Preventing loose skin on losing weight

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jacquirich
jacquirich Posts: 105 Member
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Anyone have any advice on how to prevent those flaps of loose skin, I have 112lb to lose altogether, lost 21 lbs already, I am only losing at a rate of 1-2lb a week, and exercising - including strength training

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  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
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    Work on toning yur muscles. That will help a bit. However, there really is no way to fully prevent loose skin. A lot of it has to do with genetics. It has to do with how long you've been overweight for and how overweight.
  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
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    Lose it slow and strength train.
  • Reckabek
    Reckabek Posts: 487 Member
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    Some bodys such as mine will just have extra skin! I lost pretty quickly tho! And gained just as quickly! But my advice, lose sllllooooowwww...and excersise!
  • prism6
    prism6 Posts: 484 Member
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    Some of it may go back, but slowly, thats what I am hoping anyways!
  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
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    Lose at a healthy rate. Exercise. Eat healthy, including sufficient (heart healthy) fat. Make sure you get your vitamin C every day, as it's required for collagen production.

    Hope for the best, but recognize that loose skin isn't the end of the world and the stress put on your body by 100+ pounds of excess weight might well be.

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