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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP--First, congratulations. That's a laudable achievement and you should be proud.  I have known many friends who have lost a significant amount of weight (at least 40 lbs or 20% of their body weight) and universally they all looked pale, unhealthy and their skin looked unnatural at first.  Your body has lost a lot of weight that is based upon essentially going into starvation mode where it is taking in a lot fewer calories than it had been used to and with which it can sustain itself.  It changes the way your internal systems are processing and storing glucose, glycogen and fat.   For example, you get a pale, wan look because in an effort to retain heat and not have to use energy to keep you warm, the blood vessels retract from the surface of the skin further down.  However, also univerally, after a few months of a plateau, your body readjusts.  Among other things, the remaining fat in the body redistributes more evenly around the body making you look less emaciated.  The blood vessels return to normal and the color returns to your skin.  Usually within about 4-6 months, those who have lost a lot of weight look much healthier.

For example, look at the photos of Matthew McConaughey here:  http://www.eonline.com/news/377853/matthew-mcconaughey-spills-on-magic-mike-research-and-recent-rapid-weight-loss

The first photo is after his big weight loss.  Notice that his skin has a bit of a greyish cast to it, wrinkles around the face and hairline, and he does have a bit of the emaciated look.  The photo is from August 2013.

Then look at the screen cap of the video interview and notice that his skin has a healthier warmer color, some of the wrinkles around his face have filled in and he looks healthier.  This photo is from January 2014.

Get your weight loss plans in order, follow through and just know that you won't look your best until a few months after you plateau when your body will readjust to its new weight.  You might still have some wrinkles at that point (it happens when you lose a lot because you are just filling less of your skin than you used to, and the body can only readjust so far) but you'll look much healthier all around. [/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this. Very encouraging. [/quote]

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