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What nobody tells you about losing weight
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shelaghcol wrote: »A great way to give yourself a gentle boost about your weight loss - go to a store and pick up something that's the equivalent of the pounds you've dropped.
Carry it around the store for about ten minutes. Then put it back and walk through the store again.
My niece weighs about what I've lost, so when I pick her up it's a nice little reminder.13 -
I wish I had taken a POV photo of me looking down at myself for a progress pic. For some reason being able to pull my old underwear up to my boobs is not enough of an indicator to my brain that my stomach is much smaller. I don't have this issue when looking in the mirror, and it can't be due to loss in the backside 'cause I never had one of those to begin with, lol. Silly brain.15
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After 5 weeks of steady workouts, I couldnt understand why my shoes were loose. Then I read this thread and found others ecperienced the same. I also cannot stop touching parts of my body that have changed, pinching skin and just marveling at my new shape17
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Thinning out in areas, but then seeing more noticeable pockets of fat. I am only about 25% of the way to my goal (30-ish pounds down), and only recently starting noticing areas like my thighs thinning out a bit. But that is making the fat roll above my knees more noticeable lol. That's super rude. I assume (hope, pray) eventually that will go away too, since I still have almost 100 lbs left to lose, but COME ON.
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Lol how dare your body be rude to you. Congrats on the progress!9
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well, I don't notice too much yet as I've only lost about 17 lbs...but I noticed that my liver isn't hurting as much anymore.17
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workinonit1956 wrote: »
Same!!! lol I need a bigger closet...the amount of money you will spend on new clothes.
I calculate I bought about six whole new wardrobes during the course of my weight loss. Even with charity shops, that got expensive.
But what I didn't anticipate is how much I'm still spending on clothes now I'm at my final size.
First there was the 'this is my final size, I can buy good clothes that will last' splurge. Then there was the 'hey, I don't have to hide my tummy anymore, I can buy styles I never even looked at before' splurge. Then there was the 'holy *kitten* what is this "cold" malarkey, now I understand why people have a separate winter wardrobe' splurge. Then there was the 'wait, I can wear designer clothes now' splurge.
Help, help, I think I've become a fashion victim...
Thredup.com for some of your least favorite new items to make space in your closet.0 -
Nobody told me that the most random people would realize I've lost 30 lbs, but a guy I dated who kept on mentioning my weight gain on the way up wouldn't say anything at all on the way down.27
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After 20+ lbs of weight loss in a little over 2 months...
-How anxious I get to get on that scale every Monday and Friday Morning
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I can't do the scale for that reason. I don't want to. I weighed myself on the day I started but don't foresee me weighing myself any time soon. I detest the scale. It is a total mind eff and so destructive. I can tell how I'm doing by how my clothes fit and how I look. I feel so much better not thinking about how much I weigh.9 -
I am down 30 pounds and wonder how i ever put it back on. Have another 60 to go! I love being able to set in the doctors waiting room and not feeling stuffed in the seat. The main benefit is how much youthful my face has become and the bags under my eyes are fading and fast At any rate on to the next 3024
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How some days, you step on the scale, feeling fat and bloated, and find yourself 1kg lighter. That was me yesterday. I was convinced that my weight was the same, or a little higher - nope it was lower. I measured 3 times and the scale was showing me the same number.
Then this morning, I didn't feel fat and bloated and I was 0.3kg up - really hits home that weight loss is NOT LINEAR! The trend is definitely downwards - and that is all that matters!19 -
My socks wear down much faster because of more walking. Totally makes sense, but never occurred to me until I had to throw a second pair out this week. Must invest in better quality socks, glad my sock size doesn't change!23
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That you the “lumps” on top and bottom of your sternum are your clavicle heads and Xiphoid processes respectively, you have always had them, everyone has them, and only seem freaky because you never noticed them before.18
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Ive lost almost 30 lbs, still have about 50 to go, but I'll take the wins when I can find them, I looked back and realized that my flexibility to look behind me had significantly increased, I"m like whoa, I didn't know I could twist that far back - I could actually see behind myself...I really don't remember being able to do that.28
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My interval run felt easy today, been working hard at the gym lately but this same workout felt really hard a few weeks ago!10
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That you the “lumps” on top and bottom of your sternum are your clavicle heads and Xiphoid processes respectively, you have always had them, everyone has them, and only seem freaky because you never noticed them before.
If like me you had a really big belly for years before losing weight, your xiphoid process may be popped outward and protrude farther than it should. Mine is gradually returning to normal but is still more prominent than before I gained weight.6 -
That the same mattress will feel very different after losing 40lbs!15
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No one tells you how amazing it feels to be able to sit in seats in public places like theatres, knowing that you won't get stuck between the arm rests, and that you are no longer taking up half of the person beside you's seat. I was always so aware of that, and sat uncomfortably, arms and elbows tucked in as much as possible to my sides, as if being so big didn't make me self conscious and sore enough.
