Loose Skin
I get a lot of private messages from people asking me if I have loose skin. I gather from the questions I am asked that my picture has been studied pretty closely by people in search of the answer!
Here’s the answer. A little. I have a little. But would I still do it again knowing I would have a little? Of course, I would. Does a size 8 look better than a size 26 no matter what amount of loose skin? You bet it does.
I think that the problem with being hung up about the skin factor is that in most cases, you are looking too far down the road. It’s like reading the end of a book first. If the ending is good, you already know it. If it’s bad, you dread reading it. You have a lot of living to do between now and reaching goal. In my case, it took almost two years to lose my weight. I would hate if I had put my life on hold for two years. I had a lot of fun along the way. At every size. Regardless of my skin!
I have lost 121 pounds, so you could say that I have had some measure of success. I did not start day one by wondering if I would have loose skin. In fact, I faced it and assumed that I WOULD have some. I mean, I abused my body for most of my adult life and I don’t think there will be a price?
If I could give one piece of advice to someone with a lot to lose who is worried about lose skin, I would tell you to focus on the first ten pounds. If you have 100 or even 200 to lose, don’t focus on the lump sum, focus on the lump! The first lump weighs ten pounds. Do something about that first. I guarantee those first ten pounds won’t leave you with loose skin.
Focus on a manageable goal. Thinking too far down the road will lead you to failure and is actually a crutch you are allowing yourself to use. Put the crutch down. Get those first ten pounds off and then reevaluate the situation. I did so every ten or twenty pounds. If you get fifty off and can tell you are headed for loose skin, you can stop. No one is going to hold a gun to your head and force you to lose to the point of loose skin!
Every pound you lose is a step in the right direction. Worry about the loose skin when or if you get there.
October 30, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Nice blog entry as always
I think once you get down to the weight you want people can work on tighting. I have a feeling I will have loose skin near the end but then that will be my start of a new Journey, not my current one
October 31, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Adina wrote:
"I have lost 121 pounds, so you could say that I have had some measure of success"
I would have to say that you are a comlete success. You are an inspiration to alot of people. Thanx for sharing.