Hi! Do I have loose skin or just fat

jilliancuttie

I just lost ton of weights and I am wondering if I have loose skin or just fats. I wonder if I have to do cardio and more exercise. I am a 5ft asian woman

Carriehelene

I think you will find these 2 posts very helpful in your situation.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

ninerbuff

How much weight?

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kshama2001

@jilliancuttie first, do be proud of your progress so far.

Second, that's not loose skin. You can see examples of loose skin on the Uterus thread (first link below.)

Third, you may be at a healthy weight now. If you are not happy with your body, do look at the Recomposition thread (second link below.)

Carriehelene wrote: »

I think you will find these 2 posts very helpful in your situation.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

kshama2001

Here are some pictures of loose skin from a woman who lost 190 pounds:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10453193/honest-loose-skin-thoughts-pics/p1

Anyone catch her age?

I lost 80 pounds in my 30s and didn't have any loose skin. I lost very slowly, and exercised as I did it.

springlering62

Wow thanks for sharing that @kshama2001

That’s a post I hadn’t seen before and it is great!!!!

kshama2001

springlering62 wrote: »

Wow thanks for sharing that @kshama2001

That’s a post I hadn’t seen before and it is great!!!!

Credit to @BartBVanBockstaele who bumped it while I was thinking about this thread

Carriehelene

@springlering62 i am honestly surprised you’ve never seen this before 😘. It’s one of the best posts on MFP IMO.

BartBVanBockstaele

That is most definitely NOT loose skin. Genuine loose skin is like a rag that hangs down. I have that, but because there is still a significant amount of subcutaneous fat, it cannot be seen from all angles. That said, the reality is that when I am finished I may have enough to wipe my mouth with it, serviette not needed ^_^.