Tips for tightening

amylmoser

I've done a really great job so far with losing weight -- almost seventy pounds and I'm nowhere near finished -- but now I'm starting to get really hung up on the pockets of fat and flab, and the loose skin. I'm eating better (I eat clean probably 75-85% of the time), and doing some cardio (I love to run!) along with a considerable amount of strength training and metabolic circuits. While my shoulders and chest and even my backside have shown some improvement as far as tone and definition, I still have these leftover fat and skin bundles everywhere else.

Does anyone have any tips for chipping away at those? Anything I can add into my routine?

Some days what I see in the mirror still gets me down despite the progress I've made, and I want to turn that around.

loulamb7

First off congrats on your achievement. Unfortunately a side affect of losing a substantial amount of weight will be excess skin. You're young so you do have age on your side. Have you started any weight training programs? This will help in the long term but ultimately, like losing weight, the flab and skin will take time. Also take pictures of your progress for comparison. Over time you'll see positive changes that may not be easily detectable in the mirror. Keep up the good work!

mochapygmy

You can't spot reduce. Your genetics determines where your body likes to hold fat so continue doing your cardio and weights and eventually things will even out.

You have done an amazing job so far and I hope you are proud. Instead of focusing on what you would like to change about your body try focusing on what your body can do. These are the legs that helped you run one mile more than last month, these are the arms that helped you do one rep more than last week. Powerful changes are happening inside but it takes time for them to show up outside and you have to make that mental switch otherwise you won't be happy even at your goal weight. You can do it!

JoRocka

Start lifting.
keep with the deficit- but start lifting.

It takes time- you've come a long way- time to up the fitness game. It's not a cure all- but it'll help a keep the train moving in the right direction.

AllOutof_Bubblegum

Time and heavy weightlifting.