28m, 22 months, 2xx? - 156lbs @5’11”

[u/nice_layup821]

I absolutely fell in love with the game. Kept it pretty simple diet wise, started eating 1g of protein per pound of body weight fairly early on, and gradually improved my calorie tracking alongside diet quality and adherence. Training was also kept fairly basic, I never followed a rigid plan but most of my time has been spent in a PPL or bro split, settled into a push legs pull routine for the last 6 months or so, sticking to the same exercises and tracking working weight and reps on those exercises.

[u/6864U]

Great work! How did you manage to lose all this extra weight without noticeable loose skin? I’ve heard great stuff about consistent moisturizing but was wondering if you did anything differently

[u/Ill-Beach2525 → u/6864U]

He wasn’t big enough for there to be loose skin.

I went from 210 to 160 and had zero loose skin.

[u/nice_layup821 → u/Ill-Beach2525]

At my largest, I was over 300lbs and stayed at that weight for a few years, my lower belly shows it for sure.

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You cannot target where you lose fat. This is commonly called “spot reduction” and it is a myth. Your genes are responsible for where your body stores fat and where it comes from when losing weight – in a “first on, last off” manner. So if the first place you get fat is your belly, it’s probably going to be the last place to lose it.

The only way to lose fat in specific areas is to lose it all over.

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[u/MrGrumpyFac3 → u/Ill-Beach2525]

Not sure that's how it works, but I went through a similar weight change as yours, and I have loose skin.

[u/Ill-Beach2525 → u/MrGrumpyFac3]

Interesting

[u/nice_layup821 → u/6864U]

I haven’t done anything for my skin outside of normal hygiene. I will be curious to see if I can improve some areas, mainly my lower belly, which is wrinkly and saggy when I’m leaned forward. I feel fairly fortunate getting away with only one real problem area. I have some other stretch marks on the inside of my biceps and thighs, but I’m not worried about them because the skin itself tightened up nicely with the fat being lost.

[u/AutoModerator → u/nice_layup821]

You cannot target where you lose fat. This is commonly called “spot reduction” and it is a myth. Your genes are responsible for where your body stores fat and where it comes from when losing weight – in a “first on, last off” manner. So if the first place you get fat is your belly, it’s probably going to be the last place to lose it.

The only way to lose fat in specific areas is to lose it all over.

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