Before, I would NEVER tell people how much I weighed. Even for surgery, I fibbed and said I was 15lbs lighter than I was because my dad was standing there (which was really stupid considering they base how much sleepy drug you get on your weight, lol). My boyfriend wanted to know my number just because it was like forbidden information, haha. He'd guess ridiculously low numbers and I wasn't going to change his mind. NOBODY knew how much I weighed. Shoot, I didn't even, really...I didn't weigh myself for like two years.
Well now that I've been losing weight, I almost proudly volunteer that bit of info. I haven't lost *that* much and I'm not close to goal, but I'm no longer embarrassed of the number. I try not to obsess too much over the number, but I must say, I love seeing it go down every week.
Anybody else feel like this? It's almost a freeing in control feeling to be able to say "I weigh ___."
Yeah, when I was over 200 lbs, I would die before I'd tell anyone my weight.
Now, I feel like I'd almost tell a stranger my weight before my name. LOL!
I'm extremely proud of my weight and I love telling people (when I'm asked). :-))
...I actually think that being in the 160s is not really that small (generally speaking) but because of my height, I think it's perfect for me. People are usually shorter than me (with lower weight) so they seem surprised when I say I'm in the 160s or that I wear a size 10. I only wish it were socially acceptable to scream it from the rooftops!
I am a fairly high disclosure person and always have been, but when my weight was above 250 there was definitely a good amount of shame involved. I have found myself disclosing my weight much more readily these days too, and I think it is because I want people to know it IS possible to lose significant amounts of weight without surgery or dramatic, restrictive diets. I am darn proud of how far I have come, so if giving my weight and the amount lost is helpful to someone, I am happy to do it!
So true. I never admitted my true weight, even those few times I actually knew it (I avoided the scale at all costs). Now that I've lost so much and am closer to 'normal' I'm not as embarrassed as I once was. It's funny because I remember weighing 145lbs and being completely mortified because I was so 'fat.' Now, if I weighed that amount I'd take-out a billboard and announce it to the world! It is funny how our perceptions of weight change as the numbers go down. Once 199lbs would have been a nightmare to me, now its a goal.
I think it is natural to not want to share one's weight when you aren't happy with it yourself. But the good news is that now you are at a point where you are obviously much happier with yourself and this reflects in your willingness to share your weight and show off your accomplishments. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
I don't mind saying how much I weigh now but I am very hesitant to tell certain people how much I have lost. I actually have lied and said that I have only lost 15-20lbs when really I've lost around 50lb!
The last time it was "public" I was a college athlete and we did public weigh ins and it was posted on the gym wall. I felt enormous those days at 165, but now I'd die to be that thin and buff.
I also refuse to tell my weight. I won't even disclose to my hubby... He's picked me up, so I'm sure he can guesstimate, but he doesn't care enough to do that. I've already decided I will tell him when I get into the 160's, but probably not until then. I don't know that I will ever tell anyone else my weight. I don't feel awkward telling how much I've lost though. I think it was pretty obvious I was much larger, so what's the harm?
I don't tell very many people... i think the only person ive told besides maybe my mom & doctors is my boyfriend.. and that took a year and a half for me to be comfortable to do! ha. im sure once i get into the 100s ill be just as proud to tell people as some of you are!
I don't care at this point lol Everyone knows I lost a huge amount of weight and instead of them hurting themselves trying to figure it out on their own I just volunteer it. If I want to mess with them I'll say I lost 143lbs and that is half of myself...and wait for their eyes to roll up trying to count in their head
When I was 270lbs, I didn't really want to tell anyone my weight, but since I started losing, I don't really mind telling people my weight or how much I lost. It's a great accomplishment for me I want to share it with anyone that cares.
I used to be very secretive about my weight. It took me more than 2.5 years to tell my fiance!
Now that people are starting to see that I've lost some weight, they ask how much I've lost and how much I have left to lose. When I tell them, I'm pretty sure they can imagine how heavy I was. I mean if I'm losing 100 pounds total, they know I sure wasn't 150 pounds lol
Telling people how much you weigh?
