100 lb. Club - What are the first things you noticed as you started eating healthy and losing weight

The things I have notcied recently after almost 3 months on my weight loss journey are:

I bend over and it doesnt hurt
Im not tired all the time
I crave veggies alot of the times
I get full on less calories
I can jump on the trampoline and my feet actually leave it when I jump
Im thirsty alot more for water rather then forcing myself to drink it
My skin looks smoother and not so greasey

What I notice now is I can't stand the smell of greasy food, or really sweet foods. Going by McDonald's used to smell amazing, now it makes me queasy. I can't go by a big display of chocolate anymore. I love chocolate, but a big display is just overload on the senses. It never affected in that way before.

Also, my skin feels and looks better, my back doesn't hurt all the time. I only get headaches that time of the month. I used to get headaches every day. Starchy food used to be my weakness, now I don't care if I have it or not (I'm not following a low carb diet, but I just tend to eat less of it).

I am only a week in, and I already notice how much better healthier foods are tasting now that I'm not inhaling junk food every day. I never really appreciated (or touched) whole wheat pasta until this past week. And now I can't figure out why I haven't been eating it all along. Even something like popcorn...eating the far healthier version now rather than the super loaded butter and salt version...I am still enjoying the healthier version.

I'm also noticing how enjoyable a goal-oriented week can be. I don't think I've ever been so excited to wake up on a Sunday and weigh myself, as I did this morning. My first five pounds lost...a small feat, but one that felt great.

My ankles, legs and hands quit swelling. And, my asthma got better.

mostly, most importantly cuz of the fibro, increased mobility!

:D

I eat way slower and actually enjoy my food instead of inhaling it!

Things I noticed immediately:
- My sleep apnea disappeared right away.
- I no longer had to haul myself out of the car like dragging a sack of potatoes.
- I didn't have to squeeze to fit into booths anymore.
- My knees stopped hurting as much.

Things I notice now:
- Everything on that previous list is so far gone that I barely remember them anymore.
- I can run and jump and dance without feeling like someone stabbed me in the chest.
- People treat me a lot better (I almost wish this wasn't true).
- All my previously favorite foods are now too greasy and make my stomach hurt.
- Exercising is no longer self-inflicted torture, but a relaxing "me time" that I look forward to.

- better skin
- veggie/fruit cravings
- significantly less acid reflux :D
- don't like the "full" feeling as much
- spending less on food (by cutting out fast food)
- I actually want to run (can't go far yet, but I'll get there)

still waiting for increased energy...:(

Oo, what a great question!

I noticed my skin getting better.
I noticed I could kneel down (a requisite in my job!) without my knees killing me.
I noticed a sense of control that spread into my emotional life, not just to do with fat/eating.

Now
I notice the joy of walking everywhere.
I notice that my eyes are not little and piggy after all.
I notice that although I'm still overweight (only 1.5lbs from Technically o/w!!!!), I'm only fat back to front, if that makes sense. I used to bulge all round like a Michelin man but now I'm quite narrow side to side, I just carry all before me.
I notice that I'm going into stores I'd never have Dared before ~ just ordinary chains but before I'd always have thought the assistants were wondering what the hck I was doing there.
I notice that everyone (nearly) seems to be a lot nicer to me. I assume it's because I'm approaching them with confidence, not diffidence that can look like I was angry.
I notice

The things I have notcied recently after almost 3 months on my weight loss journey are:

I bend over and it doesnt hurt
Im not tired all the time
I crave veggies alot of the times
I get full on less calories
I can jump on the trampoline and my feet actually leave it when I jump
Im thirsty alot more for water rather then forcing myself to drink it
My skin looks smoother and not so greasey

The bold ones for sure, I just started my program the beginning of November and I'm 15lbs down, I've noticed that my legs are stronger and I don't get as tired when I'm exercising. I'm happier with all the good endorphins, I'm not laying around on the couch being all depressed anymore. I feel healthier in general. My back feels a lot better, I have had back problems my whole life because my boobs are so big.

i just FEEL better. i have less depressed days. i have more energy.

later on, i could eat so much less food and be full. i'm still surprised by that sometimes. i just can't eat the amount or kinds of food i used to eat. even just reg. cereal. almost any kind of cereal is too sweet. many foods are too sweet or too salty.

my life is just...different. i've stopped thinking about food 24/7. even with all i had going on back then, as soon as i had a min to think, all i wanted to do was eat. or think about my next meal.

now...even if i'm hungry, if my only choice is loaded with fat and junk, i'd rather have nothing, till i get home and have some healthy food.

i'm just such a different person mentally.

and i'm picky. about my food. if i don't really enjoy it, i stop eating it.
about clothes. even if it fits, if i don't like it, i get rid of it. i'm starting to build a small wardrobe that i DO like. for the first time in many years. and i'm really excited about that.

my self-esteem is so much better. from knowing that my fitness level has increased. thinking about what i've accomplished, i'm stronger, can exercise long periods. and what i've accomplished on this journey. i've lost alot of weight, when for so long i thought i would never be under 200 again.

because of 3FC and another forum, i feel like i have friends. i'm not alone. i feel supported. telling everyone on here about struggles and nsv's, helping others on here. it all helps so much. i couldn't have done it alone.

