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Originally Posted by Lori Bell
Isn't it funny how all of a sudden we become so fixated on loose skin when we decide to do something about our weight, but it never crosses our mind when we are sitting in line at the drive thru at McDonalds? Not to the OP in particular, but in general it really amazes me the amount of times I have heard that loose skin is a deterrent in losing weight.
If I would have worried about the ramifications of obesity as I was shoveling massive amounts of food in my mouth, I would have never become obese. Yep. I have loose skin. I don't like it, especially on my face and arms, but it's way more comfortable and IMO attractive than fat, and maybe someday I'll have a face lift or something.
I thought about it a lot before I really started to loose weight, years in fact, but in general I think it becomes an issue because when you start to actually loose weight as that is when you start to see things more clearly. Like I'm more "squishy" now lol. Does that make sense? lol I wasn't as squishy before hahahaha.
A part of me wonders though. For example, I recently saw a picture of a woman who claimed to have lost 150 pounds, but showed NO loose skin, not one ounce of it. Of course the picture was advertising some weight loss method... You know what kind of photo I'm talking about as we all have seen them. I really believe that kind of image is what people imagine when they see themselves without their weight. Loose skin becomes an issue because the basic idea of weight loss is that we shrink back, but when it becomes clear for most people that shrinkage has limitations that is when I think people start to feel things and sometimes panic. It becomes REAL then...a real problem something that you can't totally shake away. It seems like a natural reaction to me as we are more in tune with our bodies anyhow.
For me, I knew way ahead of time and started to feel things long before I started down this journey. It still bothers me at times as I'm sure it does everyone. I wouldn't let it stop me though...I also have the opinion that I would rather have loose skin than be 340+ pounds!