Help! Can I change THIS??????

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Demetria

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Dear friends, I'm new here.
I'm 28 years old and unfortunately fat. I'm 5.6 feet high and weigh 187.8 lbs. In the last two years I gained and lost 55 lbs., but now gained all those pounds again. I was ill quite a long time and wasn't looking for my being well. I smoked etc. Now I have quit smoking and try to eat healthily and to do sports daily.
But my whole body, esp. my skin and my connective tissue, is saggy and full of cellutlites (even my underarm!). Do I have a chance to change this? I'm so afraid I can't. I see all the before and after pictures of young women who seem to have absolutely no problem with their skin. But mine is so weird..
Am happy to get some advices.
xxx Ruthi

PS: I have posted this thread also in the newcomer-forum. Didn't know where it fits better.

PPS: sorry, that my english is so bad, am german :)
 

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hey demetria! I'm a newbie here too and I'm half german! I'm no professional, but I can tell you what the guys who work at my local gym told me...my doctor told me this too! As long as your are eating a healthy diet and exercising, and losing now more than 1-3 pounds a week, you won't have loose, saggy skin from losing weight too quickly. Also, do some weight training, and it will help you tone up. Good luck...i'm really, REALLY fat, too. Way fatter than you :)
 
If you lose wt in a healthy manner (no more than 1-2 pounds a week), eat right (more than 1200kcals) and exercise - you will most likely not have much of a problem. Actual excess skin is generally only seen after wt loss of around 100 pounds, or after extreme abdominal wt gain during pregnancy.

What you have appears to be fat, not too much actual skin. That is actually preferable, since you can lose the fat with effort.

I wouldn't worry, you'll be able to get the fat off. :)
 
Thanks a lot for your reply, Deschain, it's reassuring, very much.
And I think that I should do exactly what you wrote: doing it slowly and with exercices.
You know, I always was very extreme in everything, so also in dieting. Up and down in very short periods of time, f.e. 20 kg in 4 months (up and down). The body is really very tired, I think. I mean, who would like to be treated like I treated my body ?! ;)
Now I came to the conclusion that I WON'T diet anymore in my life. I will just behave everyday like I will and would do it for the rest of my life. I ask myself "is this behavior one you could live with good conscience for the rest of my life?" And then I find out: well, yes, vegies and fruits everyday, that's ok for my life, I can deal with this for the rest of my life.
For me loosing weight is more changing my whole life, my personality, my way of enjoying things and habits (perhaps habits are the most important part!).
But then, and that's the reason why I wrote this kind of childish and desperate thread, I have these moments where I'm getting aware that my youth (I mean the young youth, 16 - 24) is over and that I'm getting older now, that my skin will never be as good as it was or could have been, if I had liven a totally different, more responsable life before.
This is for me a thing of being mature. I have to accept that I'm a WOMAN, not a pure maiden, flawless, opaque etc. I'm a woman with cellulite and stretch marks and soft (and saggy ;) ) breasts - well, I'M JUST A TOTALLY NORMAL WOMAN. I try to learn this way of thinking. My whole life before I had so illusionary thoughts about what a woman really is.
That's what I mean with "No diet, but life change". For me loosing weight is more than a diet, it's a life long change in every aspect, esp. in thinking. And THIS is the most difficult part.
Uh, what a long post! ;)
I wish you too the best for your weight loss.
Virtual hug from Germany!
 
It sounds like you're heading in the right direction with the lifestyle change. It becomes a bit of a cliche, "It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change" but it is true.

I'm currently thinking quite a lot about loose skin. At my biggest I was 143kg and I'm aiming for 95kg. I've been loosing it slowly and steadily but I've accepted now I'm going to have some loose skin around. Nothing to worry about though. When I first starting thinking about it I put it on my "" and I soon realised it was a pretty bad reason not to lose weight.

Anyway, good luck with you lifestyle change.
 
Demetria,

You are absolutely right about being a woman. We cannot go through life expecting our bodies to look perfect, or we will be miserable. Unfortunately, we are constantly shown images of artificially perfect women in the media -and in reality, even those women don't look the way they are presented to us - it's all makeup, air-brushing, and computer enhancements.

It can all get complicated, but just follow a few rules of thumb and you'll be fine...

*drink a lot of water
*eat every 3-4 hours
*eat lean proteins/fruit/veggies/whole grains/quality dairy sources
*eat enough calories (google Harris Benedict)
*get a protein/carb combo at each meal (like chicken and veggies)
*exercise at least 2-3 times a week
*get enough rest
 
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