You know you've lost a lot of weight when... - Page 3

BackcountryBabe · 10-25-2009, 09:54 AM

For me the things i've noticed this time...
1. my watch is loose and i need to take a section out
2. i can pull my jeans down without unbuttoning and unzipping them
3. my winter coat that i wore three years ago can now be zipped up again

soon2bskinny · 10-25-2009, 12:48 PM

LOL i got so upset yesterday because i thought i had found a lump in the top of my chest! i called dh over to come check, he felt and gave me this "are you kidding me?!" look.

it was bone LOL!!! i can feel bones! EEEEK!!!!!

Rosetta · 10-25-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CurlsNCuffs

Don't have to be an acrobat to shave my legs while in the tub.
I don't create the hoover dam while in the tub - water is all around.
When I shop, I now worry if they will have it in my size - SMALL or 4.
I can run up the stairs in my house and not be winded - 3 story house - from basement (laundry) to bedroom on top floor.
I weigh less than my driver's license says I do, first time ever.
I can shop in any store. Even my favorites now.

** Someone I have not seen in awhile saw me on Sunday and she said - oh, my gosh look at the weight you have lost. You are too thin!

LOVE your list!! Enjoy!!!

thisisrightnow · 10-25-2009, 06:44 PM

When your orthodontist sees you and asks if you are losing weight, even though you see him every 4-6 weeks.

joey77joey · 10-26-2009, 05:50 AM

-When more girls start checking you out...
-When parents start saying "you're looking well"...
-When you know that clothes you try on will look good...
-When you care less about your haircut
-When you care less about what you're wearing

the bold one is the one that seems to impact me most. sometimes when i'm heavier i feel like a haircut or highlights will solve everything...................it doesnt

Melrose · 10-26-2009, 02:50 PM

Not much of one, but I had the most difficult time trying to find jeans that fit. Typically, I buy the lovely pullon elastic waisted ones and Saturday, I went to Macy's to buy new jeans (18s too big, 16s OK with a long blouse, shirt) and I had to try on several styles.

Before, there was one style, Walmart.

Congrats to everyone.

reedawn · 10-27-2009, 08:55 AM

My favorite pretty hoody sweatshirt that I got last winter is HUGE on me now. Almost to the point where it is uncomfortable to wear. I wore it alot while visiting my dad at the hospital. It was comforting.
Wish my dad had lived long enough to see me finally get some victory with this mess.

Anyone els " miss" favorite shirts, other clothes? I know get new ones

Not in the budget at the moment, especially when I have so much more to loose.

Maybe I'll make a pillow out of it

SecondTimeAround · 10-27-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by reedawn

My favorite pretty hoody sweatshirt that I got last winter is HUGE on me now. Almost to the point where it is uncomfortable to wear. I wore it alot while visiting my dad at the hospital. It was comforting.
Wish my dad had lived long enough to see me finally get some victory with this mess.

Anyone els " miss" favorite shirts, other clothes? I know get new ones

Not in the budget at the moment, especially when I have so much more to loose.

Maybe I'll make a pillow out of it

Ohmygoodness, I have so many awesome pieces of clothing! That's the most painful part for me.

For forever, I have only bought pieces I absolutely loved. I recently posted a picture of me in my prom dress, which will soon be too big. DH says my Hawaiian dress doesn't look right on me because it's way too loose. I have a whole closet like this. I am going to need a tailor/magician by the end of my weight-loss journey. The pillow idea is great!

Carol21950 · 10-27-2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by RyanS

When you put on some old "fat pants" and have a little trouble pulling them up, and you wonder how that's possible when you've lost weight. Then you realize you didn't unbutton and unzip them before trying them back on.

This is the funniest, ever.

tempted_by_food · 10-27-2009, 09:32 AM

Finally seeing collar bones!!!

Being able to wall up hills without gasping for breathe!

Nomore burns from your inner thighs rubbing together!

jogging on the treadmill and your pants falling around your ankles lol talking from experience just glad I was at home and not a gym

LouieLouie2007 · 10-27-2009, 10:16 AM

When you have to show ID at the pharmacy counter for your allergy meds and the phamacist does a double take and says "This doesn't look like you at all."

sfmama123 · 10-27-2009, 02:41 PM

When you're walking with shopping bags in both hands, trying to hold your kid's hand at the same time, and someone says from behind, "Hey Lady, your pants are falling down!" So embarrassing, and yet part of me inside is saying, right on!

reedawn · 11-09-2009, 07:19 AM

Found a new one last night while out with my gals.
I no longer feel clostriphopic in a regular size bathroom stall! Yay!

Looweewoo · 11-09-2009, 07:44 AM

Heh... I caught myself looking in the mirror and trying to suck my belly in. It didn't work, I still looked like an old fat man. I mean my belly almost came even with my chest, but it didn't really...

