squidgster
Full Member
Hi all,
Firstly I will just apologise for this thread - it will seem just like an opportunity for me to have a whinge, but I genuinely would be interested in hearing from anyone else in a similar/the same position as I am.
Over a period of about 2 years (beginning 2007 - end of 2008), I lost about 9 stone throug just sensible eating and some exercise. For so many reasons it has been great, and I would never wish to go back to the size I was before. However, like so many others I have been left with absolutely awful excess skin. I had hoped my age would be on my side (I'm 23) and the fact I was losing slowly would help, but unfortunately that was not the case.
If it were just one part of my body I may be able to look past it more easily, but my stomach, thighs, arms and boobs are all very bad. And to be honest, it's seriously getting me down and affecting my general confidence and happiness.
Surgery is something I don't really see as an option. I want the option of having children in the future, and also because it's not just my stomach, a tummy tuck wouldn't go very far in helping.
Nobody else knows what my body is like (I find it impossible to share my thoughts/feelings generally), so they see losing all the weight as only positive - when in reality it has come with this hefty downside. As I said, I don't at all wish I hadn't lost the weight, but I need to learn to live with myself as I am - and that's the part I'm really struggling with.
Is anyone else out there in a similar position? How have you managed to adjust your mindset to deal with it and be happy? Being a single 23 year old, I really don't see much hope at the moment.
Sorry for the waffling!
Squidge x
Firstly I will just apologise for this thread - it will seem just like an opportunity for me to have a whinge, but I genuinely would be interested in hearing from anyone else in a similar/the same position as I am.
Over a period of about 2 years (beginning 2007 - end of 2008), I lost about 9 stone throug just sensible eating and some exercise. For so many reasons it has been great, and I would never wish to go back to the size I was before. However, like so many others I have been left with absolutely awful excess skin. I had hoped my age would be on my side (I'm 23) and the fact I was losing slowly would help, but unfortunately that was not the case.
If it were just one part of my body I may be able to look past it more easily, but my stomach, thighs, arms and boobs are all very bad. And to be honest, it's seriously getting me down and affecting my general confidence and happiness.
Surgery is something I don't really see as an option. I want the option of having children in the future, and also because it's not just my stomach, a tummy tuck wouldn't go very far in helping.
Nobody else knows what my body is like (I find it impossible to share my thoughts/feelings generally), so they see losing all the weight as only positive - when in reality it has come with this hefty downside. As I said, I don't at all wish I hadn't lost the weight, but I need to learn to live with myself as I am - and that's the part I'm really struggling with.
Is anyone else out there in a similar position? How have you managed to adjust your mindset to deal with it and be happy? Being a single 23 year old, I really don't see much hope at the moment.
Sorry for the waffling!
Squidge x