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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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My cats don’t like to make biscuits on my boobs any more. Thank god.22
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LauraInTheWater wrote: »My cats don’t like to make biscuits on my boobs any more. Thank god.
OK, I am curious. Can you elaborate on what this means? A diagram might help me out...9 -
It's not a race. One day or multiple days eating more than usually doesn't give you licence to throw caution to the wind. Overeating is apart of being human. You just continue on like nothing happened.18
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gamerbabe14 wrote: »
OK, I am curious. Can you elaborate on what this means? A diagram might help me out...
Lol. It’s when they knead into your skin with their paws/claws when they are happy.
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LauraInTheWater wrote: »
Lol. It’s when they knead into your skin with their paws/claws when they are happy.
https://d3gqasl9vmjfd8.cloudfront.net/8de1760f-a0f0-408e-98ba-24250d2f217d.png
Okay--I'm really glad you explained that---I was thinking cat biscuits came from the other end and couldn't figure out why you'd let those anywhere near your boobs!
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you will go through my Physiological *kitten* - many people avoid their problems by eating food and when you change your diet you will start to do a self eval that may be painful at first
I think that's why lots of posters on here (me included) mention that once they got control of their eating, other areas of their life also improved. For example, they purged the clutter, handled their finances better, or have more confidence in the workplace. But really, its not that "Now I'm losing weight so everything else falls into place". Its because whatever caused the food issues, also messed up other areas of your life and once you figured that out, the other things improved too. Or I could be totally wrong.49 -
How you'll still have "fat days", especially when weight loss starts to slow down and the changes aren't so drastic anymore but definitely not as many fat days as before. You'll KNOW you look good, unfortunately sometimes you'll FEEL like you don't. Hmm, weight loss is one thing, now I have to figure out how to be at peace with myself.25
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How you'll still have "fat days", especially when weight loss starts to slow down and the changes aren't so drastic anymore but definitely not as many fat days as before. You'll KNOW you look good, unfortunately sometimes you'll FEEL like you don't. Hmm, weight loss is one thing, now I have to figure out how to be at peace with myself.
Having one today.....16 -
How you'll still have "fat days", especially when weight loss starts to slow down and the changes aren't so drastic anymore but definitely not as many fat days as before. You'll KNOW you look good, unfortunately sometimes you'll FEEL like you don't. Hmm, weight loss is one thing, now I have to figure out how to be at peace with myself.
I know I'm in the very smallest minority, but I had "thin days", days where feeling thin scared me. It's one thing I had to work through because at the my lightest (still overweight) it was a shock to me and I didn't want it. This lead to a spiral and a large regain... I hope I'll be ready for it when I get back to that weight. Being a "happily fat" person has its downsides.27 -
How you'll still have "fat days", especially when weight loss starts to slow down and the changes aren't so drastic anymore but definitely not as many fat days as before. You'll KNOW you look good, unfortunately sometimes you'll FEEL like you don't. Hmm, weight loss is one thing, now I have to figure out how to be at peace with myself.
This.........4 -
Plus how much harder you have to work to burn calories......12
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That sites like this are important for celebrating your victories because a lot of people in your real life just don't want to hear about it.58
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Ditto pretty much what everyone else has said.
Also - I’ve become a food snob. I used to eat any old chocolate, but now if I’m having a treat, it can only be *good* chocolate. If I’m having a slice of cake, it’s not a sheet cake from the discount grocery store, but a really good bakery cake: it has to be *worth* the calories. Now that I drink coffee black, it can’t be Tim Hortons (their coffee is so gross if it’s not a double-double) but a fair-trade, ground-at-home black coffee.43 -
People will assume you only eat rabbit food even though you very clearly say you track calories.
I ran into a coworker in the kitchen. She looked at my food and said "That looks like macaroni and cheese... But it can't be! What is it?" To which I replied "It's mac and cheese."
(Pff you think I'd still be on this "diet" if I couldn't eat mac and cheese? Please.)51 -
As you get less fat the fat can appear more obvious compared to muscle since there's less and it looks out of place. Also, where you lose fat becomes very noticeable (such as not losing much in the stomach but arms are looking skinnier)22
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LauraInTheWater wrote: »My cats don’t like to make biscuits on my boobs any more. Thank god.
We call that "making puddings". Same idea.8 -
you will go through my Physiological *kitten* - many people avoid their problems by eating food and when you change your diet you will start to do a self eval that may be painful at first
Going through that right now... I can't just rush into pasta and bread and cheese to turn my brain off anymore. My brain being "on" 24/7 isn't always very pleasant!!
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You bruise so much easier!!
I bumped my knee with a pan everso slightly and have the best bruise ever! lol12 -
SkinnyGirlFatBody wrote: »
What is CICO?
