who has maintained skin tone...AND HOW??
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| Sun, 11-14-2004 - 12:26pm |
I weigh more now than I did after having my daughters 13 months apart, and I'm concerned that I will look like a shar-pei when I lose this weight. My girls are almost 4 and almost 3, and they have noticed their mommy is bigger than most of the other mommies at daycare. They have also seen pictures from 10 years ago, and it took convincing for them to believe it was me. This time, I have to fix the problems I have going on and get my size under control, so my girls don't suffer from my problems (this one, anyways...)
I will be doing a lot of resistance training and yoga, as well as cardio training on machines. I was doing pretty well thinking I would be okay, then last night a plastic surgery TV show on, I watched it against better judgment. This morning I am again concerned I will look like a shar-pei. I have lost only 15 lbs so far, and already I have loose skin around my belly button and the backs of my arms.
I recently had a "lightbulb moment" when I realized my excessive weight is likely a symptom of my inner over-achiever, all-or-nothing mentality. Since I couldn't control myself when I gained 10 lbs, soon it was 25 more, and then I just threw in the towel and quit exercising and ate anything that caught my fancy, in whatever quantity felt good. I had stalker problems at that began at that time also, and the impact that had on just about every aspect of my life defies logic.
Several times over the past 10 years I have gotten back to 35 lbs overweight, but each time I shoot right back up again from that magic point. I think it's sort of a convergence point for me now. I get there, and I would rather gain and quit exercising again than face whatever demons are on the other side.
My husband is wonderful, and my girls are the brightest lights in my life, and the man who caused me such grief died recently, and I have an awesome career. I have every reason to get the weight under control and no reason not to...except the old nagging fears...and whatever new fears I conjure up, like shar-pei skin...
Wow, what a rambling rant. Sorry, ladies, but it needed to come out. Please ladies, help me out! I would like to know from those who have already crossed this bridge what you have done to deal with this issue.
Melissa
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Well so far I have lost 90 pounds but then I
Now, that doesn't mean I haven't noticed some funny changes since I lost weight. My breasts are starting to look a little deflated. I went from a 44D and am now a 38C, and there's some slight sagging and loss of definition. I've heard that repeated weight loss and gain can really do a number on your breast tissue. Awesome.
Good luck, and nice to meet you!
62 lbs in a year is AWESOME!
Dawn
HAHA.. .sorry, when I read the title of this thread, I thought it said "who has marinating skin tone"... marinating? I thought... how does that work? LOL!
Anyway... if you lose slowly as you're supposed to (1-3 lbs per week) then your skin should be able to keep up, particularly if you're under say 30 years, your skin will have much more elasticity. Drinking water and taking vitamins will help with this, as well as keeping your skin moisturized. If possible, exercise at least 3 times a week so muscles will help take up the "slack" skin, too.
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