Can the face determine how much weight should be lost?
SuccessHere
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Forgive this strange question, but do some people know how much weight they have to lose just be their face?
See...told you it was a strange question 😂
See...told you it was a strange question 😂
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Some people choose to stop losing weight when they feel their face is becoming too gaunt. Some people (like me) could lose down to unhealthy levels and still have fuller cheeks because that's just how their face is shaped. It's so individual that the answer to your question - maybe - isn't particularly useful in the least.6
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Be sure it really is gaunt and not just a reaction by yourself and others to you looking different. If I had stopped the first time someone thought I looked like I lost too much weight, I would still be a lot heavier.6
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Some people choose to stop losing weight when they feel their face is becoming too gaunt. Some people (like me) could lose down to unhealthy levels and still have fuller cheeks because that's just how their face is shaped. It's so individual that the answer to your question - maybe - isn't particularly useful in the least.
Following up from this, even when your face looks somewhat "gaunt" initially following weight loss, there's some settling and softening after time spent in maintenance that renders how one looks in the immediate aftermath a pretty unreliable metric to go by.9 -
Honestly I think it goes both ways like pinuplove described the fuller cheeks despite loss. I could still easily stand to lose 30-ish more pounds but the smaller I go, the weirder my face looks. Older, gaunt, teeth too prominent, etc. It was nice for me when I was 250-300 lb to not look "that fat" in the face. I've lost 140 and gained back 10-12 and happy with that because it softens my face. Mileage will vary on this!3
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
Following up from this, even when your face looks somewhat "gaunt" initially following weight loss, there's some settling and softening after time spent in maintenance that renders how one looks in the immediate aftermath a pretty unreliable metric to go by.Some people choose to stop losing weight when they feel their face is becoming too gaunt. Some people (like me) could lose down to unhealthy levels and still have fuller cheeks because that's just how their face is shaped. It's so individual that the answer to your question - maybe - isn't particularly useful in the least.
This. After a year of maintenance I find my face looks lots better. Not so thin and bony and more natural. Seems like my neck is sagging less too. I think it takes a while for your body to settle.
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If I had stopped when my face told me, I’d still be 50# overweight. For me, it starts at the top and works it’s way down. When all was said and done, everything evened out.11
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Weight distribution is different for everyone. You shouldn't focus just on your face just as you shouldn't focus just on your stomach or just on your hips, back etc.0
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Lately, as I get closer to target weight, after a hard cardio workout, my face is taking on that “tweaker” look.0
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SuccessHere wrote: »Forgive this strange question, but do some people know how much weight they have to lose just be their face?
See...told you it was a strange question 😂
for me no I still have about 40+ lbs to lose and my face looks gaunt and thin.yet the rest of me does not.3 -
No. A couple years ago when I got down to 208 (I am 5'9"), my collarbone were visible and my face was starting to verge on gaunt. I suspect if I actually manage to get below 165, I will not look good for awhile. I carry weight on my lower belly/hips, thighs and upper arms in particular. I am also going to have spectacular bat wings and my panniculus is already bad, it will be so much worse.3
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By looking at my face alone... I wouldn't be able to tell -how much- I needed to lose. But I can see a difference in my face when I gain/lose weight, even if its only 10 lbs difference in total body weight.0
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I think when we're older it is true that our face can tell when we've reached a healthy weight or unhealthy weight. Personally I start getting more gaunt and look older when I go a few pounds below my lowest maintenance number. If you're younger I don't think it might be as good a guideline.0
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Healthy weight loss rate is 0.5 pounds/ week2
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Before I’ve lost my six stone I always thought my face was my nicest feature. I’d hide away my body behind others for photos etc and thought my face looked good.
Now I’m a size 8 I’m very happy to have my photo taken! And looking at these new pictures I see my face wasn’t that good after all. No wrinkles obviously but really chubby cheeks and a lovely double chin!
Many people told me that my face was too thin but honestly it’s not. It’s a touch saggy still as I’ve just gone into maintaining but my skin is clearer and you can see cheekbones and a jawline.
I smile a lot more too!
It just takes time for everyone ,including you ,to get used to the new you1 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
Following up from this, even when your face looks somewhat "gaunt" initially following weight loss, there's some settling and softening after time spent in maintenance that renders how one looks in the immediate aftermath a pretty unreliable metric to go by.
I was told I looked gaunt even years after my weight loss, and they were right. My goal weight is now 15 pounds heavier (120 rather than 105 pounds) because of the comments I received almost on the daily by my family and friends. My husband telling me I was too thin was the final straw that lead to my weight gain.
Some people just look better and healthier a bit heavier, but still in the healthy range. (Like Hilary Duff and Kiara Knightly.)
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I am very slender with a 19 BMI, but my face alone looks like I could lose 50 pounds. My chipmunk cheeks lie!2
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No. My face already looks relatively worse when I still have weight I need to lose, for the good of other goals.
My knees (torn meniscus and minor osteoarthritis) do much better when I'm at a lighter weight, and as a survivor of advanced breast cancer, a lighter weight fosters better long-term health odds for me.
Those things are much more important to me than a little facial sag. Much of my face did soften/improve after a time in maintenance, and not look as gaunt/haggard as it did at first, as GottaBurnEmAll mentioned. But I still have this weird bit of sagginess below my lip corners that I dislike, and my shoulders/neck are a bit muscular so look stringier, especially with certain facial expressions (I tend to have a mobile face).
I'm not very much appearance motivated, in general, and besides I spend all my time behind my face, so I only rarely actually look at it. So, lower weight for best overall positive results, despite not having best facial appearance at that weight. Didn't really have the equipment for supermodeling in the first place, so meh.
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I just got up and binged on carbs in the middle of the night. I can’t do that anymore! I have to make sure I can fit in interview clothes!!!!!4
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Tomorrow it's back to the gym and counting my calories on this app.2
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