Here's a weird thing I've noticed lately...
When I was up in the 270s-290s I was tired all the time. Little things made me exhausted, like housework, or standing out in the back yard with the dog. It was a subtle thing-- I mean, it's not like I couldn't do stuff, but if I did too much, I'd get tired and achy. Consequently, I developed the habit of not doing much. I spent a lot of time sitting. I was morbidly obese for more than 15 years. I guess I had gotten used to it.
But, what I've noticed is that now, I don't get tired in the same way. I can stand for prolonged periods, do lots of things, and it doesn't tire me out.
But here's the odd thing. I still have the habits of a morbidly obese woman. I find myself expecting to be exhausted, and so conserving my energy the way I used to, even though I don't need to anymore.
There are little things, like asking someone to hand me something rather than getting up to get it, or bigger things, like not wanting to tackle a cooking project because I'll be exhausted by the time clean-up rolls around.
But the thing is, now I don't get exhausted. I can cook and clean up and after doing a bunch of things in a row, I stop and think "wow, I'm not tired... how strange."
I attributed most of my fatigue to the normal aging process and a little bit of it to obesity. I never realized that losing the weight would make me feel as young as I used to be.
So now, I'm trying to constantly remind myself that I CAN do more without getting exhausted. I realize it during my workouts, but around the house and with my kids, my old habits are so ingrained.
Has anyone else experienced this?