What nobody tells you about losing weight
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TheRedQueen1981 wrote: »itsmeagain2016 wrote: »- how you can lose 80 lbs and then run a marathon, climb mountains, bike a few centuries, bike the coast of an entire island nation in 7 days and still feel like it's not enough.
That’s exactly what I’m really aiming for. Which island nation did you cycle around? That sounds fantastic.
Taiwan with a Giant crew. 550 miles in 7 days. The first 3 days were each 100 miles. We had to board the train with our bike for two small sections due to hazardous road conditions. I could tell stories about that adventure forever. It was actually written up in Bicycling magazine. I came to do it because a member of our cycling club was Taiwanese and said ‘psst! I have an idea!’ Lol
There were 11 of us on the trip from my cycling club. 2 women and 9 men. There were 3 Giant employees with us. 1 drove the support van. 1 lead guy and 1 follow guy.
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How much better surgery recovery goes.
I had a C-section with my daughter when I was obese, I couldn't even get out of bed for 3 days, let alone walk anywhere
Down 180lbs, had a tummy-tuck and first day post-op, I am slow but can get out of bed by myself, walk around the house without assistance and in a helluva lot less pain!40 -
itsmeagain2016 wrote: »TheRedQueen1981 wrote: »itsmeagain2016 wrote: »- how you can lose 80 lbs and then run a marathon, climb mountains, bike a few centuries, bike the coast of an entire island nation in 7 days and still feel like it's not enough.
That’s exactly what I’m really aiming for. Which island nation did you cycle around? That sounds fantastic.
Taiwan with a Giant crew. 550 miles in 7 days. The first 3 days were each 100 miles. We had to board the train with our bike for two small sections due to hazardous road conditions. I could tell stories about that adventure forever. It was actually written up in Bicycling magazine. I came to do it because a member of our cycling club was Taiwanese and said ‘psst! I have an idea!’ Lol
There were 11 of us on the trip from my cycling club. 2 women and 9 men. There were 3 Giant employees with us. 1 drove the support van. 1 lead guy and 1 follow guy.
Oh my, I’d love to do something like that! Well done to you!
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How much easier it is to do almost...everything! Getting restarted after an interruption in routine, refinding motivation, heck, even moving furniture! Not only is my body more fit, but my brain is too i think9
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How much better surgery recovery goes.
I had a C-section with my daughter when I was obese, I couldn't even get out of bed for 3 days, let alone walk anywhere
Down 180lbs, had a tummy-tuck and first day post-op, I am slow but can get out of bed by myself, walk around the house without assistance and in a helluva lot less pain!
That's amazing! I hope you're results are everything you hoped for
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How much better surgery recovery goes.
I had a C-section with my daughter when I was obese, I couldn't even get out of bed for 3 days, let alone walk anywhere
Down 180lbs, had a tummy-tuck and first day post-op, I am slow but can get out of bed by myself, walk around the house without assistance and in a helluva lot less pain!
That's amazing! I hope you're results are everything you hoped for
@pinuplove
My hope is to simply be able to go for a run without having to wear specialty compression gear to hold my flap in place (without it, it is quite painful - like running without a bra). Surgery removed 1.86kg of skin, plus .18kg of fat. I'll look better without the flap, but my goal is mainly function.
Here's pre-op (about a week before surgery) and the day after surgery.
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A lot of things, I'm 54.4lbs down thus far ( I LOVE that my badge says 55lbs down)--my goal is to forever banish/rid my life and body of 10-15 more pounds (putting me at 152-154lbs), we'll see after I reach that goal. Here's somethings nobody told me:
1.) How I can literally "feel" myself getting smaller/shrinking. Especially my stomach. It "kinda" feels like reverse pregnancy to me.
2.) How I embrace humility and patience (with myself and others) more than any other time in my former obese life.
Before being "delivered" from these excess pounds/ounces/inches, I was very "proud, judgemental and self-conscience" about so much stuff. Instead, I'm embracing more mercy, selflessness, and joy (joy to me is super different than "happiness", joy means having an outlook that doesn't "change" no matter what "happens" (where as happiness for me changes depending on what happens") Now, good, bad or anything in-between is a "lesson" I MUST look for and purposely humbling myself, knowing I not only don't have all the answers--I'm actually WRONG about so much stuff, it aint even funny--I LOVE LIVING LIKE THIS. No longer being "impressed" with compliments nor depressed/easily angered at so-called "bad/sad/ or yucky stuff) Allowing "self-control" to rule and reign in my heart/mind and ways of living, being & THINKING. I haven't "arrived" yet, but the daily experience of living is now more "meaningful" for/to me. Now as I see clothes that were/are too small/tight swimming on me, it makes me so humbled to see/feel/experience that after 6+ years of trying everything in the book to "lose" weight, it's finally happening to/in/thru me and again, it's humbling and giving me such a positive and thankful/grateful outlook on everything now.
