Loose skin?

meeper123

So I am 215ish pounds atm and I would like to get down to around 150 or so. I know slow weight loss is the key to avoiding loose skin but what should i set weekly goal to? Is 1lb a week reasonable?

ceiswyn

Your rate of loss makes no difference to how much loose skin you end up with, only how loose it looks in the middle stages.

Also, different people have different skin elasticities. I've lost 235 lb without having big problems with loose skin; I just have some wrinkles on my thighs and a droopy belly button, and even that is tightening up over time.

So don't let worries about loose skin dictate your decisions. If you have 215 lb to lose you can lose at 2lb if you like. If you find 1lb more sustainable, then do that. And it's not like you're committed to one rate of loss forever; if there's anything that doesn't work for you, you can change it up in a few months.

cheryldumais

I have to agree with @ceiswyn. Everyone is different. It depends mostly on genetics. I lost a little over 100 lbs and I had alot of loose skin. I had a tummy tuck for my abdomen and the rest is not that bad. Over the first couple of years you will see some of it tighten up so it's probably worth living with it for a bit to see what will happen. I'd had two very large babies so my tummy was not gonna bounce back, lol.

Lose at a rate you can live with. If that's 1 lb a week there's nothing wrong with that. Eventually as you lose it will drop anyway because you can't drop your calories below 1200 if you want to stay healthy. Good luck.