Oh you sweet summer child...26 -
Changing shopping habits. Bought my first pair of jeans at Target about 3 weeks ago, I grabbed the biggest size they had and they were a size too big. Used to have to add the word "Plus sized" to the search engine when I was shopping on Amazon.14
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amusedmonkey wrote: »
I know I'm in the very smallest minority, but I had "thin days", days where feeling thin scared me. It's one thing I had to work through because at the my lightest (still overweight) it was a shock to me and I didn't want it. This lead to a spiral and a large regain... I hope I'll be ready for it when I get back to that weight. Being a "happily fat" person has its downsides.
I think I know what you mean, I used to be smaller - around 135, I'm 190ish now and I found it hard to be around my bigger friends at that time because I felt out of place and judged. It's hard to explain but I felt like I was being judged for possibly judging them. Most likely all in my head but when I gained the weight I felt like I fit in better. I wonder if that is what is making it so hard for me to get back to my old weight. I obviously have a lot to work though with my psychologist lol.10 -
I think I know what you mean, I used to be smaller - around 135, I'm 190ish now and I found it hard to be around my bigger friends at that time because I felt out of place and judged. It's hard to explain but I felt like I was being judged for possibly judging them. Most likely all in my head but when I gained the weight I felt like I fit in better. I wonder if that is what is making it so hard for me to get back to my old weight. I obviously have a lot to work though with my psychologist lol.
Yeah.. I didn't like the fact that I was very close to stop being the fattest person in the family. It scared me, how would people in my family feel about it? I also struggled with looking in the mirror and not seeing "me". Being fat rarely bothered me and I got so used to it that It became the mental image of me. That disconnect between my image of myself and what I see in the mirror bothered me because I was starting to look like an average overweight person, not like the me I know and love that plays the "me" role in all of my memories and recollections. Even when I remembered recent events where I wasn't very fat, I still looked fat in those memories. I know it's mental and temporary, and that I would get used to it eventually, but it caught me off guard at the time and I wasn't prepared for it.
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That when I craved junk food it would be so unfulfilling - too sweet, too rich, not flavourful in the right ways. And then I would feel so crappy after because my body got used to *gasp* nutrition.19
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How annoying it gets when people keep telling me that I don't need to lose anymore weight, even though I'm still in the overweight category by a lot.21
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How annoying it gets when people keep telling me that I don't need to lose anymore weight, even though I'm still in the overweight category by a lot.
Was discussing this earlier today with the husband. It’s wasn’t me on the receiving end this time, it was a relative who has got in shape for his wedding. He looks great, but an older relative is saying he is gaunt and should put weight back on. (The guilty older relative is “always” on a diet and never seems to lose weight)16 -
How annoying it gets when people keep telling me that I don't need to lose anymore weight, even though I'm still in the overweight category by a lot.
This happen to me the other day. Yes ive lost a lot of weight (from obese category to overweight) but i still have a long journey ahead to include maintaining.10 -
That I would start enjoy clothes shopping!14
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amusedmonkey wrote: »
Yeah.. I didn't like the fact that I was very close to stop being the fattest person in the family. It scared me, how would people in my family feel about it? I also struggled with looking in the mirror and not seeing "me". Being fat rarely bothered me and I got so used to it that It became the mental image of me. That disconnect between my image of myself and what I see in the mirror bothered me because I was starting to look like an average overweight person, not like the me I know and love that plays the "me" role in all of my memories and recollections. Even when I remembered recent events where I wasn't very fat, I still looked fat in those memories. I know it's mental and temporary, and that I would get used to it eventually, but it caught me off guard at the time and I wasn't prepared for it.
I have "thin days" too for sure. Especially with all the new bones I'm discovering. They actually freak me out and make me doubt if it's healthy or not because I was obese for so long.
And yes, looking in the mirror is a trip. My face has changed so much that I don't recognize myself sometimes. Especially since the last time I was relatively thin I was 14, so I already look different because of age.
I'm having to get to know my body all over again. How it moves, how it looks, how not obese it is. I still have it in my mind that I'll be winded if I walk up a set of stairs, or that I have to gain momentum before I stand up. Neither of these are true anymore but it takes me by surprise every time.
*sigh* I'm sure our minds will catch up to us eventually.13 -
I have "thin days" too for sure. Especially with all the new bones I'm discovering. They actually freak me out and make me doubt if it's healthy or not because I was obese for so long.
And yes, looking in the mirror is a trip. My face has changed so much that I don't recognize myself sometimes. Especially since the last time I was relatively thin I was 14, so I already look different because of age.
I'm having to get to know my body all over again. How it moves, how it looks, how not obese it is. I still have it in my mind that I'll be winded if I walk up a set of stairs, or that I have to gain momentum before I stand up. Neither of these are true anymore but it takes me by surprise every time.
*sigh* I'm sure our minds will catch up to us eventually.
I agree. I've never seen myself lean as an adult or in the past 10 years, so it's like seeing a stranger in the mirror sometimes 9
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