What nobody tells you about losing weight
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Bones....bones everywhere. Some are cool and some will freak you out during weight loss LOL.
Beware of night time hunger. I never had temptations to overeat during the day - but at night ... all the time. I ended up eating less earlier in the day so I could fill myself up more in the evening to better avoid night time temptation.
I knew this, but I think it's important for others to hear. You won't see results overnight. And I mean visually. Pictures help. But honestly, I lost 100 pounds and without comparing pictures, I could see loss in my face but almost nowhere else. I was down various sizes, but just looking in the mirror I couldn't see it. Then in the last 20 pounds I've seen a massive change. And it's not just me. Family have noted this as well.
You will get tired. Everyone says you have more energy. That's 100% true (when I was morbidly obese I had no energy. Now I do, but fatigue is still a thing). But you'll still have times where you are just wiped out. Particularly after a lengthy time of staying in a caloric deficit and working out. I probably didn't experience fatigue thr first 6 or so months. But the last 4 months I get tired for about a week a month. I still diet and exercise thru it, but definitely limit my work to compensate.
Your body can't make up its mind on temperature. When you lose alot of weight your cold all the time. But even before then, my body couldn't make up its mind. I'd sweat like crazy one day. Then not at all the next day. I'd be roasting. Then freezing. My body had no idea what it wanted lol.20 -
Spadesheart wrote: »I went for a swim the other day after years. Used to swim all the time when I was a kid as we had a big pool at home. I just...sink now. Like I just crossed my legs and literally just sank to the bottom of the pool.
I noticed this. I've always done a lot of swimming. It is so much more work now.5 -
How you have to repeatedly convince others (especially those you didn't know at your heaviest) just because you're "small-ish" now doesn't mean you don't understand the struggles of losing weight.
This bothers me so much. I've lost 65 lbs and kept it off but some roll their eyes or say "oh you're so lucky to be that small!"
No, I have no luck except for maybe in my big toe! I'm deligent, dedicated, and work my butt off32 -
That the body doesn’t change evenly.
I’d been noticing my mom pouch lately as it seemed more prominent, which made no sense because I’m eating clean, hydrating, resting and consistent in working out. Then I realized that my back doesn’t crease horizontally any longer. I’m still quite overweight, but strength training has been building back muscles.
Without back flab pulling skin taut, the front looks larger.
I’m glad for every personal gain I make, but have to remind myself right now that this is, in fact, a gain.24 -
I have lost 65 lbs, and have 70 to go, and this is a long time just getting here. But lately I finally have made some changes that stalled me for about a year. Here it is: cheese. I know for everyone else, I guess it is chips, cake, etc. But I just was unwilling. Now that I am literally zooming, lost a lot of weight for me in the past couple of months since I made this change I now have looser skin. I also just found out I have melanoma, and had a large back piece of skin and fat taken out on my back next to my spine. Now, I don't mind the loose skin (actually a little more comfortable). Evidently pulling out stitches is a common thing. And I have stitches in the under pieces. Hard part, I just don't seem to understand no bike riding right now. What? Is that a thing? But what about just a few minutes? Also no hugs, but that didn't seem as odd. Just for two weeks girl. Just two weeks. I can do this!37
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Don't EXPECT to lose weight... it happens when you least expect it!17
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Body dysmorphia is a thing. The scale tells me I have lost weight and if I take side-by-side pics it is so obvious, as well as my clothing size being much smaller. But yet I still feel like I am as big as ever and I am in mortal fear of gaining the weight back.31
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That at some point you may well stop being excited by needing new clothes because the ones you have are falling off. It gets old - and expensive, even with thrift stores.15
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »That you'll get picky about your food.
There was a call for money for a pizza run, and when I heard where, I thought, "I'm not going to. That's junk pizza. If I eat pizza, I want it to be GOOD pizza, and worth the calories."
There was a time when I would have eaten it because it was pizza, and it was there.
So agree with this. If I'm going to have a calorie rich food, it's going to my most favorite. Otherwise I just feel cheated. Lol10 -
aerochic42 wrote: »How much you might need to re-evaluate why you are trying to lose (what is the motivation) or at least the mini goals might change.
I understand. I initially lost weight to bring my liver values within normal ranges. Then my A1c was dropping so well I decided to stick with it. Now my A1c is good and I'm having to find my next goal. I'm about 5 lbs from being in normal range but that hasn't seemed to be quite important enough to me. So I'm switching to fitness goals. There's a 7 mile trail I want to do. I also want to learn to paddle board.16 -
less butt= longer pants23
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aerochic42 wrote: »less butt= longer pants
That having less butt changes your seating in all sorts of ways. Including that smallest room.
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I've switched to buying my clothes at Ross or Target since my sizes changed this last year. I don't buy as much since I know it's only for now. I wash my clothes more often so I don't have to buy new clothes. I'll get a mani/pedi or a massage once in awhile instead of spending the money on clothes since everything is changing. That includes glasses! Since losing 35 lbs (so far) my glasses just don't look the same on my face; in fact they dig into my cheeks!13
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I have to remind myself to be patient and understanding with people when they notice I've lost weight and ask how I did it. Real food, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, little starch, weigh and measure and log my food in MFP every day. Almost all say "Oh, I couldn't . . . " whatever it is. Give up this, that, don't like weighing and measuring, don't like vegetables, couldn't live without x . . .yep. I have to remember my own history of thoughts and emotions around food choices and behavior.21
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I didn't know how to eat in a healthy way! I had to join a few food addictions groups and try their food plans until I learned how to eat, and what real food is. Food Addicts Anonymous has a plan which really helped me learn what to eat and what to avoid to stop the cravings. It was a good solid start for me. Logging my food was a shock at first! So were portion sizes!12
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I do so many hot classes and sweat so badly that the protective coatings on my very expensive astigmatic trifocal glasses bubbled and started peeling off.
I look like a latter day version of nerds who tape their glasses together.
I just can’t bear to go spend another grand on freaking glasses.
I upgraded to schleral contacts but they are uncomfortable and I can literally only focus about 18 inches from my face. I can’t even identify people unless they start talking, which is getting embarrassing. “I saw you at so and so and you ignored me. Everything ok?” How awkward to explain, “I can’t see who you are.” Yeah, I bet they believe that.
Weight loss is playing havoc with all my eye apparatus.16 -
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Anyone else's shoe size go down? I've been the same size (UK 9) since I was 14 and didn't start putting on weight until I was in my late 20s, but now that I've finally lost the weight my feet are only a size 8! That was completely unexpected...I didn't realise this could be a thing!19
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Anyone else's shoe size go down? I've been the same size (UK 9) since I was 14 and didn't start putting on weight until I was in my late 20s, but now that I've finally lost the weight my feet are only a size 8! That was completely unexpected...I didn't realise this could be a thing!
Yes, yes it did. I lost about half a size. Pretty sure it actually came from less weight on them meaning they spread out less far. At least I think it's more that than fat loss. My fee were never observably more padded than they are now.6 -
I do so many hot classes and sweat so badly that the protective coatings on my very expensive astigmatic trifocal glasses bubbled and started peeling off.
I look like a latter day version of nerds who tape their glasses together.
I just can’t bear to go spend another grand on freaking glasses.
I was surprised to learn that the anti-scratch coating on my glasses had a warranty as the optometrist's technician only told me after I complained about it not lasting very long (i.e., didn't mention it upfront as part of the original sales pitch). Couldn't hurt to check for yours. Even if yours are now out of warranty, useful information going forward from here if it does.
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