Will I have loose skin?

SavannahJJ93
SavannahJJ93 Posts: 547 Member
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I weigh 293, my goal weight is 150-200lbs. Id love to avoid surgery at all costs....

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,261 Member
    Your (young) age is on your side. You can improve your chances by losing weight slowly/gradually, while getting exercise (weight training may be especially helpful). The gradual loss may help your skin tightening keep up with your weight loss - be aware that your skin could keep tightening up for as much as a couple of years, based on anecdotal reports.

    Beyond doing what you can to lose weight slowly, getting exercise, and eating healthfully, it's somewhat down to genetics. But like I said, youth helps. If you look at photos in the "success stories" forum, you'll see quite a few younger people (and a good number of older ones) who've lost substantial weight and don't have much loose skin in the long run.

    Wishing you success!
  • SavannahJJ93
    SavannahJJ93 Posts: 547 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Your (young) age is on your side. You can improve your chances by losing weight slowly/gradually, while getting exercise (weight training may be especially helpful). The gradual loss may help your skin tightening keep up with your weight loss - be aware that your skin could keep tightening up for as much as a couple of years, based on anecdotal reports.

    Beyond doing what you can to lose weight slowly, getting exercise, and eating healthfully, it's somewhat down to genetics. But like I said, youth helps. If you look at photos in the "success stories" forum, you'll see quite a few younger people (and a good number of older ones) who've lost substantial weight and don't have much loose skin in the long run.

    Wishing you success!

    Thats great to hear! I feel like I could hug you
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited September 2016
    What I also found helped (and I'm an old broad ;) ) was lots of body moisturizer. Helped keep the skin supple as I dropped the weight.

    And I agree with AnnPT77 - slow and steady is definitely the way to go. Be patient - your body didn't adapt to being overweight overnight and the reverse is true, too.

    The rest comes down to genetics.
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    You may, you may not. But your body will be so much healthier. Slow and steady is good, lots of water and lotion helps.

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