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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
Man, I'd be tempted to screw with people if I had this dynamic.
"I'll have the ginormous brownie sundae, please, with a side of large fries. Yes, ma'am, for my dinner, not after."
That made me almost spew my coffee. I just pictured every "I'M BULKING!!!!" meme. Too funny!!!10 -
VeronicaA76 wrote: »
That made me almost spew my coffee. I just pictured every "I'M BULKING!!!!" meme. Too funny!!!
I have ordered dessert for dinner before, if that is what I really, really wanted. Why waste the calories on dinner I didn't want?!?28 -
"-Support from friends/family can be pretty hit or miss.
-Not everyone will notice or comment on your loss. Most of my closest friends haven't said a word about me losing weight, but their families have, and my family has. "
^^ This is so true. It was very frustrating for me for a while because I felt very unsupported by a lot of friends, but you just have to remember who you're doing it for: yourself.
- I'm almost always cold now and find myself wearing a sweater in the middle of summer.
- buying clothes is the hardest! I've started buying things just a little bit tight so that I can wear them for longer periods of time. I have no clue what to do with my old clothes though, they're piling up!
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
I have ordered dessert for dinner before, if that is what I really, really wanted. Why waste the calories on dinner I didn't want?!?
I have done that before too. I forget where I was, but nothing but ice cream sounded good and there were not a lot of great options anyway, so I ordered it. For me, it is better than being completely unsatisfied and then wanting something more.7 -
-you will meet people who disagree with your weight loss methods
-You will find out everyone has a different opinion of what is best for you.
-Sometimes the only person you have is yourself and your doctor's
-you are going to have days you just want to do nothing
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- Guys actually hit on me now. I think it's more the way I carry myself now that I like the way I look rather than because I'm 25 pounds skinnier, but I feel . . . visible.
- The amount of shame that gets aimed at you for losing weight. I've had people make comments about how I'm too skinny, others complain when I am excited that I finally went down a pant size, and far more feel like it's a judgment on them and launch into an explanation of how they need to lose weight but just can't. I never know how to respond to any of them. I'm not judging anyone. I'm happy to support anyone who wants to be healthier, but the changes going on with me are not a reflection on anyone else. This is my journey, and it's one everyone has to take alone.
- That I still feel fat some days. I own a bikini, and despite the fact that I know I don't weigh what I used to, I still feel naked and fat when I think about walking out the door without throwing my tank top on over it.
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On those occasions when you do go out to a restaurant you don't care about being seated in booths anymore.22
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For those of us who have answered the question of what we're doing to take off the weight with 'Watch what I eat and move more' only to be met with indignation or disbelief by our peers, apparently they are justified in finding that advice a bit flip and unhelpful? https://vitals.lifehacker.com/why-eat-less-move-more-is-the-least-helpful-diet-adv-1686146359?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_twitter&utm_source=lifehacker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow7
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That I would be sat in the steam room staring at how skinny my toes have gotten!! and my heels 'stick out' way more! clearly just the normal bone shape, but wow, noticeable!SarahSpalding22 wrote: »
- buying clothes is the hardest! I've started buying things just a little bit tight so that I can wear them for longer periods of time. I have no clue what to do with my old clothes though, they're piling up!
do you have a cash for clothes near you? pretty common in UK, and you get around £5 per kilo. Not an awful lot, but better than nothing, and easier than trying to car boot clothing!
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Madwife2009 wrote: »
Wow, where do you live? We only get £0.40 per kilo in the South of England!
Hmm maybe I am remembering wrong. That sounds more plausible! I gave them 3 bags and they gave me £15 but yeah, I highly doubt each bag was a kilo. Sorry!
@Madwife2009 is correct!1 -
mahazelwood wrote: »When sitting, I can lean forward and my elbows rest on my knees again!
Your head plays tricks on you! Holding up a pair up pants and thinking "aw Hell no!... They ain't gonna fit, much less even make it past my knees." Then when I try em on they're falling off of my waist.
