Some negative aspects of weight loss....

sirant

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Ok, Ok, before you all jump on me and can me a negative nelly, nothing comes without a price. So I thought I would start a thread to see some of the negative things we experience when losing weight. Maybe in doing so we can share some ideas to help each other and share some wisdom.

I will start:

1. As I mentioned in other threads, some of my friends are avoiding me now since I have become more active and fit.

2. Workout and exercise pain aside, now my ribs are more exposed without that comfy layer of fat, and sleeping on my belly, I am having a hard time because I am getting pressure sores on my skin from where the bone is not so nicely padded anymore. I know it will eventually go away, but it is REALLY painful and affecting my sleeping.

3. I look like a clown at work. Well, ok, maybe not quite a clown, but I am at the point where my clothes are all obviously too big and bunched up and baggy, but I dont feel I am at the point of buying new ones yet since I am only half way. But I absolutely hate the way the cloth around my crotch and lower belly puffs out, making it look like I havent lost a pound!

In the long run, these are merely temporary annoyances that I know will work themselves out soon enough. But in the meantime it isnt fun. I dont feel deprived food wise or injured from exercise, just minor grumbles. But truly this is a no pain no gain type of struggle we are waging isnt it?

Anyone have some complaints or gripes they are suffering as a result of becoming leaner, meaner healthier machines?

sirant
 
Trying to explain to people why I haven't lost enough yet when they tell me they think I'm skinny enough. They think I'm going to turn into a skeleton. How do I get it through their heads without actually lifting up my shirt and showing them how big my stomach really is???
 
Sirant, get yourself a few new clothes, just a few for now, you deserve it. :)

The only downfall I can think of is feeling more "amorous" and being in a relationship with someone who'd rather sleep or watch TV. :mad:
 
OMG!!! Me Too!!!

Trying to explain to people why I haven't lost enough yet when they tell me they think I'm skinny enough. They think I'm going to turn into a skeleton. How do I get it through their heads without actually lifting up my shirt and showing them how big my stomach really is???

At 297 pounds they thought that was fine for a man in China. Now they think I am crazy for even wanting to lose more... I guess with soooo many tiny little skinny men around the people like a burlier type of guy... works for me, but I am still going to get fitter....

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Oh and ToothlessFerret I am totally with you on that one.....;) The wife never used to look at me like that before, at least not all the time...


sirant
 
3. I look like a clown at work. Well, ok, maybe not quite a clown, but I am at the point where my clothes are all obviously too big and bunched up and baggy, but I dont feel I am at the point of buying new ones yet since I am only half way. But I absolutely hate the way the cloth around my crotch and lower belly puffs out, making it look like I havent lost a pound!

Surely there's a tailor in your area - have your clothes tailored to fit you until you're ready to buy new clothes.. though having a new item or two in a smaller size that actually fit, is a good motivator.
 
The only negative aspect has been that shortly before I started a healthier lifestyle, I went through my closet and donated EVERYTHING that didn't fit to Goodwill. Now I wish I had kept some of the clothes because I gave away some really nice things that would fit me now! When I think about this, I also think about the benefits that someone could have received from me donating all these clothes, and I really don't feel frustrated about it anymore. :)
 
Trying to explain to people why I haven't lost enough yet when they tell me they think I'm skinny enough. They think I'm going to turn into a skeleton. How do I get it through their heads without actually lifting up my shirt and showing them how big my stomach really is???

I have run into this recently too. Not sure what the solution is, I guess not to care what they think.
 
Yeah, all the way from Iraq I could hear my hubby yelling about the money I've spent on clothes...I told him "honeyyy I dont have anything that fits me!!" and since I havent shown him many pictures and havent told him exactly how much I've lost he says "you ALWAYS say you dont have anything to wear and I know you do!!"

but really...I dont!! So the negative part would be the fussing from the hubby and not having anything to wear to work!!
 
Feeling vain and stupid the other night when my overweight friend came to dinner, and we were passing around a dessert, and I didn't take any, but my overweight friend did. So my daughter goes, "Mom, what, you afraid the pie is going to affect your diiiiiet?"

I don't look like I need to be on a diet. So I corrected her and said, "I'm not on a diet, I'm just trying to eat healthier."
 
Going from a 36C to a 34(almost)B:( The "girls" were'nt causing any problems...I didn't mean to chase them away
 
I'm just afraid of change in general. I'm a very hesistant person...terrified of change (but change is a must) so there's always that little voice in the back of my head saying that you will regret it when you reach that weight loss goal. kinda know what i mean? i know...its stupid...you get so used to yourself being big...that....you have no idea what would happen when you get thinner.

(speaking from a person who has been overweight all his life)
 
Yeah, all the way from Iraq I could hear my hubby yelling about the money I've spent on clothes...I told him "honeyyy I dont have anything that fits me!!" and since I havent shown him many pictures and havent told him exactly how much I've lost he says "you ALWAYS say you dont have anything to wear and I know you do!!"

but really...I dont!! So the negative part would be the fussing from the hubby and not having anything to wear to work!!

when he comes home -you should meet him at the airport - naked :) just to show him that seee honey - i really do have nothing to wear :) OK maybe a trench coat over it :)
 
when he comes home -you should meet him at the airport - naked :) just to show him that seee honey - i really do have nothing to wear :) OK maybe a trench coat over it :)


LoL..Great Idea Mal, I'll take that into consideration :)
My sister-n-law actually did that for her boyfriend when he was coming back from a 2 week business trip in China...he was exhausted by the time he got off the plane and fell asleep in the car on the ride home...she was soooo upset, lol. She said it was so obvious too...she had on a trench coat and high heels....I know me and my luck and the second I stepped out of my car and headed toward the airport a great big wind would blow and HELLO...or I would trip and...once again...hello. LoL.
 
well i cant hold my drinks on my belly anymore.:( .........built in drink holder there!!!
ha ha.........dude i can't think of anything really..........I love being thinner.......and i can't wait to be skinny and wear some tight jeans and look smokin in them!!!
STAr
 
Not having anything that fits is a bic one. Everything I own is either just a bit too big or still too small it is soooo frustrating!
 
whew!

I am glad to see this post.

I hate it that my pants bag at my butt and with a tug they could come off my hips.:eek:

But, I am so far from where I want to be, that I hate shelling out the money for anything new!!!!!!!!!!

On the flip side, though, I love actually being able to "feel" thinner. Plus, I must be somewhat of a masochist - :eek: If I don't feel pain after I exercise, I don't feel right anymore - LOL

Thia
 
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