What’s surprised you about your weight loss journey so far

I've learned that I am being a fantastic role model for my kids. When I'm done with a tough workout and I look over and my 3 kids are on the floor doing childs pose with me I just see that I am making an impact on their lives as well.

Realizing that Fat isnt the enemy, carbs arent free for all and that I can eat A LOT OF FOOD and still not gain any fat.

The thing that surprises me the most is that I started exercising a year ago- heavily and regularly- without modifying my diet. I didn't lose one single pound...not one...until I started limiting my calorie intake only 2 months ago. I find it odd that getting rid of an extra 1600-1800 (from exercise) calories a week didn't make ANY difference, but now that I'm limiting my calorie intake and tracking my food on here, I realized the insane amount of junk I was eating at work (I don't keep snacks in my home, and I eat mostly healthy meals). I finally found the culprit, so now I'm able to manage my journey much better.

1. I have less energy than I did before
2. I don't feel any different (my mother keeps asking if I feel great now)
3. It's made my marriage strained because my husband is very obese and has no desire to lose the weight
4. I don't see the "new" me, I still see flab even though "everyone" tells me I look great
5. "Everyone" compliments the "new" me except the person who matters most to me, my husband
6. I'm cold all the time
BUT
1. I can fit into a size 6 which I haven't been able to do since probably middle school
2. I'm smaller than my mother, something I never thought would happen
3. I've stopped strictly counting calories because I can figure out a good approximation for what's in the food I eat
4. I didn't have to give up anything I loved to lose the weight, I still eat chocolate and ice cream and junk food, just in smaller portions (I did give up regular pop...tear)
5.For the first two months of my journey, I didn't really exercise much and I still lost weight, just eating fewer calories
6. My previously pregnant with twins tummy is no longer a protruding part on my body (although it still looks a bit like an alien)

That about sums it up...oh yea and I hate the fact that my boobs and butt have shrunk, they were my favorite body parts :-(

How much my body has changed. I've always had body image issues and I guess I never truly acknowledged how much my weight had gotten out of control. I look at pictures now and see how badly warped the mental image of myself was as opposed to my actual image. Now I look and can see the changes and I'm really amazed by how far I've come

The biggest surprise for me is how addicting exercise has become. And the fact that you can lose inches, body fat, clothes sizes, and visibly see a loss but not lose hardly any weight at all. I have only lost five pounds in three months, but I have been taking cardio, lifting, and combat classes at the gym every morning and burn four to six hundred calories per workout, but the scale won't move.

But my clothes are falling off, I have lost four inches off my waist, and three off hips, (gained two in thighs, not sure why, they are really muscular now, maybe that's why) lost two percent body fat, and can see a big difference.

So the biggest surprise is that even with no loss on scale, I am still losing. Don't know how exactly, or why the scale doesn't move, but I look and feel much better!

That nothing's changed.