What nobody tells you about losing weight
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My cat likes to knead me as I fall asleep. I was used to it, however now there is less cushion it is starting to bother me. There is still a few soft areas, but when he pushes down I can no longer ignore it.14
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We used to joke around it wasn't dinner unless I spilled something on myself. Now it's turned into it's not dinner if I haven't burned myself cooking. Luckily they're all very minor burns.11
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I have mentioned this before but the number of 'bumps' and 'dents' you will find on yourself is shocking.
I have bumps under my breasts that are now visible when I reach upwards (aka, they freaked me out when I was changing a bulb yesterday - till I realised they were ribs!).
Then lying curled on my side there is a new 'dent' around the hip area.
Awesome to find, but I have ZERO basis for what 'normal' is anymore haha
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I have mentioned this before but the number of 'bumps' and 'dents' you will find on yourself is shocking.
I have bumps under my breasts that are now visible when I reach upwards (aka, they freaked me out when I was changing a bulb yesterday - till I realised they were ribs!).
Then lying curled on my side there is a new 'dent' around the hip area.
Awesome to find, but I have ZERO basis for what 'normal' is anymore haha
It's weird - I am proud of how I look but I get a little self conscious about how my arms look flexed. They are obviously muscular but the dent at the elbow and "trough" down the forearm looks a little odd.5 -
Celebrating 10 lb weight loss (217 to 207) with a Morning Walk. Im 90 minutes early to work. I will walk untill punch in time. Better than celebratory meal. 10 lb loss is plenty of motivation to keep fast untill noon31
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I have mentioned this before but the number of 'bumps' and 'dents' you will find on yourself is shocking.
I have bumps under my breasts that are now visible when I reach upwards (aka, they freaked me out when I was changing a bulb yesterday - till I realised they were ribs!).
Then lying curled on my side there is a new 'dent' around the hip area.
Awesome to find, but I have ZERO basis for what 'normal' is anymore haha
I developed a dent on one side of my face from hollowing. At least it could do it evenly on both sides, but no.
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You no longer have to tie your shoelaces on the side.37
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That I don't need to suck in when I have my photo taken! Also, how painful/uncomfortable it is to sit without the extra padding.19
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How much more important making sure the toilet seat is down now! Never had to worry about falling in before. I'll give everyone 2 guesses on how I found this out this morning.41
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How much more important making sure the toilet seat is down now! Never had to worry about falling in before. I'll give everyone 2 guesses on how I found this out this morning.
Along the same lines -- Sitting closer to the edge, because even the middle of the seat can be a butt-trap for dunking. XD9 -
That’s so funny! We have to keep ours closed so our cat won’t play in it—he likes to dunk his paw in water and lick it off.How much more important making sure the toilet seat is down now! Never had to worry about falling in before. I'll give everyone 2 guesses on how I found this out this morning.
I do like how my thighs look while sitting there though—so much trimmer and no more fat hanging over the edge of the seat.
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Mentally, weight loss really can mess with you!
I was thinking today, that finally after losing a majority of my weight, I feel like this is how I'm "supposed" to look. Like, in a healthy form as to how my features should look, my body shape, etc. Not that I've reached my pinnacle of being or anything... Haha. But, I have always been bigger. I had no idea what I would look like slimmer. So now I just would like my brain to catch up to my current form, as I still kinda feel like an imposter. 😐
Also, everyone always says they are colder after weight loss. IT IS SO TRUE, I CAN NEVER GET WARM. Seriously, I take 2 showers a day so I can feel warm. Now maybe Snuggies aren't so ridiculous. 😂
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I have mentioned this before but the number of 'bumps' and 'dents' you will find on yourself is shocking.
I have bumps under my breasts that are now visible when I reach upwards (aka, they freaked me out when I was changing a bulb yesterday - till I realised they were ribs!).
Then lying curled on my side there is a new 'dent' around the hip area.
Awesome to find, but I have ZERO basis for what 'normal' is anymore haha
That freaked me out too! I saw a picture of myself in a two piece and was like, “What creepy lumps are those?!?!” Oh, ribs. And the big sternum bump, also freaky when I’m reaching up!
