Kinda Trying To Convince Myself It's Worth It

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  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    i lost 183 pounds and look great in clothes, but naked, i look like a *kitten*. everything hangs. my inner thighs and my stomach look like venetian blinds. when i run and don't have my headphones on, i can hear my arm skin applaud me along. depending on how much you've lost, there only so much snap back in your skin. and no amount of working out is going to tighten it up.

    the thing is, the people who know me and know my accomplishment don't see that stuff (and if they do, they are respectful) and the ones who don't know me, don't matter.

    i feel 100 times better in my nutsack body than i ever did in my filled out one!

    You have quite a way of describing yourself! LOL! Congratulations on your incredible weight loss. It has to be so much better for your health. And that IS what matters.
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    Good for you for going for a healthy weight in your 50's. I finally decided to get my act together at 77 and I'm doomed to have a lot of droopyness. It has started already and I've only lost 12 pounds so far in 45 days. My joints are already happier though.

    It's never too late they say. Good for you!
  • AWorth10
    AWorth10 Posts: 13 Member
    Very well said!!!!
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    I'm 59 and I completely get what you're saying. I don't really know if the advice commonly given to lift heavy weights to improve body composition necessarily applies to older women or if it will help with loose skin. Maybe it does so it may be worth a try if you can do it. I wonder if there are personal trainers that have specific experience with what works for us. Another suggestion: maybe go to a day spa and get a massage and a skin treatment. Keeping your skin as soft and supple as you can would have to help a little, at least it will make you feel like a million bucks.

    I'm seeing some of the same changes in my body as you have described. But I've changed in many other ways as well over the years. Like from the lyrics to that song (that I can't remember the name of) that always makes me cry, " when the years have done irreparable harm." My hair has gone gray, I have some wrinkles, I've acquired scars both physical and emotional from the life I've lived. But they are badges of honor and they all come with stories that describe how I became who I am. Same thing with the evidence of having lost weight. First, it shows that you have accomplished a feat that many others haven't. Second, it shows that you value yourself enough to take steps to improve your health and that you know that you are fabulous and YOU ARE WORTH IT!

    Well, I do lift weights, so I'm hoping it will help.

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