What nobody tells you about losing weight
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something i realized today getting ready for work... i no longer need wide calf boots! ☺️20
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nutmegoreo wrote: »Bus seats get bigger!
This. And airplane seatbelts get longer. And my car seat is further back.
Just starting out but I can't wait until I can stop living the embarrassment of asking for a seatbelt extender.13 -
Seats definitely aren't as comfy as they once were. I've still got a fair bit of weight to go until I'm at my target and I'm already worried I'll have to carry around a cushion with me wherever I go.9
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I'm sooo close to my goal....but there always seems to be "just 5 more pounds" to go....lol22
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^^^Hahaha I'm glad I'm not the only one. Every time I lose 5 lbs it seems like "just another 5 pounds and I'll be there"... Then lose 5 more and still looks like I need another 5 pounds...lol11
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My dressy boots don't fit anymore!! My calves are too small and the boot tops fall down.13
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lemonsurprise wrote: »Wanted to make this thread for motivationial purposes more than anything but they don't all have to be super positive! More of what came as a surprise. I'll start..
- how much confidence it will actually bring, especially when strangers start treating you like royalty all of a sudden!
- Sitting (particularly in baths) and laying (particularly in beds) will become ever increasingly uncomfortable.
- how vain you will become! I can't walk past a mirror without checking how I look nowadays!
Your turn!
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How your clothes are suddenly too big and it feels like the Twilight Zone...like they got bigger rather than you got thinner.20
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nutmegoreo wrote: »Bus seats get bigger!
This. And airplane seatbelts get longer. And my car seat is further back.
Just starting out but I can't wait until I can stop living the embarrassment of asking for a seatbelt extender.
Believe in the mfp guidelines and follow the advice - you will get there
Just remember - there are no quick fixes - this is about changing the habits that got you to the place where you have to ask for seatbelt extensions - be patient, avoid the false promises of crash dieting, change your mindset and learn to enjoy a varied diet in appropriate quantities. Hoping 2019 is kind to you and yours 19 -
Jumping into the “5 more pounds” line! 8
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Me too! Mine don’t fall down as much as stick out awkwardly on each side. It’s especially surprising to me because I’ve never lost enough weight to affect my legs very much (tree trunk legs).Heidijens123 wrote: »My dressy boots don't fit anymore!! My calves are too small and the boot tops fall down.
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Believe in the mfp guidelines and follow the advice - you will get there Just remember - there are no quick fixes - this is about changing the habits that got you to the place where you have to ask for seatbelt extensions - be patient, avoid the false promises of crash dieting, change your mindset and learn to enjoy a varied diet in appropriate quantities. Hoping 2019 is kind to you and yours
Thanks for the kind words, I am learning about calories and after Christmas I am going to begin making changes one at a time. No more jumping in head first.
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I've lost 85 pounds...
1. Being able to fit in the regular bathroom stall
2. Realizing that my oversize bath towels are HUGE when before they were the only ones I could wrap all the way around
3. Being able to tie my shoes without holding my breath
4. finding bones I didn't know I had
5. shopping in regular size sections of the store.
6. Not immediately going towards the largest size available
7. being able to cross one leg over the other
8. Then being able to cross that leg without grabbing it with my hand to pull it up
9. my hip/butt not pressing into the seat belt buckle in my car
10. Having to move my seat up and my steering wheel down in my car
11. Clothes getting too big
1. Everyone thinking it's okay to tell me I need new clothes (I know but I can't afford a new wardrobe for every 20 pounds I lose)
2. My favorite shirt is now way too big
3. Deflated boobs
4. crapey skin
5. Hanging skin
6. Everything on my body feels too lose.
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workinonit1956 wrote: »
Me too! Mine don’t fall down as much as stick out awkwardly on each side. It’s especially surprising to me because I’ve never lost enough weight to affect my legs very much (tree trunk legs).Heidijens123 wrote: »My dressy boots don't fit anymore!! My calves are too small and the boot tops fall down.
Me too! Can't believe things are getting too loose for my usually super thick, chunky legs!5 -
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Something else I noticed last night.. (Wow too many epiphanies this week)
I have been in a calorie deficit for four months.. And it's the first time I felt small when I tucked myself in.. The mirror isn't always the best indicator for me, but putting my pyjamas on and laying in bed? I felt so small for the first time in years!
This. I have also noticed a blanket goes a lot further in covering me up. Good thing because of the 'always feeling cold' phenomenon.7 -
That one day, perhaps sooner or definitely later, after reading and looking at, being inspired/encouraged from a multitude of Mfp success stories, you'll be adding your very own success story to/on Mfp!!!!!18
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Perhaps it's just me, but my sense of balance took some getting used to. I was used to a particular force of movement to turn around, etc. etc. and I now find - even after a couple of years of maintenance - that I am still over estimating how much force I need. I'll move too much or too fast, and it is a bit strange.
I went through a phase of falling over all the time. It would happen when going down stairs quickly or starting off on a run for the train. I was starting to get worried. But it has completely settled down now and my balance had become better than it ever was. I am now constantly amazed at how little space I need to manoeuvre. I also don't bump into walls and doorways like I used to.8
I'm really hoping the current 5 will be my last 5. 
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