I wasn't being entirely serious with that photo,but definitely thank you for enlightening me on that,Marin.
I've turned 29 years old last month,but these past few months,I'm showing some minor but noticeable warning signs of balding. I've been hoping that its just a temporary side effect from being in a prolonged deficit,but my weight loss is actually at a pause right now due to current life circumstances (should be able to continue by next month at the latest).
I actually regained a bit of weight so definitely not in a deficit anymore,but said warning signs haven't disappeared. Of course,perhaps its just a case of actually taking awhile of being in maintenance/surplus before the issue fixes itself,but I have to consider the serious possibility that this might be inevitable for me. especially since this is a running trend among male members of my family.
I've always taken my hair for granted. I actually enjoy being semi-bald due to its comfort and convenience and almost always get that kind of haircut. But I
definitely wouldn't want this to be a permanent irreversible thing. But of course,that may well not be my choice to make. We've taken some precautions now,I'm using lighter shampoo,etc.
Anyway,moving on from that...
I've been overweight my entire life,but interestingly enough,I only started noticing health issues when I got to my heaviest around 320lbs. High Cholesterol and pre-diabetes. What came much earlier however is the general mobility and joint impact issues. it was already getting bad around 270lbs.
Getting on that weight loss journey and managing to lose 85lbs is easily one of the best things I've done thus far. All the above issues I mentioned have disappeared and more. My weight currently fluctuates between 240 and 250lbs. Definitely still fat,but I hunch I should be done if I manage to get to 180-190lbs since I am weight training. Maybe even 200lbs would be alright,but we'll have to see.
I believe I've read some folks saying that this is actually a blessing in disguise. my family has been discussing several folks they know who died to heart attacks and they weren't fat. If you eat like shit,but you still manage to look like you're in shape,you're unlikely to actually do anything about it until some severe health issues begin popping,and it might be too late by then.
At least,that's the perspective of others. I still can't help but be jealous of folks who can carelessly gorge themselves all day on chips,ice cream,chocolate milk drinks,and Nutella on bread without balloning up.
