My weight loss transformation (A work in progress)

My skin on the part below the face is fine. I don't have lose skin on the abs. I do strength training 3 times a week and cardio(jogging, cycling , walking & hiking). My face just looks ugly. I got smile lines. My eyebrows are messed up and all droopy. My dad knows that weight loss is important but he was commenting on my face.


I always have been ugly and just being fat made my face look better. I guess I thought losing the weight would make me look better. I really don't know what to do. I wish that I had a good looking face or just presentable.


Sorry to rant on. Just one of those days... I rather just work and don't do anything social. I wish that I could just go to a plastic surgeon and say fix my face right now. I have the cash but no idea whether i should go ahead.
 
Originally Posted by monterey01


My skin on the part below the face is fine. I don't have lose skin on the abs. I do strength training 3 times a week and cardio(jogging, cycling , walking & hiking). My face just looks ugly. I got smile lines. My eyebrows are messed up and all droopy. My dad knows that weight loss is important but he was commenting on my face.



I always have been ugly and just being fat made my face look better. I guess I thought losing the weight would make me look better. I really don't know what to do. I wish that I had a good looking face or just presentable.



Sorry to rant on. Just one of those days... I rather just work and don't do anything social. I wish that I could just go to a plastic surgeon and say fix my face right now. I have the cash but no idea whether i should go ahead.
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You have to start thinking more positively about yourself :)


Although I'm one to talk. I've always had that issue, but what you see isn't always what other people see. Sometimes it takes a kind gesture from a stranger to completely transform your outlook on things. Believe me on this.


I used to think nothing but the worst about myself. I pretty much felt the exact same way for so long. I was so anti-social that I could barely stand just being around myself.


Try to focus on the positive. The fact that you lost weight, got healthy, and will live a long and good life now.


I saw your post btw, monterey! You're not a bad looking guy at all! I guessed your correct age in that thread in case you missed it! :biggrin:


Realize that physical attraction isn't everything either. It takes a lot of inner strength to accomplish such a feat.


Be proud and know that you're a strong, attractive fella! (I'm not coming on to you btw! hehe :p)
 
Hang in there buddy You've done a great job.


Don't let anyone tell you you're ugly. And don't believe it either. It's not true.


These past 2 weeks I havent worked out at all due to an addictoin to an online game I've had the past 12 years. I'm trying to work outagain soon. I haven't gained any weight.
 
Thanks Sparks and Frogged for the support. I consulted a plastic surgeon today .Apparently, I got loose skin under my chin as well need filler in my upper part of the face. There is a minor procedure with a downtime of couple of days to fix the lose skin. Also, my upper face has lost volume that the filler will fix.


I am a bit excited today to know my face can be much better with the minimal procedure. I probably will get the stuff done in next 2 months. I weigh 160-163 pounds more . The picture posted in the other post were at 176 pounds and my face has slimed down further.


I will continue eating healthy and continue with my weight training.My stomach looks better since I joined bootcamp 4 months ago.
 
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Damn Sparks! You have done so incredibly well with your regimen! :hurray: You've really transformed and you look amazing!!


You are such a great source of inspiration!
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Congrats on being in the 140s! Holy damn!


Don't loose too much weight now
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That's not healthy either! I'm not saying you're looking too thin or anything, but just don't be too obsessive
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Remember to live a little outside of the diet and exercise routine(s)!


Also keep in mind that if/when you get the excess skin removed, that might be another few pounds too! I probably have about 10 or more pounds worth on me, so that'll be interesting to see how that situation plays out when I start consultations.


Great job again, Sparks! I'm so proud of you!
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AWow.. :iagree: Whenever I need some inspiration, I tend to come in your diary.. Thats just amazing job what you ve done so far! And now when I have really noticed how hard losing weight is, I admire you who have already done it.. It makes me feel I can do it some day.
 
AHonestly' I dont know.maybe I am seeing things but I am noticing more abdomen definition.i can start to see and can feel the upper abs.i didn't notice that before.so maybe it is already tightening up a little..you maybe can see thema little in the latest pic.
 
doing great boss,


I do recommend working on your back a bit more and adding size in your lats and lower back to pull that skin back.


good job man
 
Wow! What an inspiration, thank you for sharing these photos, they really do give me hope. You look amazing!
 
