The somewhat minor annoyances of being overweight -- what are yours?

So, after a little over 3 months using CC and almost 5 months of hard work, today I hit the 10 pound mark!  30 more to go!  And I was thinking... it's really nice that my underwear doesn't fall down anymore.  It had gotten so annoying that since my stomach was sticking out so much, and the waistband of my underwear hit just below the largest part of my stomach, it kept rolling down.  It wasn't so bad when I was wearing jeans which helped to keep them up, but if I was wearing a skirt, I would inevitably have to pull the waistband back up a few times.  Of course now all my pants are starting to fall down, but for that I really just need to suck it up and go shopping for new pants.

We all have the big reasons for losing weight -- wanting to be healthier, wanting to look better, etc.  But what are the little things that nag at you?

i have lost 17kg in 4 months (lbs 37.4?) and the small thing that i have noticed is I can wear high heel now. Before this it make my heel in pain just after 10 minutes walking.

i have lost 23 punds in 6 weeks, i am having a hard time keeping my sugar and sodium down though, its like no matter what i go over every day !$$!

it annoys me that iv lost 40lbs (well not that haha) but that it doesnt look like iv lost that much! its all from my chest area....i wanna loose belly fat!!

I hate that jeans don't fit right- they fit my waist and top hips, but are baggy in the butt and legs.  And, it's not like I can just buy a size down- because then you look extra lumpy.

I also hate that bras never fit quite right- finding the right size is hard when you're inbetween, and the lovely "hang over" on the sides under your arms.  Ugh!

I hate chub rub :( I also hate it when your wearing tights and they slip down, hence more chub rub!

I hate when you go out with friends to do outside stuff and you are the only one sweating like you might die while they comment the weather without a single bit of sweat on them! UGH!

people telling me i have a "bonny face"...yer? what about the rest of me? 

Wow there are a lot of comments on this topic,,,I wasnt going to comment but then I just saw my pics from last weeks dinner and thought oh my god, I look like i swallowed New York.  All the other girls look gorgeous and fit and I look like a whale.

So number one would be the way you look in pictures when you're fat, you can do up your hair, you can wear nice clothes, but all I ever see is my size.

I also agree with one of the people that said, when will I own a pair of pants for more than a year, I can SO RELATE to that.  I have thrown out about four pairs of jeans because they ripped at the thighs after being worn down so much.

Not being able to tell people my weight, but at 5' 7" 230 lbs, this is not something I wish to advertise, its embarrasing. 

Being embarrased at telling people that I have tried, WW, Nutri system, Jenny Craig, personal trainers and nothing works...but the only person I have to blame for that is me!  I guess that would be another thing on the list, not being successful in the area of weightloss, EVER.  I loose,, but I gain again.

gosh the list could go on and on, but I had better stop, I am getting doubly depressed now!

fit12,

I'd convinced myself (and convinced myself that I'd convinced others) that I just couldn't lose weight and that nothing was going to work short of starving myself (which I have done -- not on purpose, but I've got a whole journal entry on that).  I've tried Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, and even LA Weight Loss (huge scam, by the way).  I've read innumerable diet books.  I've always gotten a little annoyed when I come across people who say, "I cut out regular soda and lost 15  pounds!"  I haven't drank soday, regular or diet, in over 9 years.  My diet has been based on healthy foods since I was 13 years old.  And I've never been afraid of excercise.  When I was following Jenny Craig and WW, and I wasn't losing weight while doing everything they said I had to do, I decided I just couldn't lose the weight.

It wasn't until this year that I realized that wasn't true.  Weight loss programs tend to have a "one-size fits all" philosophy (kind of ironic, actually).  Some people can lose weight by replacing regular soda with diet and replacing potato chips with carrot sticks.  And they can lose it all without excercising.  I can't.  So now, I excercise every single day.  I count just about every calorie I put in my mouth.  And I lose weight slowly, but it's coming off, and it's going to stay off.

But yeah, I generally don't tell people about the weight loss programs I've tried because it means I'm telling them that I failed.  But the truth of the matter is, to some degree, those programs failed me.  They told me they'd give me the tools I needed to lose weight, and they didn't.  I'm amazed and delighted to find that the things that seem to be working for me, finally, after 19 years, are free.

Don't be depressed.  You're here, so you're obviously doing something to try to get healthier, and you're not alone.

On the clothing front: Although I know I desperately need to buy new pants because mine are now falling down, I keep putting it off with the hope that the longer I put it off, the greater chance that I can buy size 10s instead of 12s.  Some of my old size 10 clothing is now fitting, but not all of it, and the 12s had been getting really tight when I started this. 

Original Post by madamq:

I hate it when my thighs rub.  I hate that the underarms of my shirts get threadbare.  I really hated when my son said "oh is that you mom?  I thought dad was home" - meaning I was walking heavy.

I hated navel distortion.  You know - your navel becomes misshapen and enlarged. Woa...I could hide a twinkie in there!

Totally with you on the thighs rubbing thing. Def in the summer!

I hear ya, the thing is I don't think they are making pants to fit us ladies properly.  I've gained 50 lbs in the last 2 years, I'm pulling up my pants nowadays as much as I was when I was skinny.

The infamous "thats you?!" remark when people see an old picture from your thinner days. 

Whats even worse, is seeing the difference between the then and now pictures for yourself.  If only we had time machines so we could go back and prevent the weight gain choices we made. 

What bothers me more than anything is the fat face.  The chubby cheeks, double chin.  You can cover up a tummy and slim legs with style secrets but you can't do anything about that face... unless you wear a veil haha. 

Definitely taking pictures . . . going for the back row and then being told to move to the front cuz I'm short!  Why can't people just take face shots? :P

I went to my friend's wedding a few years ago, and my dress was sleeveless.  It was a lot of fun, I danced up a storm, and I had a great time.   When I saw the pictures, I was horrified by a picture of myself dancing.  I looked fat, and my arms looked enormous.  I could have sworn I had looked a lot better in the mirror before I left.  Now I can't think about her wedding without remembering that picture.

oh the good ole' muffin top......

ughh I hate the muffin top!

For me I hate it that i feel thin but I look in the mirror and I do not recognize the person looking back.  I hate the change in attitude from  people I have known for years.  The look in their eyes is diminished respect.  That is the part I really hate, and big shirts!!!!

I hate that this extra weight makes me feel so bad.

Back ache

foot pain

and heartburn

clothes in closet don't fit

Oh, yes, foot pain! I was having terrible foot pain for months and I noticed it susided after having lost the weight I did in the first month or so of dieting. Guess my feet were telling me they didn't want to support 229 lbs anymore!

I hated constantly pulling my shirt so it wasn't sticking to my rolls. Also, hated the feeling of my stomach fat rolls touching the insides of my arms. I've noticed I actually have more an hour glass shape these days. It's amazing.

The worse was 2 weeks ago when my boyfriend was moving in and I was like "I need to do laundry.... I have nothing to wear...." he was like you have 10 pairs of jeans right there and I just lost it because none of them fit anymore...