What nobody tells you about losing weight
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That I now have to move the car seat forward to be more comfortable.14
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I never knew I would need to replace all my underwear. They certainly don't fit like they used to.29
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Er, I'm perimenopausal and had reached that stage where I had a couple of new, thick, dark hairs growing out of my chin. I just realised that in the last couple of months I've had only one appear, and it's less thick and dark than before. I couldn't say for certain if this development is connected to food-related changes I've made (eating less in general, gradually also making different choices about WHAT I'm eating) or if it's just because of some random hormone fluctuation, but I'm certainly happy about it! Definitely would never have predicted that. I didn't know if I should post this here or in the NSV thread!18
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GOT_Obsessed wrote: »I never knew I would need to replace all my underwear. They certainly don't fit like they used to.
I can't wear dresses because my underwear slides off entirely. Will be stocking up on some new ones soon!18 -
Other people have mentioned these here too, but these three things surprised me the most:
Your feet lose weight and you can drop sizes;
Bones! I can feel the SIDE of my shin bone! And the first time i had a massage after losing a lot of weight it felt like they were trying to press my hips through the massage bench;
That no one will believe how you've lost weight. "I just eat less" is apparently completely unbelievable. "I run 10kms a day and eat nothing but pinecones" is apparently far more believable. It's as if everyone is convinced that weight loss is virtually impossible without starving and exercising yourself to death.
Can't agree more. Recently one of my friend commented " You have lost so much weight! Are you eating anything??!!" I decided to take it as compliment. However I am eating everything, even potato chips! Wishing people would understand it's more about consistency...
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FeelingAlive wrote: »GOT_Obsessed wrote: »I never knew I would need to replace all my underwear. They certainly don't fit like they used to.
I can't wear dresses because my underwear slides off entirely. Will be stocking up on some new ones soon!
I think underwear was my first "MUST replace" item I had to buy due to losing weight. I could hold things up with belts, my shirts became huge and billowy, but I just couldn't handle having my underwear sliding down all day!
I was so concentrated on jean sizes and shirt sizes and it never even crossed my mind that my undies would be the first thing I had to buy in a smaller size!15 -
emcclure013 wrote: »FeelingAlive wrote: »GOT_Obsessed wrote: »I never knew I would need to replace all my underwear. They certainly don't fit like they used to.
I can't wear dresses because my underwear slides off entirely. Will be stocking up on some new ones soon!
I think underwear was my first "MUST replace" item I had to buy due to losing weight. I could hold things up with belts, my shirts became huge and billowy, but I just couldn't handle having my underwear sliding down all day!
I was so concentrated on jean sizes and shirt sizes and it never even crossed my mind that my undies would be the first thing I had to buy in a smaller size!
Oh mine is no falling down. It's bunching up in certain uncomfortable Places! Lol6 -
@feelingalive, @emcclure013 - Don't forget to get your bras re-sized too!8
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brookielaw wrote: »@feelingalive, @emcclure013 - Don't forget to get your bras re-sized too!
I keep thinking I need to do this! Thanks for the reminder!3 -
Other people have mentioned these here too, but these three things surprised me the most:
Your feet lose weight and you can drop sizes;
Bones! I can feel the SIDE of my shin bone! And the first time i had a massage after losing a lot of weight it felt like they were trying to press my hips through the massage bench;
That no one will believe how you've lost weight. "I just eat less" is apparently completely unbelievable. "I run 10kms a day and eat nothing but pinecones" is apparently far more believable. It's as if everyone is convinced that weight loss is virtually impossible without starving and exercising yourself to death.
Can't agree more. Recently one of my friend commented " You have lost so much weight! Are you eating anything??!!" I decided to take it as compliment. However I am eating everything, even potato chips! Wishing people would understand it's more about consistency...
