Managing Loose Skin

Hello,

Short synopsis of me I am 5'7 and at age 23 I was about 400 lbs, now at 27, as of this morning I am 201 lbs but I am beginning to notice loose skin around my arms. I don't really have an exercise routine or even a diet I just try to walk a lot (5-10 miles a day), and I try to eat around 1600ish calories (100g+ protein).

My current plan is just to start lifting weights 3 days a week, and I was considering, as much as it pains me to cut back on my weight loss. So I was wondering if there were any other useful strategies other than lifting weights and staying hydrated.

If necessary I would consider surgery to remove the excess skin but I would have to pay for that out of pocket and would be left with scars anyways so I am not sure that's better. So I was wondering what are anyone experience with surgery, was it worth it? Are the scars bad?

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Weight loss stalled and getting discouraged

I've been back on track for the last 6 weeks and have lost 18 lbs, but over this last week my weight hasn't budged at all! It's so discouraging! I'm tracking everything as accurately as possible, weighing almost everything I eat, and trying to drink a crap ton of water but nothing's happening. I didn't think I would hit a plateau so soon after (re)starting CICO. I'm definitely happy with the progress I've made so far, but damnit I want to see those numbers drop! My only consolation is I've lost 5 inches over the past week, but still. I'm going to keep sticking to it, so here's to hoping I've got a woosh coming soon! Y'all have any ideas on how to break through a stall??

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My Weight Loss in a Series of Graphs

You can find the graphs right here: https://imgur.com/a/pa9qoyC

I graphed out my weight loss and applied a number of different rolling averages. You can see them all put together in the final graph (although it's very hard to read which is why I split them up).

Some things I learned from this:

1. When I fall off the wagon, it seems like it's usually for a length of 2-3 months.

2. When I fall off the wagon, it's not as bad as my good times are good.

3. I have difficulties in winter and tend to do very well in fall.

4. It's important to look at the weight loss numbers from a wider context. I may feel like a failure sometimes, but my 365 day rolling average has never gone up!

5. I really have come a long way. I'm 75% of the way towards my goal, and I've never felt better.

If I had to choose one rolling average to look at, I would choose the 30 day rolling average. It can both account for swings but also keep a broader picture in mind. The prettiest graph is definitely the 60 day rolling average one though.

If anyone else has a long history of weight measurements lying around somewhere, I really encourage trying this out. It can let you know where you're messing up and give you a broader look at how far you've come.

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I can't stop losing weight.

Hey all, long time lurker, first time posting (I think...). First off, I want to say that this sub has been incredibly inspirational. I was obese when I first encountered this subreddit but this community has definitely motivated me to help reach my goals!

So, at the start of last semester, I was weighing in around 245, and at 6 foot, that crept into the obese BMI. I kicked myself off the couch, stopped eating junk food, had a super healthy diet of around 1,500 calories, and started working out at least once a day from January to mid-May. This helped me shed off a 60 pounds, and I went home weighing around 185. I felt great, looked much better, and was happy with where I was at. Then, I stopped working out so much after the semester ended (as I used my university's gym and didn't have a membership at home), started eating much more (probably around 2,500 cals a day, my mom makes amazing food), and didn't watch my weight as much. Now, I'm working long hours at an internship for the summer, have stopped working out completely, and have had a less healthy diet (I still eat clean for the most part, just an occasional few burgers or other junk food, still around 2500 cals/day). Yet, I stood on the scale this morning and weigh in at 171! I really don't have an explanation for this weight loss. Is this unhealthy? Back in the day, I would have been thrilled with this, but now that I'm transitioning into a healthy lifestyle, I want to lose weight in a moderated way.

Any explanations would be appreciated!

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Are my objectives realistic? Fear of loose skin

Hi, I've been overweight pretty much since I was 5 years old, but the last 2/3 years I've been obese. I currently weight 119 kg (262 lbs according to Google) and I'm 1.83 m tall (6 ft). I'm a 19 year old male (soon to be 20). I finally decided to change my life and start training and dieting, but I've come across several cases of people having loose skin after loosing a ton of weight in a little span of time and now I have an irrational fear to loose skin, even though I'd rather cutting weight than staying fat. My objective is 85 kg (minimum), so that's like 75 lbs in a year and then start building muscle, if possible. Has anybody with a similar starting weight experienced such a weight loss? I'd like to know stories from people who started weighting the same as me.

