When you lost weight, did you feel.. Different?

[BorkityBork]

Sorry for the title, I wasn't sure how to word it!

All through my 20's I weighed 8 stone 12 - I was young, felt fit and attractive. Had plenty of confidence.

After having my two DC (I'm almost 34) I'm 10 stone 12. I feel I uncomfortable, and lacking in confidence. I've lost my 'oomph' if you like. It's had a knock on effect with making an effort with other areas of my appearance too.

I've started calorie-counting and aiming for 9 stone. But I was wondering - once you got to your target weight, did you feel happy? Did you get your oomph back? Or am I just chasing after my child-free younger years?

Thanks

I did feel better when I reached my goal weight. Shopping became fun and I enjoyed the way I looked. I was able to wear what I wanted, as opposed to what fitted.

I'm currently trying to get back down to 9stone too. I'm currently 10st6, 5ft6 and did weigh 13 stone last year. Put some back on but I'm determined to get slim again.

You can do it!!!

I do feel better when I am slimmer. I am not uncomfortable, I like my body. I feel younger and healthier. My knees don't ache. I don't feel constantly full of food and tired. I feel sexier and it is easier to orgasm. I generally feel that being slimmer is healthier. I get what you're saying. You're not going to be the same as when young as have grown as a person now and bit older etc. Body might have changed after two children also BUT being fit and healthy and not overweight is only ever a good thing I reckon.

Thanks both for replying, it was good to read and motivational too!

I lost loads of weight at one point. I felt better because I could wear nicer clothes but overall I didn’t feel any different at all. Which came as a shock. I didn’t necessarily feel healthier and my energy levels remained the same too.

Yes, I felt massively better. I had more energy, more positivity and a lot more confidence.

After weighing 9 stone -ish for most of my adult life my weight shot up to nearly 13 stone during the pandemic due to over eating and an extremely sedentary life style and the fact I was approaching 40 Probably didn’t help.

I’ve since lost 2 stone, and have 2 more stone to go but I feel much better already - this is because I’ve implemented healthy habits such as reducing portion size, sugar intake and exercise most days even if it’s only for 30 minutes. That said I’m sure
even if my weight had stayed the same I’d still have felt healthier due to eating better and moving more.

I do like having a slimmer
body though and does help to make me feel more agile and less sluggish.

I lost loads of weight a few years ago during lockdown and I felt fantastic, taller, more seen, more confident, healthier. Put most of it back on unfortunately and now battling to get it gone again.

I’ve lost 7 and a half stone and feel miles better for it (obvious really with losing that much!). I feel like my ‘old’ self again. I have emotional reasons as to why I put so much weight on quickly, and while I’m sad about that situation (illness then bereavement), it is behind me. I had a gastric sleeve. Now 10 and a half stone.

Some great losses. Well done

@BorkityBork what's the plan then? Are you going to get back down to 9st?

Definitely- Kate Moss is right! Just feel better about everything, shallow as it is!

I’m 5’6.
Was 52-56kg teenager to late 20’s. (Did a sport at fairly high level which necessitated knowing your weight)
Two kids at 29/30 and gained half a stone with each.
Then activity declined/booze at home which had never been a thing before, and then before i knew it 65kg was the new me! Which was fine, but excessive biscuits, cake and sitting about during Covid, now I’m 77kg and 47yrs old…something has to be done. I’ve just had to go shopping for new holiday clothes and nothing looks good on me at this size. It’s rubbish. And totally my own fault!

@user1469908686 nothing tastes as good as being slim feels !!!

Are you going to try and get back to you lower weight?

I've just got back down to 8st 12lb and am feeling great. I'm early 40s and had put on weight post kids and generally being less active.

I do feel better in my clothes for sure, but I also feel stronger and have more energy which has been the best part. Losing weight for me meant drinking less, snacking less and exercising more so I just feel so much more healthier. Which was my main aim.

