Close to goal jitters

As far as flabby, droopy skin... here's my two cents.

Give your body some time. Your skin my tighten up in a year (when my
husband lost 70 lbs in one year, his skin was just hanging off him, but a
year after his weight loss, that was not a problem anymore). Also make sure
you wear supportive things in places where your skin is flabby.

When doctors do liposuction on any area, they make the patients wear
tightish underthings for a few months so that the skin doesn't simply hang
off them (and they even remove excess skin - they still have to do that).
I've made sure to get into smaller bras as my size has changed, so my excess
skin doesn't make me any droopier. I've also started wearing the "slimming"
type underwear... can't think of what it's called. A corset is not the
right word, but it something similar to that. You see them in stores, and
the packaging on the product says it'll smooth out your bulges, and make it
look like you've lost 10 lbs. Well, I've noticed that after a week of
wearing it, my skin in that area was tightening up and it's helped my flabby
excess stomach skin to disappear.

Good luck!


--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/215/170

Roger Zoul wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
:: Luna wrote:
::
::: So, as I near goal weight, I fear that "look good naked" is just
::: not going to happen.
::
:: lift heavier. lift more. use dumbbells instead of machines.

I think she's too much of a girlie girl to wrap her mind around that notion,
Queen.

pity. those dumbbells are one of the best things that's ever happened
to me.

Luna wrote:

I've been holding steady at 149-151 for the past week or so. I'm
5'5" and I was 199 at the beginning of my low-carb journey a year
ago.

My original goal was 135-ish. So I'm about 15 pounds from goal now.
15. It doesn't seem like a lot, though it's probably going to go
slowly. I'm also in the "normal" weight range for BMI now,
depending on what time of day I weigh myself.

The thing is though, when I look in the mirror, it looks like I have
more than 15 pounds to lose. 15 pounds overweight on other
people looks "slightly chunky" to me, but on myself it looks . . .
um, more than slightly chunky.


We are notorious for not seeing our own body accurately. I have *never*
heard a woman say she had planned on losing more, but decided she was
happy before reaching that goal. I was given a goal of 153 by a
personal trainer - me, who was 123 in high school. The heck with that.
and when I passed 135, my boyfriend at the time said, "Aren't
you getting a little TOO thin?"

"Don't try and sabotage me," I snapped. "I've heard that people
sometimes do that." Well, I was surprised by a mirror at a hotel (no
time to do whatever lens adjustment my mind must do) a few days later.
My boobs were like raisons and my ribs were showing. At 135ish, my ribs
were showing!

153-155 is perfect for me.

Give yourself time. See where you feel the best and have energy.



I'm happy with my progress, but it's going to take a lot of work to
get where I would be happy enough with my body to wear a bikini in
public. And it may never be possible. I've got a bit of the loose
skin problem, some wrinkles and stretch marks on my tummy and
thighs, it's really gross. And my poor boobs just hang straight
down now. I look like someone who was pregnant and nursing, which
would be fine if I had the kids to show for it.

I do work out, mostly weight training and some cardio, but some
places on me, like my triceps and inner thighs, just do not seem
to get any less flabby. And there doesn't seem to be anything to
do for my boobs other than surgery, which frankly scares the ****
out of me and I can't afford it anyway.


Not that you should have surgery - just remember that taking out some
excess skin and having a lift is not the same kind of risk that putting
in implants is. But it is surgery and to be respected as such.



So, as I near goal weight, I fear that "look good naked" is just not
going to happen.


Oh, but it can. When you don't compare yourself to someone on magazine
covers (do you know it takes an average of 2,000 shots to get the Cosmo
cover?) or the movie screen (did you happen to catch Jamie Lee Curtis'
unretouched Vanity Fair pic? She wanted to show how much airbrushing
and "fixing" there is in shots of famous people and models.)

And your body will FEEL great. I used to love bright lights and mirrors
in the bedroom. Now, soft lighting works better.


Just strut, as Mya Angela says, and watch the heads turn.

Barb

I have to assume you're kidding. Eating less and exercising more will help
get rid of flabby fat, sure, but I don't see how it will do anything for my
boobs. Tits aren't muscle, there's no way to exercise them. They used to
be sacks of skin filled with fat, now they're sacks of skin filled with
less fat, but all that skin is still there so they just look like deflated
balloons. My stomach and inner thighs have that same deflated balloon
appearance. Maybe you mean I could build up those muscles some and fill
those sacks back up with muscle, and have bulging thighs and a bulging
stomach, but bulging with muscle instead of fat? I can't do that with my
breasts though, there's no muscles in there.

