this is what loose skin looks like

I see a lot of posts from people who are scared to start the weight loss journey for fear of what they might look like at the end. I thought I would take some honest pics and share, because the devil you know is always better, right?

Context: I am F51, 5'4" (162 cm). I have had 3 babies. I have been as heavy as >115 kg (253 lbs) - probably heavier as I wasn't pregnant at 115 kg. I have been obese for probably at least 40 years. Whoever you are, you are more than likely younger and therefore more elastic than me! These pics are kind of a worst-case scenario, and I am posting them as encouragement and reassurance, not to fish for compliments or horrify anyone.

Here is the post I made back in Sept '18 when I reached my initial goal weight of 65 kg. I am currently 59kg (130 lbs) and according to a recent DEXA scan, 16% bodyfat.

I have been very self-conscious about the loose skin on my thighs (my belly is what it is, I have had 3 kids) and am working my ass off to build some quads that I hope will fill the loose skin a bit. I have been considering surgery on the thigh skin, but when I read how long it would take me out of the gym, I have decided to suck it up. I'll re-evaluate in a year.

Anyway, for your viewing...pleasure? This is what the loose skin on a long-term obese 51 year old looks like. I think it looks a lot better than being fat did, and it sure feels better. I hope this encourages people who are worried- the worst case is not that bad.

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I fell off, and I feel hopeless...

I started my weight loss journey in the summer of 2018. Since starting it, I’ve only managed to lose ~10 lbs (154 to 144lbs). The first few months were exciting and I felt motivated to keep going, and the weight started to come off. Since then, I kind of gave up eating healthy and tracking my caloric intake. I’ve struggled with hormonal issues and a bit of health-related anxiety- I’m really afraid of going to the doctor and getting bad news, though I often ruminate about my “symptoms” and what could be wrong with me. The stress leads to binge eating for me. I also took up Muay Thai in the fall, but ended up getting plantar fasciitis, and have let myself loose in terms of exercising.

My mental health is in a better place than it was last year! But I can’t seem to get myself to care about my self enough to keep going with weight loss. I keep on going on binges, and I’ve almost become apathetic to the idea that binges don’t help my weight loss journey - almost like feeling hopeless. I’ve got 30 lbs to lose. I’m 5’1, so that’s a lot of weight. And it just seems hopeless. Anyway, I just wanted a place to rant to people who get it.

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Sunday, 06 January 2019

Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you.

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NSV- I've fallen in love with the process.

F 32 SW 220 CW 174 GW 136

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I started getting super serious about my weight loss in July, after having already trying to get serious about it the year before, without success.

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I had followed keto in the past, years ago, so I decided to give it another go.

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I started doing pilates, walking the dog a few times a day, and following keto to a T and the scale started moving! I started following a bunch of fitness insta chicks for motivation and they would say the corniest things like "fall in love with the process, enjoy, stay positive" yada yada.

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I'd think to myself yea right, who the fuck would love being overweight and having to correct years of bad habits? Who wants to exercise all the time?

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Back in August I signed up with a personal trainer who comes to work with me at my home twice a week. I have a gym at home with a wall of mirrors and I would never look at myself while working out. I was ashamed of my body, and my ability, and my struggle. I'd stare at the ground, or a spot on the wall, anything to avoid seeing what my body looked like.

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In December I stopped following the keto diet, we went on holiday and I wanted to be free to eat whatever for that week. I was petrified to go off it, but my husband was adamant that I do so. I was so fearful I would come home 10 lbs heavier. On our trip I counted calories, and ate in moderation. I felt so much anxiety that I didn't have a scale and that I was eating carbs that it really messed with me. I made sure I worked out extra crazy and was almost manic about it. I came home 6 lbs heavier,which I lost in a week and I felt like such a failure.

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I had every intention of getting straight back on keto and losing the rest of my weight ASAP- that was important, that I lose the weight as fast as possible. The speed of my lose was crazy important! For personal reasons I decided to stop eating meat- which makes the keto diet hard to follow, not impossible I know, but more difficult.

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About 2 weeks ago I started noticing little bumps in my body, small lumps in places I had never seen before. These turned out to be my muscles. What in the actual fuck? I have muscles?! I do, I have them. I have triceps, biceps, calfs, quads, shoulders, I have fucking muscles.

