This wasn't necessarily the case *with me*. I strongly disagree with this statement.

I didn't love my body the way it was. I didn't love what I did to it. I had let it go. I didn't take care of it. I was enormous, misshapen and full of aches and pains. I most certainly did not love my body. Nope. BUT - that didn't mean that I didn't love MYSELF. I WAS able to separate the two. For me loving my body the way that it was, no - just not possible. No way. No how. For me telling myself that I loved my body just the way it was, was giving myself permission to stay that way. As if it was good enough the way it was. And it wasn't. I wasn't doing right by it or me. I wasn't giving it or me the respect that it so rightly deserved.

Although I will mention that I am grateful beyond belief that it (my body) didn't let me down and was able to function with all that I put upon it. And I was/am grateful for how forgiving it was/is that I was able to reverse much of the damage that I laid upon it.

Rockinrobin,

You say your body was able to reverse a lot of the damage. Does that mean saggy excess skin?


I'm so worried that if I am able to lose the weight my skin will be nasty. So then whaya the point?

I have some saggy skin. I started at 35 and close to 200 lbs. I have saggy skin in my armpits, thighs and belly. My boobs sag.

Would I trade my size 6, looks gorgeous in clothes and pretty fab near naked with a sexy push up bra for my fat 200 lb body?

That would be a no.

I meant that the weight was indeed able to come off of me. That I was able to get rid of the excess fat. That I was able to hopefully stave off obesity related cancers, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, gout, diabetes and a slew of other totally avoidable horrible conditions and diseases.

What's the point you ask if you have excess skin??? Oh I don't know. Does excess skin cause any of those horrible diseases and conditions I just mentioned? Does it cause my joints to ache. Of course not. That's the point. Gaining back my health. My life.

I've got plenty of excess skin and I don't consider it all that *nasty*. Like Glory, it's completely undetectable in clothing. That would be my XS and sized 4 clothing. I feel marvelous, sexy, energetic, self confident, self reliant, fit, trim and healthy. THAT is the point.

And like Meg always says, if you're that unhappy with the results - you can always gain it back. ;)

Way better to have some excess skin then to have excess FAT.

I shouldn't have said what's the point. I realize the point no matter what.

I couldn't imagine being a size 4 wow!

I've done horrible today but I hope once we get groceries this weekend I can really start eating better!