thank you Kathleen for your reply..
I think you may of misconstrued my initial post/question a little, lol...but that's okay.
Just to set the record straight though, I'm actually very patient, and love myself just fine and DO accept that I will experience changes, some good, some bad, if I'm able to lose this weight...
I'm simply just trying to find ways to avoid and/or minimize certain scenario's like loose skin before they happen....rather than waiting until it has already happened. That's all..and yes, while it is concerning, believe me, I'm not sitting here day in and day out worrying about it or making myself sick over it.
I'm not looking to replace my 58" TUMMY (not waist) with muscle or bulk up like Arnold Swaz'hisface'
Far from it...
As far as living in 'rural' CA..and those 'abundant opportunities' you think I have around me..sorry, but I'm sitting here almost choking on my morning coffee from laughing so hard. Great exercise for the abs I may add... :P
Perhaps up in rural North CA ...but those kinds of abundant opportunities out in this part of the Mojave desert are very few and FAR....well except for the sunshine and heat, we definitely have an abundance of that. We also have an abundance of coyotes and rabbits out here where we live....unfortunately, even the suicidal rabbits are protected by federal law out here on the PRESERVE (dropping hint bombs as to my exact location, lol).
Our small community (population 12 people) did get together and TRY to raise chickens one year with permission of course, and in a very well built chicken coop I might add...
A few weeks later...a pack of coyotes ATE them..come to find out most of the desert critters around here are also doing low-carb.
Our neighbor kept a goat for a short time (without permission)..until it was killed and DRAGGED right out from his back yard by a mountain lion.
Needless to say, as a community, we have chosen not to 'raise' our food anymore. It's alot easier to drive the 197 miles (round trip) to the grocery store every few weeks.