Greetings and Salutations,

How do you cope with a destroyed body and are their any solutions?

It's a question I would like to ask those of you out there who either have a lot of weight to lose, or have lost a lot of weight.

This question has some interesting connotations I think.

One of my friends asked me what in the hell good it was going to do me (or him for that matter) to lose weight. Mainly because of the unfortunate truth that because of how huge I was (321.5), that my skin would bear stretch marks and would be loose probably for eternity.

I told him losing the weight didn't have as much to do with how good I looked naked, compared to how long I would live and how much enjoyment I'd get out of life. He still believed he had a valid point though. Most weight loss is to a degree influenced by the cosmetic.

I guess I have two questions. . .

What do you think about the destroyed body on weight loss, its potential solutions, and misconceptions?

and

What would you tell someone who confronted you on that tack?