Biggest fear about weight loss
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The awkward stages where your in between clothing sizes and everything looks frumpy on you... That and not having enough money to buy new clothes when I need them.
Try the Goodwill for the basics... Just get a few pieces, like black and beige pants and a pair of jean that fit well at each stage... you can turn them back in when you are done... almost like renting them. Your blouses and sweaters will work for a while. Then once you reach your goal, add a couple pieces each season.0 -
I think my biggest fear is that I'll have a saggy tummy. I've had two kids and with the first (even exercising everyday) I gain 64 pounds. My second, I only gained 20 but I never really lost the weight from my first and almost all the excess weight is in my tummy so i'm saggy now. I'm 27 and I hate my body, but I always have. I also worry that I'll never really get back in shape even with going to the gym 6 days a week for an hour a day.0
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I wish I could say that...i'm a DDD now after my second baby. I wish I would lose them!!! Hey if you do, we could see about giving you some of mine!!! lol0
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I have extra skin... true... but as I lose more and more, it really is tightening up. People said that wouldn't happen, but I'm happy to say it is slowly tightening up. I am going to wait for a year or two and see if it all goes away. Anyway, it's easily hidden, especially with an undergarment support. Whereas, my fat was never so easy to hide.0
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You would only get saggy skin if you lose weight really fast. Just take it slow. And if worse comes to worse, you could always get surgery to tighten it up!0
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Lose the weight slowly folks!My biggest fear is that I have been big so long that I will have excess skin..
Give your body time to adjust. And no matter what, you'll be better off healthy.
Here is a great article that addressed this challenge.
http://getfitguy.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-tighten-loose-skin-after-weight-loss.aspx0 -
I lost 70lb and have a little excess skin around my stomach. Went from 44 inch waist to 31 (pant size anyway) starting last April. But I'm not planning on entering any speedo contests so I'll just live with it, keep up my exercise and eating right and if it gets better great and if not so be it. I look damn good now either way. hahaha.. The benefits are worth some extra skin believe me.0
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That is one of MY biggest fears as well. I am 21 and I am very overweight. I am very worried that I will have lots of excess skin once I have lost weight. That is just as unattractive in my head. At the same time though, I am so excited to lose this weight I've been carrying around for so long.0
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That it will be short lived!
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It is very important you also add weight training into your mix.
Once the weight is gone it is not unrealistic to fill in the excess skin with muscle.0 -
I'm 23, trying to lose 1 lbs a week and fear the loose skin thing... I'm telling myself I shouldn't, but I still do. I've been overweight my whole life - why should my skin obey me now?0
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That I will be come irresistable to women. LOL
I found my sweety on this site, so I don't need to worry about such things.
I have lost 165 pounds since my heaviest and have some loose skin, etc. The Dr.s (here at the hospital where I work) that specialize in weight loss, etc. said after you stop losing weight give it a whole year before you start worrying about the skin. After a year if it is disconcerting then to see someone about it.
Also, I am glad to be losing boobs. After being heavy for like 30 years (I am 44), I am happy to be close to pecs again. lol0 -
You know, I actually get the "how did you avoid bat wings/loose skin" question a lot.
To be perfectly honest, I was lucky. Genetics plays a pretty big role in it, but the biggest things you can do to reduce/eliminate the chances of excess skin are:
1) Drink lots of water (think of inflating a regular balloon and a water balloon - if you deflate them both, which goes back to closer to its original size? The one with moisture)
2) Moisturize - sort of the same as above.
3) Exercise - that means cardio AND strength (yes, that does mean some lifting - learn to like it - and no, you won't get big manly muscles from it).
4) Eat healthy foods. You've probably heard the term "abs are made in the kitchen" and the truth is... that's true and that isn't all. The quality of the food you eat is just as important as the number of calories you consume (actually, it is MORE important). When you are providing your body with good nutrition, your muscles, your skin, your EVERYTHING is healthier.
Other than that, just hope for the best and be patient - skin can take a couple of years to "bounce back" after weight loss (I'm hoping that will happen with my lower tummy, which is the only place I have noticeable loose skin).0 -
I have to keep this in mind also, thank you!I'm scared that my weight loss will absolutely take over my life and I need to remind myself to still enjoy every day and not focus so much on the scale.0 -
I have heard if you eat Tofu everyday, (I am going to make tofu smoothies, so the taste of fruit covers the tofu lol). anyway, I heard it helps your skin bounce back,
Worth a try0 -
my biggest fear is just gaining the weight back. my wedding is in less than 6 months now and i have been going strong loosing for about 6 months...i was afraid i'd fizzle out a long time ago, but i'm still motivated because the wedding is still coming. but after it's over, will i quit and gain it all back? i don't EVER want to be that heavy again. i look at family members and i knew that if i continued down the road i was on, i'd be them. so i guess that's what scares me. but i guess i can't imagine not going on MFP every day, counting calories and exercising. it's a complete life style change. i hate it when people call it "my diet" because ya, i'd like to loose more weight, but it's about being healthy...diets fail. it's a life style alteration.0
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I'm also afraid of losing my boobs or them being really saggy (more so than they are now. LOL!). I'm currently a 40H!!! I know right!!! I'm breastfeeding too still so hopefully that's part of it!!! But I like having a bigger chest. I always have. Just not THIS big, but I'm afraid that I'll lose weight there faster than anywhere else and look disproportionate.
