Unexpected results of weight loss
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That moment when you need to wash your hands but have no pockets to put your phone in and the counter in the public restroom is wet. I went to place my phone between my thighs while I washed my hands and it would NOT stay there because...I have THIGH GAP! OMG never in my entire life has that been true!!!28
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It's like you've gotten plastic surgery for FREE (well, the lifestyle change will costs you, but it's the best "investment" you'll EVER make in yourself and your life and thus it a kinda FREE plastic surgery of sorts)! Your eyes getting bigger and cuter, your nose gets smaller and sharper, cheek-bones you either never knew you had or haven't seen in MANY years appear, your double/triple chin disappears--it's fabulous honey!
Your huge stomach begins to shrink and you discover a fabulous much smaller waistline, you discover or rediscover how tremendously attractive your legs are, your feet gets smaller, the "cottage-cheese" cellulite starts shrinking and disappearing. You begin to see/feel BONES&MUSCLES that you haven't seen or felt in YEARS and YEARS. You actually will look AND feel much much MUCH younger. It's so worth the wait and time and sacrifice of changing your entire life (the way you think, eat, drink, etc.). I LOVE being slim again. I still have about 10-15 more pounds to go (to reach my ULTIMATE goal of 137-143lbs), but I no longer look NOR feel fat (and I've "looked and felt" and was obese/fat for the past 20+ years or more) --that's everythang, it really is!!!40 -
This thread is so inspiring! I’m just getting started again with my weight loss journey and I can’t wait to experience all these joys!!8
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shilowindy wrote: »This thread is so inspiring! I’m just getting started again with my weight loss journey and I can’t wait to experience all these joys!!
Best of luck! All the surprises you will face are fun!4 -
shroodle88 wrote: »Sitting on a hard chair and feeling my pelvis bones on the seat! Crazy!
I had to put a squishy cushion on my wooden dining chair because it was so uncomfortable. And whenever I sleep in a bed that doesn't have six inches of memory foam mattress topper on it, I feel like I'm lying on pebbles!5 -
Smaller clothes fit me now but they don't feel like they should fit.9
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CarvedTones wrote: »MissyMilda wrote: »For me, it has been how the positive momentum creeps into other areas of my life. Now that I have gained back control of this specific area of my life (in which there is a clear effort/reward ratio), I feel like I have more agency in my life overall.
Same. I feel like it is the increased sense of self worth that fosters self confidence and causes me to start addressing situations I am not happy with but felt powerless to change before.
I just think it is hard to function obese in life. The bigger you get the harder it is.3 -
jrowden0711 wrote: »The most unexpected (and probably TMI) result of weightloss for me has been how much more enjoyable and easier sex is. You don't realize how an extra 100 lbs affects you in that department until it is gone. Definitely will do everything in my power to keep it off.
Um, I realized it and hated it. It's something that kind of threw me into a meltdown.4 -
I can work longer and not feel l tired and i am feeling motivated to do the things I have always wanted to do. I want to clean more. I still have 65 lbs to go to normal weight though.
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I wear heels all the time, even just to go to the store. Before that would have been uncomfortable.
And I wear heels because they go with my clothing style. The clothing styles they didn't carry at larger sizes. No pencil skirts or moto jackets in the plus section. I remember shopping for clothes that fit. Now I shop for clothes that make me smile at the mirror. If I'm not like, "Oh Wow!," I don't buy it!
I don't buy clothes just because they fit anymore. Or just because they're on sale.
Speaking of clothes, not just what I wear has changed, but how I'm able to wear them. 1)Tucking in a shirt into 2)shorts with 3) a belt have literally three concepts I couldn't have considered before. Then to have the belt shortened and new holes punched in them?! Wow.
Lots more male attention, and a different demographic of men that show interest. (See avatar for clues). This makes my husband act weird. He understands I when need new pants, because they are falling down. But new BRAS?! What do you need new BRAS AGAIN FOR???!!!! He seems to think pants are for wearing, and bras are for sex.
