What nobody tells you about losing weight
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RelCanonical wrote: »chr1sjohnson wrote: »Thing that makes me smile today - it's jean week at work right now and I haven't looked good in a pair of jeans in 18 years. I seriously can't stop checking out my butt in the mirror in the bathroom. It's crazy but it makes me happy! I even wore sexy underwear underneath it all today!
Underwear makes a difference too! I want to get some nice underwear. I'm 31 and I've never owned a pair of "cute" underwear. I've always just bought the stuff that comes in packs. I want cute underwear now!
Matching sets rock.
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That my facial hair will reduce significantly. It has not disappeared (I am not at goal) butI need to pluck it out far less frequently. It is not as black as well.17
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I was shopping with a friend at a thrift store and found a top I loved but it was a medium. I showed it to my friend she said it looks like it would fit. I've been an xxl or xl for a long time and have just recently fit into a few larges, so I thought no way. She talked me into trying it on - it fit. I bought it and refer to it as the mislabeled medium. I still have XL's that don't fit. Size differences are SUPER annoying.
When I was still 250 pounds and obese there were some pullover shirts in an XL that fit me. Now I'm 184 pounds and wear a medium or large pullover. So what's the issue, right? I bought a new pair of nice bib shorts for cycling. Guess what? They are XL - and still very snug. I'm still a big guy in the cycling world.10 -
I'm actually afraid to get rid of some of my old clothes. I keep thinking I want to keep them around because it's my indicator that I've lost the weight. At the same time, they look horrible on me and that's probably making me look bigger. It's a bit of an internal struggle, lol.15
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RelCanonical wrote: »I'm actually afraid to get rid of some of my old clothes. I keep thinking I want to keep them around because it's my indicator that I've lost the weight. At the same time, they look horrible on me and that's probably making me look bigger. It's a bit of an internal struggle, lol.
Keep one item/outfit. That'll be enough to remind you without giving you a safety net to grow back into!13 -
RelCanonical wrote: »I'm actually afraid to get rid of some of my old clothes. I keep thinking I want to keep them around because it's my indicator that I've lost the weight. At the same time, they look horrible on me and that's probably making me look bigger. It's a bit of an internal struggle, lol.
Keep one item/outfit. That'll be enough to remind you without giving you a safety net to grow back into!
That's probably the best thing to do. I think the most important thing is that I need to go shopping lol. I have two dresses that fit, so not enough for a work week. I think if I actually had enough clothes that fit, I would be more willing to let go of the bigger clothes. To TJ maxx and Goodwill I go!13 -
How frustrating it is when all your clothes are too big but when you decide to go shopping for new stuff in a smaller size, it still doesn't seem to fit right.😖 Currently inbetween sizes.25
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How frustrating it is when all your clothes are too big but when you decide to go shopping for new stuff in a smaller size, it still doesn't seem to fit right.😖 Currently inbetween sizes.
This is when I went to Good Will. The sizes are crazy there anyways. So I just started grabbing stuff that looks like it fits. Plus, you're not out a lot of money when you reach the official next size.
The small clothes that you save "for when you lose weight" might not always fit still. I am now finding out what clothes were waiting for their moment to be worn, and which ones were just ill fitting from the get go and need to be gotten rid of.14 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »
The small clothes that you save "for when you lose weight" might not always fit still. I am now finding out what clothes were waiting for their moment to be worn, and which ones were just ill fitting from the get go and need to be gotten rid of.
This right here ^^^
I had a tshirt I bought on sale couple of years ago that was too tight, but kept it for when I'd lose weight. I brought out spring/summer clothes yesterday and tried stuff on. That shirt I'd been keeping for 3 years fits now but I hate the way it looks, just doesn't hang right. I can finally put it in the goodwill pile without reservation. There were also things I bought at the end of the season last year that were super tight but figured they'd fit this spring. Now they're too big!!! I ain't mad though, they were either thrift store buys or super cheap.1 -
RelCanonical wrote: »I'm actually afraid to get rid of some of my old clothes. I keep thinking I want to keep them around because it's my indicator that I've lost the weight. At the same time, they look horrible on me and that's probably making me look bigger. It's a bit of an internal struggle, lol.