My favourite occasion like this though, is the daily commute on the train. There are extra seats for use when the train is very busy. They are folded up against the walls at the windows in a couple of places, and are approximately a quarter smaller than the standard seats. I can now sit on one of these and not overflow on to my neighbour.
I love this! I never get tired of it. It's something I didn't ever think I'd have.40 -
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Diatonic12 wrote: »What nobody tells you: That there will be times when you have low grade hunger while releasing weight. It's not the same as starving but a low grade hunger, especially in the evenings. You're fine all day long with your 3 meals but directly after eating dinner, this low grade hunger comes upon you in the form of old cravings.
That your tolerance and indifference for cravings and triggers is a muscle that will grow stronger with use.
I'm so glad I came across your comment. I have been scrolling for some comfort here because i've been feeling the low grade hunger you talked about and i wanted to find some motivation to not give in to the cravings.22 -
rheddmobile wrote: »That you the “lumps” on top and bottom of your sternum are your clavicle heads and Xiphoid processes respectively, you have always had them, everyone has them, and only seem freaky because you never noticed them before.
If like me you had a really big belly for years before losing weight, your xiphoid process may be popped outward and protrude farther than it should. Mine is gradually returning to normal but is still more prominent than before I gained weight.
That’s really interesting. Your post inspired me to Google and sure enough, there’s a paper detailing this “rare anterior displacement” as a result of occupational injury or obesity causing traction and pulling it out of place. In a couple cases caused mysterious chest pain that was relieved by the removal of the xiphoid process. And it occurs to me just how powerful places like this thread are, where specific underserved populations can compare notes on stuff nobody’s talking about cuz it’s a small enough group nobody much cares. I mean, this particular example is pretty trivial, but I’m sure there are threads in forums for rare diseases and so forth where ordinary people sharing notes from their experience are major repositories of critical and overlooked information.
What an era we live in!23 -
I have a weight support group that I go to, and there was one woman I noticed who had switched over to our class. I looked at her and I thought she looks great. I wished I looked as good as her. I ended up sitting next to her and noticed that she weighed a pound more than me. At the end of the class I asked her how tall she was. She's an inch shorter. I told her that when I saw her I wished I looked as good as she does, and she said she had the same feeling when she looked at me. After losing 144 lbs I still don't feel like a normal person.52
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-People asking if I'm sick because I've only lost weight when unhealthy before
-How happy my dogs are that their exercise has increased as well
-That I'm thrilled when I use a smaller plate instead of panicking
-I get excited to try new healthy recipes and how much I want to make them for everyone
-how hard it is to see friends/family that NEED to be healthier still eating only fast food15 -
That it changes clothes shopping. I generally shop at either Lane Bryant or thrift stores. I am one size away from being out of the Lane Bryant sizes and at thrift stores I had always just picked up the biggest size and hoped for the best. Now I actually have to try things on- partially because women's clothes sizes are stupid and the same size in different brands can be dramatically different but also because I have no sense of my own size. I can't look at a t-shirt and know if it will fit because I assume it's too small. I go with friends and they tell me something will fit - being pig headed I say no but they're pig headed too and make me try it on. I am still surprised when a Large fits me no problem. It may feel tight to me but I am assured by people I trust that it's not tight.17
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lleeann2001 wrote: »
yeah sweetheart, its good that you recognize this before you get to your goal weight. Figure out how to handle this because you dont want to finally go shopping and then uncontrollably buy everything that fits. You might regret spending that much money especially if you didn't intend to. Make plan of what you need AND want. But be in control. You want to enjoy your shopping experience as what you try on will fit and make you look fabulous.
Thanks. Upon further research, I’m going to try to do the capsule wardrobe thing, at least until I’m at a stable size. Something stops fitting you replace it, as opposed to seeing it as an invitation to go on a shopping.
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Did anyone else have this depressing realization of how big they were? Like, I was aware that I was big, but then I lost 40lbs (since gained half back, fun times) and I was still big and it was like “good god, how fat was I?” (but with way more swearing).
That if you’re single some people will assume that’s what it’s all about. Like you’re losing weight to find a partner - yeah, no. My favourite part is the weird implication that you were like, intentionally hideous and wisened up, or something. (If that’s what it’s about for you no judgement, everyone’s motivations are different).35 -
It’s worse when your fav sister in law shows you a photo that she had of you and hadn’t let you see it because “how fat you were!” .. then down the track you gain it all with interesti .. and wonder what she’s thinking now
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@zeldon919 Happened today! On another thread someone was saying they were 5'1" and almost 300 pounds when their doc suggested surgery. I was at 280 and 5'1" and didn't think I was heavy enough for surgery but apparently I was very close. I haven't seen a pic of me at that weight in a long time and I'm very happy about it. I think I might cry.17
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smiliekiwi wrote: »It’s worse when your fav sister in law shows you a photo that she had of you and hadn’t let you see it because “how fat you were!” .. then down the track you gain it all with interesti .. and wonder what she’s thinking now
She sounds like a real peach.14 -
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She is ... just she’s never had a weight problem. ( only keeping it on ). So she has no idea
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