Women who are in much better shape than I am consider me competition. Which is weird to me.
Lot more flexible and faster than my kids, who are in great shape. Which is also weird to me.
Family dynamics have changed, and is VERY weird to me. I was always the one fat shamed, and now that has switched over to my sister, who has always been the thin one, who always fat shamed me. All the negative comments about my weight have stopped, but now it's a different conversation - open irritation about my gym going habits.
I'm not a tiny woman, and have plenty more weight to lose, so I wonder about the perception of myself, like is it body dismorphia in reverse. I am pleasantly shocked sometimes at my reflection in certain outfits, because I'm so used to wearing things that hid me. Then I wonder, do I think I'm smaller than I actually am? Does this outfit really look good on me, or am I deluding myself? Am I too grown to be wearing this? Am I too fat to be wearing this? Then I walk outside and see and hear guys checking me out positively. And women compliment me.
The weight loss experience has been more emotional and more surreal than I thought it would be. I am just so grateful. God has really helped me to achieve the goal and also to heal hurts and not get bitter about how people treated me before.
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IHaveMyActTogether wrote: »I wear heels all the time, even just to go to the store. Before that would have been uncomfortable.
And I wear heels because they go with my clothing style. The clothing styles they didn't carry at larger sizes. No pencil skirts or moto jackets in the plus section. I remember shopping for clothes that fit. Now I shop for clothes that make me smile at the mirror. If I'm not like, "Oh Wow!," I don't buy it!
I don't buy clothes just because they fit anymore. Or just because they're on sale.
Speaking of clothes, not just what I wear has changed, but how I'm able to wear them. 1)Tucking in a shirt into 2)shorts with 3) a belt have literally three concepts I couldn't have considered before. Then to have the belt shortened and new holes punched in them?! Wow.
Lots more male attention, and a different demographic of men that show interest. (See avatar for clues). This makes my husband act weird. He understands I when need new pants, because they are falling down. But new BRAS?! What do you need new BRAS AGAIN FOR???!!!! He seems to think pants are for wearing, and bras are for sex.
Women who are in much better shape than I am consider me competition. Which is weird to me.
Lot more flexible and faster than my kids, who are in great shape. Which is also weird to me.
Family dynamics have changed, and is VERY weird to me. I was always the one fat shamed, and now that has switched over to my sister, who has always been the thin one, who always fat shamed me. All the negative comments about my weight have stopped, but now it's a different conversation - open irritation about my gym going habits.
I'm not a tiny woman, and have plenty more weight to lose, so I wonder about the perception of myself, like is it body dismorphia in reverse. I am pleasantly shocked sometimes at my reflection in certain outfits, because I'm so used to wearing things that hid me. Then I wonder, do I think I'm smaller than I actually am? Does this outfit really look good on me, or am I deluding myself? Am I too grown to be wearing this? Am I too fat to be wearing this? Then I walk outside and see and hear guys checking me out positively. And women compliment me.
The weight loss experience has been more emotional and more surreal than I thought it would be. I am just so grateful. God has really helped me to achieve the goal and also to heal hurts and not get bitter about how people treated me before.
I LOVE what you've written so much! Thank you for posting this and you ROCK, you fabulous first class winner and all time champion you. YAY YOU!!!
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NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »IHaveMyActTogether wrote: »I wear heels all the time, even just to go to the store. Before that would have been uncomfortable.
And I wear heels because they go with my clothing style. The clothing styles they didn't carry at larger sizes. No pencil skirts or moto jackets in the plus section. I remember shopping for clothes that fit. Now I shop for clothes that make me smile at the mirror. If I'm not like, "Oh Wow!," I don't buy it!
I don't buy clothes just because they fit anymore. Or just because they're on sale.
Speaking of clothes, not just what I wear has changed, but how I'm able to wear them. 1)Tucking in a shirt into 2)shorts with 3) a belt have literally three concepts I couldn't have considered before. Then to have the belt shortened and new holes punched in them?! Wow.