3.) How I don't won't look at/to any fads/gimmicks or "popular" proven methods to help me any longer, just CICO, eating "GOOD" everyday ( meaning eating/drinking whatever I want to--NO limits nor FORBIDDEN foods/drinks, just smaller portions and/or not as frequently as I used to eat when I was obese). It's so FREEING to live this way.
4.) Realizing that I'm actually eating the way I used to eat years ago, when I was super skinny.31 -
That I need to change the way I apply blusher to my cheeks. My face has always been full but now it’s leaner with the slightest hint of cheekbones (cheekbones!!!!). It doesn’t look “right” to me now.
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That my boobs finally protrude more than my stomach again!36
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That you get drunk faster then you would expect...
I poured myself a drink that I normally would have been okay with at 155 lbs. I was not intending of drinking enough to get "drunk". And yet, there I was completely schnockered on just 1 drink! It went straight to my head! I wouldn't think that 17 lbs. would make that much of a difference. But as a short statured woman apparently it does. Lesson learned.25 -
- How upsetting it is to prepare a lunch that not only fits perfectly into your diet but is actually good and then forget said lunch on your counter.
- How annoying it is to have friends/loved ones keep offering you junk food even after explaining that your on a diet. I know I'm not the only one wondering if my friends and family have secret meetings on how to sabotage my progress.18 -
lissettelangdon89 wrote: »- How upsetting it is to prepare a lunch that not only fits perfectly into your diet but is actually good and then forget said lunch on your counter.
- How annoying it is to have friends/loved ones keep offering you junk food even after explaining that your on a diet. I know I'm not the only one wondering if my friends and family have secret meetings on how to sabotage my progress.
Oh, man! The bolded will wreck my whole day. I hate when I do that!!!8 -
As long as it's something that won't immediately go bad, I'll just think of it as something to look forward to when I get home.
Or I'll try, anyway XD4 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »That you get drunk faster then you would expect...
I poured myself a drink that I normally would have been okay with at 155 lbs. I was not intending of drinking enough to get "drunk". And yet, there I was completely schnockered on just 1 drink! It went straight to my head! I wouldn't think that 17 lbs. would make that much of a difference. But as a short statured woman apparently it does. Lesson learned.
This happened to me after a pint of cider one sunny afternoon (I discovered it was 14%!). Now any cider is limited to a half and I look for lower strength 4 -
lissettelangdon89 wrote: »- How upsetting it is to prepare a lunch that not only fits perfectly into your diet but is actually good and then forget said lunch on your counter.
- How annoying it is to have friends/loved ones keep offering you junk food even after explaining that your on a diet. I know I'm not the only one wondering if my friends and family have secret meetings on how to sabotage my progress.
I left my breakfast and lunch at home one day last week. Luckily my boss told me to go home and get it. 15 minutes each way wasn't too bad.5 -
what is your secret? i’m new to this site and i lost 15 pounds my first month following low carb and now on a week long plateau! i want to lose 50 more pounds and it’s frustrating me that things aren’t budging. intermittent fasting seemed to stall thing out so i’m back to just low carb and 1200 calories a day.1
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lindaannsizelove wrote: »what is your secret? i’m new to this site and i lost 15 pounds my first month following low carb and now on a week long plateau! i want to lose 50 more pounds and it’s frustrating me that things aren’t budging. intermittent fasting seemed to stall thing out so i’m back to just low carb and 1200 calories a day.
No secret. Just eat what you like, and make sure it fits in your calorie budget. Use MFP's guided set up to figure out your calorie goal.13 -
Everybody has a plateau, mine last for about two weeks. I start to get loose in my logging, and that slows down weight loss.8
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lindaannsizelove wrote: »what is your secret? i’m new to this site and i lost 15 pounds my first month following low carb and now on a week long plateau! i want to lose 50 more pounds and it’s frustrating me that things aren’t budging. intermittent fasting seemed to stall thing out so i’m back to just low carb and 1200 calories a day.
One week is not a plateau. Not budging for a month is. Also, 15 pounds a month is a bit excessive. Take things slow and think long term.18 -
I run a tight ship. Lost 80 lbs and have maintained it over 2 years by logging every day and logging my weight daily in Happy Scale.