In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

Eat less and exercise more.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW


"Luna" wrote in message
...
I've been holding steady at 149-151 for the past week or so. I'm 5'5" and
I
was 199 at the beginning of my low-carb journey a year ago.

My original goal was 135-ish. So I'm about 15 pounds from goal now. 15.
It doesn't seem like a lot, though it's probably going to go slowly. I'm
also in the "normal" weight range for BMI now, depending on what time of
day I weigh myself.

The thing is though, when I look in the mirror, it looks like I have more
than 15 pounds to lose. 15 pounds overweight on other people looks
"slightly chunky" to me, but on myself it looks . . . um, more than
slightly chunky.

I'm happy with my progress, but it's going to take a lot of work to get
where I would be happy enough with my body to wear a bikini in public. And
it may never be possible. I've got a bit of the loose skin problem, some
wrinkles and stretch marks on my tummy and thighs, it's really gross. And
my poor boobs just hang straight down now. I look like someone who was
pregnant and nursing, which would be fine if I had the kids to show for
it.

I do work out, mostly weight training and some cardio, but some places on
me, like my triceps and inner thighs, just do not seem to get any less
flabby. And there doesn't seem to be anything to do for my boobs other
than surgery, which frankly scares the **** out of me and I can't afford
it
anyway.

So, as I near goal weight, I fear that "look good naked" is just not going
to happen.


--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

15 pounds is quite a bit of weight. It will probably make a big difference.
Keep up the good work. I know 5 pounds makes a difference on me at this
stage.

Curt

--
Started low carb May '03 this time.
211/182/180 . . 6'2" 15.78% BF?
Age 38
Highest weight 250 5+ years ago


"Luna" wrote in message
...
I've been holding steady at 149-151 for the past week or so. I'm 5'5" and
I
was 199 at the beginning of my low-carb journey a year ago.

My original goal was 135-ish. So I'm about 15 pounds from goal now. 15.
It doesn't seem like a lot, though it's probably going to go slowly. I'm
also in the "normal" weight range for BMI now, depending on what time of
day I weigh myself.

The thing is though, when I look in the mirror, it looks like I have more
than 15 pounds to lose. 15 pounds overweight on other people looks
"slightly chunky" to me, but on myself it looks . . . um, more than
slightly chunky.

I'm happy with my progress, but it's going to take a lot of work to get
where I would be happy enough with my body to wear a bikini in public. And
it may never be possible. I've got a bit of the loose skin problem, some
wrinkles and stretch marks on my tummy and thighs, it's really gross. And
my poor boobs just hang straight down now. I look like someone who was
pregnant and nursing, which would be fine if I had the kids to show for
it.

I do work out, mostly weight training and some cardio, but some places on
me, like my triceps and inner thighs, just do not seem to get any less
flabby. And there doesn't seem to be anything to do for my boobs other
than surgery, which frankly scares the **** out of me and I can't afford
it
anyway.

So, as I near goal weight, I fear that "look good naked" is just not going
to happen.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Eat less and exercise more.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW


"Luna" wrote in message
...
I have to assume you're kidding. Eating less and exercising more will
help
get rid of flabby fat, sure, but I don't see how it will do anything for
my
boobs. Tits aren't muscle, there's no way to exercise them. They used to
be sacks of skin filled with fat, now they're sacks of skin filled with
less fat, but all that skin is still there so they just look like deflated
balloons. My stomach and inner thighs have that same deflated balloon
appearance. Maybe you mean I could build up those muscles some and fill
those sacks back up with muscle, and have bulging thighs and a bulging
stomach, but bulging with muscle instead of fat? I can't do that with my
breasts though, there's no muscles in there.

In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

Eat less and exercise more.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. --
MFW


"Luna" wrote in message
...
I've been holding steady at 149-151 for the past week or so. I'm 5'5"
and
I
was 199 at the beginning of my low-carb journey a year ago.

My original goal was 135-ish. So I'm about 15 pounds from goal now.
15.
It doesn't seem like a lot, though it's probably going to go slowly.
I'm
also in the "normal" weight range for BMI now, depending on what time
of
day I weigh myself.

