What nobody tells you about losing weight
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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.35 -
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 -
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!
Yes Yes!7 -
A few months ago I donated several pairs of slacks and jeans saying "I will never get into these again.", now when I walk my shorts, jeans and slacks slide down... and I just started MFP.
... and "damn it, no more belt holes, better get a nail and make some more holes. " (I wonder if I can get the belt to wrap around to the back.17 -
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.)
My fat seems to drop from top to bottom. I've noticed my backfat being considerably smaller, as well as ther layer on my ribs (I have ribs, people!), but my hips and my *kitten* are just as fat as ever.
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Crafty_camper123 wrote: »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.
I'm naturally curvey so I've come to accept that there will always be some thigh rubbing regardless, what doesn't help though it trousers made of loud material!! I have a pair of work trousers that make so much noise when I walk feel like the whole building can hear me coming!!!
I have noticed my jeans are taking longer to wear out though - A huge bonus for me and my bank account!16 -
That you lose your built in food tray, do you rest your plate / food on your belly when not eating at the table? That will change.16
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That you can lose fat from your nose! I had to get my glasses adjusted so that my bifocals would stay in the right place.15
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I no longer sweat like crazy when outside in extreme heat. I can now walk for 30 minutes outside in 95 degree weather and only sweat a tiny bit. I would always be drenched at my highest weight.28
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That booth seats are too far away from the table. I complained to my other half the other day that I had to scoot forward in my seat to not spill my dinner as there was too much room, he laughed and said that it’s just I don’t fill it as much these days29
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OHammykins wrote: »Crafty_camper123 wrote: »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.
I'm naturally curvey so I've come to accept that there will always be some thigh rubbing regardless, what doesn't help though it trousers made of loud material!! I have a pair of work trousers that make so much noise when I walk feel like the whole building can hear me coming!!!
I have noticed my jeans are taking longer to wear out though - A huge bonus for me and my bank account!
I just went through my closet and tried on a bunch of things that I bought that had never fit. I was so excited to be wearing a new pair of capris to work today!
However, they are going directly in the "to donate" bin when I get home for this exact reason. I have never had such a LOUD pair of work trousers. I think it must be the cheap fabric or something. I am embarrassed to walk to the restroom or lunchroom! Also, they are cut very high in front (like up over my bellybutton) and low in back. The final straw is they have no pockets. I had bought them for a work trip last year that never happened, and then they didn't fit anyway. Now that they fit, they are too annoying to ever wear again.28 -
OHammykins wrote: »Crafty_camper123 wrote: »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.
I'm naturally curvey so I've come to accept that there will always be some thigh rubbing regardless, what doesn't help though it trousers made of loud material!! I have a pair of work trousers that make so much noise when I walk feel like the whole building can hear me coming!!!
I have noticed my jeans are taking longer to wear out though - A huge bonus for me and my bank account!
This reminds me of those wind-breaker track suits that were popular in the 90's. There was NO sneaking around in those bad boys. I'm glad they've never made a come back, lol. I'm hoping my new jeans take longer to wear out then my last few pair have! Less then a year, thigh blow out. And too high up the crotch to make into cut-off shorts too. BOO. Congrats on being able to wear new sized pants though! Even if they were annoying.9
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