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If There's One Thing I'm Happy About With The Loose Skin, It's This...
I did a consultation last week for an abdominoplasty. I am 90 percent sure I want to do the procedure, however this first doctor did not impress me. He didn't have any before or after pictures of past procedures. I also don't think he had any experience doing male abdominoplasties, based on his conversation. I've got five more consultations coming up in the next few weeks, with doctors that have great reviews. I look forward to hearing what they have to say.
I was thinking that there is one thing that was actually good about my loose abdominal skin... it pushed me to go plant based. I'm sure I would have eventually anyway, but my quest for a tighter belly led me to start eating as clean as I possibly could. My thinking was if anything could cure my skin, it would be the healthy veggies and fruit.
Plus, I knew meat causes inflammation, and that would not help my belly. If anything, it might make it worse. So I went whole food plant based almost 22 months ago, and became vegan too, a few weeks after giving up animal products. Now, I'm ready to shed the loose belly skin and keep eating clean. I have dreams of being a vegan bodybuilder and the loose skin is getting in my way.
There's such a feeling of discouragement after working out hard and seeing that loose skin. It's not vanity but a constant reminder of my obese days. It makes me feel like I am still heavy, even though I'm not. My weight is right where it should be but that loose skin has got to go.
I do have great self esteem and an happy with other areas of my body, especially my arms. But my belly will never, ever be flat without the procedure. It's been over 5 years now and it took a long time for me to come to that conclusion.
I'll keep blogging as I do the other consultations, as I hope to help others who are dealing with the same problem. I want to write about what the experience is like, from the consultation to the actual surgery... if I do decide to do it.
About the author
Richard Hubbard was once over 350 pounds. After a doctor's physical and finding out he was pre-hypertensive, he decided to make changes and avoid medication. Over the course of a year, Rich lost the first 120 pounds of his incredible 150 pound weight loss. He ate healthy foods based on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat To Live". He was mostly plant based, but switched to completely plant based in September of 2016. He also became a vegan in the process as his compassion for animals increased. He credits bodybuilder Robert Cheeke for influencing his decision of going vegan. Rich aspires to be a vegan bodybuilder and is planning his first half marathon this year.