What nobody tells you about losing weight
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fittocycle wrote: »Or that would find yourself panicking because you forgot to put your Fitbit on and went to run errands!
LOLL this is so me!! I charged it for 15 minutes yesterday so it would be charged for my 8 hour serving shift yesterday. Worth it as it ended up being a 3400 calorie burn day!!
If it's not recorded on your Fitbit, does it actually count as activity?17 -
TheFlyOnTheWall wrote: »Nobody told me I should measure and take pics before losing weight - I did consider it, and thought nah, I don't really care about that, but now I'm wishing I had, just for curiosity sake
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I set out to lose enough to get back into my size 10 jeans comfortably, I’d still be technically overweight, but I’d always been overweight-just varying degrees, and this time I had crossed into the obese category.
Instead, I “discover” calorie counting and find myself easily losing to the tune of 40 + pounds and counting. I know I’ve lost clothing sizes and am at a normal weight now, but in my mind’s eye I don’t think I look much different.
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My period has become more regular. Before, it usually started every 35-40 days. A little harder to predict, but longer gaps between. The last three months? 28-28-28. Like clockwork. Symptoms and pain still the same, hopefully those will go away the more I lose.14
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That you will find yourself looking at the mirror more. I used to hate the full body length mirrors in my room. Now, it's not so bad.16
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That your pictures would change. I no longer hide in the back of group photos.8
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That you will find yourself looking at the mirror more. I used to hate the full body length mirrors in my room. Now, it's not so bad.
I look at my reflection in store windows, doors, etc a lot It makes me feel vain, but truly I'm just trying to get perspective on what size I really am now. It's a bit of a mind *kitten*.17 -
@pinuplove I completely understand. I have never been able to fully grasp that I am not as big as I once was...and I still have a lot to lose! But the changes are amazing. I actually made a chart that described my weight loss from one month to the next so I could visually see it in black and white.4
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That you will find yourself looking at the mirror more. I used to hate the full body length mirrors in my room. Now, it's not so bad.
I look at my reflection in store windows, doors, etc a lot It makes me feel vain, but truly I'm just trying to get perspective on what size I really am now. It's a bit of a mind *kitten*.
I stare at my reflection because I like looking at myself NOW. I guess I am vain, buts it's about time for me to be happy with my appearance. Bring on the vanity and the mirrors, all those years of me looking away and embarrassment are gone.
It's nice to be mostly at peace and happy with my body for once.16 -
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RelCanonical wrote: »My period has become more regular. Before, it usually started every 35-40 days. A little harder to predict, but longer gaps between. The last three months? 28-28-28. Like clockwork. Symptoms and pain still the same, hopefully those will go away the more I lose.
I used to have horrifically painful periods. The one thing that helped was actually having children. After my first was born, I had no pain at all. Before children, I could always tell when my period was about to start as the tops of my legs would hurt. That all stopped after my first baby was born, to a point where I had no idea when my period would start as my cycles were all over the place.
Losing weight certainly regulated my cycles, they went from 30-35 days to 28 days. Every. Single. Month.
Still get grumpy beforehand though - snappy little crocodile doesn't come close to how grumpy I get!
I tend to cycle more during that week. It puts me in a good mood and protects others from "snappy crocodile" syndrome10 -
OK, so I like to feel my muscles in my legs...19
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I have been taking more photographs of my shoulders than is perhaps strictly necessary.
...I mean, as guns go they're barely pearl-handled cleavage derringers, but I MADE THEM MY AINSEL AND I'M SO PROUD.29 -
I take my hat off to you! My attitude towards people has, unfortunately, gotten worse. I see so man fat people everywhere, whom I've never really noticed before. And my inner attitude towards them, especially towards fat parents with fat kids, is not nice. I want to shake them awake and scream at them to get a grip! Yeah, totally helpful, I know. It's just that ... ever since discovering how simple (yet not easy at all) it is to lose weight, I've seem to have lost the will to understand why not everybody is doing it. I'm not proud of this, and I'm working on my attitude, but yeah, for the moment, that's how I feel.
That's not necessarily bad, @jdubois5351 I think you feel that way because you are a good person and you care about others, and want other people to have a healthier life too. I too get upset when I see kids bringing energy drinks and fatten foods with no nutrients whatsoever to school, seeing them struggling to exercise, to breath, their teeth completely destroyed already because of the sugary drinks,... It's not the kids's fault and always try my best to encourage them to do sports and eat healthier. If you have the time, maybe try to set up a blog or Facebook page about your weight lost journey, or you could organise something in your community, a walking group or similar, to encourage others to have a healthier lifestyle.
