Lynda....I am sending you lots of HUGS
!!!! Don't get discouraged !!! Could you be hiding your weight loss ???No one noticed that I had lost any weight until I bought new jeans....Seriously, I think I was hiding under my big clothes, once I put on tighter jeans (which I felt were too tight on my bum, but my sister insisted they weren't) Everyone told me I was much slimmer. I usually "hide" under baggy or lose clothes and it felt "weird" to be wearing clothes that were more fitted. Try it !
Well, some of my clothes were tight before, and now they just fit better. Others are too big and I don't wear them anymore often than is necessary. (ie: when I need to do laundry
) And I can't wear the next size down yet. I am supposing that this fact alone may be causing some of my frustration. I have to wear clothes that are a bit too big because the next size down just won't work yet. (This is mostly an issue with dress pants - I can't wear tight dress pants to work.
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Maybe it is just because I'm a guy, and this is the way my brain works. But I would bet that the people in your department have noticed changes, they just might not feel comfortable saying anything. The reason I say this is because there is a man that I work with who is doing Weight Watchers. I talk to him once or twice a week, and I can definitely notice a change. He has always been a pretty big person, but he is really looking good. But since I am a man, and men don't talk to other men about these sorts of things, I've never told him that. So maybe it is guy thing, but I'll bet that your co-workers have noticed and just haven't said anything.
I did consider that. Everyone in my department is female, but I did consider that anyway. A lot of the women in my department are pretty thin. But two of them began Nutrisystem, or something like that, at the beginning of the year. We do talk pretty openly about it when we are trying to lose weight around here, but I'm sure you are right. That probably has something to do with it.
Hey Lynda!
I can almost guarantee that people are noticing. My starting weight was 211
scared: ) and I've lost 14 lbs. And my mom, DB, and DSIL all noticed it. So I'm sure people are noticing it on you as well, but like another poster said, don't know how to say it to you. I also agree with the poster who mentioned buying new clothes. I totally agree. I had clothes that I had never worn because they were too tight. When I wore them, is when people noticed that I looked smaller. Also, things are bound to slow down eventually I'm afraid. And there will be times where you have big losses as well. Just keep on keepin' on! And I just know you can hit your goal for WDW!
Thank you!
I do think I will try to order some pants form Old Navy's website because they still carry the one pair of pants online that I own that are way too big. So, if I get those a size smaller, they might actually work. (Although I do have issues with their sizes being inconsistent.) I just have to remember to do it. I don't want to buy too much though because I wear a lot of skirts in the summer, and those will probably get me through the next size down, assuming I can accomplish that before the summer is over. I have some skirts that are snug, and skirts just don't look as bad if they are a little too big. I have at least 3 sizes to lose (maybe 4 if I'm lucky), and I don't want to invest too much money into clothes until I am down at least 2 sizes. Plus, I do have some old stuff I will be able to wear as things progress.
I just assumed Allie was talking about why the banana man wasn't moving...ie..."lifting" anymore. I never thought she was referring to you, Dan.
I thought the exact same thing! Sometimes my smilies lock up, and I was thinking that was what happened to her.
I am SOOO with you on the instant gratification. And the more weight I lose, the vainer I get (just didn't care how I looked before)... so when clothes don't fit the way I want them to, I have to remind myself that I didn't start this to look a certain way... I did it so I could FEEL a certain way. And I remind myself that my total cholesterol is normal and my triglycerides are only 78. And my 14/15/16 year old students have actually made 10X more positive comments than my co-workers and extended family combined.
Sometimes I get mad/sad because I basically let 15-20 years "pass me by"... I know I'll never totally make it up... but I'm gonna try the best I can!
I don't know about those lab numbers myself. Have never had to have them run. I am relatively healthy considering my weight. My blood pressure is good, etc. etc. However, I had been getting more frequent injuries. (I have a bad knee from high school that I hurt while walking the dog last fall, the ankle injury from my November WDW trip, and I have a rotator cuff injury.) Then, there is the heartburn issue. Plus, I just didn't feel good a lot it seemed. I do FEEL better now, and I am so thankful for that. I think one of my issues is that I just don't trust my own judgement when it comes to my perception of my weight. Heck, I let myself get that overweight in the first place! Am I really seeing a difference in the mirror, or am I just fooling myself into thinking I do? And while I DO feel better now. I know how much better I will feel when I have lost more, and I am impatient!
Just something I have to learn to work through. And I am learning.
I feel like I let a lot of time pass me by too. I was so much happier when I had this weight under control before, but I let it go, and now all I can do is try to make up for the time that I lost. I'm working on it!
This is almost as bad as asking someone "when is the baby due" when she isn't pregnant.
Look at the bright side. Your property value has probably skyrocketed since your house now has a water view!
