Some things I didn’t expect after a big weight loss

Hello all! I’ve never posted in this community, but from 2019-2020 I lost 80lbs! (19F, 5’6). I went from 220lbs to 140lbs.

There’s a few things that happened that I didn’t expect, thought I’d share, just because it’s kind of interesting to me. And nobody else in my life can relate lol.

•The amount of loose skin I have! I know that’s something to expect with such a big weight loss, but I hadn’t really known it was a thing being 17 and trying to lose weight for the first time. When I hit 160lbs that’s when I realized “yooo this isn’t fat..“.

•my feet shrunk! I definitely wasn’t expecting it, although it does make sense. My feet went from a woman’s size 9 to a woman’s 7.5/8! Kinda annoyed, had to buy new shoes along with new clothes haha

•MY NOSE LOOKS SO MUCH BIGGER! Like, I didn’t mind my nose before, it was pretty average and, yaknow, fit my face. Now I feel like my nose is huge 😂😂.

•I’m not actually a shy person. I was just incredibly uncomfortable with myself and insecure. I used to stay home, skip family gatherings, and had to convince myself to leave my house. I thought I was just an introvert. But nope! I love going out and doing things now. I actually dropped out of highschool because of how much I just couldnt go. Now I’m flourishing in college!!

•the amount of hair I would lose while losing weight. Luckily, since I’ve maintained my weight for about a year now, it’s stopped. But I’m the middle of my weight loss journey my hair was falling out so fast. It got so thin what seemed like out of nowhere !

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I had weight loss success during lockdown until elective surgery

So, I (27F) was one of the (maybe rare) people who had a successful weight loss journey during covid. Between May-Jul 2020, I lost about 20 pounds and got down to the high 180s. My goal was (and still is) to get to the 150s/160s and I got closer than Ive been in almost 10 years to this.

I maintained this (with some ups and downs) for a little over a year. I wanted to keep losing weight, but couldn’t bring myself that same perfect combination of routine, finding it easy to count calories, having little else to do, and going on 2 hour walks each day just because it was fun.

I had a really fun (and indulgent) summer this year, but kept a pretty rigorous workout schedule as I had before, because I genuinely enjoy running, hiking and lifting weights. I mostly kept my weight in the low 190s, fine.

Then, cue getting surgery (completely aesthetic/ voluntary) in mid August. It’s something I wanted to do for a while, and I’m really happy I did. But it meant I couldn’t exercise for 8 ish weeks, and while my eating drastically went down for the first week or so, it feels like my appetite has been in overdrive since then, on most days. I started binge eating more frequently, and I have absolutely no ability to eat under 2300 calories while I remember there was a time in life that 1800 was easy! I’m pretty educated on the mechanisms of weight loss (thanks, 15 years of hating my body/wanting to lose weight). Anyways, it’s been 3 months since my surgery and I’m back up to the weight I was pre-pandemic, which is pretty disheartening. Working out is also distinctly harder, and I know I have to be patient/give myself a bit of grace but I can’t help but feel a bit defeated!

BUT I know that not all hope is lost because:

1. I lost that weight in about 3 months, and gained it back in 4-5 (it slowly started going up since July, but really ramped up in September)

2. I still have a lot of the healthy habits/hobbies I picked up and realized I love, so it won’t be as hard to get myself back to being as active as before

3. I’m a hell of a lot happier than I’ve ever been in every aspect of my life - even with my health in general, minus this weight regain

4. I used to be close to 250 pounds about 5 years ago, and I really can’t imagine leading a lifestyle that will push me back there. And in comparison, 212 ish ain’t so bad

Anyways, I don’t have much to ask but just wanted to vent! And I guess, to ask about experiences of weight loss after you’ve lost a bit, were highly active and then stopped - while your appetite somehow remained the same?

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How to deal with post cheat meal guilt/regret?

25M.

I really want this to be as direct as possible, I am on a weight loss journey, my goal is to lose 40 lbs, and I have been doing extremely well ive lost 28 lbs so far, until this week where I already had 2 cheat meals.

I regret it, I feel like I did what I used to do old days and binge eat, as soon as I finished my 2 cheese burgers I felt disgusted with myself.

I want to bounce back but I feel very sad, Im worried I ruined a whole week with these 2 cheat meals.

Shall I scrap cheat meals altogether? But that would be really difficult for me I dont know...

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Need something new to get interested in weight loss again. Anyone have a program they have signed up for and liked.

TLDR: Anyone found a semi structured program they like? I need to make weigh loss exciting again.

I need to lose 40lbs. Fifty would be even better, but 40 would be a massive relief.

I have ADHD and lose interest in things quickly. It is very hard for me to maintain good habits. One ADHD "hack" I have found is to just jump into a new thing. I have given up on it being "the" answer, but usually I get 2-4 weeks of enthusiasm out of whatever the new thing is and can make some progress in that time.