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Some people are really supportive of your healthier lifestyle, but don’t be shock when it doesn’t come from the people closest to you, suddenly you don’t know how to live, you have an eating disorder, or even “girls shouldn’t have muscles “ “your getting to thin “🙄 and these comments don’t come from a place of worry they come from a snide jealous side of someone, it can be damn right hurtful.
The other day Someone said to me “your middle aged with kids why are you bothering “ l had to laugh at that, I’m 39 I’m not over the hill yet!
And yes I’ve also lost my boobs ...oh well, the price I paid for abs 😉
But in the plus side, I feel great, sexy and healthy, I can now run 5km without having a heart attack, I’m getting stronger by the day, and my confidence is improving, so I’m sticking with it, if people in my life don’t like it, they can “jog on” 😝
Wow...how sad that someone doesn't think getting in shape in your middle years is worth it! Definitely says a lot about the person who said that to you doesn't it? To me, being in shape means I'm a better wife, mother, employee and so on...and isn't that all about being a real grown-up? Yeah, I'm not 21 and won't pass for that, but it's not about superficial looks (ok maybe a little!), it's about taking care of my health so I can be there for myself and those who depend on me too.20 -
OK, so I like to feel my muscles in my legs...
This is totally my guilty pleasure -- I lay there in bed at night, feeling the junction between my hip and my thighs because there's no fat there and it's all muscle and tendons and stuff I could never feel before so it's simultaneously weird and kinda cool, and it's like when you go to the dentist and can't stop tonguing the back of your teeth! LOL! I'm all about the top of my legs!17 -
That my bed would become uncomfortable because I can now feel my hip bones more.11
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I actually managed to bruise my arm on my hip bones while doing jumping jacks.
Turns out that losing weight and working out does nothing about my innate clumsiness!17 -
The other day Someone said to me “your middle aged with kids why are you bothering “ l had to laugh at that, I’m 39 I’m not over the hill yet!
Because you want to be able to bike and play with them? Because you want to be around for your grandkids and your great-grandkids?
Honestly, I'm 57, and I'm so damn glad I'm doing this -- I only hope I can keep it up! I think that being a healthy weight and reasonably active helps older people more than younger ones: it may not be about looking sexy, but having strength and stamina and flexibility makes a huge difference to the quality of life you have.
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The other day Someone said to me “your middle aged with kids why are you bothering “ l had to laugh at that, I’m 39 I’m not over the hill yet!
Because you want to be able to bike and play with them? Because you want to be around for your grandkids and your great-grandkids?
Honestly, I'm 57, and I'm so damn glad I'm doing this -- I only hope I can keep it up! I think that being a healthy weight and reasonably active helps older people more than younger ones: it may not be about looking sexy, but having strength and stamina and flexibility makes a huge difference to the quality of life you have.
Totally agree. I am 62 and know that being active is even more important but a bit more difficult when you're retired. And I know that it gets really hard to do when you are lugging 50 extra pounds about. There is always a good time to get fit and healthy - and it is a very unfair assumption that being older should mean you are less interested in looking as good as possible.14 -
Bladder control. When you first start ridding your body of fat, water suddenly becomes a serious craving and you'll RUN to the bathroom every 5 minutes. It's really annoying and almost unnatural, ho much more water you'll desire to drink and how often you'll need to "GO". Then, after about a month or so, things work themselves out in this eye-rolling situation and you'll find yourself getting better and better bladder control, no matter how much water you drink. It's like your body gets used to the hoards of water you drink and again, your bladder gets stronger and stronger and you won't NEED to "GO" as often.
Muffin Top. When you're first starting, you may be able to get into smaller size jeans/pants, but there's this ugly "muffin top" that hangs over your pants and it's pretty yuck. Then as time goes by, your muffin top shrinks and shrinks and then VIOLA, the muffin top is GONE (or at least almost gone) and that's the BEST feeling and look ever!
Clothes falling off As you're getting down to size, your pants and even tops will start literally falling off of you. I NEVER wore belts when I was obese because I couldn't find belts to fit me that I liked AND was so accustomed to ill fitting clothes, I just NEVER wore belts. Once you start ridding your body of fat, belts are not only necessary but cute too!15
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