The first 20-25lbs brought me the ability to walk up and down stairs without feeling like my knees were going to give out.
I can now kneel without terrible fuss.
I am not as swolen.
I can actually taste food now, without the need for salt and sugar.

I am super excited about what the next 20 will bring!

DroppingPounds - CONGRATS on your first week! A loss is a loss, ENJOY it!

Incredible psychological relief & happiness, because FINALLY, I was fully facing something I'd been in denial about, and I was not procrastinating. I was taking an action. And it was getting me results.

I felt that long before I felt any increases in energy, strength & stamina, or noticed stronger nails & better hair & etc. All that stuff did happen, but so gradually, sometimes I didn't even notice it until I had little epiphanies that came much later. ("Oh, I don't [whatever] anymore.")

I had incredible results from day one.

Yup, from day one my horrible acid reflux ended. I used to chug-a-lug Mylanta all day and night. From the first day of eating well there was no longer a need to.

Incredible psychological relief & happiness, because FINALLY, I was fully facing something I'd been in denial about, and I was not procrastinating. I was taking an action

^^Yup and this too from day one^^

From day one, I had ZERO doubt in my mind the end of my misery was near. I knew for certain I was going to lose the weight once and for all. Right then and there was a huge *weight* lifted from me. I knew that each and every time I turned down one of *those foods* that I was one step closer to losing the weight and becoming that trim, slim, fit, healthy person I always longed to be.

And then it just kept getting better and better and better.

Better than I had hoped and dreamed and prayed for.

I've been at this for almost two months now and although I've only lost 20 lbs I do notice a bit of a difference already.

My skin is amazing. I rarely have breakouts and it's just better - healthier looking.

After a lifetime of not being able to stand drinking plain water I now crave it (bottled - not tap - BIG difference in my neck of the woods).

I have more energy and can move more easily and for longer periods of time than I could before.

I automatically look for the healthiest option on restaurant menus. Eating mindlessly just doesn't happen anymore.

I stopped waking up in the middle of the night choking on my own acid reflux vomit.

That alone is enough to keep me from ever going back. I cannot BELIEVE I was willing to live with that for so long.

This thread is inspiring!

I've only been at this for three months, but I also notice a big change.
I have much more energy. As with others on the board, I don't hardly have any indigestion/heartburn or stomach problems anymore.
I feel generally happier, and more in control of my choices and life.
I'm heading to the doctors tomorrow to get my bloodwork to see if my blood plessure and cholesterol has been improved. I'm thinking losing weight surely has made a difference.

After almost 3 years, I think I'm still awestruck that it was "easy" ... OK I know that sounds weird, LOL, but I always had it in my head that the "thinner lifestyle" was reserved for truly special people, that I could never be one. Then I got my sh!t together with some therapy and realized that the only one holding me down was ME, no one else cares! So 10 pounds here and there, giving up the 'all or nothing mentality' where i had to make some foul tasting substitute for every yummy food in the world LOL, got a grip on myself and was sane about food -- it was a lot easier to do than i ever thought possible.

Definitely the increase in energy. I'm pretty sure that was key to me actually going the distance -- I just felt so much better and so much more energetic that I didn't want to quit.

I love the increased energy I have now. I'm 49 and feel like I am 30 again. I'm not so sluggish anymore...I'm ready to get up and live my life.
The other morning I woke up and looked in the mirror and all of a sudden I noticed I have collar bones! I can actually buy clothes in the women's clothing not just plus size. Yes it is the largest sizes in the women's dept. but as time goes by the sizes will get smaller. I feel more confident about myself.
The people here at 3FC has given me the motivation to keep pressing and keep at it.
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As usual, I want to hop in with a little less sunshine and light, so that people like me, who don't notice dramatic changes in their lives from the first moment a vegetable crosses their lips, don't have to feel like they are doing something wrong.