I have been on and off WW for most of my life. It hasn't worked well for me for several years because: they depend far too much on fruit which I have to limit because I also have SIBO/IBS. Many vegetables are out. No beans, absolutely no nightshades (peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant), no oats, no mushrooms, no artificial sweeteners, and praying to God I can reintroduce gluten and brassica - like cauliflower, broccoli, and kale- once I am finished with latest treatment attempt. Kale went pretty well this week and so did sauerkraut, so fingers crossed I will have more veggie options soon. Dairy is weirdly OK and is my kryptonite. It is a hill I am willing to die on, lol.

I've done keto and it is great, but I didn't stick with it. I realize it was probably helping the GI issues because so many gluten free foods include potatoes and I have only just come to terms with the fact that they do cause major issues for me. Anyway, after trying and failing keto for a few years, it is time to try something new. I have also found that having some amount of rice/tapioca/cassava/sweet potatoes in the mix is helpful for my digestive problems.

I've tried just tracking on my own with the Carb Manager app and that lasts about four days. I combined it with the Habitica app, hoping it would fuel some motivation, but I just got sick of so much tracking.

What have you tried and liked?

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Does skin really 'tighten up' with the year after weight loss?

I've reached my goal of losing 80 pounds and don't really mind the stretch marks, but how saggy my boobs are is really affecting my confidence. They're not big at all anymore, and I don't want them to be, I just don't want them to be hanging down like 2 oxygen masks. I've been told that in the year after weight loss your body adjusts somewhat, even though you're not losing you can look different as your skin tightens up, is that true?

And does anyone have any tips on what helps during that process? I've been recommended lifting weights which I do, but I can't do more than 2 half hour sessions a week with relatively light weights because of a health condition. I've been told creams/gels don't work.

If things don't improve I feel I will have to get surgery, which I don't want for various reasons but I can't live like this. No amount of therapy will make me accept looking like this. I get told over and over that good men won't care what my boobs look like, but I don't care what they think anyway. I don't feel comfortable with how they look, I am the one I want to please. I also feel incredible discomfort every day due to how saggy they are.

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I’m back and I’m ready

I don’t know exactly how I’m going to manage it all but for the moment I just need to put one foot in front of the other and concentrate on losing 3lbs a week. That’s all.

No excuses, consistency and just trying to be the best version of me.

I’ll use this as my personal blog and ramblings so any motivation and advice will be very well received.

Current stats: Female 275lbs 163cm Vegetarian

History of losing weight and regaining but I am 10 lbs lighter than my absolute heaviest. Had a rollercoaster of a year, bought a house with my other half, got engaged the very same day and planned a big fat Indian wedding within 6 months.

Thought about TTC but the stress it caused was awful so we’ve given it a break hoping to go back to it in 2022 after some much needed weight loss (for both of us!). He is very much into his routine now and is incredibly supportive so I just need to up my game.

I’ve got some milestones that I’d love to achieve:

31 Jan 22- 248lbs 31 Mar 22 - 221lbs

Will weigh in once a week, every week on a Sunday.

Would love to hear from anyone in a similar position!

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How to actually appreciate the progress?

Since my highest weight about a year ago at 283lbs I'm currently down to 237 (as of last weekend). My current diet will continue for another three weeks and at that point I will be fairly close to the halfway point of my goal to lose 100lbs. Objectively things are looking very good, I've been passionate education myself about nutrition, diet and sports physiology this year and have developed a plan that I'm sticking to near perfectly. For the first time in my life I have zero doubt that I'm now able to regulate my weight however I want to with the things I've learned and I know that I will be close to my goal in another year or so.

However I'm currently facing the following problem. I've noticed the weight loss in nearly every aspect of life:

• physical fitness greatly increased
• clothing has become clearly too loose, I've already had to buy new pants and can wear hoodies that last fit me in 2017
• people notice the transformation
• scale weight and body measurements have drastically changed
• I notice a slight difference in my face when comparing a current picture with an old one

BUT here's the thing. I look in the mirror today and still hate what I see. I hate it equally as much as I did 365 days ago. It seems that my perception of self has not improved at all, rather my perception of my past self has just gotten worse.
If I were asked to rate myself in terms of appearance a year ago, I would've given myself a 2/10. If asked today I would still give myself a 2/10, however if asked today I would rate myself from a year ago a 0/10 instead.

Despite clear evidence of my plan working exactly as intended and amazing success, my subjective experience has not improved at all. While I feel some kind of abstract pride for what I've managed so far, that is purely based on tangible, numerical differences. My true sentiment is the exact same. Has anyone experienced a similar thing? How did it develop as you kept getting closer and eventually reaching your goal. Has your perception of self become better once you started to become objectively good-looking? Would appreciate all reports/advice/discussion.

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tl;dr: despite successfully losing nearly half the needed weight already, I still hate my appearance equally as before; concerned about further development.

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