What nobody tells you about losing weight
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valerievillarreal77 wrote: »There was cake in the break room at work today. Served myself a small portion and was going to log it honestly. Took one bite and threw it out, it was way to sweet for me! Trying to get the sugary taste out of my mouth- who would've thought?
When I was a kid, I never got why my mom would say cake and icing was too sweet. It was perfect! Now that I'm older...whoa, Nelly. Today, I have to scrape all of it off the top and sides and if it's really sweet, the middle too!8 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »When you drop sizes it's hard to believe it's real. Those size 4's I tried on last week? Nope, not a fluke in manufacturing. I've tried on 3 more pairs at 3 different stores. Turns out I'm really a size 4! I've done this with dresses and other things too. It takes 3-4 different stores and brands before I believe it to be true.
And now for an off the track, but kind of still on subject thing...
What I call the "forearm hack" is proving to be true as I lose weight too.
An Explanation: To see if a pair of pants are going to be worth trying on, instead of putting it in front of yourself and wrapping around your hips ; You make a fist with the dominant hand, and place your forearm and elbow into the waistline. If it fits your arm, it should fit your waist. I had a coworker show me this one time. I thought it was bull crap at first, but lo and behold it has held true since I first tried it for myself years ago. Even as I have dropped sizes. Even as I have been the same weight but a bigger size. Apparently, your forearm and elbow carry the same body fat percentage as your hips?? Has anyone else tried this I wonder?? I have always wondered if it's one of those weird universal wierd body things, or if it works for some but not all.
Not Universal, unfortunately. Way off for my pants. That is far too big for my waist and too tight ( even for stretch material) for my hips.
Try on JLo brand. I'm Latina and have the same issue - itty bitty waist, big butt. They are cut for more room on the butt and a narrower waist (I can usually find them at Kohl's so they are not expensive). Also, I reaort to a size up in "midrise" that tend to sit on my hips.
Well, that was a bust. I don’t think I’ve ever looked worse in pants, lol. They may have some booty room but they seemed to be made for stick thin legs - so my legs looked like stuffed sausage casings and the waist still was many inches too big.
What nobody told me about losing weight: it can be depressing to realize that slimmer or not, your body type proportions generally stay the same (so in my case just not ever be able to find off the rack clothes -pants- that will fit).
And that I’d find myself buying dresses (I never used to wear dresses) because they fit and flatter my body and now that I’m slimmer I want to look my best!24 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »When you drop sizes it's hard to believe it's real. Those size 4's I tried on last week? Nope, not a fluke in manufacturing. I've tried on 3 more pairs at 3 different stores. Turns out I'm really a size 4! I've done this with dresses and other things too. It takes 3-4 different stores and brands before I believe it to be true.
And now for an off the track, but kind of still on subject thing...
What I call the "forearm hack" is proving to be true as I lose weight too.
An Explanation: To see if a pair of pants are going to be worth trying on, instead of putting it in front of yourself and wrapping around your hips ; You make a fist with the dominant hand, and place your forearm and elbow into the waistline. If it fits your arm, it should fit your waist. I had a coworker show me this one time. I thought it was bull crap at first, but lo and behold it has held true since I first tried it for myself years ago. Even as I have dropped sizes. Even as I have been the same weight but a bigger size. Apparently, your forearm and elbow carry the same body fat percentage as your hips?? Has anyone else tried this I wonder?? I have always wondered if it's one of those weird universal wierd body things, or if it works for some but not all.
Not Universal, unfortunately. Way off for my pants. That is far too big for my waist and too tight ( even for stretch material) for my hips.
Try on JLo brand. I'm Latina and have the same issue - itty bitty waist, big butt. They are cut for more room on the butt and a narrower waist (I can usually find them at Kohl's so they are not expensive). Also, I reaort to a size up in "midrise" that tend to sit on my hips.
Well, that was a bust. I don’t think I’ve ever looked worse in pants, lol. They may have some booty room but they seemed to be made for stick thin legs - so my legs looked like stuffed sausage casings and the waist still was many inches too big.
What nobody told me about losing weight: it can be depressing to realize that slimmer or not, your body type proportions generally stay the same (so in my case just not ever be able to find off the rack clothes -pants- that will fit).
And that I’d find myself buying dresses (I never used to wear dresses) because they fit and flatter my body and now that I’m slimmer I want to look my best!
