Have Any Of You Gained A Significant Amount Of Weight And Then Lost It? How Was Your Body Effected?

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I've put on about 40 lbs in the last couple years and I am determined to get back where I was. I am concerned that I am going to have loose skin, deflated boobs, stretch marks are going to be full on tiger stripes.

Gimme some good news or some hard truth please.

Thank you!
 

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I've lost muscle mass when I stop lifting and adopted a more potato based lifestyle.

I've had heaps of folks I know drop lbs.. each person kinda had a different experience.

Age, skin thickness, skin pigment, weight distribution, how well they took care of their skin, how fast they lost the weight.... all of it played apart in how their skin bounced back.

My best advice is to moisturize like a mad woman. Drop the lbs slowly. Keep hydrated. And tone up as much as you can, cuz muscle will lift up even a fallen soul/boob.
 

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If you don't already, get multiple reusable water bottles. That way you can always cart one around with you, while leaving one at home, one to be washed, etc. Easiest way I found for me to up my water intake :)
During the week while working I have no issue because that big ass bottle is staring me in the face. Hah the weekends though I am like "damn I drank literally a half a bottle all day and it is 8"
 
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All of that can happen. Depends of where you store your weight, how fast you put it on, how much you lose, your age, etc. The younger you are, the more elastic your skin is, so you’re less likely to have loose skin from a 40lb weight loss. Then again, if you store most of that weight in your middle, thighs, or your butt, you might see drooping or stretch marks. Genetics play a factor, too, but around 40 is when it gets tougher for the body to rebound after weight loss.
 

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I actually don’t like water. After my first Tough Mudder race I had dehydration issues. I went to Elevation Hydration it helps ppl replenish after drinking binges - over exertion. I’m told this is a newer franchise, At first I was skeptical. After 4 visits I appreciate H20. I try to drink as Close to a gallon of water a day as I can. I’m getting better I actually achieve this 4x a week now.
It’s a adjustment using the restroom so much but I definitely feel better. I guess I never realized how much I was lacking.

I do a lot of competition races year round, I have a passion for crossing that finish line, at the end of these races most like to drink beer in the beer garden. I like food, I like to cook healthy food
Enjoy friends and family. I’m not by any means a health fanatic. As we get older we learn health is not a commodity. We appreciate when we were able to do things we can’t do now.
I never could do the Hulu hoop or a cart wheel to save my ass I still can’t But shit I can flip tractor tires across a soccer field. Go figure??
 
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6 years ago, I lost 60 lbs through the Divorce Diet (effective but not recommended). Had no issues with saggy skin or droopy boobs.

I've regained some of the weight, but NOW is when I've noticed skin issues. I think age is more likely to affect it than weight loss. womp, womp!
 

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I always had issues with the way my body looked, but after everything that's happened this year, I couldn't give a flying fuck less what I look like. I just don't want to feel empty.

I hate my body for completely different reasons now, and trust me. If I could go back to just being less than attractive to myself, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
 

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I've been a yoyo for a long time, but I was on a good run until my accident recently. I know I've gained at least five or six pounds since I haven't been able to go to the gym. I'm waiting to get on my scale when I get home this evening. I don't believe the hospital weight.

I first gained after my daughter was born. I put on 30 pounds for her and only lost about 10 after she was born. I was shamed into losing it when my ex left me. I worked hard to get back into shape.

Then we I remarried years later I sort of lost track of my body. It only took the remark "but there's more of you to love" to get me back in the gym, and I've been there ever since. If I miss a day I feel awful, and I've been missing the past three weeks or so. Still not cleared to go back, but I can work on it from home.

It took me about four months to lose 20 pounds with a weight regimen and cardio back then. I'm sure it would take a lot longer now.

And then I made the remark of how cute his little tummy looked, and he lost 20 pounds in what felt like 20 minutes. Not really, but it only took him two or three weeks. That's what's really maddening.
 

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I've been a yoyo for a long time, but I was on a good run until my accident recently. I know I've gained at least five or six pounds since I haven't been able to go to the gym. I'm waiting to get on my scale when I get home this evening. I don't believe the hospital weight.