A friend's father asked me if I was even eating. Honestly, it's really starting to get to me. It's like people think the only way to lose weight is to starve yourself.12 -
I've had some people tell me that they were afraid to ask about my weight loss they thought I was ill. I said no just overweight LOL19
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Other people have mentioned these here too, but these three things surprised me the most:
Your feet lose weight and you can drop sizes;
Bones! I can feel the SIDE of my shin bone! And the first time i had a massage after losing a lot of weight it felt like they were trying to press my hips through the massage bench;
That no one will believe how you've lost weight. "I just eat less" is apparently completely unbelievable. "I run 10kms a day and eat nothing but pinecones" is apparently far more believable. It's as if everyone is convinced that weight loss is virtually impossible without starving and exercising yourself to death.
Can't agree more. Recently one of my friend commented " You have lost so much weight! Are you eating anything??!!" I decided to take it as compliment. However I am eating everything, even potato chips! Wishing people would understand it's more about consistency...
A friend's father asked me if I was even eating. Honestly, it's really starting to get to me. It's like people think the only way to lose weight is to starve yourself.
Funny how nobody will dare comment when you're obese, but they have no problem putting in their 2 cents worth when you lose weight. I don't recall one single person telling me I was fat when I weighed 270 pounds, but now that I'm at a normal/healthy weight, plenty of people freely offer their unsolicited opinions and advice.26 -
Can't agree more. Recently one of my friend commented " You have lost so much weight! Are you eating anything??!!" I decided to take it as compliment. However I am eating everything, even potato chips! Wishing people would understand it's more about consistency...
I know, right?! Consistency and quantity. I'd be eating a piece of cake and my friends would be saying "but we thought you were on a diet" and I'd say "no, just eating less". They couldn't see the difference between a whole piece of cake and a quarter of one. Because people who are losing weight can't possibly eat anything even remotely enjoyable.
And i wish i had a dollar for every time someone said "oh i couldn't do that, i wouldn't have the willpower to eat just one." Well, of course you don't if you keep telling yourself that.43 -
Other people have mentioned these here too, but these three things surprised me the most:
Your feet lose weight and you can drop sizes;
Bones! I can feel the SIDE of my shin bone! And the first time i had a massage after losing a lot of weight it felt like they were trying to press my hips through the massage bench;
That no one will believe how you've lost weight. "I just eat less" is apparently completely unbelievable. "I run 10kms a day and eat nothing but pinecones" is apparently far more believable. It's as if everyone is convinced that weight loss is virtually impossible without starving and exercising yourself to death.
Can't agree more. Recently one of my friend commented " You have lost so much weight! Are you eating anything??!!" I decided to take it as compliment. However I am eating everything, even potato chips! Wishing people would understand it's more about consistency...
A friend's father asked me if I was even eating. Honestly, it's really starting to get to me. It's like people think the only way to lose weight is to starve yourself.
Funny how nobody will dare comment when you're obese, but they have no problem putting in their 2 cents worth when you lose weight. I don't recall one single person telling me I was fat when I weighed 270 pounds, but now that I'm at a normal/healthy weight, plenty of people freely offer their unsolicited opinions and advice.
I had one person tell me I was fat and that was my grandmother, I started counting calories the very next day and here I am. Thank goodness for her bluntness, upset me at the time but hey, I appreciate that.
The friend's mother also said, tiny is good as long as you're not sick... I'm 140lbs how the f... I can't anymore. It makes me want to avoid these people.
Funny though, I went to visit my grandmother and she told me "don't lose any more weight" LOL how ironic.18 -
The brain thing is so weird. I still see myself as a huge, obese, unslightly blob. Even though I know that I am NOT that blob anymore.
Take the other day. Took the children to a theme park, which is very much aimed at the under-12's. I can now take my little one on whatever she wants to go on, knowing darn well that I WILL fit on the ride.
So why do I still get so anxious about the safety bar/chain/whatever, until it is in placeand locked? Why do I keep having these moments when I am convinced that I am just seconds away from the "walk of shame"? It's totally irrational; I KNOW that I fit on the rides. Its been a long time since I had to get off a ride because I was too big for it and yet I still panic about it.
