So like 5 years ago I lost a lot of weight and stopped and went on maintenance at a US size 10/12. That’s still not skinny, but I could work out, do everything I wanted to do, and fit into regular clothes so I was satisfied. My boobs looked awful and I had a bit of loose skin between my legs and under my arms, but you really needed to look close to see it.
Over quarantine I decided I wanted to train for a marathon, and that is quite hard at a US 10/12, so I set a goal of losing 20 pounds to get myself to a normal BMI.
I’ve now lost just over 10 of those pounds and I’m reconsidering. My loose skin is starting to be an aesthetic issue. Especially around my stomach. I didn’t even know I had loose skin there but apparently I do. It looks awful. I lost most of the 10 pounds in my chest and breasts and my boobs went from bad to absolutely decimated. I can’t even look in the mirror anymore. It’s such a weird feeling to be more disgusted with your body after losing weight.
So here are my questions:
Will this get better if I get some extra muscle tone? I haven’t started lifting yet (I’ve just been running) but I intend to once my gym opens in July.
If I gain back the 10 pounds will I look the way I did before? I was healthy and fine before and honestly I’d like to run that marathon but it’s not worth how I’m starting to feel about my body.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/h9z2hm/help_with_loose_skin_please/
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