Oh no not the stuffed sausage casings, I know that problem! I lovingly refer to my legs as nice meaty soccer thighs and calves. Some skinny jeans I can't get on because my calves are too big apparently. Another reason I end up wearing leggings all the time. All the room for my calves and thighs!4 -
RadishEater wrote: »Crafty_camper123 wrote: »When you drop sizes it's hard to believe it's real. Those size 4's I tried on last week? Nope, not a fluke in manufacturing. I've tried on 3 more pairs at 3 different stores. Turns out I'm really a size 4! I've done this with dresses and other things too. It takes 3-4 different stores and brands before I believe it to be true.
And now for an off the track, but kind of still on subject thing...
What I call the "forearm hack" is proving to be true as I lose weight too.
An Explanation: To see if a pair of pants are going to be worth trying on, instead of putting it in front of yourself and wrapping around your hips ; You make a fist with the dominant hand, and place your forearm and elbow into the waistline. If it fits your arm, it should fit your waist. I had a coworker show me this one time. I thought it was bull crap at first, but lo and behold it has held true since I first tried it for myself years ago. Even as I have dropped sizes. Even as I have been the same weight but a bigger size. Apparently, your forearm and elbow carry the same body fat percentage as your hips?? Has anyone else tried this I wonder?? I have always wondered if it's one of those weird universal wierd body things, or if it works for some but not all.
Not Universal, unfortunately. Way off for my pants. That is far too big for my waist and too tight ( even for stretch material) for my hips.
Try on JLo brand. I'm Latina and have the same issue - itty bitty waist, big butt. They are cut for more room on the butt and a narrower waist (I can usually find them at Kohl's so they are not expensive). Also, I reaort to a size up in "midrise" that tend to sit on my hips.
Well, that was a bust. I don’t think I’ve ever looked worse in pants, lol. They may have some booty room but they seemed to be made for stick thin legs - so my legs looked like stuffed sausage casings and the waist still was many inches too big.
What nobody told me about losing weight: it can be depressing to realize that slimmer or not, your body type proportions generally stay the same (so in my case just not ever be able to find off the rack clothes -pants- that will fit).
And that I’d find myself buying dresses (I never used to wear dresses) because they fit and flatter my body and now that I’m slimmer I want to look my best!
Oh no not the stuffed sausage casings, I know that problem! I lovingly refer to my legs as nice meaty soccer thighs and calves. Some skinny jeans I can't get on because my calves are too big apparently. Another reason I end up wearing leggings all the time. All the room for my calves and thighs!
Re: leggings.
Up until I started walking about year and a half ago no way in hell would I wear leggings! I didn't want my flabby thighs looking like sausages in casings. Then I got used to them and dam they are comfy! I wish I had known that sooner. All those years I missed out.
Now I have smaller legs and love to wear them....quite the opposite of most people who have lost weight.10 -
I agree-I love them now! So comfortable and they fit while I’m in this “between sizes” period where things, especially pants, are getting looser all the time.GOT_Obsessed wrote: »RadishEater wrote: »Crafty_camper123 wrote: »When you drop sizes it's hard to believe it's real. Those size 4's I tried on last week? Nope, not a fluke in manufacturing. I've tried on 3 more pairs at 3 different stores. Turns out I'm really a size 4! I've done this with dresses and other things too. It takes 3-4 different stores and brands before I believe it to be true.
And now for an off the track, but kind of still on subject thing...
What I call the "forearm hack" is proving to be true as I lose weight too.
An Explanation: To see if a pair of pants are going to be worth trying on, instead of putting it in front of yourself and wrapping around your hips ; You make a fist with the dominant hand, and place your forearm and elbow into the waistline. If it fits your arm, it should fit your waist. I had a coworker show me this one time. I thought it was bull crap at first, but lo and behold it has held true since I first tried it for myself years ago. Even as I have dropped sizes. Even as I have been the same weight but a bigger size. Apparently, your forearm and elbow carry the same body fat percentage as your hips?? Has anyone else tried this I wonder?? I have always wondered if it's one of those weird universal wierd body things, or if it works for some but not all.
Not Universal, unfortunately. Way off for my pants. That is far too big for my waist and too tight ( even for stretch material) for my hips.
Try on JLo brand. I'm Latina and have the same issue - itty bitty waist, big butt. They are cut for more room on the butt and a narrower waist (I can usually find them at Kohl's so they are not expensive). Also, I reaort to a size up in "midrise" that tend to sit on my hips.
Well, that was a bust. I don’t think I’ve ever looked worse in pants, lol. They may have some booty room but they seemed to be made for stick thin legs - so my legs looked like stuffed sausage casings and the waist still was many inches too big.
What nobody told me about losing weight: it can be depressing to realize that slimmer or not, your body type proportions generally stay the same (so in my case just not ever be able to find off the rack clothes -pants- that will fit).
