Isn't it GREAT when.....
 

Alright, here is a new thread about losing weight. Your sentence has to start with "Isn't it GREAT when..." and then put something that is great about losing weight....here is mine.

Isn't it GRRRREAT when...

Your boyfriend can't resist your new hotness. :carrot:

Isn't it great when.....the clerk at the clothing store says to you, "Wow look at that flat tummy!" and points to YOUR tummy!

Isn't it GREAT when you go back to your hometown for an annual event that is basically a mini-high-school reunion, where you were the chubby unpopular teen, and you get to "reveal" yourself as the size 10 hottie you are?

(this is my plan for this weekend. Immature, perhaps. Important to me for whatever reason? Absolutely).

Isn't it great when ..

the really thin person next to you at the gym on the ellipticals watches your feet and tries to keep up with you but can't. :woops:

isn't it great when........
the dude who you fancy says "i like girls more her shape" and points to you!!

Originally Posted by BabyBrownEyes:
Isn't it great when ..

the really thin person next to you at the gym on the ellipticals watches your feet and tries to keep up with you but can't. :woops:

I love this one...I like when people assume because I have a few extra pounds, I can't hold my own on the elliptical or treadmill. LOL! :carrot:

Isn't it great when you go to the store and try on the old size you used to wear, and it no longer fits cuz it's too big?

Isn't it great when you are able to start trying on clothes on the "regular" folks side of the store again, and you don't have to go to the big girl section?

Isn't it great when the trousers you didn't fit into, but tried on three weeks ago and they fit, are now too big? :lol3:

Isn't it great when you no longer have to stretch your t-shirts before you put them on.

Isn't it great when the clothes you wore last summer when you reached your maintenance goal still fit.

Originally Posted by lilybelle:
Isn't it great when you no longer have to stretch your t-shirts before you put them on.

Isn't it great when the clothes you wore last summer when you reached your maintenance goal still fit.

I was doing this very thing last month...I always stretched my t-shirts before they went on...now they're way too big for me!! ;) did you know they make a pant-stretching devise? I couldn't believe my eyes!

Isn't it GREAT when...

people think you're younger than you are because you're losing weight and getting smaller.

Isn't it great when you wear a smaller sizes than you did in high school and the later part of middle school.

:D :D Isn't it great when....you don't advertise that you are still dieting but people in the office keep saying how small you are getting.:carrot:

Isn't it great when...people who were initially opposed to you losing weight are now proud of you, and are even considering losing weight themselves!

Isn't it great when...you see the scale drop into the next "decade!"

Isn't it great when...someone refers to your waist as "tiny"? !!!!

Originally Posted by lumifan4ever:
:D :D Isn't it great when....you don't advertise that you are still dieting but people in the office keep saying how small you are getting.:carrot:

Seconded!

Isnt it GREAT when your boy mates say you look really good!! ( And boys dont notice!!)

Isnt it GREAT also when that double chin goes!!

Isnt it GREAT when your friends and family understan how important this is too you and how much happier you are and support you totally!!!

Isn't it great when... someone asks you "have you lost weight?"

What a fun thread!

Isn't it great when . . .

. . . you went from "large" to "small" -- and can even fit in some boys' XL? :D

. . . clothes deemed too tight months/years ago are now too loose?

. . . friends you meet up with every once in a great while tell you that you look hot on the last gathering?

. . . going from utterly hating exercise to can't live more than 2 days without some?

Isn't it great when... clothes that were tight fit 'just right'?

Isn't it great when you feel healthy and energetic and in control of your body?

Isn't it great to have to buy new underwear because the ones you bought a couple months ago don't fit !
Isn't it great when you are "laying there dying" after what seems to be a very long work out and you kid comes up and says "Hey Mom you are getting skinny!"

Isn't it great when...

your coworkers, who don't know you're dieting, tell you that you look like you've lost weight

your daughter wants to eat the same dinners as you becuase "she wants to eat healthier too".

Originally Posted by lilybelle:
Isn't it great when you no longer have to stretch your t-shirts before you put them on.

Ok, that's hilarious! :D
Unfortunately, I've noticed in the past several months that I've had to start doing that. But, I'm certainly looking forward to NOT stretching them out in the future!!

You guys have given some GREAT ones!! :) I love this positive reinforcement!!

Isn't it GREAT when...

you no longer have joint pain because all the exercise you do everyday stretches out those joints.