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The younger you are, the more elastin your skin has. I am 25 and I think eventually, with the right about of exercise and a slower weight loss it will help the skin bounce back. It may not be the case for all, but then again you have to think about what is more important...a little extra skin or being healthy. I have over 100lbs to lose myself so I feel where you are coming from.
Just stay positive, you will feel better in the long run even with a little extra skin. It may take a year or two but your skin should bounce back!
My first post in this forum (or any on this site!) I have to say that for someone so young, you are incredibly insightful. Good nutrients, youth, slower weight loss, hydration, and genetics all seem to play a role in skin condition.
Thanks for posting this. It's a very encouraging word.
Denise0 -
im scared to lose muscle, i wanna lose my stomach fat to get a sixpack.0
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My biggest fear was when I reached my goal weight I wouldn't be happy as I thought I would...and it happened BOO 0
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I gotta admit, I have a sneaking fear of the same thing, I've lost about 30 pounds, but very slowly, no more than a pound a week,.. I think so far so good, but I'm 47 yrs old, and I'm worried about saggy skin after losing the next 30 pounds i'm hoping to lose this year... anybody out there to throw us a comfort bone?!?!
I'm 11 years your senior, have been in maintenance for about 3 and a half months after losing 58 pounds at a pound or less per week, and yeah, my skin sags a little. It's not bad, though. I've read that it can take up to 2 years for your skin to recover as much as it will, but it already looks soooo much better than it did when it was stuffed with fat. When I stand straight and tall in front of a mirror, about the only places I see it are above my belly button, which isn't round anymore but isn't squashed flat either, and my boobs. I've returned to my pre-weight gain C cup size and still have D cup skin. My arms, legs, butt, and belly all look OK, which is pretty much what I'd expect given my apple build. I carried nearly all of my excess weight on my midsection and upper torso.0 -
I'll take the excess skin if it buys me more time with my kid.
That is VERY true! 0 -
That I'll lose some of my self identity. I've always been the fat chick. Like my friend said in a blog post on here, how can use maintain your sense of self when it;s been tied to your weight for so long?
Absolutely. I think there's a part of me that ties up a lot of my fear of doing things into my weight. I blame my shortcomings or failings on my weight and if that's gone, I have to take more ownership.0 -
The younger you are, the more elastin your skin has. I am 25 and I think eventually, with the right about of exercise and a slower weight loss it will help the skin bounce back. It may not be the case for all, but then again you have to think about what is more important...a little extra skin or being healthy. I have over 100lbs to lose myself so I feel where you are coming from.
Just stay positive, you will feel better in the long run even with a little extra skin. It may take a year or two but your skin should bounce back!
My first post in this forum (or any on this site!) I have to say that for someone so young, you are incredibly insightful. Good nutrients, youth, slower weight loss, hydration, and genetics all seem to play a role in skin condition.
Thanks for posting this. It's a very encouraging word.
Denise
Aww thanks! I try to stay educated on things, especially stuff that interests me. I am also a biology major so that sort of stuff is fun, especially nutrition.0 -
1) That I'll lose my already disproportionate boobs.
2) That I'll gain it all back with my first pregnancy.
3) That I won't be as attractive to my fiance. As weird as that fear sounds. He always liked that I'm "Squishy" (our nickname for each other).
4) That I still won't be able to love what I see in the mirror, even after the weight is off.
5) Like someone else said, that I will lose part of my identity. I have always been the fat girl, ever since elementary school, and so much of who I am is wrapped up in that. I don't like that I'm fat and I certainly don't want to be, but it's because I wasn't attractive growing up that I have the personality I have. I don't know how I'll feel when I get there...0 -
Mine is the excess skin as well. But it's not just a fear, it's a fact. Being over 200 lbs overweight, it's inevitable. It's something that for some reason a few months ago started bothering me and threw me off my eating for a while... =/ But in the end, I know it's better to have skin where the fat was than the fat....0
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That I'd have balloon boobies.0
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i lost almost 100 pounds 10 yrs ago in 11 months i exercised and didnt have loose skin just start exercising and u should b ok
Thanks! That's great to hear.0
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