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How to encourage wife to join me in weight loss

I posted this in r/relationship_advice a little while ago and some of the advice I got was impressively bad (lying to her, making her feel insecure about how attractive I would become). I’m hoping this group can provide some better suggestions.

My wife and I are both overweight and we’ve been so for over a decade. I don’t know how much she weighs but I’d say we’re probably about equal in the BMI range at this point and I’m classified as obese. She’s been saying for years that we need to do something about our weight and she’s told me how big I’ve gotten and how it’s concerned she is for my health. Something finally clicked a few months ago and I started counting calories with MFP. All my previous weight loss attempts have been with what I would call fad diets and I just couldn’t stay in them for the long term. I’ve been shocked at just how easy CICO has been and how well MFP has been working. Over the last few months I’ve lost around 10% of my starting weight.

I’d really like my wife to join me in this lifestyle change but she seems hesitant to start. She’s got various tracking apps, she’s tells me she wants to start counting calories, she even says she wants to start using her gym membership but it never happens. The only thing that does happen lately is junk food showing up in the house. It’s incredibly frustrating to me for a few reasons, first I now have an appreciation for just how many calories those snacks add up to and how much of a difference cutting some of them can make. Second I really like the food she’s bringing home and it’s incredibly tempting sometimes.

How do I gently encourage my wife to join me in weight loss and becoming healthy.

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Stuck with the last 10 pounds!

This is my first ever post, though I've been lurking for quite a while.

I am a 25 year old female, I currently weigh 125lbs and I am 5'3.5. I am a vegetarian for non weight loss related reasons. I rock climb and train 3 times a week. I work as an elementary school teacher. My goal weight right now is around 115lbs, although I'm more going with how my body looks, so that could change.

I know that I am not extremely over weight, but I definitely have some extra going on. I know that CICO is the only way to lose weight - but I have a history of professionally diagnosed OCD and a disordered relationship with food which I have mostly overcome with time and therapy, so I am scared to really strictly start tracking calories. However, I do use measuring cups and a food scale for calorically dense foods when cooking to make sure I am not being stupid with portion sizes and I would say I am calories conscious, thinking about how many calories are in food, and trying to chose the lowest calories options I can. But, maybe I am still eating more than I think I am.

I have weighed about 123lbs most of my life, and then last summer and into the winter I gained a bunch of weight, topping out around 145lbs. I ate like crap over the summer, and then stopped climbing as much in the fall, so I think that's why. I started eating less, climbing more, and I got that down to the 125lbs where I am stuck right now. I did weigh 123lbs last week, but for some reason I am stuck at 125lbs for all of this week and have been for probably the last month and a bit.

Here is an example of what I eat in a day:
Breakfast: 3/4 cup unflavoured greek yogurt (about 110 cals) with fresh berries. Coffee with cream (70 cal)
Snack: cucumbers and cherry tomatoes and about 2tbsps of hummus.
Lunch: homemade lentil soup (around 300 cal)
Snack: an orange, or other piece of fruit, or around 100-200 cal in walnuts and pumpkin seeds (which I measure with a food scale to make sure I am not overdoing it).
Dinner: a big salad with arugula, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, 1/4 or less of feta cheese (according to the package, 70 cal), 3 or 4 olives (30 ish cal according to the jar), and a tablespoon of vinaigrette (which I measure, 70 cal according to the jar).

Writing this out, I guess I have been measuring and using position control for my food except for fruits and vegetables. Maybe that's my problem.

I don't drink regularly unless it is a special occasion. I rarely eat out.

I am also finding that I feel pretty hungry - sometimes I need another snack before I start climbing (this extra snack is always fruit and either a very small amount of nuts or a protein bar for 150cal and only happens twice a week). I have been considering trying intermittent fasting - but my problem is that I leave the house at 6:30am and if I climb after school, I am not home until around 8:00pm and I am busy working and climbing that whole time without a break, so that makes getting dinner in before 8:00pm difficult if I go with the 12:00-8:00 split. I know I can tweak that time, but my lunch break is at 12:15pm and because I am a teacher, those 20 minutes are the only time I have to eat lunch and I can't change that. Do I start skipping breakfast, eating lunch at 12:15, and then packing dinner to eat before 8:00pm on days I climb? That makes me sad because my time in the morning to eat breakfast, drink coffee and read are my favourite part of my day, but maybe that has to go. Would that help? Or, is the answer to get over my fears and just start really strictly counting calories? I am just kidding myself and making excuses?

Thank you so much for any advice you might have and for reading this wall of text.

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