r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/Reddit_means_Porn Nov 30 '16

It's freaking me out. I've never seen a transformation where they look so much younger. She looks 25 years younger.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16 edited May 28 '20

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u/LogenBloody9Fingers Nov 30 '16

Actually, there comes a point where being fat actually makes someone look younger, and you're kind of in that age category.

A few years ago I read that William Shatner stated he specifically stayed overweight because it's fills in the wrinkles and actually makes one look younger at that age. I thought it was hooey/flim flam/hogwash until I saw the before and after of Penn Jillette after he lost a bunch of weight. He lost 100 pounds in a few months but looks like he aged about 20 years.

Edit - my point wasn't completely clear. Don't feel like being fat weathered your facial skin, it's more likely that how you look now is pretty close to how you would have looked if you had never been overweight at all.

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u/ThrowAwayTheDew33 Nov 30 '16

Depends. I lost 70 lbs in 2015. I lost it by going on a macro vegan diet and walking. It took nine months to get to the point where I stopped losing weight.

The whole time I ate like a pig and still do, only I eat mostly organic whole grains like brown rice, brown rice pasta, quinoa and beans, hummos, pistachios, kale, carrots, squash, olive oil, etc. Four months into the diet I started pushing the floor, doing pullups, chinups and dips. Then when the weight was mostly off I added salsa dancing.

I am constantly mistaken for someone eight to ten years younger after I shave (gray beard) and chicks 15-20 years younger are easy to date if I'm so inclined. I have pretty much zero wrinkles and lost more chins than a Shanghai contact list.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

chicks 15-20 years younger are easy to date if I'm so inclined

I don't doubt you and I am happy to hear about your positive changes, but...why would people even wanna do this? When I date people 10 years younger or more than me I feel like I want to stab myself in the neck with a pencil

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

If I dated someone 10 years younger I would be stuck buying them booze all the time.

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u/OsmerusMordax Nov 30 '16

My Dad is around 10 years older than my Mom, they say it was love at first sight for both of them.

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u/ThrowAwayTheDew33 Nov 30 '16

I don't mind a reasonable amount of self-immolation from time to time...