I know this sounds strange but there is a thread about what you hate about being fat. Well Don't get me wrong 99% of the changes thats happening I LOVE!!!! but there are a few I hate! Do you have any you hate? Never even thought I would say that...lol
here are mine.....
1. I hate cutting that grissly things behind my knees when I shave.
2. I hate when I cross my legs now my bones hit and are uncomfortable.
3. I hate the veins I can now see in my hands
4. I hate that people think I am starving myself..cause I have lost weight.
5. I hate that my rings spin on my fingers
6. I hate that I waited all these years to lose the weight.
Do you have any gripes???
I feel better now.
I love my weightloss. Dont get me wrong. I will not gain the weight back because the HATES of being obese were far more than being thinner. But I just thought I would post my hates about being thinner. lol
I've got a couple. They're minor, but then I haven't lost that much weight yet either.
- I hate feeling my hip bones when I'm lying down
- I hate needing to buy new clothes every couple of sizes... it's so expensive!
- I hate looking like my fat has just deflated... I thought I would shrink, not shrivel like a balloon!
Oh my gosh, I LOVE the veins in my hands. I think they're so cool. They were hidden for so long. To me, they're a sign that I'm a slim person. Right up there with my collar bones, hip bones (actually all the bones) and muscles.
I also love that my rings spin - just another sign that I've made it to the other side!! Obviously some of them are no longer wearable, but that's a small price to pay. Same with crossing the legs.
The things I dislike (hate is just too strong because that's what I associate how things were before I lost the weight) :
Being cold all the time (this one I could use hate for, it could be pretty miserable some times, down right painful in fact - but again - no thank you to the alternative) Having to bring sweaters with me even in the summer. It was 55 degrees out yesterday. I was bundled up in a hat, scarves and gloves and was still cold. Brrrr..
The food police. I am constantly scrutinized and often feel the need to explain my food behaviors.
Assumptions that I've had weight loss surgery. Although this has slowed down considerably, having been in maintenance for 3+ years. Word on the street has finally gotten around that I've done it through eating well and exercise.
Many chairs are now uncomfortable - the backs of them, since I haven't much padding on my back. And the seats. I've lost my butt. But again - this is not much of a complaint, the alternative is waaaay worse - chairs used to be a misery for me - worrying about fitting into them, worrying about how horrendous I looked in them as my sides spilled out of them, and worrying about breaking them.
Last edited by rockinrobin; 10-05-2010 at 08:53 AM.
I hate that I am still trying to lose weight. I've been a yo-yo dieter for as long as I can remember.
I hate that 90% of my closet is full of clothes that don't fit me (either too big or too small....most too small, but still....what a frustrating waste).
I hate that as soon as I start to look thin, my parents start telling me I'm too thin and I must stop obsessing over foods (just cuz I'm not willing to eat a steak and potato).
I hate that my skin is irrevocably stretched out in many areas.
I hate the stretch marks....they're faded, but I see 'em!
I also know that soon, I"ll be colder than ever.....but that's still better than being sweaty just from being awake!
I hate when I go to someone's house and have to explain that I don't eat certain stuff because I'm trying to lose weight, and they make me eat anyway because having to lose weight is such a foreign concept to them.
I hate working so hard, losing almost 40 lbs, and then I see people I haven't seen since I was at my highest weight and they don't even notice (and I know it's noticeable!).
I hate telling my kids no when they want a treat just because I know I can't trust myself to have it in the house.
I have being so confused about what size I wear because of vanitz sizing and the sizes are different at every store!
I hate being constantly offered food with sugar and having to politely turn it down or people looking at me like I have a third head when I just order water at a restaurant and no soda.
I hate still being overweight even though I've lost quite a bit.
I hate peeing all the time because I drink so much water!
I hate that fruit and veggies go bad so quickly.
I don't really hate this... but I do miss the convenience of not being able to just pick up a loaf of bread at the store or ordering in a pizza. We still eat out but most of the time I cook stuff myself.
I hate that so many holidays are food orientated and that I'm sort of at a loss on what to do about finding new traditions for my family (although hopefully we will have fun thinking them up together! Any Halloween ideas????).
But there is so much more that I love about losing weight that these things don't even come close!!!!!!!!
Ha! I love some of these complaints! I love being cold because I have always loved winter! I feel thin when I am cold. I think it's a throw back to my "style" from high school and college, which was big sweatshirts, the bigger the better. My old college sweatshirts are gigantic again, just like they used to be, and they're like wearing a hug. When I was 235 pounds they fit like a glove, and I did not like that. I love burrowing into blankets, curling up by the fire, folding my arms across my tiny self. Yes, I love being cold!
I love that my rings spin! I'm a bit worried about losing them, but they can be sized.
The only thing I can complain about is the shoes. *sigh* Just prior to losing weight we moved, so I overhauled my wardrobe and shoes. I threw out all the small stuff. Now I am back to wearing ridiculously narrow shoes. I put on a pair of brown ones this morning and literally walked right out of them. So now I have two pair: my running shoes and casual black I can wear with slacks. That's it!! And when you wear a AAAA, shoes aren't cheap.
