For real though, you should really consider trying to get up to 22-23 BMI. Being right on the cut off of "normal" isn't healthy. It's associated with higher mortality. School is over soon, so gonna start running so I'm not so god damned fat.

At 22 was my last major suicide attempt. Being that suicidal made it ez 2 not eat.

I get super gaunt at at 180ish and I'm not excited to be bullied into striving for that again, but the almighty bmi scale says I need to be 182 now since I lost half an inch of height.

rip lol

No idea what my BMI is, but I’m 6’0 220lbs, probably around 12% bodyfat

Trading in game gains for RL gains since 2010

Wouldn’t hurt. Stretched skin does shrink, sometimes to a crazy degree. Large amounts of water and fruits/veggies would probably help more than just weight lifting. Obviously lifting and cardio are great for your health, but if you were interested in shrinking loose skin, hydration and diet would be my angle of attack

I used to be obese (260lbs not working out at all playing video games 14 hours/day) when I was addicted to WoW doing the rank 14 grind. When I finally lost the weight by running I had loose skin around my waist. It eventually all got absorbed due to having a clean diet with lots of fruit and veggies for years

This was me as a fat gamer ~10 years ago

Running is hella-tough when you are overweight. What tends to happen is the muscles will tire trying to support the weight, and as that happens we compensate subconsciously with our bones, which could result in sore joints and especially shin splints

You’d probably enjoy working out more if you started with something like cardio hiking or swimming, depending on how overweight you are

If you insist on running, I would recommend paying careful attention to your running form (don’t let it slack), and stop before you tire too much. I know it seems counterproductive to stop early, but it will prevent compensating with the bones. Hurting your joints or getting nasty shin splints will limit you far more than stopping early did

Running is a thin man’s game. I personally love it, but I didn’t love it until I had lost all the fat and could maintain a certain pace comfortably almost indefinitely. Prior to that it was hell on earth when I was fat

Running helped give me energy and stamina but didn't do shit for my weight.