This is different because, before... there was no hope of sucking my belly in. Zero. I never even bothered to try.

peanutte · 11-09-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Anyone els " miss" favorite shirts, other clothes?

Yeah, my winter coat is enormous on me now, and I don't really want to buy a new one because I just bought this one a couple of years ago.

Some of my favorite tops are way too big and I don't know if they can be taken in, because they're stretchy knit material.

I had a pair of old-school non-stretch size 6 Gap jeans from the late 90s that I used as my goal jeans. I figured that no matter what my scale weight was, when I could get back into those jeans I would know I was the same size I used to be. Well. I was doing laundry last Friday and grabbed those jeans to wear, as I had my other pairs in the wash. They were not just "comfortable" or "a little loose", they were baggy as hell and falling down. That's great, but I never got to really wear them again. The trade-off is worth that slight disappointment, though.

LouieLouie2007 · 11-09-2009, 11:54 AM

Another one I came across today:

that even with the weekend "bounce" you realize your favorite work pants are getting too big. And are very annoyed by that fact.

junkfoodmonkey · 11-09-2009, 01:34 PM

In the lingiere department at the shops you can start buying "lacy" and "frilly" instead of "reinforced" and "bulletproof."

LouieLouie2007 · 11-09-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by junkfoodmonkey

In the lingiere department at the shops you can start buying "lacy" and "frilly" instead of "reinforced" and "bulletproof."

Or now own over 50 pairs of panties

*not that i would know anything about that...

reedawn · 11-10-2009, 10:22 PM

Another new one , I can wear boots again! I have normal feet for the first time in years. Yahooooo!

ozdancer · 11-10-2009, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkfoodmonkey

In the lingiere department at the shops you can start buying "lacy" and "frilly" instead of "reinforced" and "bulletproof."

Great thread, but I actually LOL at this one ^.

Actually the underwear thing is

annoying as I can no longer buy cheap underwear from the department store. I need to go to a proper lingiere shop to get my size (small back, big cup).

reedawn · 11-13-2009, 12:55 PM

Two more I found this week! I no longer feel clostriphobic in a normal sized bathroom stall and I can Roller Skate again ! No more killer pain in my ankles when I try to skate! Bad news is that 1 fall is all it takes

Chubbster · 11-13-2009, 02:35 PM

When I ran downstairs with my regular jeans on and by the time I got to the last step they were around my ankles! Now I always wear something under them

homestretch · 11-13-2009, 03:26 PM

Ditching the granny panties....fo sho!

SecondTimeAround · 11-13-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by homestretch

Ditching the granny panties....fo sho!

LOL, yes!

And when your old ones become granny panties because of all the extra fabric. I used to think they were cute, but now, not so much.

VGrace · 11-13-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homestretch

Ditching the granny panties....fo sho!

yes!

When I went to change and pulled down my jeans without unbuttoning them,I guess my family was serious when they said they were to baggy on me now.

vli1127 · 11-13-2009, 07:48 PM

This is great. I love all of the responses.

When I don't recognize myself in pictures.

A person down the hall where I work says "You are going to blow away one of these days" (yea right, see my siggy. Difficult for me to believe when I once weighed over 360)

SecondTimeAround · 11-13-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vli1127

When I don't recognize myself in pictures.

I remember when I lost weight before I also bleached my hair. Well, I volunteered for Vacation Bible School and they had made a video of the week's activities to show the parents that Sunday. There was one shot that panned over our row of first-graders and I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out who that blond girl was that was sitting with them. LOL, it was me!

SecondTimeAround · 11-18-2009, 06:36 PM

New One!

This morning I discovered that I was sleeping in the same position I did as a child. That is, on my stomach with my right arm folded under and sticking out from the left side of my body, and my left arm and leg stretched out away from that same side. At 200 pounds there was no way I could have slept on my stomach (who can sleep on top of a beach ball?) or laid on my own arm without instant circulation issues.

I was so comfy!

Oriane · 11-19-2009, 10:06 AM

I have a new happy one!

I LOVE to get my feet pedicured. It's *usually* my twice-monthly treat when I get paid. My schedule got hectic over the last few months, so I couldn't go. Things finally calmed down this weekend and I got to take a Saturday off. So on Saturday, I was there looking for my favorite nail gal after 2.5 months of no feetsy pampering.

When I used to go to this shop at 315 pounds, when I sat in the spa pedicure chair the side tray/armrest thing used to always pop open because I was too broad for the seat. My nail lady (the sweetest person in the world, very kind) would quietly put a chair up against it to keep it in place (trying not to embarrass me).

When my nail lady saw me Saturday she said with surprise "Wow! You lose lots weight!" (She is from Vietnam and her English is not perfect, but I always understand her!)

Later when I was almost done, she smiled and said "Look!You so much littler now, tray don't pop open no more! Stay closed on its own!"