I first gained after my daughter was born. I put on 30 pounds for her and only lost about 10 after she was born. I was shamed into losing it when my ex left me. I worked hard to get back into shape.

Then we I remarried years later I sort of lost track of my body. It only took the remark "but there's more of you to love" to get me back in the gym, and I've been there ever since. If I miss a day I feel awful, and I've been missing the past three weeks or so. Still not cleared to go back, but I can work on it from home.

It took me about four months to lose 20 pounds with a weight regimen and cardio back then. I'm sure it would take a lot longer now.

And then I made the remark of how cute his little tummy looked, and he lost 20 pounds in what felt like 20 minutes. Not really, but it only took him two or three weeks. That's what's really maddening.
This is so relatable. Thank you. Part of the reason I was dumped is because of the weight and he literally would scarf down 2 burritos in a sitting, jump in the ocean and do nothing else and would stay lean. I eat some chipotle, spend an hour at the gym and gain 5 lbs somehow. His comments were not as kind as "more of you to love" unfortunately.
 
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This is so relatable. Thank you. Part of the reason I was dumped is because of the weight and he literally would scarf down 2 burritos in a sitting, jump in the ocean and do nothing else and would stay lean. I eat some chipotle, spend an hour at the gym and gain 5 lbs somehow. His comments were not as kind as "more of you to love" unfortunately.

My ex was not so diplomatic either. I think his last words directed to me were something along the lines of who would want a fat cow with a kid? That did a huge number on me, and I bought it for a long time.
 
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My ex was not so diplomatic either. I think his last words directed to me were something along the lines of who would want a fat cow with a kid? That did a huge number on me, and I bought it for a long time.
The worst reason in the world to lose weight is because some asshole thinks you should.

I think no matter how much we believe in body positivity, there’s probably some area we don’t like, but that’s our area alone to criticize. Let no no man (or woman) put us down for it. My tired, old, pudgy body has carried me through my journey these many years. She’s been thin, she’s been fat; she’s been strong and she’s been weak; she’s been healthy and sick, but she’s all mine. I love this battered old thing. If someone else can’t love her, then fuck them.
 

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This is so relatable. Thank you. Part of the reason I was dumped is because of the weight and he literally would scarf down 2 burritos in a sitting, jump in the ocean and do nothing else and would stay lean. I eat some chipotle, spend an hour at the gym and gain 5 lbs somehow. His comments were not as kind as "more of you to love" unfortunately.

I think you're better off without some jerk telling you what he thinks you should look like. I'm not my guys preference physically but he's never told me to change or put me down for what my body is.

If someone else can’t love her, then fuck them.

Quoted for fucking TRUTH.

:bomb::bomb::bomb:
 

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I have always been overweight, so when I did loose most of it. My body didn’t look great, that combined with age and multiple pregnancies. I workout and lift weighs, I think surgery is the only option in improve things. It’s disheartening. I only lost 30 LBS.
 

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I have always been overweight, so when I did loose most of it. My body didn’t look great, that combined with age and multiple pregnancies. I workout and lift weighs, I think surgery is the only option in improve things. It’s disheartening. I only lost 30 LBS.
I have a friend like that. Worked out 5 days a week, and in tremendous health, but still weighed about 220. Very curvy. Very pretty. Could not get below that weight. Men would not date her - too fat. (Online dating, of course.). I told her, screw ‘em. You’re perfect the way you are. Healthy, great family, loved. But no, she wants a relationship.

No surgeon here would do weight loss surgery here because she wasn’t obese enough, so she went to Mexico. It worked. Lost nearly 100lbs. Had the skin surgery, too. Has all these ugly scars. Can’t eat more than a few ounces at a time. No joy there.

Did she find a man? For while, but he cheated on her. She’s still looking. Sometimes she faints because she has to eat those precious few ounces on a schedule. If she screws up, she’ll just regain all that weight again.

Weight for women is like penis size to men. Our bodies know where they want to be. If you work out and are doing well, then accept yourself. Your body is a vehicle, nothing more. You will be no more happier thin than you are heavy. Same shit, different pile. Health is far more valuable than appearance. 30lbs is 30lbs if it was done for you.