So, I'm a 23 year old guy, 5'7'', and ~223lbs. I started at about 150 back in late 2015, but just slowly kept gaining weight until I was at 238 back around new years 2019. About a month and a half ago, after about 4 years of trying to get back on track, I finally started making progress.
However, due to my weight gain I started noticing stretch marks around my stomach, on my back, and my arms around fall last year. It hit me that that meant I would probably have loose skin once I get back down to my goal weight of 160 or so. Honestly, the thought is really discouraging. Call me vain, but one thing I really, really want is to look good (and thus feel good) with my shirt off again. If I have loose skin hanging around, I know that I'll still feel fat on some level. From what I've read, the only ways to really prevent loose skin are losing weight gradually, gaining muscle, and maybe omega 3 supplements, and I'm keeping that in mind but I still worry a lot.
Now, I know that potential loose skin is no excuse to stop losing weight or anything- I'm stuck with what I've got. But I just feel agitated, disappointed, and even depressed that even if I put in a year or two of solid concentrated effort the remnants of this stupid weight gain might not got away. Can anyone in roughly my same situation who have gotten down to a healthy weight (age, time with weight on, etc) tell me how much loose skin they have, and how much of a problem it is? Or, just anyone with experience and knowledge tell me what I should expect?
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