Isn't it great when you can do all the things in a day it used to take you a week to drag through and STILL find the time and energy to exercise on top of it all? ;)

Isn't it great when...

:) - You can accept rides because you know you will fit in the car and the seatbelt will fit around you.

:) - You can accept invites to dinner because you know you will fit in the chairs, even if they have ARMS.

:) - You can eat in public without wondering if people are watching what the 'fat' person eats.

:) - You can go grocery shopping and not worry about people checking out the 'fat' person's items in the cart.

:) - You can go to various places that have a turnstile and know that you won't get stuck!

:) - You can tie your shoelaces without getting puffed BEFORE you exercise.

:) - You have to go back and get a SMALLER size off the rack.

:) - When you tell people you still have more weight to lose they tell you that you are 'perfect' just as you are. I'm not sure I had ever heard that word used about me before.

:) - You can go on a holiday and not have to ask for the seatbelt extender on the plane.

:) - Your husband can fit his arms ALL the way around you.

:) - You weigh LESS than your husband.

:) - There are actually larger people around you, in your family and at your workplace. I spent SO many years being the largest person I knew.

... there are SO many more, but I will leave some for other people.

Great thread!

Zelma

Isn't it GREAT when...

-: You wake up in the morning and look in the mirror KNOWING and SEEING that you've lost that pound that just wouldn't go away!

-: Your husband picks you up whenever he wants without you being worried he will strain his back!

-: When people say "Who is this woman standing before me?" specifically talking about the weight I've lost.

-: When people BEG you for advice about "HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT"

-: When the clothes you wear become baggy so they 'flatter' your figure instead of insult it

Isn't it great when you can do an hour on the elliptical before getting tired rather than 10 minutes

Isn't it great when your pantyhose don't roll down because of your huge stomach?

Isn't it great when you can go to a party and stay within your calorie range while still enjoying yourself thoroughly?

Isn't it great when you can ride your bike with the kids and THEY have to stop and take a break before you do:)

Isn't it great when your lower belly doesn't rest on your thighs when you sit down. :)

Originally Posted by ThinGirl in FatBody:
Isn't it great when your lower belly doesn't rest on your thighs when you sit down. :)

Oh wow...I just checked, and this is true for me as well. Thanks for drawing my attention to a new NSV! ;)



Isn't it great when...you are no longer the fattest girl in your group of friends! (I know that was mentioned, but I have to reiterate.)

Isn't it great when...you go to a restaurant, and you can no longer eat half of the meal that used to leave you hungry!

Isn't it great when...your healthy eating starts to rub off on all your eating buddies.

Isn't it great when...you actually start to like plain salad, when before you had to slather it in dressing to choke it down.

Isn't it great when...you save up calories/points for a bad craving that's been bugging you, and you look forward to it all day, and when you finally do have it, it's far too sweet and makes you sick afterwards...and you never crave it again!

Isn't it great when...you can see what gender you are when you look down in the shower! :lol:

Isn't it great when:

You are doing laundry and your DH that was always so much smaller than you, well his jeans now look huge. LOL

Your DH's friends always say what a "lucky man" he is to have such a sexy wife.

You can now sit in DH's lap without the loud grunt. LOL

You can shave your legs or bikini area without a mirror.

Your teenager is not ashamed to go places with you, even swimming.

You can shop, shop , shop and feel like it's not only needed but you deserve it.

You can wear an underwire bra without feeling like you are being stabbed all day because of the fat roll under the breasts.

You can fit in tight places.

You don't need anyone to help you up off the floor.

You have extra money cause you aren't paying as much for medicines now.

You don't wake up with reflux everynight.

Your teen daughter borrows some of your clothes and thinks they are stylish. LOL.

I LOVED all of those Lilybelle! Those are all great, especially the sitting on the lap. :) I can't wait to sit on my boyfriends lap....he's only 140 lbs so I wouldn't even THINK of doing that right now! lol. I can't wait to get a piggy back ride for the first time in my life. ;)

My list could certainly be almost identical to Lily's.