Like I said, just plain weird. Not convinced that this is ever going to change, either.35 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »The brain thing is so weird. I still see myself as a huge, obese, unslightly blob. Even though I know that I am NOT that blob anymore.
Take the other day. Took the children to a theme park, which is very much aimed at the under-12's. I can now take my little one on whatever she wants to go on, knowing darn well that I WILL fit on the ride.
So why do I still get so anxious about the safety bar/chain/whatever, until it is in placeand locked? Why do I keep having these moments when I am convinced that I am just seconds away from the "walk of shame"? It's totally irrational; I KNOW that I fit on the rides. Its been a long time since I had to get off a ride because I was too big for it and yet I still panic about it.
Like I said, just plain weird. Not convinced that this is ever going to change, either.
Oh, to get to this point. A big motivator for me has been my kids, and not ever wanting to have to do the walk of shame. When we went to Dutch Wonderland last summer I actually asked the ride operator about the bar, and she told me it doesn't click, so I felt OK to go on the ride. With kids only 5 and 2.5, I have more time before I have to worry about real rides, but I kid you not when I say being able to take my son on a roller coaster is actually one of my goals.15 -
That even though I go to the gym more consistently than many people, and have done so for a year, people will still look at you with a little bit of pity sometimes. Maybe it's sympathy, I'm not sure. All I know is that I've had people come up to me and cheer me on with a "it's gets easier!" ..... but I don't want it to. I'm working hard to keep making my work outs progressively harder. I've worked off almost 50 pounds here, but I still look like someone who never goes to the gym and it's sometimes a bit disheartening.54
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That even though I go to the gym more consistently than many people, and have done so for a year, people will still look at you with a little bit of pity sometimes. Maybe it's sympathy, I'm not sure. All I know is that I've had people come up to me and cheer me on with a "it's gets easier!" ..... but I don't want it to. I'm working hard to keep making my work outs progressively harder. I've worked off almost 50 pounds here, but I still look like someone who never goes to the gym and it's sometimes a bit disheartening.
OMG I'm sorry to hear you're forced to deal with this silliness. If it makes you feel better, I remember your post about how you accidentally squatted what you were supposed to be deadlifting, or vice versa, or something along those lines. Whatever it was you did I was so freaking impressed with your strength (a product of your great progress, right?) It made me immediately flashback to this past September when I tried to give my friend's daughter a piggyback ride, and while the actual piggyback ride itself was eventually fine, when she first climbed onto me while I was in a crouched position I couldn't stand back up again! I'm losing weight, yeah, but I'm weak as hell and my knees are crap. She's 7 years old and probably 40 pounds. Yeesh.12 -
That even though I go to the gym more consistently than many people, and have done so for a year, people will still look at you with a little bit of pity sometimes. Maybe it's sympathy, I'm not sure. All I know is that I've had people come up to me and cheer me on with a "it's gets easier!" ..... but I don't want it to. I'm working hard to keep making my work outs progressively harder. I've worked off almost 50 pounds here, but I still look like someone who never goes to the gym and it's sometimes a bit disheartening.
I said something similar on another thread and the advice I received is to take it for what it is probably intended to be - a compliment for working so hard, even if it comes off awkwardly. Most likely, you are an inspiration to someone else. I definitely empathize with you - I often feel like I look like a person who's never been to a gym even after a year as well. Over the last couple of weeks, I've had three people tell me they've noticed how hard I'm working. People are noticing me and I'm sure they notice you putting in the hard work. 50 pounds is no joke and you should be very proud of your progress!26 -
The scale and the mirror are not the only indicators of your progress. I know that since I've been eating better and working out I have increased energy, strength and endurance. Transformation can be a slow process and I know the mirror and the scale will reflect my hard work over time.17
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