AND how good it feels to buy underwear now.. have to go to a totally different aisle because my size isnt in the "WOMEN'S PLUS" anymore. (I had to fight off tears in Wal-Mart when that one happened.)
I just did somwthing similar.. I was in walmart gettingvsone groceries and decided to go try on some jeans . . when i slipped into the 12s with such ease i teared up! Didnt expect that
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How long food lasts when you're eating the actual serving size. Now that my go-to portion isn't "this whole thing, I guess," I grocery shop a lot less.44
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
Man, I'd be tempted to screw with people if I had this dynamic.
"I'll have the ginormous brownie sundae, please, with a side of large fries. Yes, ma'am, for my dinner, not after."
Thanks for the EVIL suggestion
I'm using it7 -
How long food lasts when you're eating the actual serving size. Now that my go-to portion isn't "this whole thing, I guess," I grocery shop a lot less.
Before logging I could guzzle my way through a gallon of milk in less than a week, now I don't even get through a half gallon in 2 weeks....15 -
The cushioning you once had has gone and it is now more uncomfortable to sit on hard surfaces.
You go down shoe sizes, didn't realise my shoe size shrunk until I bought a new pair of shoes and found them to be far too big.
As a bloke when you have been XXXL in clothing sizes for a long period you get used to certain things being in proportion to your hefty size. You then lose all this weight and body proportions decrease but certain male parts remain the same size which is a large confidence boost.
My wife noticed the last change more than anything else to her enjoyment.
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For those of us who have answered the question of what we're doing to take off the weight with 'Watch what I eat and move more' only to be met with indignation or disbelief by our peers, apparently they are justified in finding that advice a bit flip and unhelpful? https://vitals.lifehacker.com/why-eat-less-move-more-is-the-least-helpful-diet-adv-1686146359?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_twitter&utm_source=lifehacker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Upon reading this... it just makes me mad. It seems they are saying "The answer is not to go on a crash diet and then start an exercise routine you hate." Whereas I feel like "eat less, move more" is actually much more freeing and way less exhausting than restricting fad diets and a massive number of hours spent doing the latest exercise crazy that you hate with the blinding force of 1000 suns. Which is so not the same thing as "eat less, move more"
Maybe it is just that I respond to formulas (the more general, the better) with an exploritory and creative spirit, whereas I just resent rules.
Thing I did not expect because of weightloss: resenting the thinkpieces of people who want to complicate things unnecessarily. It made me feel hopeless when I listened to it then. Now it transforms me into a raging elephant ( albeit a thinnish elephant )
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This unexpected development makes me sad: I've lost 18 pounds, started running and bicycling, and began the BodyPump class where we do a bunch of squats and lunges. And all the cellulite on my thighs is so much more noticeable! What the heck?! Do things get worse before they get better?8
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DebLaBounty wrote: »This unexpected development makes me sad: I've lost 18 pounds, started running and bicycling, and began the BodyPump class where we do a bunch of squats and lunges. And all the cellulite on my thighs is so much more noticeable! What the heck?! Do things get worse before they get better?
Yes they do!10 -
Worst thing finding out when you lose a bunch of weight: the number of people who try to tell you that what you did or are doing is completely wrong.26
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You can fit in a weight loss schedule simply into your life by just eating less everyday. No one tells you that it is that simple, so we sometimes get so confused and anxious about how to reach our fitness goals. But if it's just weight loss that we want, eating less is the solution. On the other hand, getting physically stronger, more flexible and agile overall requires exercise.15
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The more you lose, the more people notice (or at least comment). No one noticed anything until I was 25 pounds down, and now that I've lost nearly 40, I'm getting comments at least a couple times a week!
Also, I thought all y'all were exageratting the shrinking foot thing, but this week I've noticed that my shoes are a lot roomier and when I walk, you can actually see the bones in my feet moving! Now, if only my hands would start to slim up..... (I've always admired women with thin, elegant hands like I've never had!)
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I look in the mirror and I expect to be bigger, but I'm not and I always find it mildly surprising.
I feel ridiculously small. I've spent almost all of my adult years overweight or obese and to be as small as I am now. . .it's almost unnerving.
