kong1
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Hi everyone, my name is Kat and recently I have been losing weight. At the beginning of the year I was 245 and now I'm all the way down to 205. I didn't call whatever I did a "diet" because then I would think I had all these rules to stick to and I would never have been able to do it.
So I made changes with the way I ate as in I just cut out soda. It wasn't hard considering there are so many other things to drink besides soda. Then I started putting most of my food on smaller plates. Even though I thought I was doing ago, I few months ago I found out I was anemic and I have been taking iron ever since.
I got a job working as a courtesy clerk on April 20th for the local Safeway. It's a physical job and I have been dropping pounds ever since. It's 6 hours of brisk walking and lifting and pushing. It's exhausting but it's working.
I have problems though, it's not all fantastic.
First off, my girlfriend doesn't want me to lose weight. She loves the way I look and she's so sad that I think I need to lose weight. So there's that superficial fact that I'm afraid to be smaller... and have her not be attracted to me anymore.
Then of course there is the concern of skin. I have been fat most of my life and I don't even remember when I actually started to get fat rolls. I haven't noticed a difference so far, my stomach looks the same as it did before, just smaller. I feel like there is some looser skin at the top of my thighs (yes, I've been pinch testing like crazy) and that concerns me.
I don't want to lose a ton of weight because to be quite honest, I don't want to be thin. I like having curves and a big butt and I don't have to look like everyone else. Considering my age, and the fact I don't want to become too small, is it safe to say that I wouldn't have as much loose skin? I know that I'm need to work out and I am going to tone up all those areas.
PS: I build muscle very easily and I am already pretty muscular. Will me already having muscles hinder me from tightening up my stomach later?
Sorry this was so long but I really have nowhere to go and no one to talk to about this. Plus I find the internet to be a fantastic way in talking to people with similar interests and getting advice. See you in the forums!
So I made changes with the way I ate as in I just cut out soda. It wasn't hard considering there are so many other things to drink besides soda. Then I started putting most of my food on smaller plates. Even though I thought I was doing ago, I few months ago I found out I was anemic and I have been taking iron ever since.
I got a job working as a courtesy clerk on April 20th for the local Safeway. It's a physical job and I have been dropping pounds ever since. It's 6 hours of brisk walking and lifting and pushing. It's exhausting but it's working.
I have problems though, it's not all fantastic.
First off, my girlfriend doesn't want me to lose weight. She loves the way I look and she's so sad that I think I need to lose weight. So there's that superficial fact that I'm afraid to be smaller... and have her not be attracted to me anymore.
Then of course there is the concern of skin. I have been fat most of my life and I don't even remember when I actually started to get fat rolls. I haven't noticed a difference so far, my stomach looks the same as it did before, just smaller. I feel like there is some looser skin at the top of my thighs (yes, I've been pinch testing like crazy) and that concerns me.
I don't want to lose a ton of weight because to be quite honest, I don't want to be thin. I like having curves and a big butt and I don't have to look like everyone else. Considering my age, and the fact I don't want to become too small, is it safe to say that I wouldn't have as much loose skin? I know that I'm need to work out and I am going to tone up all those areas.
PS: I build muscle very easily and I am already pretty muscular. Will me already having muscles hinder me from tightening up my stomach later?
Sorry this was so long but I really have nowhere to go and no one to talk to about this. Plus I find the internet to be a fantastic way in talking to people with similar interests and getting advice. See you in the forums!