What do you look like after 100+ pound weight loss?

Celeigh12

No pics of the skin, but my profile has before and during pictures. The skin question has so many variables that everyone is different.

Many things factor into the skin issue:

How long you were overweight
How overweight you were
Where you carried it
How old you are
How elastic your skin is
How stretched out your skin is
Your muscle tone/fitness
If you smoke(d)
If your skin is sun damaged
How fast you lost it
How much muscle you lost when you lost the weight
Your genetics
Your nutrition

Some is out of your control, some is within your control. People will have all sorts of suggestions for avoiding it, but if you're going to have it, you're going to have it and there isn't much you can do to stop it. Regardless, saggy skin is healthier than being fat. And saggy skin looks better in clothes than fat filled skin. Personally, I expect to need some surgery to look normal after this, but I can't waste energy worrying about something that is likely inevitable. It's a bummer, but not a reason not to do this.

kjames197438

I love your pictures its very inspiring...im 213 lbs and my goal weight is 175. I cant wait to see me at your weight

gjdustdebb14

You look amazing!

SGAbadiaChapman

Congratulations!!!! Wow! I just starting to loose weight, and was concern about the extra skin! But seeing your post, it's insipiring! I have to loose 100 pounds, and was scare of what I would look like after. But like some have said: loosing the weight is worth the effort!! I am drinking lots of water, walking, and watching what I eat. I hope in one year I can reach my goal! But Thanks for sharing!!!

RedheadQuine

Only 78lb down in these shots rather than 100+ but it may give you some idea. I look better than I thought I would. When I started out though I wasn't thinking about exercising or anything (last time I lost weight I didn't exercise). But now I'm really into fitness so I think that's helped. I'm sure I will have *some* loose skin but not too much I don't think.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1251156-please-be-kind-bikini-shot-without-the-bikini-body-78lb

RedheadQuine

Oops, just noticed this is an old thread!

shrinkingmeagan

I am always amazed about the amount of "knowledge" about how to avoid excess skin. It is mostly age and genetics and probably a few other things, but I seriously doubt that lotion is one of them. I lost slowly and did all of the other suggestions, and I had loose skin in exactly the places that I knew I would. My arms were disproportionately big. People who were much bigger had smaller arms than me. So when I lost weight, the skin was there. I didn't do anything wrong. It is what it is. My heart health and my mobility are worth it. So did I like the skin? No. I cut it off.

I get the concern. I was concerned. It is ugly. It is annoying. It keeps you from being the size that you feel that you earned. Life isn't fair. I had loose skin, and I didn't nothing wrong. So, I cut it off. I had more loose skin on my arms than the guy on MFP (CyberEd?) who lost over 300 pounds. He was almost 200 pounds more than my highest weight! Take all of the advice to avoid the extra skin if you want. But don't let the fear of loose skin get in the way of improving your health. It is what it is. If it happens, you will deal with it.

rhina23

I have extra on my stomach as you can see here.

The before is at 270+lbs and the after is a few weeks ago at 170lbs.




Here's a side view
Around 230


Around 200


170



Arms - I've done a LOT of strength training and running in the past 6 months. Drink 100+ ounces of water per day.

Awesome!

april6678

Not sure how to get pics to post in here?
I've lost 142 lbs with 25 to go until goal. I do have some extra on my stomach. My advice (also a certified group trainer now) is lift weights - and when you can lift heavier. Tones you up...the only place I really have extra is stomach and I'm hoping that goes with the 25 lbs weight loss.

mamadon

I do have loose skin in my stomach, but what surprised me most is that I thought the loose skin would be like folds of excess skin. Besides my stomach, it more like wrinkly elephant skin lol.

Prettypedalpower

I've lost 160+ lbs and the only place I don't have loads of skin hanging is my face and neck. The rest of me is awful. I'm having skin removal surgery hopefully. Friend request me I'm too shy to post pics publically