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sugarlemonpie wrote: »Mentally, weight loss really can mess with you!
I was thinking today, that finally after losing a majority of my weight, I feel like this is how I'm "supposed" to look. Like, in a healthy form as to how my features should look, my body shape, etc. Not that I've reached my pinnacle of being or anything... Haha. But, I have always been bigger. I had no idea what I would look like slimmer. So now I just would like my brain to catch up to my current form, as I still kinda feel like an imposter. 😐
Also, everyone always says they are colder after weight loss. IT IS SO TRUE, I CAN NEVER GET WARM. Seriously, I take 2 showers a day so I can feel warm. Now maybe Snuggies aren't so ridiculous. 😂
Two showers! Showers tend to make me colder, not in them, but in the drying phase.
I have already decided I need to get some nice robes/housecoats/cardigans to wear around the house. And lounge pants (not shorts), and fluffy socks, or house shoes. All the lovely "snuggly" type of loungewear.
I thought it was hormonal (post kids) that I was suddenly hot all the time instead of being cold all the time like I used to be. No, I was just overweight. I'm cold again now.9 -
How much cute(r), younger and more vivacious you look and feel.
How much SMALLER your stomach (outside but especially inside) becomes. How you used to be able to "wolf" down hordes of food, but now you get so much fuller on so much less food.
How much more compassionate and at the same time different (NOT better, but different) you feel when you see obese/overweight people now. Before you may have felt like "I'm fitting in and everybody is "fat"--you tend to only see "everyone" in the crowd and as you're people watching as outta shape, but once you "get down to size" so to speak, you start noticing how VERY many "fit" people are all around you and it's a LOT of fit people around you now, again, that you simply didn't notice...for some weird reason, I simply didn't notice how many in shape people as much as the obese/overweight/morbidly obese people all around me--it seemed like they (obese/overweight) folks were everywhere--"the norm" so to speak, again, as much as you get slimmer and trimmer the slimmer and trimmer folk stick out more now.
I've heard of people being "nastier/unfriendlier" or not treating obese/overweight people as well as slim people. I'm noticing the opposite. As I am almost 60lbs down and nearing "normal" BMI and looking/dressing cuter and cuter more and more each day...I'm noticing less smiles from people (women) as when I was obese--when I was obese, women tended to smile at me so much more than now. I'm getting far more "eye-rolls" if you will, from woman and far more smiles/attention from men. It's amazing!
How much better/deeper/longer your sleeping is--it's wonderful--how less grouchy/irritable/discombobulated you are upon waking up from a full night's sleep being slimmer and trimmer is--it's amazing and wonderful too.
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NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »How much better/deeper/longer your sleeping is--it's wonderful--how less grouchy/irritable/discombobulated you are upon waking up from a full night's sleep being slimmer and trimmer is--it's amazing and wonderful too.
Did you ever have a sleep study? Sleep apnea can be reduced by losing weight, I am wondering if you had mild sleep apnea and it is getting better now that you lost weight.
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DoubleUbea wrote: »NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »How much better/deeper/longer your sleeping is--it's wonderful--how less grouchy/irritable/discombobulated you are upon waking up from a full night's sleep being slimmer and trimmer is--it's amazing and wonderful too.
Did you ever have a sleep study? Sleep apnea can be reduced by losing weight, I am wondering if you had mild sleep apnea and it is getting better now that you lost weight.
No, I've never studied sleep apnea, but I wouldn't be surprised in the LEAST if I had it--at least a mild version of it or something--because sleep elluded me EVERYNIGHT for YEARS
--such a YUCK it was--no more though-I sleep soundly/silently/peacefully everynight now--YAY. When I was obese I NEVER slept more than 2-3 hours at a tme max per night, I used to almost DREAD sleeping, because I was never at peace or comfortable or even wanting to sleep really. When I was obese, sleeping was as much of a trial as weight-reduction was for me. I was constantly getting/waking up all thru the night and my poor husband would tell me often than I would snore so loud it would often wake him up. He is a darling man and didn't complain a lot, but my entire family would tell me of my loud snoring. Beginning when I lost about 30+lbs, my snoring stopped and at 40lbs down I began sleeping super soundly--I'm almost 60lbs down and now crave sleep and sleep like a baby now. I asked my husband if I snore anymore and he said no, I never snore anymore (amazing). Wow, becoming slim and trim is working absolute wonders for me in the sleeping department and I'm so VERY glad. 
