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Weight loss mess.

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Helpmelooknormal · 05/07/2026 11:17

Help? Ive changed my user name for this.
Ive lost half my body weight AND Im left with this mess.
Will lifting weights improve this or is it a surgery only job?
How will I ever get a boyfriend looking like this?
This must be a common thing with all the people on GLP-1s. Should I just accept it?

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Weight loss mess.
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Disturbia81 · 05/07/2026 15:24

OP.. I was 20 stone and have maintained at 10.5/11 stone for 7 years now. My tummy looks exactly like yours plus scars from 2 sections and hysterectomy.. had it affected sex and relationships? Not one bit. I’ve been with men of all ages, gym buffs, really handsome men and they just don’t give a shit. A small amount will but can be avoided.

MildlyAnnoyed · 05/07/2026 17:15

I lost 12 stone & understandably, I had extreme loose skin. I had surgery in December & I’m going again for a thigh lift, back lift & chin lift. I’m just all baggy & I don’t like it. Do whatever makes you happy.

LoSlo3toGo · 05/07/2026 17:45

Your date is an absolute %^*+

Bet he is also no Adonis.
Normal men don’t do this - and if he is a similar age to you he ought to be ashamed of his immaturity

Focus on eating nutritious foods & I am sure you will see aesthetic improvements in time

Hope you are already enjoying these first health & confidence benefits of losing weight

LoSlo3toGo · 05/07/2026 17:48

Morepositivemum · 05/07/2026 11:57

Contrary to popular opinion finding a boyfriend rarely is based on looks and more on someone you click with. By the time they see your tummy you’ll have reeled them in with the fact you have a laugh together and if he does see your tummy ye will probably be in the dark anyway!!!

^ this. You don’t want a man who is as shallow as that

No woman 40 plus has a ‘perfect’ body - we all have stretch marks, cellulite, loose skin, saggy busts etc

And the men are not their 20-something selves either

Helpmelooknormal · 05/07/2026 17:49

Thanks everyone. Im enjoying buying clothes thats for sure 😃

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