What nobody tells you about losing weight
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glennagael wrote: »Not as much losing weight as just healthy habits, but every so often after a work out I'll have a weird, brief onset of anxiety, especially after evening workouts.
I'm sure it's some sort of cortisol/adrenaline thing, but it's one of the more unpleasant parts of my fitness routine. How I can go from singing to myself on the elliptical to a little panic attack in the bathroom is not my favorite thing.
Does sound like a bad reaction to the comedown from the high of exercising. How is your cool down at the end of a workout? It might help to take more time to trickle down the exercise with a short walk or yoga or something more substantial.11 -
glennagael wrote: »Not as much losing weight as just healthy habits, but every so often after a work out I'll have a weird, brief onset of anxiety, especially after evening workouts.
I'm sure it's some sort of cortisol/adrenaline thing, but it's one of the more unpleasant parts of my fitness routine. How I can go from singing to myself on the elliptical to a little panic attack in the bathroom is not my favorite thing.
I might have an insight which could help. Some people get panic attacks which are triggered by high heart rate - your brain is constantly getting feedback from your body and some people are more sensitive to it than others. Basically your body concludes that if your heart is beating that fast you must be running from a bear or something, so it triggers the whole cascade of adrenaline and so on to help out.
The helpful bit is that if you can control the heart rate it prevents the panic attack. Some people with this problem take beta blockers before public speaking, for example. You don’t want to take beta blockers before exercising, but learning some breathing exercises or other methods to drop your heart rate, or just keeping an eye on it so you are aware of what’s coming, might be helpful. Also, knowing what’s going on might make you feel better!20 -
@glennagael what a bummer to have anxiety after the high of working out. I hope you figure it out.
Things I didn't know:
a - that I would feel like the same person I was 25 pounds ago and forget that I look different until seeing myself in pictures.
b - that my neck would have so much extra skin!
c - that working out could be so addicting.
d - that sweets are no longer appealing.
e - that it's easier to say "no" to foods other people try to guilt you into eating.16 -
RelCanonical wrote: »NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »That daily choices/decisions are not options--they are the very direction(s) to what/how you will live and THINK. You have the authority/right and privilege to decide what you're going to eat, drink and live--it's a DAILY choice. There is no such thing as "can't" ONLY won't! If we keep doing what we're doing...we're going to keep getting what we're getting. No matter what society or even what you tell yourself...even if you are in the worse/scary place in your heart/mind and life, even if you believe that you'll always be (fill in the blank)--you DO have the awesome ability to choose the way you think, live and CHANGE. It may take time, and a lot of it--it may take a super long time, just know that everything isn't always going to be/go the way we want, when we want--but even in the toughest time and horrible failures, we can always get back up, dust ourselves off and start all over again. Everyday is a new day--a new opportunity to CHOOSE how we will think, live and do/be.
It'd be cool if you wanted to, to start a daily weight loss affirmations thread in success stories. I think people would like it.
{{{{{{ Hugs & Smiles }}}}}} how COOL you are for thinking of me...you ROCK, period AND...
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That my weight loss has a beginning, but it doesn't have an end. I'll never be done. The same habits I am doing today to support my weight loss are ones that I will need to do for the rest of my life. The only difference between weight loss and maintenance are the number of calories you have to play with.
That was a lesson I didn't learn in my last go-arounds. I thought I could just go back to "living my life". This is my life. And that is okay.46 -
That my weight loss has a beginning, but it doesn't have an end. I'll never be done. The same habits I am doing today to support my weight loss are ones that I will need to do for the rest of my life. The only difference between weight loss and maintenance are the number of calories you have to play with.
That was a lesson I didn't learn in my last go-arounds. I thought I could just go back to "living my life". This is my life. And that is okay.
Amen to all of this!5 -
I am so squishy at the moment. Was looking good last week, but this week my remaining fat (have about 10lb to loose) is all squishy that I feel as if I have not lost anything at all. Got quite depressed last night about it. But I know it is just a stage and it will look different next week.