Here's a few of my own, Isn't it great when:

-Your hubby's new nickname for you is Slim.
-When people constantly mistake you for one of your teenaged daughters.
-When you have tons of energy that you never thought possible. Amazing how much more one can get done in a day.
-When you absolutely love instead of loathe getting social invitations
-Having lots of room when you sit on chairs instead of spilling over them.
-When people call you "tiny" and "skinny"
-When you have soooo much more room in your drawers now because your clothes take up soooo much less space.
-When you can squeeze through the smallest of spaces
-When going out dancing you actually dance all night instead of hanging out on the side.
-When you rediscover all your hidden bones. And you're absolutely loving them. Those darn collar bones, they're the GREATEST.
-When your 3 teenaged daughters think they have a "hot" mom as do all their friends. Ditto the hubby and his friends.
-When you get to share clothing with those teenaged daughters.
-When you're the talk of the neighborhood.
-When everybody wants "diet" advice from you
-When your thighs don't rub together.
-When you can't wait to get on the scale every morning.
-When you look forward to the day instead of dreading it.
-When your kids and DH are so darn proud of you that they can't stop complimenting you and praising you. And when they tell just about anybody who will listen what a great job you're doing.
-When your daughter tells you, "Ma, I can't believe I like vegetables so much"
-When you discover that of course, yes, you DO have control over your food intake.
-When you can go shopping anywhere and everywhere and there are sooo many choices that your head spins.
-When you have an incredible wardrobe where every item is a knockout winner.
-When you go shopping and they only have something that you love in a small size that you think will surely not fit you. You try it on anyway and lo and behold it FITS.
-When you do the laundry and see the small sized underwear and marvel at the fact that their actually yours. No more granny panties.
-Whereas you used to be just about the largest person in the room at any given time you are now one of the smallest.
-Along the same lines, when you were absolutely the LARGEST one amongst your friends and you are now the smallest (except for one).


And on and on and on. The list is endless. :smug:

.....you catch a glance of yourself in the mirror and feel so proud of how you've taken control of your life!

.....you develop a new attitude to go along with a new body, and find yourself becoming a better person.

-Someone mentions you've lost more weight when you're in plateau. :p
-Other people notice a difference even when you don't. :cool:
-You find food substitutions you love. :D (Thanks to you guys, I'm hot for Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese wedges now, lol!) :p Next experiment will be to try hummus when I can find it!
-You buy exercise equipment and actually use it. :carrot:

Isn't it great when...

...you do hard early morning water workouts alone in your apartment complex pool and later someone at the pool comes up to you and says they have been watching you out their window and are amazed at your stamina!! ?? People start coming up to you and saying "Oh you are the one who does all the hard aerobics here."

Robin, I think our lists could be interchangeable. LOL

Isn't it great when:

Everyone thinks you are 10 yrs. younger than you are, when before everyone thought you were 10 yrs. older than you were.

When your 21 yr. old son proudly announces to the crowd that he is singing a duet with his mom, and hear all the whispers of how "there is no way she looks old enough to be his mother". LOL.

When you walk past Lane Bryant and it hits you that their clothes no longer fit you.

When you are no longer too self-conscious to get in the Limbo line at the club with your DH and son. LOL.

When you take your dogs for a walk and they tire out before you do.

When you don't have to wade up to your waist in water in the lake before tossing your now wet towel up on the beach.

When you can comfortably sit in a lawn chair without worrying about it breaking.

(This one's a bit creepy) but DH and I had jokingly planned on being buried in an above ground mausoleum with me on top. The wording on the mausoleum was to say "I finally get to be on top". LOL. Well, now I don't have to wait til we die to get to be on TOP. LOL.

Originally Posted by cjc92802:
.....you catch a glance of yourself in the mirror and feel so proud of how you've taken control of your life!

I'm hoping to start feeling like this, right now I am still avoiding my reflection :(

Soon though, I have faith :smug:

My single biggest motivation was realizing that I was worth the hard work it was going to take to lose weight. That was my only "stumbling block" (rather, it was a giant wall!) - feeling worthless. It was impossible for me to lose weight until I started liking myself. I had spent a lifetime with low self-esteem, crash dieting as "punishment" (and getting to be too thin, then eating and eating to fill the void) and telling myself I was a failure.

Then I began CHOOSING to take care of myself, body and mind. What a difference it has made in all areas of my life.

......you can tell your husband is more attracted to your body!

-When you can sit without having back rolls.
-When your stomach goes from a giant roll, to a giant bump, to a smaller bump to being flat.
-When you forget what you ever saw in fast food.
-When you can wear your boyfriend's clothes.