# Where did that 20lbs go??? I lost it somewhere... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997 "2011-08-17T05:23:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997/21 "2011-08-18T11:05:52Z")
ADHD medications are stimulants, no? That would explain your weight loss, even if you didn’t change your diet. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997/22 "2011-08-18T22:45:41Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > ADHD medications are stimulants, no? That would explain your weight loss, even if you didn’t change your diet. They also curb your appetite – I know that from my experience with Ritalin. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997/23 "2011-08-19T00:04:45Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > ADHD medications are stimulants, no? That would explain your weight loss, even if you didn’t change your diet. Right, the point though is that I haven’t been on them long enough for them to have had this much of an effect–some of the loss must have been before I started taking them. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997/24 "2011-08-20T06:16:07Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > How could you lose 20 lbs and still be wearing the same clothes?? My waistbands start sliding off my hips if I lose 5 lbs. As Nava notes, it really depends on how you’re built and where you lose fat from. Since starting [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=619380), I’ve noticed that a pair of jeans that are a bit too big (except during _that_ week) are a lot more droopy than they used to be. Usually the waist band is an inch or so below my belly button, but now it’s more like 3-4". But my hips still manage to keep them on. Even at your weight (though not any time recently, sigh) I’m still pretty hippy. ---
**Author:** ![steadierfooting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@steadierfooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steadierfooting)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997/25 "2011-08-20T21:11:19Z")
There is a lot of hating going on in this thread. I dropped about 20-30 pounds this year accidently too, although I most certainly noticed it when I needed to buy new jeans (kudos to Guess jeans for making a size 31 x 34) My diet changed slightly when I changed jobs and stopped eating out for lunch, not realizing how many calories I’d consume with the hearty lunches. Although now I need to be more careful about not losing weight, as being 6’5 and 168 pounds ain’t exactly ideal. Oh, and I stay thin by running about 30 miles a week. I would have bought the 30x34 but apparently my thighs are too muscular for the waist size and won’t fit. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997/26 "2011-08-20T22:53:30Z")
It’s only about 5 pounds a week with maybe a couple of pounds before that month. I lost ten pounds over Christmas without noticing it until I weighed myself. My weight also changed by 5 pounds in one day this week, but I’m pretty certain that was just to do with me weighing myself closer to meal time. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if amphetamines made you lose 3-5lbs a week immediately. > [@steadierfooting](#): > > There is a lot of hating going on in this thread. Yeah - it’s weird. Several people misreading things just for the fun of insulting someone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-20lbs-go-i-lost-it-somewhere/592997.md?page=1)