Excess Skin???

coffeeMAME

I think it depends on just how much weight there was to start. I used to weigh 335lbs. I now weigh 185. So, 150lbs lost. I have a lot of extra skin, especially my lower stomach and on my back, though it is still filled with quite a bit of fat which makes it hang in a very ugly way. I plan on losing 30 more, and then looking into surgery.

I have lost the weight in a very healthy way, over the course of about 3 years. I exercise, mostly walking and 'toning' exercising, though there does not appear to be any tone under all this skin. I am disappointed. Three years ago if someone had told me I could be this small I would have been so excited. But three years of watching my skin get flatter and hang looser, I have started to hate the way I look. I feel worse about myself now than I did when I was fat--because I am actually TRYING, and it just looks gross.

lucylousmummy

83lb down and been told by a doctor that my skin will never shrink back, tummy tuck is the only way for me to get rid of it, that said i am 37 and had 4 kids, your still young so take it slowly and you may get lucky
good luck x

coffeeMAME

I think it depends on just how much weight there was to start. I used to weigh 335lbs. I now weigh 185. So, 150lbs lost. I have a lot of extra skin, especially my lower stomach and on my back, though it is still filled with quite a bit of fat which makes it hang in a very ugly way. I plan on losing 30 more, and then looking into surgery.

I have lost the weight in a very healthy way, over the course of about 3 years. I exercise, mostly walking and 'toning' exercising, though there does not appear to be any tone under all this skin. I am disappointed. Three years ago if someone had told me I could be this small I would have been so excited. But three years of watching my skin get flatter and hang looser, I have started to hate the way I look. I feel worse about myself now than I did when I was fat--because I am actually TRYING, and it just looks gross.

Just took some pics for a reference.... back and stomach skin.




NOTE: I am 23 years old. So. Just being young does not mean your skin will not sag. It depends a lot on how much your skin has stretched--like, how much of it is stretch marks--stretch marked skin will not shrink away.

Iwishyouwell

I think it depends on just how much weight there was to start. I used to weigh 335lbs. I now weigh 185. So, 150lbs lost. I have a lot of extra skin, especially my lower stomach and on my back, though it is still filled with quite a bit of fat which makes it hang in a very ugly way. I plan on losing 30 more, and then looking into surgery.

I have lost the weight in a very healthy way, over the course of about 3 years. I exercise, mostly walking and 'toning' exercising, though there does not appear to be any tone under all this skin. I am disappointed. Three years ago if someone had told me I could be this small I would have been so excited. But three years of watching my skin get flatter and hang looser, I have started to hate the way I look. I feel worse about myself now than I did when I was fat--because I am actually TRYING, and it just looks gross.

Just took some pics for a reference.... back and stomach skin.




NOTE: I am 23 years old. So. Just being young does not mean your skin will not sag. It depends a lot on how much your skin has stretched--like, how much of it is stretch marks--stretch marked skin will not shrink away.

But you still have an incredible amount of bodyfat on you. Losing 150 lbs is an extraordinary accomplishment, but it doesn't mean that you might not still have another 50, or more if you're a shorter woman and have a small to medium frame, to go. Loose skin, on a LEAN person, absolutely does not look like that; if it's there it's hanging down slightly, and paper think, similar to the skin on the back of your hand. So take solace in the fact that it can get better if you keep going lower in body fat.

Keep going!

ShannonMpls

I am down 130+. I do have some loose skin and I don't really care. I look great in clothes, and I'm comfortable enough with my self and my body to feel confident in a bikini, loose thighs and stomach aside. If I'd never been 300+ pounds, I wouldn't look like this. But I WAS, so this is my body, and I'm proud of what I've accomplished and give exactly zero f**ks what anyone else thinks.

I will say that there is a pretty remarkable change in my body between the day I hit goal weight and one year later, despite NO change in weight.

I have some stomach pics that I would share but won't post publicly (bra/panties) so drop me a PM if you'd like to see.

Shannon

proudjmmom

I don't have pictures either, but I have lost 96lbs. I do have excess skin which sometimes for me is hard to see past. However, I am 29, 30 soon, and I believe that my skin looks great for someone who has lost this amount of weight. Most of my excess skin is on my tummy, and my thighs, as this was where I carried my weight. I am hoping some strength training will also help me tighten things up. Also I think another factor is how fast you lose the weight. If you lose slowly, your skin adjusts as you go.