And that I’d find myself buying dresses (I never used to wear dresses) because they fit and flatter my body and now that I’m slimmer I want to look my best!
Oh no not the stuffed sausage casings, I know that problem! I lovingly refer to my legs as nice meaty soccer thighs and calves. Some skinny jeans I can't get on because my calves are too big apparently. Another reason I end up wearing leggings all the time. All the room for my calves and thighs!
Re: leggings.
Now I have smaller legs and love to wear them....quite the opposite of most people who have lost weight.
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workinonit1956 wrote: »
I agree-I love them now! So comfortable and they fit while I’m in this “between sizes” period where things, especially pants, are getting looser all the time.GOT_Obsessed wrote: »RadishEater wrote: »Crafty_camper123 wrote: »When you drop sizes it's hard to believe it's real. Those size 4's I tried on last week? Nope, not a fluke in manufacturing. I've tried on 3 more pairs at 3 different stores. Turns out I'm really a size 4! I've done this with dresses and other things too. It takes 3-4 different stores and brands before I believe it to be true.
And now for an off the track, but kind of still on subject thing...
What I call the "forearm hack" is proving to be true as I lose weight too.
An Explanation: To see if a pair of pants are going to be worth trying on, instead of putting it in front of yourself and wrapping around your hips ; You make a fist with the dominant hand, and place your forearm and elbow into the waistline. If it fits your arm, it should fit your waist. I had a coworker show me this one time. I thought it was bull crap at first, but lo and behold it has held true since I first tried it for myself years ago. Even as I have dropped sizes. Even as I have been the same weight but a bigger size. Apparently, your forearm and elbow carry the same body fat percentage as your hips?? Has anyone else tried this I wonder?? I have always wondered if it's one of those weird universal wierd body things, or if it works for some but not all.
Not Universal, unfortunately. Way off for my pants. That is far too big for my waist and too tight ( even for stretch material) for my hips.
Try on JLo brand. I'm Latina and have the same issue - itty bitty waist, big butt. They are cut for more room on the butt and a narrower waist (I can usually find them at Kohl's so they are not expensive). Also, I reaort to a size up in "midrise" that tend to sit on my hips.
Well, that was a bust. I don’t think I’ve ever looked worse in pants, lol. They may have some booty room but they seemed to be made for stick thin legs - so my legs looked like stuffed sausage casings and the waist still was many inches too big.
What nobody told me about losing weight: it can be depressing to realize that slimmer or not, your body type proportions generally stay the same (so in my case just not ever be able to find off the rack clothes -pants- that will fit).
And that I’d find myself buying dresses (I never used to wear dresses) because they fit and flatter my body and now that I’m slimmer I want to look my best!
Oh no not the stuffed sausage casings, I know that problem! I lovingly refer to my legs as nice meaty soccer thighs and calves. Some skinny jeans I can't get on because my calves are too big apparently. Another reason I end up wearing leggings all the time. All the room for my calves and thighs!
Re: leggings.
Now I have smaller legs and love to wear them....quite the opposite of most people who have lost weight.
Yes they have lots of leeway for the timeframe that pants size is decreasing.5 -
RadishEater wrote: »Crafty_camper123 wrote: »When you drop sizes it's hard to believe it's real. Those size 4's I tried on last week? Nope, not a fluke in manufacturing. I've tried on 3 more pairs at 3 different stores. Turns out I'm really a size 4! I've done this with dresses and other things too. It takes 3-4 different stores and brands before I believe it to be true.
And now for an off the track, but kind of still on subject thing...
What I call the "forearm hack" is proving to be true as I lose weight too.
An Explanation: To see if a pair of pants are going to be worth trying on, instead of putting it in front of yourself and wrapping around your hips ; You make a fist with the dominant hand, and place your forearm and elbow into the waistline. If it fits your arm, it should fit your waist. I had a coworker show me this one time. I thought it was bull crap at first, but lo and behold it has held true since I first tried it for myself years ago. Even as I have dropped sizes. Even as I have been the same weight but a bigger size. Apparently, your forearm and elbow carry the same body fat percentage as your hips?? Has anyone else tried this I wonder?? I have always wondered if it's one of those weird universal wierd body things, or if it works for some but not all.
Not Universal, unfortunately. Way off for my pants. That is far too big for my waist and too tight ( even for stretch material) for my hips.
Try on JLo brand. I'm Latina and have the same issue - itty bitty waist, big butt. They are cut for more room on the butt and a narrower waist (I can usually find them at Kohl's so they are not expensive). Also, I reaort to a size up in "midrise" that tend to sit on my hips.
