For context, I am 40, 5'11" 179lbs. Started at 500, so 321lbs lost. I have the expected huge amount of excess skin, having surgery for stomach/chest in January and presumably thighs/upper arms 3-6 months after.
For a week or two I've been kind of able to see my ribs in my chest, but still have a bunch of what seems like fat in my belly, but its all with the loose skin. I understand that when you lose weight you don't really lose the fat cells, they just expend their stores and are still there. So I assume thats what the belly fat is? Its likely coming off with the surgery at this point so I'm not too bothered cosmetically.
Anyway, the surgery will probably put me well into normal BMI range, so with hitting 179 + surgery + the ribs thing I decided its time to add calories back in, and along with that I noticed I still have chunky calf fat and to a lesser extent my forearms. The forearms are loose if I tug, but it doesn't hang like elsewhere, but my calves are chunky still. Whats the usual "fix" for that? Is it just lipo or something? I'm not sure I want to do MORE full blown surgery to address those, compared to my torso/thighs/arms which are just always in the way and awful. Or am I just going to always be stuck with fat calves and popeye arms?
And I don't want anyone to worry about me developing anorexia. I always planned to lose to a point, surgery, then put on muscle and also a neighbor girl growing up died from her issues so it was always very prevalent in my mind.
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