I realize being fat was kind of a shield for me. I'm shy by nature and it's easier to fad into the background when you're the fat girl. And food was my friend for so long. I guess enemy is more like it, but it was so easy to turn when I was mad or sad or stressed. Now I actually have to deal with things.
It's weird. I feel more alive now if that makes sense. More "me", but God it's terrifying.38 -
The more you lose, the more people notice (or at least comment). No one noticed anything until I was 25 pounds down, and now that I've lost nearly 40, I'm getting comments at least a couple times a week!
Also, I thought all y'all were exageratting the shrinking foot thing, but this week I've noticed that my shoes are a lot roomier and when I walk, you can actually see the bones in my feet moving! Now, if only my hands would start to slim up..... (I've always admired women with thin, elegant hands like I've never had!)
Remember, you can't pick or choose where you lose fat, so your body doesn't think your fingers is where to pull it from at the moment. Be patient, and don't be so upset. My body decided that my chest would be the first thing to go.10 -
- Guys actually hit on me now. I think it's more the way I carry myself now that I like the way I look rather than because I'm 25 pounds skinnier, but I feel . . . visible.
- The amount of shame that gets aimed at you for losing weight. I've had people make comments about how I'm too skinny, others complain when I am excited that I finally went down a pant size, and far more feel like it's a judgment on them and launch into an explanation of how they need to lose weight but just can't. I never know how to respond to any of them. I'm not judging anyone. I'm happy to support anyone who wants to be healthier, but the changes going on with me are not a reflection on anyone else. This is my journey, and it's one everyone has to take alone.
- That I still feel fat some days. I own a bikini, and despite the fact that I know I don't weigh what I used to, I still feel naked and fat when I think about walking out the door without throwing my tank top on over it.
Completely agree with the second point. You get comments that you're going too far, you look skinny, you look I'll or they are saying that you don't know when to stop. Strangely these comments tend to come from people who are overweight themselves.16 -
One of the drawbacks of loosing weight. We have a bed which has a piston operated system to lift the head side of the bed to red. Pushing it back down was always a case of pulling the cord and leaning onto the top Not so anymore. I virtually have to climb on top of it as there is not enough weight in my upper body to lean into it and push it flat. Amuses my husband to no end every evening when I push it down and climb it. I am in favour of an automated system (read new bed)16
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When I see myself in pictures of videos I feel like I look way smaller than what I see in the mirror. Sometimes I think I still have around 10 pounds I need to lose but when I see a picture I realize that I actually look pretty skinny. 45 pounds ago it was the opposite where I thought I looked ok in the mirror but hated what I saw in pictures and videos16
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dutchandkiwi wrote: »One of the drawbacks of loosing weight. We have a bed which has a piston operated system to lift the head side of the bed to red. Pushing it back down was always a case of pulling the cord and leaning onto the top Not so anymore. I virtually have to climb on top of it as there is not enough weight in my upper body to lean into it and push it flat. Amuses my husband to no end every evening when I push it down and climb it. I am in favour of an automated system (read new bed)
Hehehe. Problems you didn't know existed. I had to buy a new bed because I found out my old mattress wasn't actually comfortable, I just had a big layer of fat that was my cushion.
Good luck on convincing your husband to get a new bed!6 -
Lgcoulter33 wrote: »-you will meet people who disagree with your weight loss methods
-You will find out everyone has a different opinion of what is best for you.
-Sometimes the only person you have is yourself and your doctor's
-you are going to have days you just want to do nothing
Ah yes, the ever popular "you're doing it wrong" even though what you are doing is working. It's only slightly more annoying than "your opinion is wrong".
If whatever you are doing is working for you, you are healthy and happy.... Then keep doing it!7 -
VeronicaA76 wrote: »Worst thing finding out when you lose a bunch of weight: the number of people who try to tell you that what you did or are doing is completely wrong.
Haven't had that happen to me. I have had a few folks ask me what I did and how I did it. I explained my approach and everybody said, "I'll give it a shot." But only one has actually lost any weight (that I've noticed).2
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