Thank you Jenny Lee! That mean's alot to me!


Now that I'm on a computer finally i can write more (Its hard to use your phone as your only source of internet writing). Yesterday was a big day for me. I did my first show ever, but it was not only that but also in front of 90+ people. I had a table as a stage outside. I a trick for them, and the audience really loved it, they went wild. It was a great feeling. I remember the dream I had when I was obese that I was on stage doing magic and was I was in really good shape and had abs. That was my dream. Right then I realized, that my dream had come true. If you were to ask me if I could use the weight back then I would've thought you were crazy. I was seriously depressed at the time and considering gastric bypass. I wanted the easy way out.I was on pscy medicine that was supposed to make me gain weight. My doctor was surprised I was losing weight on it. But it's great that I can tell others on the same medicine it's now possible and to not let that hold them back.


It's difficult sometimes to remind myself how far I've come. But, I think the loose skin is tightening up in spots already. Because before the abs didn't show at all. Now they are starting to. I remember when I first went into a gym in LA fitness I asked them what I wanted and I said I wanted a six pack. They laughed and said, "Let's do it!" I knew they were trying to just take my money at the time. They would never show me how to do the exceirxes at first, I had to say I was going to cancel my membership unless they wrote me a workout plan. This continued 2 years later, the same thing happened. After 2 years there I eventually cancelled my membership. It was all about money to them, and that's it. I never thought I would achieve my goal. And I don't know why I wanted that goat, I guess because that's what everyone wants now days, especially with the media pushing it like it's the holy grail but I've come to realize they blow it out of proportion. I don't like how our society does to us with the media, showing us airbrusheed obviously faked models. It's unrealtiistc. It's what caused me to develop an eating disorder. And anorexia thoughts, never being happy with my weight and become a perfectionist. I'm in therapy for it now , with a specialist that specializes in that field. I have to do 10 minutes of meditation a day, letting go of thoughts (I get really attached to my thoughts and beat myself up)> Anyway, enough of talking about that.


Thanks again Jenny! You can do it! I never thought I would be an inspiration to anyone...seriously...I didn't think *I* could do it. Looking back it's hard to believe . I guess that's why I feel the way do about myself. I stil find it hard to believe I lost 97 lbs. Sometimes I still feel like my fatter self! It's a weird feeling. Frogged, keep up the good work motivating people. You are such an inspiration, more so than I. don't lose hope buddy.

I tried using chat on my phone on this website but it doesn't work. I need to get itnernet at my n ew home. (I Moved out on my own into my own apartment)
 
Hmm...maybe I should consult a plastic surgeon. I'm wondering if abdominal etching would work, maybe, but then again its only for removing fat and I still have some excess skin.


I'm just afraid the surgeon will say I need to lose more weight or I have excess fat left..I'm paranoid...
 
AYou've done so well. You look great, and you've had a rough journey. I know how hard it is, I'm very much the type to beat themselves up, and get down over small things. I also get paranoid a lot. Lord, it gets so bad that I drink caffeine most days just to perk myself up instead of being rude and grumpy at work. But all of this hard work we're doing, it will pay off. Look at yourself! You look better than ever, you're real. The media can go to hell, this is what true beauty and inspiration is. We're human. We're not walking pieces of art.

Try not to over think your surgery. Go get a consultation, and THEN think about what you talk about in the meeting. If you need to lose weight, do it, if the doctor thinks you need to do something else, do it. I'm a firm believer in that they know what they're talking about. They know what our body needs, and what we need to achieve our goals or certain surgery.

I hope everything goes well for you, you deserve it :).
 
Thank you Loch. I had just realized something today....I currently try to maintan 155 lbs, but at my lowest weight in my weight loss at 149 lbs, from my heaviest at 250, that puts me at 101 lbs lost!


I may try to get back to that weight, but my body seems to want to maintain 155. But its amazing to think that I lost that much at my lowest weight. Wow!

I guess it makes a bit more inspirational for me.
 
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