I do a lot of hiking/backpacking and my hiking pants are expensive (usually $65 or more per pair). When I lost 27 pounds a few years ago I kept most of my now-too-big hiking pants and am glad I did. When I gained about 10 pounds back, I needed those pants! Glad I didn’t have to go buy new ones while I focused on losing the weight again. My hiking pants range from size 6 to size 12.
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I've spent most of my lunch reading this thread and must say that there are so many of these things that I can completely relate to already and so many others that I am most definitely looking forward to!
We've been late to a few events in the last few months because I refused to skip my workouts so my boyfriend has been telling our friends that they need to meet the new man in my life ... "Gym"20 -
springlering62 wrote: »Well, today is 60 pounds gone. Having a hard time coping with “smaller me”. It kind of hit me today when my trainer just about forced my chin up to make me look at myself in the mirror. I can’t bear to see myself. I still feel fat, make the same old apologetic fat jokes, etc.
I was very surprised in that instant. It was like seeing a stranger. I was the first time I had thought of myself as (dare I say it?) thin.
I keep thinking, naw, “thin” was the 120 I weighed when I got married, and 161 just doesn’t “sound” thin, and these smalls I’m wearing are just the result of vanity sizing.
As I sit here typing this, I still feel like same old same old “me”, as if nothing’s changed, right? It’s just all so confusing. When I first got on MFP, I read the posts and secretly thought Body Dismorphia was BS. It’s a thing, y’all. This whole weight thing, the beating myself up for being up or down, the refusing to look at myself in the mirror, to see or acknowledge the changes in my body, wanting to crawl under a rock when someone says something nice, it all makes my brain feel so disassociated with my body.
I know exactly what you mean! I keep hopping on the scales just to make sure the number there is correct. Bought a Fitbit because I want to keep seeing that my resting heart rate is lower than it once was. Crazy.0 -
“All of my problems will go away once if I lost weight” Nope. Nope. Nope.32
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Now that I can do things that I had to stop doing years ago I have to be more careful not to overdo it now since my body is 68. Being able to tell the health care professionals now I am Rx Med free sometimes blow their minds. That is a cool thing in my mind.33
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No one tells you that when you've regained and are starting over, it's a painfully slow process.39
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That two nights of eating salty peanuts and pretzels at game nights would shoot you back into “overweight” BMI faster than you can yell Bunco!!!!22
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That being able to tie a hoodie around your waist still surprises me after a year and a half! hehe no longer do I worry about, 'what if I gets too warm and I have to carry my hoodie, ugh effort'. Just tie it round my waist and carry on!23
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The fat seems to re-distribute. At least it did for me. When I lost my 20lbs of weight, my butt was much smaller, stomach still poochy, and boobs totally deflated. Several months later of maintenance, my boobs have filled back in a bit, and my stomach seems less poochy. So there's hope that all the wierd places you're* losing will balance out.
*You as a general audience. Not any one person in particular.37 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »The fat seems to re-distribute. At least it did for me. When I lost my 20lbs of weight, my butt was much smaller, stomach still poochy, and boobs totally deflated. Several months later of maintenance, my boobs have filled back in a bit, and my stomach seems less poochy. So there's hope that all the wierd places you're* losing will balance out.
*You as a general audience. Not any one person in particular.
I had the same thing happen when I lost my big weight (75 pounds). I thought I looked good when I hit goal but a few months later I noticed I had a "gut" again - albeit a much smaller "gut" than the party ball I had before.9 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »The fat seems to re-distribute. At least it did for me. When I lost my 20lbs of weight, my butt was much smaller, stomach still poochy, and boobs totally deflated. Several months later of maintenance, my boobs have filled back in a bit, and my stomach seems less poochy. So there's hope that all the wierd places you're* losing will balance out.
*You as a general audience. Not any one person in particular.
I had the same thing happen when I lost my big weight (75 pounds). I thought I looked good when I hit goal but a few months later I noticed I had a "gut" again - albeit a much smaller "gut" than the party ball I had before.
I catch myself with this. It see the pooch and think "aw man, still poochy! dangit!" then I remember, it's not sitting on my thighs when I use the rest room anymore, lol. The pooch waxes and wanes it seems for me. If I'm slacking on working it, it starts coming back. Probably due to muscle tone then fat, but I'm not sure.10
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