How is this possible?

Add in some weights. You can lose more just doing straight cardio, but you will look better adding in weights I spend about 50/50 time wise between weights and cardio.

It happens. Keep doing strength training to tone yourself up. As for surgeries your insurance may even cover it. Just have to come up with "rashes" from the excess skin.

I have been thin, I have been fat, I have been thin, and I got fat again ... due to some crazy illnesses and also because of extremely unhealthy eating habits. My skin is totally screwed up. I KNOW it will probably never be okay again.
And you know what? At the moment I really don't care. All what matters to me is that I'm losing weight in a healthy way. I do something for my body and my future. Sure, looking into the mirror is hard. But I constantly tell myself that only I and my man get to see this. And he is perfectly okay with it (for whatever reason :embarassed: )
I guess my opinion about this will change sooner or later. And maybe I will think of the surgery thing to get rid of all the lose skin. But why bother myself now about something that I can't change at the moment?

So sorry that you are feeling this way after experiencing such success in your weight loss. No words of wisdom, but am sure you are not alone in this quandry and hopefully you will find a way to accept yourself while figuring out a way to resolve. Congratulations on your success!

When you were losing weight did you ever do any weight training or firming or toning, maybe that will help

I worry about what my skin will look like too when I've lost weight. I've always been overweight/obese so my skin has been stretched for years. I'm hoping if there's a lot of extra skin that's causing issues that OHIP [govt plan] will pick up the tab

I have the same problem. After having 5 children, even when I am at my goal weight, I have wrinkled, old looking skin. I went to a plastic surgeon to get a quote on a tummy tuck/breast lift. He quoted me around $10,000 for both procedures which could be done simultaneously. I definately don't have that kind of money, so I am just going to make sure I have good support bras and wear bathing suits that hide the wrinkles unless I win the lottery I also looked online at before and after pictures of people who have had a tummy tuck and/or breast lift. Some of the scars are pretty significant - so much so that I couldn't really say which looked worse, the loose skin or the scar. The tummy tuck procedure is pretty major as far as surgery goes. What I was told by the doctor I saw is that they cut you from hip to hip on your bikini line. They then pull the skin and fat down and cut if off. The also cut around your belly button because they have to cut you a new one. They then stitch your stomach muscles together making your waist smaller. If you have had children, being pregnant causes your muscles to come apart to allow room for the growing baby. Then they stitch your skin back together and put drains in to allow fluid to come out. The drains come out in about two weeks. You can't really do anything until the drains come out, and this surgery is quite painfull in the beginning, but I'm sure they give you pretty good pain killers. You don't see the full results for a couple of months.

It's a huge decision, so think carefully and make sure you have done everything you possibly can to tighten up that skin first. I have told myself that I need to first get to my goal weight again and be completely debt free before I consider it. They do have banks that give you loans specifically for plastic surgery if you have good credit. I go back and forth, but I feel like I definately need to earn it by first losing all my weight and then saving up. I hope this helps

Definitely lots of weight and resistance training. Take up yoga or pilates. I've heard that helps tighten the skin. :happy:

I have a few words for you................

Dry Brushing
Coconut Oil to moisturize after the dry brushing technique.

Works wonders.

I'm curious, I've never heard of Dry Brushing. Could you please explain. Thank you:happy:

Me too, what is this?
I think it is fantastic that you have lost so much weight and if you can try to get as much pleasure as possible out of your achievement you should.
I find that what I see in the mirror is often distorted and I do not see myself objectively at all, in fact I often see my body of weeks or months ago...... and just get little glimpses of improvements, maybe I am just weird...... anyway I like to try to feel the differences rather than try to see them, 'popping' up the stairs to fetch something isnt a hassle, 'popping' down to the garden for lettuces etc isnt a hassle WHEREAS I would huff and puff just at the thought - gotta be good!!!!!

I worry about what my skin will look like too when I've lost weight. I've always been overweight/obese so my skin has been stretched for years. I'm hoping if there's a lot of extra skin that's causing issues that OHIP [govt plan] will pick up the tab

Have you ever seen anyone right after this surgery.. omg it was quite enough for me to change my mind on the issue.. YUCK!

I think I'd be more bothered by a lifetime of rashes and skin fold infections. I dont know what I'm going to look like after weight loss but if I do need surgery, I'll bite the bullet and have it done.

I think in my case, no amount of toning and exercise will ever bring my skin back to it's original elastic youthfulness. Like I said, I've been obese for too long for that to happen. Sucks for me.