I hadn't noticed, but when she pointed it out, it MADE MY DAY!!!

SecondTimeAround · 11-19-2009, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oriane

I have a new happy one!

I LOVE to get my feet pedicured. It's *usually* my twice-monthly treat when I get paid. My schedule got hectic over the last few months, so I couldn't go. Things finally calmed down this weekend and I got to take a Saturday off. So on Saturday, I was there looking for my favorite nail gal after 2.5 months of no feetsy pampering.

When I used to go to this shop at 315 pounds, when I sat in the spa pedicure chair the side tray/armrest thing used to always pop open because I was too broad for the seat. My nail lady (the sweetest person in the world, very kind) would quietly put a chair up against it to keep it in place (trying not to embarrass me).

When my nail lady saw me Saturday she said with surprise "Wow! You lose lots weight!" (She is from Vietnam and her English is not perfect, but I always understand her!)

Later when I was almost done, she smiled and said "Look!You so much littler now, tray don't pop open no more! Stay closed on its own!"

I hadn't noticed, but when she pointed it out, it MADE MY DAY!!!

Rock on!

11-19-2009, 10:06 AM	#89
Oriane Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 140 Gallery: Oriane Stats: 315/275/165 Dress size 28/currently 22/goal 14 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 23, 2009	I have a new happy one! I LOVE to get my feet pedicured. It's usually my twice-monthly treat when I get paid. My schedule got hectic over the last few months, so I couldn't go. Things finally calmed down this weekend and I got to take a Saturday off. So on Saturday, I was there looking for my favorite nail gal after 2.5 months of no feetsy pampering. When I used to go to this shop at 315 pounds, when I sat in the spa pedicure chair the side tray/armrest thing used to always pop open because I was too broad for the seat. My nail lady (the sweetest person in the world, very kind) would quietly put a chair up against it to keep it in place (trying not to embarrass me). When my nail lady saw me Saturday she said with surprise "Wow! You lose lots weight!" (She is from Vietnam and her English is not perfect, but I always understand her!) Later when I was almost done, she smiled and said "Look!You so much littler now, tray don't pop open no more! Stay closed on its own!" I hadn't noticed, but when she pointed it out, it MADE MY DAY!!! __________________ Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes. Visit my blog for recipes, rants n' more: The Low Carb Treehouse

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10-25-2009, 09:54 AM	#61
BackcountryBabe Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Idaho Posts: 105 Gallery: BackcountryBabe Stats: 235/225/160 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 7/13/09	For me the things i've noticed this time... 1. my watch is loose and i need to take a section out 2. i can pull my jeans down without unbuttoning and unzipping them 3. my winter coat that i wore three years ago can now be zipped up again

10-25-2009, 12:48 PM	#62
soon2bskinny Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 438 Gallery: soon2bskinny Stats: 267/157/120 WOE: doing it my way :)	LOL i got so upset yesterday because i thought i had found a lump in the top of my chest! i called dh over to come check, he felt and gave me this "are you kidding me?!" look. it was bone LOL!!! i can feel bones! EEEEK!!!!!

10-25-2009, 06:44 PM	#64
thisisrightnow MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,811 Gallery: thisisrightnow Stats: 240/172.4/140-150 -- size 18/10/6-8 5'6", 24 WOE: Atkins OWL Start Date: 5/10/07 (generic LC/SB), 7/19/09 (Atkins)	When your orthodontist sees you and asks if you are losing weight, even though you see him every 4-6 weeks.

10-26-2009, 05:50 AM	#65
joey77joey Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London, England Posts: 51 Gallery: joey77joey WOE: Atkins Start Date: October 2009	-When more girls start checking you out... -When parents start saying "you're looking well"... -When you know that clothes you try on will look good... -When you care less about your haircut -When you care less about what you're wearing the bold one is the one that seems to impact me most. sometimes when i'm heavier i feel like a haircut or highlights will solve everything...................it doesnt

10-26-2009, 02:50 PM	#66
Melrose Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Richmond Posts: 877 Gallery: Melrose Stats: Starting weight 3/23/09: 221 WOE: Atkins	Not much of one, but I had the most difficult time trying to find jeans that fit. Typically, I buy the lovely pullon elastic waisted ones and Saturday, I went to Macy's to buy new jeans (18s too big, 16s OK with a long blouse, shirt) and I had to try on several styles. Before, there was one style, Walmart. Congrats to everyone.