@L1R876 No, 65kg will be enough. 50 something kg would be too much of a challenge! And fatter face means no wrinkles!
In fact, if only I could keep the 77kg face, and regain the slimmer body…

Ahh well done all of you on your losses, and I'm so glad to read how much better everyone feels for it 😁

@L1R876 yes 9 stone is probably what I'll aim for, it doesn't seem too unmanageable... just need to keep my eye on the prize (size 8 clothes 💪🏻)

@BorkityBork my goal is 9stone too. I'm 5ft6. Currently 10st6. I did reach 9stone just before Christmas. Since then it just seems to have piled on. Good luck!!

I have reduced from 62kg to 51kg over the past 6 months which was my target but am now trying to gain as I really need more muscle. I am trying to keep the fat off but build muscle using Caroline Girvan strength training videos. I don't really care what my weight is now but have a target to get my body fat to below 20%. It was 28% when I started losing and is now 21% according to the army calculator.

Pizza and buttery potatoes and pesto pasta all definitely taste better than slim feels. Unfortunately.

Personally when I've lost weight I feel better in my body - more agile, easier to exercise, less out of breath etc, and I can buy nicer clothes more easily. But my brain doesn't change - being slimmer doesn't make me happier. I'm the same person in my head.

@L1R876 we're the same height! If you don't mind me asking, what dress size are you now/are you expecting to be when you get to 9 stone?

@Mutabiliss that's interesting, thanks for your reply.

Terrible username for this thread, sorry! 😆

I don't weigh myself, so I don't know for sure, but years ago I went from a size 22 to a size 12, and I felt miles better. (I got down to 8/10 for a short time but couldn't sustain it, size 12/14 is fine for me)

Spring in my step, etc etc. I've let my weight creep up again since, I'm now a size 16, but am working on it. (Was size 18 earlier this year) There are little differences that make life more comfortable, like being able to cross my legs properly, rings fitting better even in the heat when my hands swell a bit. Don't snore as much. 😬

I do intermittent fasting and give myself a bit more leeway on weekends compared to the week, so it never feels like some permanent starvation experience. It needs to be a shift in my way of life forever, or I will just yoyo indefinitely. I'd rather stay at a plump but manageable size 14 than a slim but miserable size 10. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Lost a bit of weight during COVID and it’s very nice being able to fit into more clothes, and I do feel like I get treated better.

However I feel literally the same and while others say I’ve changed a lot I do not see it at all. Unfortunately I’ve always been camera shy so barely no pictures for comparison either.

Sort of. I have had to make my peace with a few truths as I’m getting older. Specifically, to be the same weight now as I was “then” means doing a significant amount of exercise, and this in turn has hugely changed my body shape. I carry more round my middle than I used to. So I think even though the numbers on the scale are pretty much the same, I do feel different but not necessarily in a good way.

I was a 90’s teen- I haven’t learned to accept the gym-honed body shape, the glutes, the shoulders etc that seem to come by default from doing the exercise I need to do to maintain my weight. Does that make any sense at all? I’m only half a stone heavier than the end of lockdown, but I’m 2 dress sizes bigger on my lower half (because I run loads and squat loads). I’ll never be a size 8 again I don’t think (I’m currently a flat chested 10 on top and a 10/12 on the bottom). At the moment I just feel huge despite losing a stone this year, I don’t feel any different at all and it’s made no difference to my clothes fitting or how I look overall.

100% better in every way.

@BorkityBork I was a slim 8 at the time. I was able to fit into vintage Levi's w26. Which are known for being small sized!!! Currently in a 10/12 and some things are tight. Not got any clothes from when I was 13 stone. As I got rid as soon as they became too big. I have to get slimmer haha!!!

I’ve lost almost 5st and feel immensely better. I feel more confident, I enjoy clothes, I don’t get embarrassed when I eat in public, I have more energy and I don’t hate myself in the mirror. The complements I’ve had have really boosted my confidence. Some people don’t recognise me and are so shocked when they realise it’s me. I’d like to say I feel no different but I really do. I’m far more outgoing too.