Well, that was a bust. I don’t think I’ve ever looked worse in pants, lol. They may have some booty room but they seemed to be made for stick thin legs - so my legs looked like stuffed sausage casings and the waist still was many inches too big.
What nobody told me about losing weight: it can be depressing to realize that slimmer or not, your body type proportions generally stay the same (so in my case just not ever be able to find off the rack clothes -pants- that will fit).
And that I’d find myself buying dresses (I never used to wear dresses) because they fit and flatter my body and now that I’m slimmer I want to look my best!
Oh no not the stuffed sausage casings, I know that problem! I lovingly refer to my legs as nice meaty soccer thighs and calves. Some skinny jeans I can't get on because my calves are too big apparently. Another reason I end up wearing leggings all the time. All the room for my calves and thighs!
I thank heavens someone else knows what I mean. My girl friends always act as if I’m bragging on my small waist, when i reality it is a normal size waist and She Hulk thighs and calves. Even as a 120 pound teanager my calves were so big that I couldn’t wear knee length boots because the calves were just too big. And the legs are not really flabby or anything, is mostly muscle!
Leggings look awful on me, that was my problem with the Jlo brand: very tight and stretch material. Way to make my legs look like two sausage links, lol! I don’t find leggings very comfortable either, too form fitting. Dresses with belts are my go to when I’m in between sizes.5 -
I have trouble with legs and pants. My legs have stayed muscular most of my life. It's a bit of vanity, but I rock shorts, especially for a guy about to turn 60. I wish I could get my upper body in that kind of shape as easily.10
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How cool it is to see your feet when you look down.37
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After eating much smaller portions and generally more nutritionally dense foods for so long changes your food cravings, at my heaviest I would eat the giant restaurant portion of chicken fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes and cole slaw and think nothing of it. Not only does that no longer sound appetizing, but that I can't eat that quantity of food in a single sitting anymore. Unless I order off the kids menu, I have to get a to-go box with any restaurant meal.17
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Being able to slip into your jeans without sucking in your gut20
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After eating much smaller portions and generally more nutritionally dense foods for so long changes your food cravings, at my heaviest I would eat the giant restaurant portion of chicken fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes and cole slaw and think nothing of it. Not only does that no longer sound appetizing, but that I can't eat that quantity of food in a single sitting anymore. Unless I order off the kids menu, I have to get a to-go box with any restaurant meal.
I have to watch my input of super calorie dense treats like pie now (not that I am having much trouble; maintenance is going okay) but I rarely feel like having more portions of an entree or heavy side, which used to be one of my major downfalls. I love fried chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw and every now and then can make room, but I used to eat it often and really have it twice at one meal.5 -
That getting to your “goal weight” may not be what you actually had in mind. I carry weight different now than I did once upon a time ago, so at 134lbs, before I was curvy, perky and not jiggly. This time around not so much... still have extra around the middle and perky is not a word to describe my personality or my body. I have re-evaluated to slowly lose more while trying to gain mussels and see where I go from there.
No regrets on my loss and I feel fantastic with so much energy now and that is something I didn’t think of when I stared my weight loss journey. Feeling so good has become way more important than the way I look ( although I still think I look better than I did) and I can’t believe the positive ways of how this weight loss has affected other areas in my life!30 -
After eating much smaller portions and generally more nutritionally dense foods for so long changes your food cravings, at my heaviest I would eat the giant restaurant portion of chicken fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes and cole slaw and think nothing of it. Not only does that no longer sound appetizing, but that I can't eat that quantity of food in a single sitting anymore. Unless I order off the kids menu, I have to get a to-go box with any restaurant meal.
I ordered the equivalent of that meal at Cracker Barrel this evening and could only eat about 1/4 of it.
It's still appetizing but I definitely have less room in my stomach.
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Hey yall! Feel free to add me! Im here for support on this weight loss journey because nobody in my life understands how hard this is for me. So im looking for support/accountability partners. Im also here to support others!!!6
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Tying your shoes while sitting on your bed doesn't feel like you're being strangled anymore.24
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@emcclure013 My mother told me that it's impossible to lose weight after having babies and guess what? I've lost all my baby weight (took 2 years)!. It IS possible. Now I'm realizing it was just excuses that she used herself, because now I'm hearing from her "it's so hard to lose weight when you get older" "it's so hard to lose weight after menopause"36
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@emcclure013 My mother told me that it's impossible to lose weight after having babies and guess what? I've lost all my baby weight (took 2 years)!. It IS possible. Now I'm realizing it was just excuses that she used herself, because now I'm hearing from her "it's so hard to lose weight when you get older" "it's so hard to lose weight after menopause"
I'm losing the weight I gained after having 2 children - trouble is, they are now 28 and 25! I am also old and post menopausal 😃40 -
TeresaMarie2015 wrote: »Your morning breadth will be just horrific!
