tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post3079958346915387007..comments2023-12-18T07:52:47.508-05:00Comments on One Mans trip to the Half: When I said that I want to be Skinny this ain't what I meant!Zeusmeatballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03841730555706808620noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-54580321168539270002010-02-21T11:34:42.883-05:002010-02-21T11:34:42.883-05:00Long time reader here, have never commented before...Long time reader here, have never commented before, but this post made me smile--and well up with tears. The skin the skin the skin. After maintaining a 120 lb loss for almost 3 years, it was the extra skin that I kept focusing on, and I let it shame me--in spite of all the amazing improvements in my life. I eventually gained all the weight back (plus more, natch), and STILL HAD SAGGY SKIN! Well that was no solution...lol. Anyway, I'm so glad you shared these concerns. And it's great to see your self awareness expanding just like your muscles. Both of those are gonna pay off big time. Have a great week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-65816643069561702702010-02-18T18:08:22.155-05:002010-02-18T18:08:22.155-05:00Your skin will adjust to some extent over time. S...Your skin will adjust to some extent over time. So don't get too caught up in it just yet. Give your body time to adjust to the changes you have made.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981934760603648169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-6066137739715659742010-02-18T15:03:50.188-05:002010-02-18T15:03:50.188-05:00@bbobblyb - I refer to the way my belly looks as a...@bbobblyb - I refer to the way my belly looks as a batch of bread dough that has been allowed to rise and is then punched down. Ugh. Yuck. Gross. That is exactly what it looks like, too. Not fair, not fair, not fair.PrettyWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258917188192550094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-70684305770703803892010-02-18T15:02:04.902-05:002010-02-18T15:02:04.902-05:00I feel ya! I have plenty of lose skin and lots and...I feel ya! I have plenty of lose skin and lots and lots of stretch marks. I have worked hard - lifting heavy for two years now. I have some upper body and leg definition, but damn, had I never been fat I would have a rock hard, smokin' body by now. Total jip. Not fair. Not fair at all.PrettyWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258917188192550094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-42106239271497994112010-02-18T14:45:59.035-05:002010-02-18T14:45:59.035-05:00I haven't lost enough weight to have extra ski...I haven't lost enough weight to have extra skin from that, but I have had two babies, and the stretch marks that I got resemble a road map. Sometimes they really frustrate me.. but other times, I think of them as my battle scars. All that I endured are in those scars.. and so now that I have to live with them, I have found my way to even have a little bit of pride. So.. I suggest you be proud of your extra skin for all the hard work you put in emptying all that skin of all that fat! Congradulations on your saggy flying squirrel skin!Humahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336350244785922819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-58548489308546387292010-02-18T11:56:39.347-05:002010-02-18T11:56:39.347-05:00I let my skin freak me out to the point I stopped ...I let my skin freak me out to the point I stopped loosing weight for over a year. It is what it is, the younger you are the better it will get. Staying hydrated is one of the best things you can do for your skin. the flying squirrel comment was so relatable I spit my morning coffee out on the screen. I hope someday that the effect the skin has on me (hinders distance biking and hiking because of chaffing)physically and mentally will not be as big of a deal.<br /><br />Fitness is what you do, not how you look.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346245087447662377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-84331434436850057662010-02-18T11:49:56.269-05:002010-02-18T11:49:56.269-05:00I am only starting my weight loss journey and my f...I am only starting my weight loss journey and my future loose skin is already playing mind games with me. Perhaps it can be, if anything, a reminder. So that you never go back to the way you were two years ago. Time and time again I read about people that lost a ton of weight only to eventually put it back on. Make the most of it.Better Off Alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851643523895084233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-68802944135695427822010-02-18T11:21:30.848-05:002010-02-18T11:21:30.848-05:00Tony, I completely understand because even though ...Tony, I completely understand because even though I haven't dealt with the same amount of weight you have, I too have some loose skin - confirmed by a plastic surgeon who told me that liposuction would not work on my "belly" only a tummy tuck because it is loose skin. So here I sit less than 2 weeks from turning 50 and trying to decide if I should just let it be, or go for the tuck (they're not cheap, you know). Is it vanity or a legitimate thing that would help my body esteem issues? Hard decisions.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974376008651624094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-66172560248748489402010-02-18T10:56:03.647-05:002010-02-18T10:56:03.647-05:00The guys on the "guys on a diet" weight ...The guys on the "guys on a diet" weight watchers board always say to wait at least a year after reaching your goal wt before getting skin removal surgery because a lot of it will tighten up. Maybe not all of it, but some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823908020431638884.post-61500790847382036592010-02-18T10:19:52.201-05:002010-02-18T10:19:52.201-05:00This post really hit me hard Tony since I am at th...This post really hit me hard Tony since I am at the same place. I too can see all my hard work of 2 yrs of weight lifting but then I also see all this loose skin hanging off my body and it really does disgust me. You talking about how when you stand it doesn't seem so bad but when you sit you can really see it. I describe myself as a plop of cool whip lol. I do try to laugh about it sometimes. I do need to work on loving all of myself and knowing that in the future if I want to get it removed I can. I know though that I just have to keep moving forward and appreciating all the things I can do now that I couldn't. Maybe I have "extra" stuff I wish I didn't but I also have SOOOO many more good things from my changes. Thanks for reminding me.bbubblybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423578980112090148noreply@blogger.com