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6 hours ago, NCL04321 said:

Wow, what a difference!!! You look spectacular!

Thank you so much!

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On 9/12/2023 at 11:48 AM, SuziDavis said:

I am not sure that this is a victory, but it's something.

Half way through my day Sunday, I realized my wedding ring wasn't on my hand... Started panicking because I couldn't find it anywhere. I knew it was getting loose, but it had never just fell off.

Turns out it fell off in bed. So my fingers are officially smaller than they have been in like 8 years.

Yep- I lost mine. Officially,been months of looking. :(

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On 9/15/2023 at 8:08 AM, kcuster83 said:

Yep- I lost mine. Officially, been months of looking. :(

That is terrible!!!! That is what I am worried about, I made sure to not wear it to Universal this weekend, I would never see it again if it fell off.

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Genuinely weird one, not really a victory, but it's a thing:

For a few months, I've been noticing that my sheets feel like they're bunching up in bed when I roll over. Which doesn't make sense because they're stretchy jersey sheets and don't really have any give. Plus, when I sit up and check, there's no loose fabric there.

... because it's not my sheets, its the loose skin on my back folding up. 😐

Also, I finally figured out what everyone on this thread means by "don't have to do yoga to wipe". I didn't realize that it was possible for regular-sized people to reach down without twisting at all. Wild.

(I wasn't fat as a kid or a teenager. Have I just been doing extra yoga my whole life for no reason? I guess so!)

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09/18/2023 12:17 PM, Nepenthe44 said:



Genuinely weird one, not really a victory, but it's a thing:




For a few months, I've been noticing that my sheets feel like they're bunching up in bed when I roll over. Which doesn't make sense because they're stretchy jersey sheets and don't really have any give. Plus, when I sit up and check, there's no loose fabric there.




... because it's not my sheets, its the loose skin on my back folding up. 😐




Also, I finally figured out what everyone on this thread means by "don't have to do yoga to wipe". I didn't realize that it was possible for regular-sized people to reach down without twisting at all. Wild.




(I wasn't fat as a kid or a teenager. Have I just been doing extra yoga my whole life for no reason? I guess so!)


I feel your pain! I’m sitting on skin Rolls/flaps!! I NEVER thought that would be ANY kind of an issue!

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10 hours ago, Nepenthe44 said:

Genuinely weird one, not really a victory, but it's a thing:

For a few months, I've been noticing that my sheets feel like they're bunching up in bed when I roll over. Which doesn't make sense because they're stretchy jersey sheets and don't really have any give. Plus, when I sit up and check, there's no loose fabric there.

... because it's not my sheets, its the loose skin on my back folding up. 😐

I hear you! I kept pulling at my knickers because I thought they were bunching up. Nope not my knickers just my lose butt skin bunching.

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i'm can (and want!) to do this:

P.S. no, not a "weird" NSV, just kinda cool...cant seem to find the old, just vanilla-NSV thread and got lazy to keep looking! so here we are 😂

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20 hours ago, Nepenthe44 said:

... because it's not my sheets, its the loose skin on my back folding up. 😐

I have this same issue when I'm sitting in my office chair. My loose thigh skin folds under my butt. It's so weird! LOL!

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so i recently lost 3 lbs. not the downside-of-a-normal-daily-weight-fluctuation-loss, or a oh-i-just-had-a-mega-poop kinda loss, but an ACTUAL 3 lbs loss that has stayed off based on a 2 week moving weight average.

now everyone and my mother has said something or other in the past couple weeks in the tune of "omigod are you losing weight?!?" or "you're not on a diet AGAIN are you?!!". didn't give it much thought until this AM when i asked my Mr this morning if he thinks i look thinner these days and he nodded (i can always count in him on a low-key, no-big-deal kinda response). so i guess it is noticeable?

anyway the point of this is that when i was much heavier, no one would even notice (nor comment) on any appearance change in me if/when i lost up to 20-25 lbs (including Mr.). but now, at 3 measly lbs loss, somehow the world is ending to the busybody-nation.

sometimes i feel like i have to defend being thinner as much as i had to defend being heavier.

not really an NSV, more of an annoyance (the comments)...and also just another thing that thought u were done with, but not really.

🤷🏻‍♀️

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2 hours ago, ms.sss said:

so i recently lost 3 lbs. not the downside-of-a-normal-daily-weight-fluctuation-loss, or a oh-i-just-had-a-mega-poop kinda loss, but an ACTUAL 3 lbs loss that has stayed off based on a 2 week moving weight average.

now everyone and my mother has said something or other in the past couple weeks in the tune of "omigod are you losing weight?!?" or "you're not on a diet AGAIN are you?!!". didn't give it much thought until this AM when i asked my Mr this morning if he thinks i look thinner these days and he nodded (i can always count in him on a low-key, no-big-deal kinda response). so i guess it is noticeable?

anyway the point of this is that when i was much heavier, no one would even notice (nor comment) on any appearance change in me if/when i lost up to 20-25 lbs (including Mr.). but now, at 3 measly lbs loss, somehow the world is ending to the busybody-nation.

sometimes i feel like i have to defend being thinner as much as i had to defend being heavier.

not really an NSV, more of an annoyance (the comments)...and also just another thing that thought u were done with, but not really.

🤷🏻‍♀️

I really get this. Its your body and if you need a lower buffer weight then its your business. If your hubby did not know you had intentionally dieted, Would he have said anything ? I can tell you now that my husband would not know.

We have been away in Spain for 2 weeks so my husband saw a bit more of me than usual. I was laying in bed without covers and clothes, it was so hot. My hip bones and ribs were prominent. My skin hangs off me, its not pretty. He said I think its time you gave up trying to loose weight now, you are skin and bone. My local doctor wants me to loose at least 40lbs more to get in a healthy range. I am happy where I am, I look good in my clothes. Who is right ? Me !

So congrats on your loss and bugger everyone else

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On 9/18/2023 at 8:55 AM, SuziDavis said:

That is terrible!!!! That is what I am worried about, I made sure to not wear it to Universal this weekend, I would never see it again if it fell off.

Mine are loose. As soon as I get a little lower I am going to have them resized.

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8 hours ago, summerseeker said:

I really get this. Its your body and if you need a lower buffer weight then its your business. If your hubby did not know you had intentionally dieted, Would he have said anything ? I can tell you now that my husband would not know.

We have been away in Spain for 2 weeks so my husband saw a bit more of me than usual. I was laying in bed without covers and clothes, it was so hot. My hip bones and ribs were prominent. My skin hangs off me, its not pretty. He said I think its time you gave up trying to loose weight now, you are skin and bone. My local doctor wants me to loose at least 40lbs more to get in a healthy range. I am happy where I am, I look good in my clothes. Who is right ? Me !

So congrats on your loss and bugger everyone else

well i actually wasn't trying, really. i recently quit smoking (going on 2 months now, yay me!) and i was worried that i would gain weight trying to quit, so i've been extra vigilant about what i eat and i ended up losing those lbs.

i guess i was surprised that 3 lbs were even noticeable, even more so that people seem still feel like they have a say in my weight.

le sigh.

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I throw clothes in the dryer to shrink now instead of line drying to prevent it.

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On 9/3/2023 at 5:53 PM, omrhsn said:

That is awesome man! Looking great there

Congratulations!! You look fantastic. Keep up the great work

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