10-27-2009, 08:55 AM	#67
reedawn Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington State Posts: 164 Gallery: reedawn Stats: 331/292/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 2009	My favorite pretty hoody sweatshirt that I got last winter is HUGE on me now. Almost to the point where it is uncomfortable to wear. I wore it alot while visiting my dad at the hospital. It was comforting. Wish my dad had lived long enough to see me finally get some victory with this mess. Anyone els " miss" favorite shirts, other clothes? I know get new ones Not in the budget at the moment, especially when I have so much more to loose. Maybe I'll make a pillow out of it

10-27-2009, 09:32 AM	#70
tempted_by_food MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,591 Gallery: tempted_by_food Stats: 233/181/156 WOE: Atkins Start Date: restart: 7/13/2009	Finally seeing collar bones!!! Being able to wall up hills without gasping for breathe! Nomore burns from your inner thighs rubbing together! jogging on the treadmill and your pants falling around your ankles lol talking from experience just glad I was at home and not a gym

10-27-2009, 10:16 AM	#71
LouieLouie2007 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 5,907 Gallery: LouieLouie2007 Stats: sprint/olympic/ironman 5'6" 32 yrs WOE: Atkins all the way baby! Start Date: April 2003/Start again April 06 post 2nd child	When you have to show ID at the pharmacy counter for your allergy meds and the phamacist does a double take and says "This doesn't look like you at all."

10-27-2009, 02:41 PM	#72
sfmama123 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 161 Gallery: sfmama123 Stats: 356/226/175 WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: This time: Jan 7, 2008	When you're walking with shopping bags in both hands, trying to hold your kid's hand at the same time, and someone says from behind, "Hey Lady, your pants are falling down!" So embarrassing, and yet part of me inside is saying, right on!

11-09-2009, 07:19 AM	#73
reedawn Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington State Posts: 164 Gallery: reedawn Stats: 331/292/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 2009	Found a new one last night while out with my gals. I no longer feel clostriphopic in a regular size bathroom stall! Yay!

11-09-2009, 07:44 AM	#74
Looweewoo MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,332 Blog Entries: 25 Gallery: Looweewoo Stats: 420/335/325/250 - 6'2" WOE: Carnivore / T2 Diabetic Start Date: Restart 10/17/2009 The best is yet to come!	Heh... I caught myself looking in the mirror and trying to suck my belly in. It didn't work, I still looked like an old fat man. I mean my belly almost came even with my chest, but it didn't really... This is different because, before... there was no hope of sucking my belly in. Zero. I never even bothered to try.

11-09-2009, 11:54 AM	#76
LouieLouie2007 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 5,907 Gallery: LouieLouie2007 Stats: sprint/olympic/ironman 5'6" 32 yrs WOE: Atkins all the way baby! Start Date: April 2003/Start again April 06 post 2nd child	Another one I came across today: that even with the weekend "bounce" you realize your favorite work pants are getting too big. And are very annoyed by that fact.

11-09-2009, 01:34 PM	#77
junkfoodmonkey Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4,019 Blog Entries: 51 Gallery: junkfoodmonkey Stats: Start: 242 Now:150 WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: Nov 2003	In the lingiere department at the shops you can start buying "lacy" and "frilly" instead of "reinforced" and "bulletproof."

11-10-2009, 10:22 PM	#79
reedawn Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington State Posts: 164 Gallery: reedawn Stats: 331/292/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 2009	Another new one , I can wear boots again! I have normal feet for the first time in years. Yahooooo!

11-13-2009, 12:55 PM	#81
reedawn Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington State Posts: 164 Gallery: reedawn Stats: 331/292/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 2009	Two more I found this week! I no longer feel clostriphobic in a normal sized bathroom stall and I can Roller Skate again ! No more killer pain in my ankles when I try to skate! Bad news is that 1 fall is all it takes

11-13-2009, 02:35 PM	#82
Chubbster Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 21 Gallery: Chubbster Stats: 203/180.2/140 WOE: General Low Carb Start Date: August 2009	When I ran downstairs with my regular jeans on and by the time I got to the last step they were around my ankles! Now I always wear something under them

11-13-2009, 03:26 PM	#83
homestretch MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,179 Gallery: homestretch Stats: 206.5/155 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 5/26/06	Ditching the granny panties....fo sho!

11-13-2009, 07:48 PM	#86
vli1127 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,733 Gallery: vli1127 Stats: 230/166.5/170 5' 6" 49 yr. old WOE: LC my way Start Date: May 08'	This is great. I love all of the responses. When I don't recognize myself in pictures. A person down the hall where I work says "You are going to blow away one of these days" (yea right, see my siggy. Difficult for me to believe when I once weighed over 360)

11-18-2009, 06:36 PM	#88
SecondTimeAround Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 680 Gallery: SecondTimeAround Stats: 200/158/130 WOE: Atkins For Life! Start Date: June 1, 2009	New One! This morning I discovered that I was sleeping in the same position I did as a child. That is, on my stomach with my right arm folded under and sticking out from the left side of my body, and my left arm and leg stretched out away from that same side. At 200 pounds there was no way I could have slept on my stomach (who can sleep on top of a beach ball?) or laid on my own arm without instant circulation issues. I was so comfy!