Lots more male attention, and a different demographic of men that show interest. (See avatar for clues). This makes my husband act weird. He understands I when need new pants, because they are falling down. But new BRAS?! What do you need new BRAS AGAIN FOR???!!!! He seems to think pants are for wearing, and bras are for sex.
Women who are in much better shape than I am consider me competition. Which is weird to me.
Lot more flexible and faster than my kids, who are in great shape. Which is also weird to me.
Family dynamics have changed, and is VERY weird to me. I was always the one fat shamed, and now that has switched over to my sister, who has always been the thin one, who always fat shamed me. All the negative comments about my weight have stopped, but now it's a different conversation - open irritation about my gym going habits.
I'm not a tiny woman, and have plenty more weight to lose, so I wonder about the perception of myself, like is it body dismorphia in reverse. I am pleasantly shocked sometimes at my reflection in certain outfits, because I'm so used to wearing things that hid me. Then I wonder, do I think I'm smaller than I actually am? Does this outfit really look good on me, or am I deluding myself? Am I too grown to be wearing this? Am I too fat to be wearing this? Then I walk outside and see and hear guys checking me out positively. And women compliment me.
The weight loss experience has been more emotional and more surreal than I thought it would be. I am just so grateful. God has really helped me to achieve the goal and also to heal hurts and not get bitter about how people treated me before.
I LOVE what you've written so much! Thank you for posting this and you ROCK, you fabulous first class winner and all time champion you. YAY YOU!!!
You're very sweet, thank you.1 -
Finding out that some friends really cant handle your weight loss and how bitchy women can be. Just saw someone who I haven't seen since last October and after saying hello she commented " I see you kept your weight off this winter" I wanted to say actually I have lost 14 pound since then .Cant wait until my weight loss is my new normal weight so everyone does not need to comment on it.
Oh I hear you. True story; so many of my so-called "friends" fell off the radar since I lost weight and I can smell the jealousy a mile away. It's like "what are you hating on me for? You wanna lose weight? Then stop hating and do it." But some people, you know?7 -
All my ailments magically disappeared.
Two years ago, I weighed 355 pounds and got sick so often I can't even tell you. Stomach viruses, colds, sore throats, headaches, stomach aches, and the flu. I would get the flu every six months like clockwork. Not one doctor told me it might be due to my obesity and unhealthy lifestyle. And then I began my weight loss journey. All my ailments disappeared and I was sick only ONCE in two years *knock on wood*. It was a 24 hour stomach virus that hit everyone, and I fought it off in record time- 1 DAY!!! Normally I would have been down for at least a week or more.
And people notice me now. I go into stores, and instantly I hear "welcome! Can I help you?" in the salesperson's cheerful tone.
One bad thing I didn't expect was losing friends because of my new healthy lifestyle. It's unfortunate, but can't be helped. Sometimes for whatever reason unbeknownst to me, some folks can't continue with you along the journey of life. "A reason, a season, a lifetime", etc.15 -
Leaning on a bar with a pint and it hurting....11
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All of you are truly amazing and I have been inspired by your stories. Congratulations on your successes. I hope they keep coming.3
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Bump iv just restarted my weight loss journey and hope to contribute to this post soon.
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I agree with the brain not catching up thing. I look at myself and sometimes I somehow think I have lost no weight and the scale has somehow lied for about 58 pounds. XD
I'm the same with the knees thing, and my collar bone. Sometimes I sit here and I'm touching my collar bone and realizing what my body is supposed to look like and has never looked that way before my entire life (I've ALWAYS been chubby).
The collar bone for me too! Every time I touch it I'm like, "Where did that come from?" It sometimes makes me feel like I'm getting too thin which I am definitely not.9 -
Your hat size changes. I have a number of caps and some of the fitted ones no longer fit because they are too loose. Also, I've lost a quarter of an inch in height because my feet are no longer as fat as they once were!12
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