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Good question!
I lost 150 pounds, about 3 years ago. It was hard work, I was pretty miserable for every second of it, haha! But I did it, and felt proud to have accomplished it.
Did it help me?
It helped my health, for obvious reasons. I'm sure I was on my way to all sorts of problems that I'll hopefully be able to postpone or avoid now. It helped my self-esteem for a while, but that high slowly faded away as time went on.
Did I receive more attention from men?
In a way. Before losing the weight, I'd asked out many men, always being rejected. ALWAYS, 100% of the time. Fat men too. After losing the weight, I started using a dating site and finally got a yes for the first time in my life, I was 24. Dating was awful for me though. I was used, abused, cheated on, tossed aside, ditched, you name it. I suddenly thought, "Wow, I just worked so hard and lost all this weight and I'm STILL not good enough for anyone." And it destroyed me. My self-esteem suddenly went lower than when I was fat. See, when I was fat, the rejection wasn't personal, it was just a physical thing. But when that wasn't in the way anymore, the rejections felt more personal and hurt much more.
Was I able to keep it down?
Yes, I've been able to keep it down. Bouts of depression did send my weight up and down some occasionally. But I nipped it in the bud before it got out of hand each time. What keeps me motivated to keep it off now? I'm still bullied by those around me, constant reminders of how I was and how I shouldn't eat this or that because I'll go back to being the way I was. I keep it in check to shut people up, basically. That's awful, but that's true for me.
I have never lost more than one clothing size but the less I weigh the better my life is. Being physically fit and eating healthy foods improve brain function. The less I weigh the more confident I am, and the more types of clothing I can wear without feeling like a fatass. I'm sure I can keep it down if I tried but it fluctuates up and down by no more than 10lbs. No, I don't think I receive more attention from the opposite sex. Maybe more guys check me out but I don't really consider that attention.
I believe it will for me. I've been overweight most of my life, and since I have Social Anxiety Disorder partially brought on by a low self-opinion of my attractiveness, I think losing wieght will help me be more social and confident, not to mention that being overweight is also a turn-off for thr opposite sex usually. Also, I'll be healthier and have more energy, those are always bonuses. I've lost 38 pounds in 2 months and 3 weeks so far, down to 297 now, 97 pounds to go to reach my goal of 200 at 6' 3".
It helped me in some sports, for instance it is a lot easier to wrestle the 195lb weight class than the 220lb weight class. My attention from women was basically the same, except I received compliments a bit more often. I felt more confident, not greatly but a little. Yes, I can keep it down, but I can't eat like crap and I have to exercise regularly.
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I believe it will for me.
I can finally put on dresses I love and losing weight make me always in good mood.
During this period, I do a lot of sports, and feel much healthier.
I feel more confident but it makes finding clothes a lot harder. Most stores don't carry many size 1s unfortunately.
No, it's not. My wife gained a little, not really fat, but a little chubby - and I love it, can't keep my hands off...
Best damn thing I ever did.
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