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Now I can't stop looking in the mirror. When I'm working out alone I even take my shirt off to look at my body. I love seeing my body work properly- work towards something. I love looking at my chest when I do pushups and how I can see the muscles below my skin working- it's fucking incredible.

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I never went back on keto. The anxiety of restricting myself really did a number on me. I'm grateful for the leg up on weight loss it gave me, but my desires have changed. It's no longer important how quickly I lose the weight, just that I get there in the end. I count my calories, eat whatever I want, and exercise.

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I'm in love with the effort my body makes to get better, stronger, more fit. I'm in love with not saying I can't eat that. I'm annoyingly like those insta chicks, positive. My former self would hate who I am now! But I think I'm just becoming a more whole person, more caring, more understanding, more concerned.... with my own wellbeing than I ever have before.

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I feel so overwhelmed with emotion by figuring out this self love thing- I could actually cry. I'm so happy to have made it to this place, of acceptance- 32 years is a long time to finally figure something out.

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Anyways... so that happened...

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Today is the day.

I had a random epiphany while reading the back of a skin care product and it's completely changed my outlook in 5 minutes.

I realized I don't like soda anymore.

Two years ago I was drinking maybe two 2 liter bottles of coke per week. It was making me sick and unhealthy, and I got to the point where I just didn't care anymore. So one day, I decided to try replacing it with water - a fun experiment, at least. I kept doing it and then just forgot about it. I didn't even notice after a couple of weeks in that I was now drinking a 2 liter bottle of water almost every other day. I tried drinking coke for the first time in a long time yesterday and I didn't like it. It tasted like crap. I genuinely only want to drink water now because anything else I try tastes bad or like "too much".

I have a really, really good amount of willpower that never gets spent on anything and idles in the background. I've always felt kind of useless because of that. If I try to actively do something, I usually give up on it before I finish but if I have fun with it, or let it process in my subconscious while I focus on something else, I literally do it without even thinking about it. And that's when it hit me.

This year I'm going to do the same thing with food. No chocolate, no chips, no cake, nada. Nothing that doesn't come from the ground or live on the planet. Meat, veggies, water, nuts. Period. Starting from right now.

The trick to it is simple: Don't make it a big deal. At least, not consciously.

Every time I think about what I'm eating or food in general, I'll immediately think of something unrelated instead.

I won't calorie count, wont look in the mirror every day, wont step on scales, won't read any weight loss books or whatever else. My life will be exactly as it is right now, I just changed what I eat, that's all.

I know myself enough that after two months of this I won't even want to go back to the shitty processed junk I shove into my mouth. I only eat it because I've never not been too lazy to do otherwise, I don't actually like it. I'm genuinely excited to see what I'll look like this time next year, even if it isn't a massive change I'll be glad I made a difference.

So this is it. This post is more for me than anyone else, but thank you if you took the time to read it.

See you next year, me. And you're welcome.

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I lost my first 5 pounds!

I know that this is just water weight, but is it wrong to want to feel happy? As I was walking around my kitchen cooking some dinner (hard boiled eggs to go in a salad) my mom commented "you look thinner!" And I was skeptical at first because I don't think I look any smaller. It's nice to have heard that though. Since I've started eating healthier I've noticed some other changes that aren't just weight loss. I've noticed. My hips are now uneven, my right side is flat where my love handles are. I've also noticed I'm cold now? Where I was so used to still wearing shorts to bed with the fan on, I'm now started to be too cold to do that.

I'm not sure if that's a sign of my blood pressure or what, but it's nice to have these other changes happening even if I can't visually see it yet.

So yeah, I've lost my first five pounds and I'm hoping to keep going strong!

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Cookbooks with nutritional information

Hi! 28F (USA) on a weight loss journey. I’ve almost lost 10lbs since November by eating better. Recently I start CICO to help continue losing weight and also to learn portion control. I’m eating basic, easily weighable meals to myself on track.

I really want to learn to cook this year. It’s a goal to learn 1 new (healthy) dish per month since I absolutely hate cooking. I’m struggling to find recipes or cookbooks with nutritional information. I find the task of learning to cook along with adding the ingredient calories up to be incredibly daunting. I don’t think I’ll create a new dish if it requires that much calculation. I’m not doing Keto or Paleo so I don’t have any dietary restrictions. I’ve found some diabetic cookbooks with nutritional information so I know they exist but ideally, I’d like something with less restrictions. Does anyone have recommendations?

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