Did anyone get clumsy after weight loss? (and 3 month check up)

[james1 34]

Three month check up today. 52 pounds down, labs all good. Feeling great! Very few problems to speak of.

The real question...did anyone else turn into a clutz after losing weight? I mean stumble, drop stuff more often,...like I am learning to walk again lol.

[Valentina 2,642]

I've had many "klutz" moments. I've come to think that my center of balance is so different that my "mind's eyes" can't keep up with my weight loss.

Does that make any sense? That's the only explanation that I have. My body is so used to having a balance a large chunk of ---well ME, that now that I have less mass, I'm just flinging myself around as if I still had it. But, being lighter I am overcompensating and becoming clumsy and unbalanced (physically---well ok, maybe a wee bit mentally as well, but that's a story for a different day )

Anyway, that is my theory and I'm sticking with it!

[james1 34]

Man I wonder if there is something to that. It makes sense, the whole balance being off thing,

I've had many "klutz" moments. I've come to think that my center of balance is so different that my "mind's eyes" can't keep up with my weight loss.

Does that make any sense? That's the only explanation that I have. My body is so used to having a balance a large chunk of ---well ME, that now that I have less mass, I'm just flinging myself around as if I still had it. But, being lighter I am overcompensating and becoming clumsy and unbalanced (physically---well ok, maybe a wee bit mentally as well, but that's a story for a different day )

Anyway, that is my theory and I'm sticking with it!

[LonnaRox 7]

Three month check up today. 52 pounds down, labs all good. Feeling great! Very few problems to speak of.

The real question...did anyone else turn into a clutz after losing weight? I mean stumble, drop stuff more often,...like I am learning to walk again lol.

I'm 12 days out and I've been a complete klutz and forgetful. And, no, I'm not normally clumsy. What is it?!

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[kimba21502 25]

Congrats on your weight loss so far and that your labs are doing good. Keep up the great work

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[Daisee68 2,493]

Klutzy and memory is likely the hormone imbalance. Hormones released as the fat burns off. It should rebalance shortly.

[BestDayEver 418]

Had the same issue. Broke a toe early on and other minor mishaps. When I hiked I always felt like I was going to fall on my face. It all just felt "off". I would say it got better around month 10.

[BigViffer 3,544]

This is a keen observation actually. Not only is our balance somewhat "off" because of the rapid weight loss, but I've also noticed that it doesn't take as much effort to do somethings as before. As an example, went to run up the stairs here at work the other day. I meant to jump every other step, but the first leap took me up almost three! Looked like a fool trying to go up stairs that I have used for almost 20 years.