This is me right now! My belly fat and inner thigh fat is loose and looks like cottage cheese and like you.....I feel like I haven't lost anything at all. I know it's all a mind game but I still feel like the fat girl from 6 months ago.
No one tells you about the mental hurdles you face when losing weight.
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That when you get to your goal weight, you may very well find yourself right in between sizes so your underwear is either baggy or too tight depending which size you choose. Sorry. TMI.21
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That when you get to your goal weight, you may very well find yourself right in between sizes so your underwear is either baggy or too tight depending which size you choose. Sorry. TMI.
Hey, I'm at the beginning following this to know what to expect. That's something to know, even if a little intimate.
I'm seriously hoping that I lose cup size along with band size, because otherwise I'll wind up in something ridiculous and have to get top surgery as well as belly surgery in the end.8 -
theleadmare wrote: »That when you get to your goal weight, you may very well find yourself right in between sizes so your underwear is either baggy or too tight depending which size you choose. Sorry. TMI.
Hey, I'm at the beginning following this to know what to expect. That's something to know, even if a little intimate.
I'm seriously hoping that I lose cup size along with band size, because otherwise I'll wind up in something ridiculous and have to get top surgery as well as belly surgery in the end.
You also might also want to consider a different brand or cut of underwear. If you're really heavy you might be used to having only very limited choices that fit anywhere near comfortable. But when down to a smaller size, there is often multiple options and some maybe you never had a chance in trying. And if your underwear is old and stretched out new underwear will fit differently.9 -
You lose it in the places you don't really want to like my butt and hips. Went from 57.5" to 47.5"! So saggy butt with my pants. Only 3" in gut. Waist lost 2". Would have loved for the 10" to be my gut and boobs.6
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designerdiscounts wrote: »@glennagael what a bummer to have anxiety after the high of working out. I hope you figure it out.
Things I didn't know:
a - that I would feel like the same person I was 25 pounds ago and forget that I look different until seeing myself in pictures.
b - that my neck would have so much extra skin!
c - that working out could be so addicting.
d - that sweets are no longer appealing.
e - that it's easier to say "no" to foods other people try to guilt you into eating.
d and e are so true. I have not been in the candy cups at work and passed on the treats for whatever.4 -
HufflepuffGrl9 wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »Occasionally I have dreams where I crazy overeat. Last night it was mozzarella sticks and a whole lot of Burger King chicken sandwiches. My in-dream self used to enjoy it but now it’s like an anxious “omg, what am I doing, just stop” kind of dream. Ugh.
Oh my gosh I have those same dreams!! 😂😂😂 I wake up & I’m like thank goodness it was a dream!!! When I quit smoking cigarettes in 2012, for the first several years afterwards, I’d have nightmares that I was smoking. Funny how the brain works!
I quit over two years ago and I still get those dreams!4 -
NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »How absolutely, positively WONDERFUL water is to drink. I love drinking water so much now. When I was obese, for some reason I HATED drinking water, with a passion. I just didn't like it or want it. Once I started getting down to size I started drinking lot more water. Then I started substituting caloried drinks for water (ice water especially--but even room temp). Now, I CRAVE water and again, especially ice water and it tastes so GOOD to me now--I LOVE drinking water so much. I'm NOT saying that helped me get down to size necessarily, but maybe it did--not sure--but drinking water to me now is just as good if not BETTER than caloried drinks.
I have always drank water but always made the excuse that I had to have something sweet to do it. Not anymore. It goes down just fine. I love it even more. Then I started chewing ice and that helps me with the eating of sweets. I do think it helped you get down to size too. I got a diet soda yesterday and end up poring it out after a few sips. Went and got my ice water and was in heaven. LOL!3 -
kenyonhaff wrote: »theleadmare wrote: »That when you get to your goal weight, you may very well find yourself right in between sizes so your underwear is either baggy or too tight depending which size you choose. Sorry. TMI.
