Did losing the weight make you look older or younger?

My wife says I look older but everybody else says younger.

I think it depends in your age, and how well your skin has aged. I think if you are older (over 60) you will (in general) look slightly older, but it depends where you lose weight from.

No generalities from the younger set please. Losing weight has made me look younger. A lot younger.

I think many, many things go into the mix. I've always been told I look younger than I am, fat or thin. I HOPE it stays that way.
I think how fast you lose can make a big difference too. I just saw a cousin for the 1st time since she dropped over 100lbs very rapidly (surgery). She's eight years younger than me and looks 10 years older! You just never know!

Losing weight doesn't usually make people look older until they get down to low, or very low, body fat. Anyway, if you've got 100 pounds to lose, your health comes first.

Much younger in my case. I can pass for my 18 year old daughter's big brother at the moment. Good for me, bad for her.....lol

I feel like I look older. Overall, from a distance, I'd say younger, but the weight loss in my face has made me look a little older.

Neither for me...I look like I'm pushing 40 and I am...the difference was that last year at this time I looked like a 38/39 year old who was fat and out of shape and not very healthy. Now I look like a 39/40 year old that is strong, confident, healthy, and fit.

i look older but feel younger.

Younger, I went from looking my age or older then my age to looking about 10-15 yrs younger. I was told by a complete stranger a few months ago when I went to buy some wine that I looked 12 yrs old. I wasn't wearing makeup, think that was it. Which is why I wear makeup more now then ever before, and I still look young but not as young as I do without it.

I'm 31 and everyone who asks me how old I am drops their jaw when I tell them, I've had people ask me for my ID. I have 16 year old and 17 year boys trying to pick me up lol, which just happened the other day and I laughed so hard.

I'm 31 and everyone who asks me how old I am drops their jaw when I tell them, I've had people ask me for my ID.

I've had that happen too, but I think they're just trying to get my address.

I've lost 50 lbs and people tell me I look 10 years younger. I feel 20 years younger, though, so I guess that's what counts!! :happy:

I'm 60 and will be 61 in a few days and although I think I look older, my nail tech and hair dresser all freak out at how much younger I look. My colleagues also say this and they all put me at no older than 45. (Btw-the picture on here is from the beginning and I have not taken a new one yet.) Some of it is just good genes as my Dad is a **** Clark type and just does not seem to age! But I seriously think a lot of it is slow weight loss (it has taken 16 months to lose this much and I have about 12 more pounds to go) eating good food with good cardio exercise that gets super blood flow to the skin and drinking no less than 64 ounces of water a day. I have always worn an spf (as high as I could find) face cream since I burn when sun even streams in my widow!!! :blushing: Obviously, that also has helped, but everyone I know who has crash dieted to lose fast looks older. I suspect we can minimize the damage by losing slow, but some people have so much to lose that they may not be able to recover from all the skin stretching and loss of fat that filled out the wrinkles. :ohwell:

I will be 60 years old next week and achieved my goal of losing 60 lbs before turning 60. I still have about 20 more lbs to lose for my final goal. My face was the first to show my weight loss, but in all honestly, I think I look older now. My face looks like it is melting from all the loose skin puddling around my neck and jawline. I have a lot of loose skin everywhere, as you can imagine, and hope to get some plastic surgery to get rid of all the excess. I think if I had done this when I was even 10 years younger, it wouldn't have been a problem for my skin to recede with the weight loss. One of the earlier posts I saw said to lose weight when you are younger because of the elasticity factor and I am so with her. I am glad I am doing this for my health, but, ugg, I should have done it sooner.

I think the best thing about losing weight will be you will FEEL ten years younger! and not give a fig what you LOOK like 'cos you feel so great!

This!

Younger. Everyone thinks I'm the youngest sibling & I'm the oldest of 5! no matter if you end up looking older or younger, you will be healthier, which is most important!