The Loose Skin Chronicles

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Flabby, dangling arm-wings, that's what I call them. The unsightly loose skin that is evidence of my weight loss makes this whole process bittersweet. I think if I try  hard enough these wings will actually let me take flight! Seriously though, this is one of the issues I am dealing with along this lifestyle change. It's not just my arms, my stomach  has sagging skin as well. Where my pants should fit better, they're actually fitting weirdly to accommodate for the extra sagging skin, which  was once pulled tight. Ahh what a trade off, but at least I know I am heading in the right direction. I'm slowly working my way up to walking to speed this process along and to and burn more calories throughout the day. My routine is pretty redundant and I honestly don't move around much which isn't good. I work, sleep and repeat. My job is literally draining and I find myself getting sick towards the end of my workweek and left to recuperate on my off days. Its an obvious pattern and I'm working on ways to end this cycle as well. This is day 5 of my workweek and trust me I need all 5 days off that I'm about to have, to recuperate and rejuvenate. I am exhausted. While off of work, I will research ways to tone up this arm fat. There has to be other options other than surgery. As for the stomach flab, a girdle will have to suffice for now but eventually this excess skin will have to be removed. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any concerning toning up excess skin. Still working on me.. Project Melanie

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