Hey, I'm at the beginning following this to know what to expect. That's something to know, even if a little intimate.
I'm seriously hoping that I lose cup size along with band size, because otherwise I'll wind up in something ridiculous and have to get top surgery as well as belly surgery in the end.
You also might also want to consider a different brand or cut of underwear. If you're really heavy you might be used to having only very limited choices that fit anywhere near comfortable. But when down to a smaller size, there is often multiple options and some maybe you never had a chance in trying. And if your underwear is old and stretched out new underwear will fit differently.
I agree, I like the band at the top of underwear to go straight across, I hate it when it dips at the belly button. I was trying to yoink up underwear that wasn't designed to go straight across and thought it was too small. Now I get the appropriate cut and ended up needing to size down.7 -
That as you lose, you'll both love and hate that your clothes are getting too big for you. The loss of my favorite jeans is approaching, and I'm in mourning a little bit.20
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bobsburgersfan wrote: »That as you lose, you'll both love and hate that your clothes are getting too big for you. The loss of my favorite jeans is approaching, and I'm in mourning a little bit.
I still have a dress that is sitting in a box that was my absolute favorite dress, but it's long been too big. I still think about it sometimes. It might be worth seeing if I can get it tailored, but I've read they can only go down so many dress sizes. It was a size 14, and I'm a 6-8 now.9 -
RelCanonical wrote: »bobsburgersfan wrote: »That as you lose, you'll both love and hate that your clothes are getting too big for you. The loss of my favorite jeans is approaching, and I'm in mourning a little bit.
I still have a dress that is sitting in a box that was my absolute favorite dress, but it's long been too big. I still think about it sometimes. It might be worth seeing if I can get it tailored, but I've read they can only go down so many dress sizes. It was a size 14, and I'm a 6-8 now.
I also have a dress that I loved and am keeping. Since it was a longer dress at size 24W, I'm hoping I'll be able to get a new dress, or barring that, a dressy clothing article, out of it. I've decided it will be either my 2- or 3-year "happy maintenance-versary" gift to myself, depending on how long it takes to feel like my body has settled.9 -
MelodiousMermaid wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »bobsburgersfan wrote: »That as you lose, you'll both love and hate that your clothes are getting too big for you. The loss of my favorite jeans is approaching, and I'm in mourning a little bit.
I still have a dress that is sitting in a box that was my absolute favorite dress, but it's long been too big. I still think about it sometimes. It might be worth seeing if I can get it tailored, but I've read they can only go down so many dress sizes. It was a size 14, and I'm a 6-8 now.
I also have a dress that I loved and am keeping. Since it was a longer dress at size 24W, I'm hoping I'll be able to get a new dress, or barring that, a dressy clothing article, out of it. I've decided it will be either my 2- or 3-year "happy maintenance-versary" gift to myself, depending on how long it takes to feel like my body has settled.
That's true, I could see if someone could make something else out of my dress. My favorite parts of it are the material and the pattern, both of which would not be sacrificed with a bigger alteration.10 -
RelCanonical wrote: »MelodiousMermaid wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »bobsburgersfan wrote: »That as you lose, you'll both love and hate that your clothes are getting too big for you. The loss of my favorite jeans is approaching, and I'm in mourning a little bit.
I still have a dress that is sitting in a box that was my absolute favorite dress, but it's long been too big. I still think about it sometimes. It might be worth seeing if I can get it tailored, but I've read they can only go down so many dress sizes. It was a size 14, and I'm a 6-8 now.
I also have a dress that I loved and am keeping. Since it was a longer dress at size 24W, I'm hoping I'll be able to get a new dress, or barring that, a dressy clothing article, out of it. I've decided it will be either my 2- or 3-year "happy maintenance-versary" gift to myself, depending on how long it takes to feel like my body has settled.
That's true, I could see if someone could make something else out of my dress. My favorite parts of it are the material and the pattern, both of which would not be sacrificed with a bigger alteration.5
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