The thing is though, when I look in the mirror, it looks like I have
more
than 15 pounds to lose. 15 pounds overweight on other people looks
"slightly chunky" to me, but on myself it looks . . . um, more than
slightly chunky.

I'm happy with my progress, but it's going to take a lot of work to
get
where I would be happy enough with my body to wear a bikini in public.
And
it may never be possible. I've got a bit of the loose skin problem,
some
wrinkles and stretch marks on my tummy and thighs, it's really gross.
And
my poor boobs just hang straight down now. I look like someone who
was
pregnant and nursing, which would be fine if I had the kids to show
for
it.

I do work out, mostly weight training and some cardio, but some places
on
me, like my triceps and inner thighs, just do not seem to get any less
flabby. And there doesn't seem to be anything to do for my boobs
other
than surgery, which frankly scares the **** out of me and I can't
afford
it
anyway.

So, as I near goal weight, I fear that "look good naked" is just not
going
to happen.


--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Tee-hee, you're so cute.

In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

Eat less and exercise more.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW


"Luna" wrote in message
...
I have to assume you're kidding. Eating less and exercising more will
help
get rid of flabby fat, sure, but I don't see how it will do anything for
my
boobs. Tits aren't muscle, there's no way to exercise them. They used to
be sacks of skin filled with fat, now they're sacks of skin filled with
less fat, but all that skin is still there so they just look like deflated
balloons. My stomach and inner thighs have that same deflated balloon
appearance. Maybe you mean I could build up those muscles some and fill
those sacks back up with muscle, and have bulging thighs and a bulging
stomach, but bulging with muscle instead of fat? I can't do that with my
breasts though, there's no muscles in there.

In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

Eat less and exercise more.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. --
MFW


"Luna" wrote in message
...
I've been holding steady at 149-151 for the past week or so. I'm 5'5"
and
I
was 199 at the beginning of my low-carb journey a year ago.

My original goal was 135-ish. So I'm about 15 pounds from goal now.
15.
It doesn't seem like a lot, though it's probably going to go slowly.
I'm
also in the "normal" weight range for BMI now, depending on what time
of
day I weigh myself.

The thing is though, when I look in the mirror, it looks like I have
more
than 15 pounds to lose. 15 pounds overweight on other people looks
"slightly chunky" to me, but on myself it looks . . . um, more than
slightly chunky.

I'm happy with my progress, but it's going to take a lot of work to
get
where I would be happy enough with my body to wear a bikini in public.
And
it may never be possible. I've got a bit of the loose skin problem,
some
wrinkles and stretch marks on my tummy and thighs, it's really gross.
And
my poor boobs just hang straight down now. I look like someone who
was
pregnant and nursing, which would be fine if I had the kids to show
for
it.

I do work out, mostly weight training and some cardio, but some places
on
me, like my triceps and inner thighs, just do not seem to get any less
flabby. And there doesn't seem to be anything to do for my boobs
other
than surgery, which frankly scares the **** out of me and I can't
afford
it
anyway.

So, as I near goal weight, I fear that "look good naked" is just not
going
to happen.


--

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Luna wrote:

So, as I near goal weight, I fear that "look good naked" is just not going
to happen.

On Fri, 21 May 2004 20:33:21 GMT, (The Queen of
Cans and Jars) wrote:


lift heavier. lift more. use dumbbells instead of machines.

Stick to cans and jars.

you just barely graduated from curves, which is not the kind of workout
that's going to go very far towards reaching this kind of goal.

Sure can be.

it's
better than nothing, and it's a fine place to *start* an exercise
program, but there is no substitute for honest-to-goodness weight
training. the machines at the Y are a step up from curves, but i still
don't think they're as good as plain old dumbbells.

Then, of course, your expertise is in jars and cans.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

On Fri, 21 May 2004 17:18:34 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
wrote:

:: lift heavier. lift more. use dumbbells instead of machines.

I think she's too much of a girlie girl to wrap her mind around that notion,
Queen.

I hope you are being sarcastically supportive.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:53:45 GMT, Luna
wrote:

I think she's too much of a girlie girl to wrap her mind around that notion,
Queen.


Nah, I do plan to "graduate" to free weights eventually, or at least add
them to my machine circuit. At present, I feel like I'm getting a really
good workout on the machines though, and I like the "no brainer" aspect of
it. I think when I do reach my goal weight, I will get instruction on free
weights.

Why at goal weight?

Why not now?

Email me.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.