boat will be easier 100 lbs lighter.
I also pull a trailer (rv). The truck trailer combo I have is very near the load limit for the truck, and 100 lbs lighter in the drivers seat means I can take the generator, wood or something that I maybe left behind in prior years. Again, I haven't gone yet, but I expect being 100lbs lighter is going to make set up a lot easier.
I started riding to and from work. I have a decent hill on the way home that I've had to walk up in past years. First time riding I didn't have to stop or even catch my breath at the top.31 -
So I'm still obese, but now when I overeat I genuinely look about 7 months or more pregnant. I used to just look fat. Not sure if caused by weight loss or lack of abdominal muscles & 2 babies in the past 5 years...5
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that it sucks!0
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Tacklewasher wrote: »irxproductions wrote: »Some of the biggest shocks I learned losing 60 pounds with MyFitnessPal:
1. Man, do I get cold easily now! Losing all that body fat means I'm no longer insulated.
1. Yes. Just hoping it means I don't sweat so much in the summer
regarding this - I am overheating so much less with under 2 stone lost so far, looking forward to summer more.
(example, I walked 50 minutes with gym bag last month and wasn't soaked. Usually I take 5 steps and am 'too hot')
and haven't started feeling the cold yet. My gf is looking forward to that part as she always wants the heating on when I am dying of heat exhaustion lol
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Tacklewasher wrote: »irxproductions wrote: »Some of the biggest shocks I learned losing 60 pounds with MyFitnessPal:
1. Man, do I get cold easily now! Losing all that body fat means I'm no longer insulated.
2. Chairs without padding hurt! I mean, they really hurt. Losing junk in the trunk means you no longer have built-in seat cushions! Yowtch!
3. Get used to buying new clothes. I lost my weight over the course of a year and had to buy new wardrobes more than once. My wife (a shopaholic) was jealous and I was just annoyed at having to spend all that money! LOL!
4. Losing weight is the best motorcycle modification ever. I'm a long-time motorcyclist, and fanatics will spend hundreds of dollars cutting down a few pounds by buying lithium-ion batteries and other modifications. I cut 60 pounds off of my bike by cutting it out of ME. My motorcycle's performance is INSANE now. Best. Mod. Ever.
1. Yes. Just hoping it means I don't sweat so much in the summer
2. Just starting to see this
3. Have not gotten to the point I want to spend a lot on clothes. The shirt on my back is from Value Village
4. So this is the one I want to comment on.
I'm not a biker. But I have a couple other hobbies. I fish but have not been flyfishing for a few years as I didn't fit my waders and my tube was a bit small. I'm looking forward to more fishing this year. Even being in the boat will be easier 100 lbs lighter.
I also pull a trailer (rv). The truck trailer combo I have is very near the load limit for the truck, and 100 lbs lighter in the drivers seat means I can take the generator, wood or something that I maybe left behind in prior years. Again, I haven't gone yet, but I expect being 100lbs lighter is going to make set up a lot easier.
I started riding to and from work. I have a decent hill on the way home that I've had to walk up in past years. First time riding I didn't have to stop or even catch my breath at the top.
This is the first time I'm actually looking forward to summer! I used to hate it and preferred winter.
I've noticed I sweat less and it takes a higher intensity work out for me to really get the sweat pouring (but it will still pour when I work out). Just walking about doesn't cause me to look like a wet poodle anymore.
Given that I'm always cold, a nice hot summer is just what my body is looking forward to
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The disgusting skin sag...
I think that if more people knew about this, and that it can be permanent damage, there would be a lot more people stopping themselves from getting as large as they do in the first place. They might just get to be a little overweight or even borderline obese and then stop themselves before they reach the skin-stretching-sagging level of obesity. Some people bounce back better than others. The problem is, that point is different for everyone so you might not know your limit until you've already done the damage.
Seems like most people don't think about or even know about the excess sagging skin aspect. They start putting on some weight and think they have plenty of time to turn it around - they just think they can put it off and lose it later and everything will just bounce right back like they'd always been fit. It doesn't work that way for most people, though.
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