What nobody tells you about losing weight
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I could live with this side effect. I'm hoping for it, actually. I live in Texas. It's HOT (90F/30 something C) over half the year, and I'm miserable. If I could get to where I don't dread summer every year and can wear sweaters in the winter (outside might be chilly, but inside is too warm for sweaters, even very light ones) I'd be over the moon.
Even if it meant wearing a hoodie in August, though if it's a 110 F outside, I don't think I'll need a hoodie.8 -
dutchandkiwi wrote: »FatAFNoMore wrote: »I was told that women's pants don't have pockets because it would bulk up the look of the pants. Uh huh. Suuurrreeeee
They probably also think well women have handbags. Personally I loath loath loath handbags. Only use them if there is a specific reason for them. So I like pockets. I also prefer inner pockets in coats/jackets, but it seems those designer dudes always think only men can have them.
Interesting.
Pockets in skirts and dresses are definitely a thing now. I have some fancy dresses with pockets...which I don't understand at all. What would I put in there? Anything more than a tissue of stick of gum would weigh down the skirt or be a visible bulge...why would I pay big $ (for me, anyway) for a dress to lay a certain way and then put a big cell phone or wallet in there? And there's no closure, so I couldn't feel comfortable leaving just my id or a single key in there. Maybe it's something to do with where to put your hands if you feel awkward? I don't get it.
Then again, I prefer most pants wo pockets too...I don't like bulgy parts, whether my own bulgy bits or the extra fabric I can never properly iron flat or the wallet/phone sticking out. Ice always preferred form fitting clothes, even when a bit heavier, though.8 -
That people will assume you had surgery to do it even if you didn’t. I’ve lost a little over 60 pounds since February and people have suggested I had surgery. I didn’t. It’s been strictly diet and exercise and I have a cheat meal here and there. I still eat what I want to I just count the calories and try to make better decisions. Also they say boobs and butt are usually the first things to go for women. Well my butt is now gone but my boobs not so much. I wish they would go down some but they are being stubborn. How unsupportive people can accidentally be. When I say I can’t eat that or I shouldn’t the majority of people will encourage you to make a bad decision instead of applauding your good choice.18
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That doctors would suddenly start taking you seriously
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-The way exercise sets me up for a good mood all day long.
- The confidence that comes from knowing I have pushed my body to find the limits - and haven't found any yet.
- -Being flirted with by guys half my age at the gym!18 -
How much attention you get from the people around you. I get comments and compliments all day long!
Unsolicited advice, bunk science and the endless questions of how I did it. Eat less, move more. That's it!11 -
That id waste so much money on things like sports bras that dont fit, Because small/extra small cant possibly be big enough for a girl with boobs....right? I have to atleast be medium-nope...Then i end up with floppy ribbed (and more recently shouldered-yay i carried a ton of fat on my arms lol) bras >.>
I know im not medium to but something happens in the store. Reason im there is smaller sports bras....still never go small enough4 -
stretchmarksaretigerstripes wrote: »How much attention you get from the people around you. I get comments and compliments all day long!
Unsolicited advice, bunk science and the endless questions of how I did it. Eat less, move more. That's it!
Um, I love your username!17 -
The less you have to lose the longer it takes. Whoever told me you could lose a pound a week is full of it. Maybe if I starve myself.14
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stretchmarksaretigerstripes wrote: »How much attention you get from the people around you. I get comments and compliments all day long!
Unsolicited advice, bunk science and the endless questions of how I did it. Eat less, move more. That's it!
Um, I love your username!
Thank you!!!!
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Love this thread!! It's very inspiring. I have lost 110 pounds over several years, but am ready to get serious at 64! Some of the things I've noticed are: 1) regular toilet stalls are not as tight -- I can change in one at the gym now, instead of the handicapped stall; 2) getting up stairs are much easier, even with a bad knee; 3) when I do moderate weight lifting with my knees, my trick knee behaves itself (opposite of what I expected); 4) I don't have GERD any longer (I don't eat after 7PM at all); 5) I have fewer "leaks" when I sneeze or cough and none when my BG is controlled (type 2 diabetic); 6) I have a hard time lying on my side in bed because my knees are knobbier; 7) easier to get out of bed and especially out of a chair; 8) I can catch myself now if I misjudge a step; 9) I can fit comfortably in a movie seat; 10) I don't have to judge where I will sit by the strength of the chair. Looking forward to many more when I reach my goal!31
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Oh, one more benefit of losing weight. I still have about 100 pounds to go, but I can now bend over to pick things up without doing the granny squat, I can clip my own toenails, and can tie my laces without holding my breath! (Little things mean a lot.)32
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I empathize with all the people who have commented about how much of this weight loss thing is mental and emotional, though funnily, my brain seems to be the opposite of most. I started reading this thread from the very beginning a few weeks ago and I think I was up to about page 75 before I saw a comment that resembled my situation. While so many have shared how long it has taken for their minds to catch up with their bodies and, for example, not knowing what to do when someone randomly hit on them, etc., I—who have been doing this only a month and have purposely eased into it so have only lost a couple of inches from my waist and nothing anywhere else—found myself making eye contact with a couple of guys while walking down the street last week, and when their expressions didn't register much interest, I remember thinking, 'No no, you're mistaken, I look great!'
Any other future megalomaniacs out there, who are just waiting for their bodies to catch up with their minds, and who have possibly been doing the world a favour by suppressing their giant egos under layers of fat all these years?
I wrote the above back in June. Now, roughly 30 pounds down (total; maybe 20-25 from when I wrote this) I'm ACTUALLY getting looked at on the street instead of imagining it I mean, I'm only at the top of the 'overweight' section of the BMI chart now so it's not as if I'm getting gawked at like a supermodel or anything, but it HAS happened. More than once now. And in real life.
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That you can kneel down on the floor without it being extremely painful.
Those extra pounds not pressing down on your knees make a big difference. Getting up from the floor is way easier too now but that's something I expected.15 -
But my knees are now bony and unpadded, so kneeling is less comfortable than it once was.9
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that women are checking our my butt more now.. haha or maybe it is my snug fitting pants.12
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That about 5 times in a row now id go to buy new sports bras or yoga pants or whatever and repeatedly buy to big sizes. I cant wrap my brain around being sized XS-S vs XL. like i just cant. I go to the store knowing I need smaller sizes, But i ALWAYS leave with larger sizes.
For pants i think its because i own 1 pair of large pants that fits and i have booty so im like i cant be size XS-S pants...
For bras i think its because i used to have really huge boobs- Still the sameish size -34D vs 36DD- So im like no way am i size XS-S...Like no way... But then the bra never fits my ribs and is all floppy.
I know all this, And yet i still do it. Over and over. Wtf brain catch up.15 -
People you haven't seen for a year will ask "are you ok?" and look concerned like you're dying of cancer.
Shopping for clothes is fun, no more big guys section!
You get colder in winter without the extra layer.
People give you free advice, like you're too skinny, even if you're still bigger than them.
You might find like me you enjoy running now you're not carrying around all that extra weight... who knew?!29 -
How this will be the only thing your family will want to talk about. Like, get off my back for a minute, pleeease!21
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That my "Resting B*tch Face" will become less severe with the more weight I lose.33
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