So glad you said this! I kind of thought it was just me! But yeah...it is horrible!
Really!? Why is this!?3 -
I was never told would get fascinated by pooing doing weight lose. It just feels good to be lighter, taking off baggage.12
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grayjoseph10 wrote: »I was never told would get fascinated by pooing doing weight lose. It just feels good to be lighter, taking off baggage.
I do wish we had a laughing button - so many times a laugh would feel better than a like - not in an unkind way - often just because things are true but funny!13 -
OHammykins wrote: »I have these stretchy shorts I wear under skirts and dresses to prevent chub rub, creeps and wardrobe malfunctions. Of those three, chub rub is thankfully the most pressing issue. Lately, the shorts have been riding up because my thighs are smaller, and the shorts themselves are now starting to contribute to chub rub. Might be time for some smaller shorts.
Where did you get these shorts?? I'd love to wear more dresses but the chub rub is real!!
Just put some vaseline on your thighs. It lasts for ages and you don't have to layer up.6 -
debrakgoogins wrote: »...How obsessed I would become with researching, planning and weighing my food.
Me too! I'll read the nutrition info on recipes, put them in MFP Recipe Importer, and change them to make them healthier.
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Committed to a no booze summer. No beer, no mixed drinks, no wine/champagne. Drinking has never been an issue for me but it is all around me regularly every weekend and we went to parties every single weekend of June as well.
It's been H2O or diet beverage only.
I feel great about it-no headaches or hangovers the next day. No bloat, no sweating the scale. And it's very eye opening being the only sober person at a gathering-I hear and see so much more than ever before.
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That I will get completely befuddled by what clothes will suit me. I seem to be a different shape from when I was last at this weight. I guess being nearly 20 years older doesn't help but clothes shopping is scarily difficult.22
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ClaudiaDawn2 wrote: »debrakgoogins wrote: »...How obsessed I would become with researching, planning and weighing my food.
Me too! I'll read the nutrition info on recipes, put them in MFP Recipe Importer, and change them to make them healthier.
Sometimes I think I go a little too far with this. At this point, reasonably accurate works. If I start trending a little higher, I just need to aim for a lower goal with reasonable accuracy for a while until get back to the bottom of my range. Reasonable accuracy does mean tracking every single thing, but I don't sweat getting every thing just right. For example, one of my kids made home made blueberry bread. I had a couple of unweighed slices and logged them as 2 slices of home made blueberry bread from the mfp database. I have no clue who entered that and how accurate that is; it could be off a couple of hundred calories for all I know. maybe today I will be off a couple of hundred in the other direction. Or not - the scale might creep up and I might have to trend lower.18 -
That fat drops in odd ways. I noticed a difference in my hips the other day- left side has dropped noticeably more fat than the right. Eventually it will even out. Just a great reminder that the body has its own agenda when it comes to picking which fat it burns first. (I giggle at articles that claim they know the secret to targeting fat loss in specific areas.)
Another thing I've noticed lately it that my fingers feel different when they are interlocked. It's a more comfortable feeling. Not sure how to explain it properly.20 -
bwashburn72 wrote: »Being able to slip into your jeans without sucking in your gut
Oh my goodness yes!!!! And feeling jeans slide around over your thighs when you walk instead of them clinging!!!! That's one of my favorites.14 -
bwashburn72 wrote: »Being able to slip into your jeans without sucking in your gut
Oh my goodness yes!!!! And feeling jeans slide around over your thighs when you walk instead of them clinging!!!! That's one of my favorites.
Just wait til the jeans come off without having to unbutton them!13 -
bwashburn72 wrote: »Being able to slip into your jeans without sucking in your gut
Oh my goodness yes!!!! And feeling jeans slide around over your thighs when you walk instead of them clinging!!!! That's one of my favorites.
Just wait til the jeans come off without having to unbutton them!
That is one of the best moments.
This one just dawned on me -The moment you realize you don't hear that *schwip schwhip* noise of the jeans rubbing against your thighs as you walk. Like I feel my thighs touching when I walk, but they aren't rubbing.
EDIT: Wait I lied! .. Sort of. I still hear the noise but it's mostly my knees now, lol. And also my thighs rub, but not as hard as they once did, lol. Still counts, I think. I believe this new pair of jeans I'm wearing will last more then a year before the inevitable thigh blow out if I keep this up. Maybe I'll blow out a knee this time instead, haha. My last ones died all at once and were less then a year old. All ripped in the thighs.19
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