What nobody tells you about losing weight
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Umm.... no one tells you that your brain eventually DOES catch up with your body, and that's not always a good thing. I've been stalled at 40-44 lbs down for about two months (had fun over Halloween and Thanksgiving
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At first, I thought I was hot stuff!
Now? I can't believe how fat I am. I can't believe I ever thought I looked good at this weight. And I REALLY can't believe I was ever okay being 40 lbs heavier!
This is so true! When I was obese, I knew that, but now looking back - I had no perception of HOW big I was. Then when I lost the majority, I could finally see how fat I used to be and then I felt as fat as in the 'before' pictures.
Now I'm 7kg overweight, and my brain has caught up and I think (I hope at least) I see myself as fat as 7kg of extra fat is, not more or less, exactly that.
Sometimes I look at myself and can see - There's 2kg on left thigh, 2kg on right, 1kg belly, 1kg hips, 1kg arms and back to lose .
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mommarnurse wrote: »I'm cranky and depressed when I don't work out.
YES, THAT!!!!!!4 -
For all of us who are cold all the time, an ad for this shirt just popped up on my computer screen earlier today, haha
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Being consistent with hitting the gym and tracking food everyday sense October... the weight just flew off. After a couple of months goes by, 34 pounds lighter, yet I feel like it was just yesterday I was leaving to the gym for the "Day 1" of my journey.16
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Sigh. Nobody tells you that when you finally weigh in at a "normal" weight, that your hubby will get grumpy at you because his weight loss hasn't been as successful.23
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I know I just posted but just had another moment.
That moment when you can reach the bottom of your blender bottle when hand washing and your hand isn't stuck lol.29 -
All the "I'm cold" comments make me laugh. I was reading this thread from the start, and I thought "oh that's silly". I was down 65 lbs at the time. Well, - 115 lbs now and I'M FREEZING.
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I used to be hot all the time so now I'm not cold I'm just fine. But I'm canadian so the idea of being cold indoors is just silly to me.13
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All the "I'm cold" comments make me laugh. I was reading this thread from the start, and I thought "oh that's silly". I was down 65 lbs at the time. Well, - 115 lbs now and I'M FREEZING.
Lol. Yea that was me but I’ve definitely hit the I’m freezing all the time phase. My mom is wandering around today in a short sleeve shirt and is fine I’m in long sleeves and a heavy sweater and still cold. I try keep reminding myself that summer is much less uncomfortable now but cold me doesn’t care :P8 -
I'm sitting at my desk with wool socks, covered in a blanket, typing with gloves on. I used to make fun of my sister for being cold all the time. Now that I'm getting close to her size, I have been apologizing.14
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wateryphoenix wrote: »-You will discover bones you forgot (or never knew) you had.
Muscles and tendons too.
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Going to the gym can replace some bad habits. Some times, I still slip up and turn to food (and other things) without realizing it. On my way home from the drive through last night, I realized that I hadn't been to the gym in almost two weeks and was relieving my stress in less than constructive ways.
Working out and eating healthy are such positive, empowering changes. I didn't realize how *kitten* awful some of my old habits used to make me feel.20 -
Non-Scale Non-Victory?
I lost my ring. It was a ring I bought when I rode the Rocky Mountain National Park on my Harley and completed it. It was silver with a buffalo in turquoise. I was really upset.
I had moved it from my ring finger to my middle finger to my index finger in the process of my weight loss and obviously it was too big on my index finger because it was lost after a day out of town in a large populated environment. No chance I will get it back even thought the lost and found lady said she would call if someone turned it in, she prefaced it with "Most of the good stuff never gets brought in - sorry hun".2 -
MandyLou517 wrote: »I know it's been said before...by my oh my does "adult time" get better! There is something to be said for improved cardio, flexibility, and less stuff in the way!
It's called sex.20 -
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I won't talk about what happens when you've lost all the weight but I'll talk about losing maybe half what you want to
Having friends talk very loudly infront of strangers how thin you're now - even though you're still really fat and imagining the picture of you this new person must be forming of yourself in their head and hating yourself for it14 -
devikamisra wrote: »I won't talk about what happens when you've lost all the weight but I'll talk about losing maybe half what you want to
Having friends talk very loudly infront of strangers how thin you're now - even though you're still really fat and imagining the picture of you this new person must be forming of yourself in their head and hating yourself for it
You need new friends if they don't knock it off after you ask them to.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I know the last thing going through my head after learning a person has lost weight is trying to imagine is how much fat/ter s/he was before. Generally I'm only thinking "Good for him/her!" or if in the midst of trying to lose weight myself "I wonder what s/he did to lose it?"
If they're doing it in front of men and/or women you are romantically interested in, I'm willing to wager the only thing going through his/her head is whether you are beddable or not right now, not in the past.7 -
I posted a while back and have no idea what I said but here are my new ones since then..
-diet breaks are good! I took about a month long diet break but kept logging everything. I ate right around maintenance each day, and the scale stayed still. I needed a mental break and a good refeed and now I’m back to a deficit and have lost some more. Breaks are fine, giving up and stopping logging is not!
-i met new people that never knew how fat I was and secretly wish they knew how much work I have put into myself. But I don’t like calling attention to it so I just hope they stalk my social media someday
-I get so mad when I see so much woo on Pinterest and now I comment on all those posts with real facts
-wearing clothes that are way too big but still comfy around the house makes me sooo happy
-you genuinely want to see others succeed in their weight loss too. Camaraderie for the win!
-yes, I too am cold all the time XD23 -
That you have to prioritise yourself to make this work. I have ignored chores and left work on time (when I could have easily stayed late) to squeeze in my daily workout. Because otherwise I will feel cheated, and I need to reinforce the good habits. And so far NO ONE HAS MINDED!
I've done the same thing! In the wintertime, we are technically done at 3, but try to keep things going until 4. I started coming in an hour early so I can leave at 3 sharp and enjoy running in the sunshine! Nobody has commented, and I wouldn't trade a single run for it. In fact, I think my co-workers like having someone else do the early shift!12 -
Im sure somebody HAS told me this but in the day dream of "if i lose weight, itll fix everything!" Im sure Ive ignored it...
The fact that even though ive lost over 20kg and gotten to my goal, I still pick up on flaws in photos and feel like i still look the same sometimes...10
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