I too hate having my food scrutinized. I stupidly thought that only happened when you were fat. I never thought about being formerly fat.
I don't like having such a small wardrobe and constantly wondering when I'll be able to settle in and by some truly worthwhile pieces. Maybe I should start buying accessories.
OP, I'm with you on #1! Those tendons are really gross to me, but at the same time I love that I can feel them enough that they gross me out. The veins in my hands don't show AT ALL yet. I'm fine with that. And I LOVE, love feeling new bones, like my hips, collarbones, elbow bones, neck tendons, all of it! Can't wait 'til they really start to show!
Things I don't like (in no particular order):
1. Having to spend money on new clothes so often - I'm a poor student (so I have quite that and am just strapping my jeans to my body with a belt until it's unavoidable).
2. When I hit one of my new bones on something hard - I don't bounce off like I used to, and I imagine it'll only get worse.
3. The tendons I can EASILY feel between my upper thigh and pelvis. Ew, but very cool.
4. My tailbone needing more external padding now. I hate it when I drop into a chair at the wrong angle and it kinda whacks it. Ouch. But then I never had much butt padding.
5. "I hate still being overweight even though I've lost quite a bit." - I SO agree with this one. I'm down 40 lbs and I'm still like 20 lbs above the very tip of normal BMI. Ugh.
6. I don't like having to wait and wait to get the clothes I really want to buy and fit into. And if I get anything cute right now I'll just be too small for it in a little while. It's an awesome and annoying problem to have.
I hate that it's effin expensive to keep up my wardrobe with work appropriate clothes. I can't wear things that are more than a size on the large size, even some of those I can't wear because I end up looking sloppy.
I love that i'm buying smaller clothes of course but MAN is it expensive.
-Loose skin and stretch marks, ugh I think that might be the worst.
-Body dysmorphia. I still don't feel as small as I supposedly am.
-Being cold!! I used to get cold easy when I was bigger but now its just ridiculous I am cold all the time!
-Buying fruit and veggies constantly because you have to eat them before they go bad.
-Getting bruises because of the bones in my legs sticking out and hitting the other leg.
-Buying new clothes in smaller sizes, not that its a bad thing because I loveeee shopping but it is really expensive.
-Clothing sizes not being consistent ANYWHERE and never knowing what size I wear. I am getting sick of having to bring in a couple of sizes into the dressing room every single size.
-Having people tell me that I need to eat more when I am out for a meal.
-People telling me that I am too skinny and they are worried about me.
-People who think you have such a big secret that you are hiding from everyone on how to lose weight.
Like others have mentioned I too really dislike being cold. I'm embarrassed to already be wearing my winter coat and gloves.
I also wish my backside didn't hurt when I go to a movie. There's a lot less padding back there now. These things are a small price for me to pay; I love being 130.
The one thing I really do mind is being told I'm obsessed with maintaining my weight. I prefer to think of myself as dedicated or committed.
I hate that it's effin expensive to keep up my wardrobe with work appropriate clothes. I can't wear things that are more than a size on the large size, even some of those I can't wear because I end up looking sloppy.
I love that i'm buying smaller clothes of course but MAN is it expensive.
I go with two pair of slacks, black and brown, and a few cardigans. I throw the cardigans over my nice summer blouses. Cheap and presentable.
The only thing that I hate about my weight loss is being cold. Even then "hate" is too strong a word, it is more like "dislike". But even being cold has its advantages. I love wearing pull over sweaters now and I would never wear them at my heaviest.
Spending money on clothes could be a negative but, you know, I was always having to buy clothes when I was gaining weight and I would wear them out quickly. Now that I have gone through all the clothes that I previously outgrew, I don't mind spending money on smaller size clothes rather than being forced to spend money on bigger clothes!
For those of you who mentioned hating to spend money on transition clothes.....shop at thrift stores! I got almost a whole winter wardrobe - 2 pairs of jeans, 4 pairs of corduroy slacks, 1 wool skirt, 5 sweaters, some under-sweaters T's, and a full-length wool coat - for just over $50! At regular prices, I would have been lucky to buy one pair of jeans for that amount.
I hate that so many holidays are food orientated and that I'm sort of at a loss on what to do about finding new traditions for my family (although hopefully we will have fun thinking them up together! Any Halloween ideas????).
I've already been plotting for Thanksgiving which has always pretty much been about 16 hours of food in my family. Several of us are doing a 5K run/walk first thing in the morning and then volunteering to serve lunch at a homeless shelter. THEN we'll go home and have a reasonable dinner and watch the movies that are Thanksgiving traditions. Very excited about all this.
Things I HATE about loosing weight..
Several of us are doing a 5K run/walk first thing in the morning and then volunteering to serve lunch at a homeless shelter. THEN we'll go home and have a reasonable dinner and watch the movies that are Thanksgiving traditions. Very excited about all this. 
