Loose Skin/Fat?

[thebadlands]

Hey!
I've been on a weight/body image struggle for as long as I can remember, and as a 35yr old that's probably 20yrs.

TLDR: is this loose skin or body fat, or both?

I'm currently 6'2/85kgs. In recent years I've been as low as 77kgs and the skin remained and at that point did a solid 12months of heavy weight training with a PT and put on some solid mass up to a peak of 88kg, and while much thicker overall the skin remained. As you might have guessed I have a really weak core and lower back pain. My day job is super sedentary as I'm illustrator.

However I have been an active person my whole life — often 3 games of competitive basketball a week, running multiple times a week, regular strength training etc.

Even so, diet is king and in my teens I remember being a soft fat kid. I peaked in my early twenties at 101kg and by my mid twenties got that down to the low to mid 80s where I comfortable sit now. 

But at a loss as to what to try next. Have a 8week old newborn now so meals can be tough - we eat when we can.

Open to any and all suggestions.

[xsquid99]

Yeah that's not loose skin, that's just fat. You need several more cycles of bulking and cutting, if you're 85kg now I would probably cut at least 10kg, then start bulking and building again. Then repeat the cycle again and again until you have your desired physique. Nobody gets there in 1 shot, it can take 4-5 years or more to build up enough muscle to really see a major improvement...

[thebadlands]

Thank you, that's actually great to hear. Fat I can work on.

Time to get lean!