Belly Apron

lindamtuck2018

My most hated part of my body. It rubs, you get rashes, bathing suits don’t fit right, etc. I am 54 and I know my skin is not going to bounce back like when I was in my 20s. Has anyone had any success with this shrinking or know anyone who has? Do I need to start saving for plastic surgery? I have lost 25 pounds but I still have 80 to 100 to go.

apullum

It's impossible to predict where your body will burn fat from, but with that amount of weight to lose, I would strongly suspect that you'll see that area shrink as you lose weight. There's just no telling how much it will shrink. There's also no way to predict how much loose skin you will or won't have in that area (and very little you can do to prevent loose skin).

Once you reach your goal weight, if you still have more body fat than you'd like, you can follow a recomp plan to cut fat and build muscle. In the meantime, strength training is a good idea to help preserve muscle mass while losing weight.

manderson27

My advice would be yes, start saving, but wait until you are at goal before deciding whather you need it done or not. You don't know what that area is going to be like until you get there. Especially if you are incorporating resistance training with heavy weights.

That way if you still need it done then you will have the money. If you don't feel you need it then you will have a good amount of money to spend on something really nice like a holiday.

Either way you are winning.

Stellamom2018

I started at 210lbs, and I am down 65lbs now. I measured my "overhang" as part of my monthly measurements. It has shrunk about and inch and a half. But I've noticed that I wear real Jean's, made out of like real Jean material, and that helps hide it more at this weight. I also enjoyed swimsuit shopping until I found one that hid it a bit better too.

I've been enjoying the thread "does this uterus make me look fat", because it totally shows we are not alone.