I wasn't eating that badly (in terms of vitamins, nutrients, and whole foods) before I started my plan - I was just eating too damn much. Perhaps as a result of this, I didn't have immediate benefits like my skin clearing, or my digestion improving, or my sleep getting better, or anything like that.

It took me a long time to really notice any changes - I had to lose 20-30 lbs. before I started feeling any difference in my body (and then only in how my pants fit, not in how I looked), before I noticed that my knees ached a little less, before I felt a little more energetic. And even then, it was only an incremental change.

It was really 50 pounds before I started seeing or feeling any major changes. Once I crossed 50 pounds something really rapidly transformed. I could see a real difference in my shape when I looked in the mirror - but more than that, I started to feel differently in my body - I want to move around more, I find myself more likely to pace or bounce up and down. I don't get tired or achy from just standing.

I have never had the experience of foods I liked "before" suddenly ceasing to be appetizing. It is still a good bit of work to resist temptations when I am faced with them. The difference is that after 15 months and 60+ pounds gone, I really feel I have the ability to resist them and that I don't want to risk everything I've achieved, by giving into them. I still have to work, but the work has gotten a little easier.

I'm with you Carter - I look at a DQ blizzard and i KNOW it still tastes good to me LOL, same with cheeseburgers & pizza - it ALL tastes good! The only thing that makes me a bit queasy are fast food burgers, but that's because of the Documentary "Food Inc" not some switch that was flipped in my body. Fat, salt, sugar, I'm hard-wired to LOVE IT ALL !!!

I've been for the most part, working out daily. I felt like after a few weeks, my body was ALIVE again!!! Like before I was in a coma. I could actually feel myself getting stronger.

The other thing I and family members noticed right off was my skin being so clear

Now that I'm at the half-way mark (almost) there are tons of things to rejoice about, but most of them are not what I noticed "right away".

I feel so much more in control. I really felt my last real weight loss was behind me. I would continue to get BIGGER and BIGGER and tell myself I didn't care. Well I found out I do care. I am still committed and it has been more than six months. I am OK with slow and steady. Even though at times I would like to weigh five times a day and lose something every time. I think the biggest change is that for the first time in decades I feel like I can do this.

My sense of depression really improved within a very short few weeks.
Heartburn was reduced and now it's gone.

As usual, I want to hop in with a little less sunshine and light, so that people like me, who don't notice dramatic changes in their lives from the first moment a vegetable crosses their lips, don't have to feel like they are doing something wrong.

I wasn't eating that badly (in terms of vitamins, nutrients, and whole foods) before I started my plan - I was just eating too damn much. Perhaps as a result of this, I didn't have immediate benefits like my skin clearing, or my digestion improving, or my sleep getting better, or anything like that.

It took me a long time to really notice any changes - I had to lose 20-30 lbs. before I started feeling any difference in my body (and then only in how my pants fit, not in how I looked), before I noticed that my knees ached a little less, before I felt a little more energetic. And even then, it was only an incremental change.

It was really 50 pounds before I started seeing or feeling any major changes. Once I crossed 50 pounds something really rapidly transformed. I could see a real difference in my shape when I looked in the mirror - but more than that, I started to feel differently in my body - I want to move around more, I find myself more likely to pace or bounce up and down. I don't get tired or achy from just standing.

I have never had the experience of foods I liked "before" suddenly ceasing to be appetizing. It is still a good bit of work to resist temptations when I am faced with them. The difference is that after 15 months and 60+ pounds gone, I really feel I have the ability to resist them and that I don't want to risk everything I've achieved, by giving into them. I still have to work, but the work has gotten a little easier.


I heart you, Carter.

I didn't get improved digestion, hardly ever had heartburn before, and I'm still plagued with back/hip/knee pain. I still don't feel compelled to exercise, though dare I say I am starting to enjoy it. I'm still fighting my head monsters and cravings. Eating a TON of calories every day slows it down some, but I'd still love to eat pizza and burgers and fries and bakery goodies. Some days it is easy to ignore it, and some days it is the elephant in the room. After the first 12 months you would think I could get some sort of handle on this crap, huh?

The most immediate thing I noticed is a sense of accomplishment, pride in a job well done, no matter what the scale says or the mirror shows. That's about it. . .

Since starting my journey in September I've noticed...

I feel more energized!
My joints rarely hurt anymore!
I feel better about the way I look! :D
My back doesn't hurt as much!
Foods I would have normally eaten aren't even appealing anymore!
I have collarbones!
I have a decent figure!
My husband gives me second glances! ;)
I have more will power than I thought!
I am strong!
I can do workouts I thought would have been impossible before I began my journey!
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