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NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »How much cute(r), younger and more vivacious you look and feel.
How much SMALLER your stomach (outside but especially inside) becomes. How you used to be able to "wolf" down hordes of food, but now you get so much fuller on so much less food.
How much more compassionate and at the same time different (NOT better, but different) you feel when you see obese/overweight people now. Before you may have felt like "I'm fitting in and everybody is "fat"--you tend to only see "everyone" in the crowd and as you're people watching as outta shape, but once you "get down to size" so to speak, you start noticing how VERY many "fit" people are all around you and it's a LOT of fit people around you now, again, that you simply didn't notice...for some weird reason, I simply didn't notice how many in shape people as much as the obese/overweight/morbidly obese people all around me--it seemed like they (obese/overweight) folks were everywhere--"the norm" so to speak, again, as much as you get slimmer and trimmer the slimmer and trimmer folk stick out more now.
I've heard of people being "nastier/unfriendlier" or not treating obese/overweight people as well as slim people. I'm noticing the opposite. As I am almost 60lbs down and nearing "normal" BMI and looking/dressing cuter and cuter more and more each day...I'm noticing less smiles from people (women) as when I was obese--when I was obese, women tended to smile at me so much more than now. I'm getting far more "eye-rolls" if you will, from woman and far more smiles/attention from men. It's amazing!
How much better/deeper/longer your sleeping is--it's wonderful--how less grouchy/irritable/discombobulated you are upon waking up from a full night's sleep being slimmer and trimmer is--it's amazing and wonderful too.
I find men are more friendly then women over all now, when I go walking down a trail, 4 out of 5 men will smile and say hi, only 1 woman made a comment, and I am FAR from something to look at, so I know that wasn't it....7 -
NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »How much cute(r), younger and more vivacious you look and feel.
How much SMALLER your stomach (outside but especially inside) becomes. How you used to be able to "wolf" down hordes of food, but now you get so much fuller on so much less food.
How much more compassionate and at the same time different (NOT better, but different) you feel when you see obese/overweight people now. Before you may have felt like "I'm fitting in and everybody is "fat"--you tend to only see "everyone" in the crowd and as you're people watching as outta shape, but once you "get down to size" so to speak, you start noticing how VERY many "fit" people are all around you and it's a LOT of fit people around you now, again, that you simply didn't notice...for some weird reason, I simply didn't notice how many in shape people as much as the obese/overweight/morbidly obese people all around me--it seemed like they (obese/overweight) folks were everywhere--"the norm" so to speak, again, as much as you get slimmer and trimmer the slimmer and trimmer folk stick out more now.
I've heard of people being "nastier/unfriendlier" or not treating obese/overweight people as well as slim people. I'm noticing the opposite. As I am almost 60lbs down and nearing "normal" BMI and looking/dressing cuter and cuter more and more each day...I'm noticing less smiles from people (women) as when I was obese--when I was obese, women tended to smile at me so much more than now. I'm getting far more "eye-rolls" if you will, from woman and far more smiles/attention from men. It's amazing!
How much better/deeper/longer your sleeping is--it's wonderful--how less grouchy/irritable/discombobulated you are upon waking up from a full night's sleep being slimmer and trimmer is--it's amazing and wonderful too.
I find men are more friendly then women over all now, when I go walking down a trail, 4 out of 5 men will smile and say hi, only 1 woman made a comment, and I am FAR from something to look at, so I know that wasn't it....
I find both men and women are friendlier toward me now. I chalk it up to no longer trying to make myself invisible due to feeling unattractive.18 -
NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »How much cute(r), younger and more vivacious you look and feel.
How much SMALLER your stomach (outside but especially inside) becomes. How you used to be able to "wolf" down hordes of food, but now you get so much fuller on so much less food.