I've noticed a trend... over-the counter painkillers like paracetamol and NSAIDs make my scale weight jump about 1 kg (2 lbs) the next day.
Yet another of the many things causing day-to-day fluctuations.17 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »That you get drunk faster then you would expect...
I poured myself a drink that I normally would have been okay with at 155 lbs. I was not intending of drinking enough to get "drunk". And yet, there I was completely schnockered on just 1 drink! It went straight to my head! I wouldn't think that 17 lbs. would make that much of a difference. But as a short statured woman apparently it does. Lesson learned.
I had this last weekend. I had two pints of cider (one 6% one 5%) and I felt definitely more than a little tipsy. Very unexpected!4 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »That you get drunk faster then you would expect...
I poured myself a drink that I normally would have been okay with at 155 lbs. I was not intending of drinking enough to get "drunk". And yet, there I was completely schnockered on just 1 drink! It went straight to my head! I wouldn't think that 17 lbs. would make that much of a difference. But as a short statured woman apparently it does. Lesson learned.
Hey, even as someone tall I noticed a difference! ;D But I'm pretty happy with it. Drinks are EXPENSIVE. And I'm cheap, so if weighing less means I don't have to shell out as much dough, that's just one more benefit!7 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »That you get drunk faster then you would expect...
I poured myself a drink that I normally would have been okay with at 155 lbs. I was not intending of drinking enough to get "drunk". And yet, there I was completely schnockered on just 1 drink! It went straight to my head! I wouldn't think that 17 lbs. would make that much of a difference. But as a short statured woman apparently it does. Lesson learned.
Same here. I've recently found myself getting slightly merry on tiny quantities of
Wine. Never was a big drinker, but I never seemed to ever feel drunk. It's quite odd.4 -
clicketykeys wrote: »Crafty_camper123 wrote: »That you get drunk faster then you would expect...
I poured myself a drink that I normally would have been okay with at 155 lbs. I was not intending of drinking enough to get "drunk". And yet, there I was completely schnockered on just 1 drink! It went straight to my head! I wouldn't think that 17 lbs. would make that much of a difference. But as a short statured woman apparently it does. Lesson learned.
Hey, even as someone tall I noticed a difference! ;D But I'm pretty happy with it. Drinks are EXPENSIVE. And I'm cheap, so if weighing less means I don't have to shell out as much dough, that's just one more benefit!
Very true! I've always been kind of a lightweight though, so now I'll have to be a little more conscious about how fast I drink. Back in my 20's 1 drink every 2(or more) hours was more then enough to keep the buzz going without going into overly drunk/trashed territory. (I really hate being actually drunk.) 2 is usually my max anyways. I was also lighter then. 21 year old me never realized there was a correlation between my weight and the limit on what I could drink.
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Yup, I noticed I've become a lightweight, too. Used to be, beer and wine basically did nothing for me. I'd need a quarter of a bottle of liquor just to get a buzz. Now, two glasses of wine and I'm done for the night!5
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DoubleUbea wrote: »Everybody has a plateau, mine last for about two weeks. I start to get loose in my logging, and that slows down weight loss.
Nope, not everybody. I lost 65 pounds, all the way to goal and a little beyond. with no plateaus.16 -
How adamant some people are about their weight loss method. As if x worked for me, that means this is the only valid way to lose weight.
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Tracey_B_72 wrote: »
This. Bugs. Me. So. Much. I had to endure a bunch of that being refitted for my wedding dress. Everyone around me, overweight (not judging just saying) telling me to stop, that I'm losing all my good bits, that the dress looked better before. And no I'm not anorexic, I was barely at the BMI and etc where I'm not literally considered obese by my DOCTOR. It took a lot for me to face them and say- well I'm going to keep going so...guess I'll just have to be horribly healthy for my own wedding.
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tealfoxonfire wrote: »Tracey_B_72 wrote: »
This. Bugs. Me. So. Much. I had to endure a bunch of that being refitted for my wedding dress. Everyone around me, overweight (not judging just saying) telling me to stop, that I'm losing all my good bits, that the dress looked better before. And no I'm not anorexic, I was barely at the BMI and etc where I'm not literally considered obese by my DOCTOR. It took a lot for me to face them and say- well I'm going to keep going so...guess I'll just have to be horribly healthy for my own wedding.
Horribly healthy cracked me up and actually made me laugh out loud! Thank you for that!
Congratulations on your wedding and on having to resize your dress! 11
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