Please Share ~ How Has Losing Weight Changed Your Life ???

[bellajgw]

While I am still far from my goal I have seen some noticeable differences that mean the world to me already.

1. Being able to bend over and tie my sneakers without losing my breath or feeling like I was going to pass out.

2. Getting out of my partner's smaller sized clothes (which are 20s and she's working her way out of 22s now, yays for her!!) and back into my own fat clothes (which are 18s).

3. Being able to walk around the block at lunch without being completely winded halfway around.

4. Being able to see my feet when I weigh myself.

5. Seeing my BMI on FitDay go from the 37s to the 35s!

6. Beating the graphs on FitDay each time as I work towards my goal....the day it no longer tells me that I expect too much weight loss for my goal and finally acknowledges that I can truly reach that goal in the time I've alloted will be a day for HUGE celebration!

[Aways2Go]

I like this thread too.

I wholeheartedly agree about not having those energy ups and downs all day, getting sleepy, etc. And feeling like I actually have control and choice over what I eat... before, if I was at a party, I would almost feel compelled to go pick up a handful of whatever snacky thing was sitting out - just couldn't leave it alone once I started eating it. I can have a tiny amount now, or none at all, and then forget about it for the rest of the night with no problems. That was almost NEVER the case before - I would just keep walking by and snacking and picking up this and that until I was totally stuffed or it ran out. I notice when I am able to do this, which is all the time now but used to be fairly rare, and always think to myself, "this must be what it is like for the REST of the world," LOL!

I hurt less in general - back pain, knee pain, legs and feet aching and tired even though they didn't necessarily hurt all that often. Specifically I would say my back pain is down probably 75%. I could tell it hurt a little less about every 5 or so pounds, but I have some sort of threshhold around 295 where, once I drop below that, the back pain goes down A LOT pretty immediately. I still have some, but it is not nearly as severe or as frequent.

I also don't get winded when walking, going up a long staircase, etc, nor do I dread it like I have at times.

Everything fits better and is more comfortable, and I do mean everything - pants, shirts, socks, even my shoes are slightly more comfortable... plus chairs, barstools, watch bands, the car seat and seat belt, you name it. Spending a whole day in dress clothes that actually feel good and are not cutting into you ANYWHERE feels so much better, especially at the end of the day.

It is actually pleasurable getting dressed to go somewhere now - I have many more things to choose from that I actually think look pretty good on AND are pretty comfortable, where before I usually had to choose between those two traits (or sometimes couldn't have either one).

Even my bed feels better - I think because it is actually more able to support my weight now than before and thus, not quite as "mushy" as it used to feel.

And I look forward to all of this continuing to get better as I lose more of the estimated 100 lbs that still needs to come off.