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Has anyone experienced health/body issues as a result of losing a significant amount of weight?
evilfairies
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I overheard someone at work talking about how, after losing 75lbs, now she has problems with her feet. Not sure of the details since I wasn't part of the conversation, but it was interesting since it wasn't something I would have associated with losing weight. Just curious to see if anyone else has experienced problems too.
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I’m guessing the problems with her feet started as a result of being overweight and now that she’s able to be more active, she’s noticing it.
Please don’t let fear of the unknown (loose skin is another one people use) be an excuse or stop you!
For every (perceived) downside, there are 100 upsides to being at a healthy weight.24 -
What do you mean by problems with her feet? There's an actual physical problem with her feet? Or now she is unhappy with what her feet look like? I would think that losing weight would help her feet (not as much weight to carry) but it's possible that there could be problems due to activities she's now participating in. There are people, also, who find that losing weight makes them feel more self conscious--less "invisible" and more prone to worrying how others see them--and they obsess over body parts.8
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If it being easier to do everything is a problem then yes. I agree with Amy, her problems were probably from being so heavy and she's noticing it now that she's using her body in a more physically demanding way.2
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My foot issue with losing weight occurred when I had to get rid of most of my shoes as my feet got smaller.15
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Yes, I know the struggle. I lost a kitten ton of weight. Some wayyyyy to quickly. I actually have become what I call "fatarexic". I hate to look at my body in the mirror. I am actually "lean" bulking to regain some of my lost muscle mass and because people who get too lean regain quicker. I can see and feel every ounce of fat gain. I can also see the muscle gain, but still plays with my head. The struggle is real. I don't need hugs, just wanted to post on this and let you know that yes, it has happened to me.7
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evilfairies wrote: »I overheard someone at work talking about how, after losing 75lbs, now she has problems with her feet. Not sure of the details since I wasn't part of the conversation, but it was interesting since it wasn't something I would have associated with losing weight. Just curious to see if anyone else has experienced problems too.
My resting blood pressure has dropped to 91/60. Normal is supposed to be 120/80. I read that it shouldn't go below 90/60, so not sure if I need to be concerned or what I would need to do to get it a little higher. I do feel the best I have in years.1 -
I had plantar fasciitis. I learned how to tape my own feet because it helped me take it back outside when I started hiking. Our mileage will always vary. Feet, knees, ankles, joints, backs, shoulders, wrists, necks. I used KT tape for my knees and athletic tape for my feet. When you get the tension just right you can walk without that bone on bone grinding pain.1
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I've developed foot corns and full-blown Raynaud's, and my eczema went from a little dry spot to swollen, fiery knuckles covered with itchy lumps that hurt so much I want to cut off my hand. My mental health went fully into the toilet, too.12
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Not so much weight loss as the activity that accompanied it, I managed to give myself chronic achilles issues by overtraining.6
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I just want to say that losing a lot of weight doesn't ALWAYS affect people negatively. I lost 112lbs and only good things happened.
People can lose weight by simply eating less food. Eating nutritious foods to support your health and wellbeing isn't a requirement for weight loss. When you eat fewer amounts of already low nutrition foods you're asking for trouble. Don't always assume that people lost weight in a healthy way.6 -
My blood prressure and heart rate have gone way down. Sometimes it bothers me, and i feel dizxy and don't have a lot of energy. I also have a lot of joint problems/ pain.
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Extremely small body issue... after losing weight I uncovered a lipoma (benign tumor) on my ribcage about the size of an egg that I didn’t realize I had because it was previously covered under layers of fat. I didn’t like how it looked so I had it removed by my dermatologist and it was surprisingly quite a painful ordeal. Now the scar is barely visible and by far losing weight has been the best thing I ever did for my health!9
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I think if this worries you, ask her what happened.
My feet got smaller when I lost 70 pounds. Everything is better, though. Well worth it. She may have some issue that has nothing to do with weight loss and that just coincidentally happened near the same time.5 -
My pain levels are so much worse now ive lost 158lb....... but its likely to be osteo-arthritis (doc has ordered knee xrays) caused by being morbidly obese for s decade (im 36)3
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Most of the complications I'm aware of are the ones that come from losing the weight too quickly- gallstones, muscle loss, hair loss, things like that. Some cases of loose skin become problematic and cause skin irritations & infections. As has been mentioned, I think people may attribute problems to losing weight when it was just how they personally went about it, or pure coincidence.1
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Only saggy skin. I could pass as a mom3
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I developed plantar fasciitis but I would more blame that on me taking up walkig further and further entirely on the pavements for the first few months of eating to lose weight. I can understand why someone else might make the leap to blame that on losing weight.1
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mywayroche wrote: »I just want to say that losing a lot of weight doesn't ALWAYS affect people negatively. I lost 112lbs and only good things happened.
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I've had ankle impingement injuries that suck (because they reiterate), but those are due to working out too intensely too quick (and too overweight probably) at the beginning of my journey, bad quality footwear through life, bad luck, etc.
Due to weight loss or my calorie deficit: I'm loosing hair like crazy D =
And yes, I eat mostly nutritios foods. As a staple, lots of fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, lean meats, whole grains, olive oil, avocado, greek yogurt, beans... and some chocolate, wine, cookies and ice cream for the soul, of course.
Like crazy! Loosing hair like crazy >.<2 -
The only issue I have is the excess belly skin that now requires me to wear compression gear in order to go for a run. I did a year of recomp and 90% of the rest of my skin shrank back....not the belly flap. (I lost 170lbs before my recomp). Every other health issue I had when I was obese has went away with the weight loss.2
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