How much more compassionate and at the same time different (NOT better, but different) you feel when you see obese/overweight people now. Before you may have felt like "I'm fitting in and everybody is "fat"--you tend to only see "everyone" in the crowd and as you're people watching as outta shape, but once you "get down to size" so to speak, you start noticing how VERY many "fit" people are all around you and it's a LOT of fit people around you now, again, that you simply didn't notice...for some weird reason, I simply didn't notice how many in shape people as much as the obese/overweight/morbidly obese people all around me--it seemed like they (obese/overweight) folks were everywhere--"the norm" so to speak, again, as much as you get slimmer and trimmer the slimmer and trimmer folk stick out more now.
I've heard of people being "nastier/unfriendlier" or not treating obese/overweight people as well as slim people. I'm noticing the opposite. As I am almost 60lbs down and nearing "normal" BMI and looking/dressing cuter and cuter more and more each day...I'm noticing less smiles from people (women) as when I was obese--when I was obese, women tended to smile at me so much more than now. I'm getting far more "eye-rolls" if you will, from woman and far more smiles/attention from men. It's amazing!
How much better/deeper/longer your sleeping is--it's wonderful--how less grouchy/irritable/discombobulated you are upon waking up from a full night's sleep being slimmer and trimmer is--it's amazing and wonderful too.
I find men are more friendly then women over all now, when I go walking down a trail, 4 out of 5 men will smile and say hi, only 1 woman made a comment, and I am FAR from something to look at, so I know that wasn't it....
Wow, just the opposite for me--when I was obese, men (strangers) used to generally ignore me OR at the very least, indifferent. I used to be amazed with WONDER at how very MANY woman (and babies too) would smile so beautifully at me ALL the time when I was obese...not so much now from woman but THANKFULLY babies and children still continue smile and try to get my attention--it's so cute/darling/adorable is it when (strangers) babies and children smile and say hi to me now AND when I was obese--no change there--but women, I'm definitely noticing a change in the "friendliness" in women towards me, but it's cool...just different . The men (strangers) let's just say, super "friendlier" to me than when I was obese. I now find men (strangers) to treat me totally different from when I was obese. It's amazing.NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »How much cute(r), younger and more vivacious you look and feel.
How much SMALLER your stomach (outside but especially inside) becomes. How you used to be able to "wolf" down hordes of food, but now you get so much fuller on so much less food.
How much more compassionate and at the same time different (NOT better, but different) you feel when you see obese/overweight people now. Before you may have felt like "I'm fitting in and everybody is "fat"--you tend to only see "everyone" in the crowd and as you're people watching as outta shape, but once you "get down to size" so to speak, you start noticing how VERY many "fit" people are all around you and it's a LOT of fit people around you now, again, that you simply didn't notice...for some weird reason, I simply didn't notice how many in shape people as much as the obese/overweight/morbidly obese people all around me--it seemed like they (obese/overweight) folks were everywhere--"the norm" so to speak, again, as much as you get slimmer and trimmer the slimmer and trimmer folk stick out more now.
I've heard of people being "nastier/unfriendlier" or not treating obese/overweight people as well as slim people. I'm noticing the opposite. As I am almost 60lbs down and nearing "normal" BMI and looking/dressing cuter and cuter more and more each day...I'm noticing less smiles from people (women) as when I was obese--when I was obese, women tended to smile at me so much more than now. I'm getting far more "eye-rolls" if you will, from woman and far more smiles/attention from men. It's amazing!
How much better/deeper/longer your sleeping is--it's wonderful--how less grouchy/irritable/discombobulated you are upon waking up from a full night's sleep being slimmer and trimmer is--it's amazing and wonderful too.
I find men are more friendly then women over all now, when I go walking down a trail, 4 out of 5 men will smile and say hi, only 1 woman made a comment, and I am FAR from something to look at, so I know that wasn't it....
I find both men and women are friendlier toward me now. I chalk it up to no longer trying to make myself invisible due to feeling unattractive.
WOW!!!! {{{{ Hugs }}}}} What a DEEP and thought provoking your reply is. Wow, "no longer trying to make yourself invisible--again, that's super DEEP and I totally "get it/understand".7
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