Went to the DR yesterday for annual physical. Did real well. BP down & no problem. He is happy that I'm exercising & losing weight. Good for the diabetes. I can tell he doesn't really know much about lc or approve?
My scale is 10#s light at home:stars: So I was bummed that my weight loss wasn't as many pounds as I thought. But oh well, I have other ways to notice my fat loss.

Face is thinner

Lost 2 sizes in clothes

My stomach is smaller

My thighs are a lot smaller

I have put away size 20s & 18s are too big. 16s look good.

People have noticed and commented looks like weight is falling off

Hubby loves it!

DD is becoming inspired to lose weight

I'm less tired



What ways other than the scale do you know you are losing weight?

Can make it up the stairs without dieing from lack of oxygen

Can get dressed in the morning without feeling like a stuffed sausage

Lisa

I really knew I was losing weight when my dh commented. He takes a while to notice things like that, so it felt really good when he finally did.

Also I realized last week after reading on another thread, my libido is unusually high on LC. I must be doing something right.

I am on a business trip so that is why these things come to mind.


The hotel towels fit around me

I wasn't as uncomfortable on the plane

I was able to go into the hotel gift shop and buy a sweatshirt that fit when I was cold!

Hey! I almost forgot about that; I just remembered how difficult it was for me to get out of bed in the morning much less getting myself dressed too.

Seems like it was a 5 minute process to just get myself pulled to the side of the bed and then up and out of the bed.

Now I can just pop myself right up out of the bed without moaning and groaning and taking forever to do so. I still take awhile getting dressed though.



Dive deeply into who you really are, and have the courage to explore your most treasured dreams. Keep yourself connected to those dreams, and they will play out upon the stage of your life. ~Ralph Marston

Live life abundantly and enjoy yourself in your “Journey To Wellness” because it is by the grace of God that we are able to do so. ~Gail~

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will grant you the desires of you heart ~Psalms 37:4

I can see my toes before my boobs when I look down!!! Woo Hoo!

I'm bored and going through old threads..so late the party on this one. But here's mine..

I don't avoid mirrors anymore. In fact, I go to the department stores at lunch and try on clothes just to see what fits and what doesn't, without buying anything (yet)

The libido is definitely up, and without all that fat in the way, I can get into more..um...positions, shall we say? And afterwards, I don't rush to get dressed, worried about the boyfriend feeling all the fat rolls. I'm confident sleeping naked (well, a bit more confident anyway)

My lower back doesn't hurt anymore.

My arms aren't tired after blow drying my hair.

When I lie down at night, my boyfriend's arms wrap around me, it's such a wonderful feeling. And when we spoon, I can snuggle right up even with him.

I have tons of energy, no need for lunchtime naps anymore.

I can sit on the couch with my legs tucked underneath me, or sit cross legged and my legs touch the couch.

My calves no longer touch each other when I stand up straight.

Without a second thought, I pulled up one of those flimsy metal chairs at an outside cafe the other day and sat down.

Until I was actually IN the chair, and crossing my legs (another plus!) it didn't even dawn on me that 18 months ago, the chair would not have 'held' me - or at least I would have been nervous the entire time I sat in it that I would break it.

I can't express to you how good that moment felt.

It's so crazy how it works, I have gained a bit of weight since I've started training, but I had to put my belt on the last notch today so something is falling off.

Your weight loss isn't any less because your doctor's scale is different from yours. I had something similar happen - my new scale shows me eight pounds heavier than my old scale. To make the loss the same, I added those eight pounds to my start weight. THAT sure gave me pause, but it kept my loss the same.

Libido... I was just reading in another thread here that maybe that's because of the release of the estrogen that was stored in our fat cells. Whatever it is, it's A Good Thing.

Meg

the one thing I was super-excited about was being able to cross my legs. I haven't been able to do that in forever!

You know, I've found that my libido is actually *lower* on LC. Anyone else have that issue?

My bras are not poking and "scratching" me anymore bc I have gotten rid of some of my back fat and the fat between my arm and my breasts.

Same! I always have to find a certain towel, or two, in my house cause the other ones wouldnt fit. =[ but NOW after 30 lbs, almost all the towels will pretty much cover me. :]]]

But also,
I notice that i can see my collar bone more and more in pictures
My face looks thinner
And my friend thinks i "grew" because she says i look more porportional! haha, its just i lost some midsection weight.

:]

-Callie
Thin is "in".

This will never be the case for me....they will always stick out more...even at my thinnest they did......