The not so pretty side to losing weight- lose skin :-/

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Elise_healthy4life
Elise_healthy4life Posts: 182 Member
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So I have a pretty amazing story I started my weight loss journey tipping the scales at 160kgs the day I had my daughter I knew I had to make a change and so many people have been contacting me asking about lose skin
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Now sitting at 79kgs I couldn't be happier I'm so much more healthy and happier :)
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So I lost most my weight doing cardio which didn't change my shape just made me smaller and as anyone would think I have some lose skin I think I am pretty lucky in the fact that its very minimal and easily concealed by clothing, I've had so many people asking what I'm doing about well two months ago I started lifting and I am seeing a difference already, I am also waiting as much as I would love a tummy tuck and boob job I want another baby and if I still want one after that then I will :)

So here is some not so nice photos some from a few months ago and some I just took
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So as you can see lifting is helping so much.
This is a NSV in itself no way would I have posted photos like this over a year ago but this is for all my MFP that have asked
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  • nas061
    nas061 Posts: 256 Member
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    Amazing weight loss success - very inspirational :)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
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    You look wonderful! I agree... you are inspirational... YAY for lifting!!:drinker:
  • tessa175
    tessa175 Posts: 170 Member
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    Great job, amazing results! Keep up the good work!
  • itsmechris
    itsmechris Posts: 11
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    It takes time. your skin will adjust eventually. But if you are over 30 it will never be unblemished like when you were young. Just keep working those weights and firm up. Seems to work for me.
  • Elise_healthy4life
    Elise_healthy4life Posts: 182 Member
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    Thanks guys I feels good to know I can inspire someone to make a change :)
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
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    Keep up the awesome progress! I can relate to a slight degree on the postpartum tummy and stretchmarks and excess skin. Thanks for sharing! great NSV! :flowerforyou:
  • iquiltoo
    iquiltoo Posts: 246 Member
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    well, you give me hope! I have to lose about as much as you have lost, and this does worry me! I have quite a ways to go, though, and am waiting for surgery so I can't do any lifting right now, but I am using the arm strength machines at the gym in addition to the cardio. I hope that will at least help the ol' batwings! Shorter sleeved shirts and t-shirts just don't look good.
  • jennpaulson
    jennpaulson Posts: 850 Member
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    Awesome job!! Keep up the good work and you may not even need any surgery!
  • JuliesZenpuppy7400
    JuliesZenpuppy7400 Posts: 127 Member
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    I soooo totally feel your pain. I was at 380 pounds for at least 10 years and finally topped out at 420 pounds. I am currently around 220 pounds and oy vey the lose skin is killing me. I not only have the "apron" on my lower stomach but ALSO a second smaller "apron" above my belly button :sad: I also have what I call angel wings with my arms and I even have excess skin on my thighs!!!! Good golly if that's not depressing you!!!! Sorry but it's the horrible truth. I am hoping for skin removal surgery by the end of the year for my stomach and possibly my arms too. Oh, and I forgot my boobs!!!! Boobs??!?!?! What boobs??? They have pretty much disappeared!!!! So with all that said I am so incredibly lucky to be in a relationship with a man you love me fat or skinny! Excess skin or not!!!!

    Congrats on your great success!!! The excess skin sucks for all of us but staying fat just isn't an option, is it?!?!!?
  • Elise_healthy4life
    Elise_healthy4life Posts: 182 Member
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    I soooo totally feel your pain. I was at 380 pounds for at least 10 years and finally topped out at 420 pounds. I am currently around 220 pounds and oy vey the lose skin is killing me. I not only have the "apron" on my lower stomach but ALSO a second smaller "apron" above my belly button :sad: I also have what I call angel wings with my arms and I even have excess skin on my thighs!!!! Good golly if that's not depressing you!!!! Sorry but it's the horrible truth. I am hoping for skin removal surgery by the end of the year for my stomach and possibly my arms too. Oh, and I forgot my boobs!!!! Boobs??!?!?! What boobs??? They have pretty much disappeared!!!! So with all that said I am so incredibly lucky to be in a relationship with a man you love me fat or skinny! Excess skin or not!!!!

    Congrats on your great success!!! The excess skin sucks for all of us but staying fat just isn't an option, is it?!?!!?

    This cracked me up my boobs are gone to booo to no boobs :)
  • GreenEyedDork
    GreenEyedDork Posts: 42 Member
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    AMAZING! And not to mention you're so gorgeous!! Your smile.. I'd kill for!
    Good luck on continuing to shrink down the loose skin.. Great job!
  • jgood21
    jgood21 Posts: 109 Member
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    You look amazing! NO need for a tummy tuck :)
  • HeatherRyann
    HeatherRyann Posts: 36 Member
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    You look great! That makes me feel way better about lose skin. That doesn't look bad at all. You can totally see the progress. Thanks for sharing!
  • mjay26
    mjay26 Posts: 133 Member
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    thank you for sharing :flowerforyou: you have such a gorgeous smile, and have come so far. It's great to see that the lifting is helping :)
  • LinaS1976
    LinaS1976 Posts: 52 Member
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    Your arms show a massive difference. Well done on the massive weighloss. You should be very proud. You have done something good for you and your family. A total inspiration
  • onemumsmission
    onemumsmission Posts: 8
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    You look great! I worry about the excess skin too, but I've told myself I need to get to goal, maintain that for a year and then I can look into surgery if still needed. I'm hoping once I get that far along that it will have tightened up enough on its own!!
  • JBearsMom21
    JBearsMom21 Posts: 90 Member
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    My stomach looks JUST like yours! You give me hope! I'm starting a lifting program in July so I'm crossing my fingers I can get results like you. Great job :D
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
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    Give it time. I am 9 months past my goal weight and I have seen dramatic improvement.
  • SkyLion
    SkyLion Posts: 1
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    The unfortunate truth...if you are an adult and lost a significant amount of bodyfat and have loose skin, it will NOT go away on it's own. Yes, bulking up muscles to fill out the space formerly occupied by fat can help, if it's not that much loose skin. However after that the only way to deal with it is surgery. The skin is elastic, and will shrink back SOME...but if you are older, have had kids, etc, no amount of toning or exercise is going to make you look like before.

    Sorry, but somebody had to say it. Still...better strong without body fat and extra skin than overweight, undermobile, and dying early...
  • Elise_healthy4life
    Elise_healthy4life Posts: 182 Member
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    The unfortunate truth...if you are an adult and lost a significant amount of bodyfat and have loose skin, it will NOT go away on it's own. Yes, bulking up muscles to fill out the space formerly occupied by fat can help, if it's not that much loose skin. However after that the only way to deal with it is surgery. The skin is elastic, and will shrink back SOME...but if you are older, have had kids, etc, no amount of toning or exercise is going to make you look like before.

    Sorry, but somebody had to say it. Still...better strong without body fat and extra skin than overweight, undermobile, and dying early...
    I'm not expecting it to go completely I was just wanting to show to people that need to lose a considerable amount of weight like I have that it can be not that bad if you had read the post properly then you would have realized I understand that I will most likely need to have surgery to get it to go completely you see all these photos and videos around the web with people that have had huge weight loss an have skin just hanging everywhere

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