GetOntheGoodFoot
Yellow Belt
Im 24, 5ft'9 tall and weighed 285lbs for most of my life untill last year. I started out walking daily, after meals usually. Soon I was doing situps, pushups, lifting weights, and walking daily. With mild results I started writing my meals down and counting calories and carbs, restricting myself to around 1000 calories. I ranged from 800-1700calories a day and I didnt feel starved or unsatisfied, I was also still walking after meals. About 4 months in I had lost probably around 80lbs, at this point I was still doing the regular exercises as well as biking, jogging, and alittle speedbag & heavybag. I was doing at a minimum 2miles on foot a day and 6 at the most meanwhile still eating around 1000 calories. At times i felt i was loosing weight to fast that it was unhealthy, but i never felt sick I was feeling great and better than ever so I continued. In around 6 to 7 months I had gone from 285lbs to 170lbs.
Its been a a year and half and i weigh 175lbs, having lost 110lbs in under 8months. I had no guidance so of course no one told me that losing it so fast would leave me with a large amount of excess skin on my gut. Im just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on how I lost the weight, if it was bad for me to do so, and if theres any hope for my loose skin to disappear. Im attempting to build muscle and tone hoping it will cure the loose skin though I cant help but feel doubtful.
Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated good or bad, helpful or not.
Its been a a year and half and i weigh 175lbs, having lost 110lbs in under 8months. I had no guidance so of course no one told me that losing it so fast would leave me with a large amount of excess skin on my gut. Im just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on how I lost the weight, if it was bad for me to do so, and if theres any hope for my loose skin to disappear. Im attempting to build muscle and tone hoping it will cure the loose skin though I cant help but feel doubtful.
Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated good or bad, helpful or not.