Avoiding loose skin after weight loss

this is really good info thanks.

I think age helps, after middle-age, some women complain of lose skin around elbows/face/neck, but that is partly because the elasticity is less and sometimes genetics. One friend of mine felt that putting on a few pounds helped her face look less gaunt but sometimes you can't help where the weight goes first. It's still healthier not to carry the weight though.

this is really good info thanks.

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I had this question, too, so I did some research. During my first pregnancy, I gained 75 lbs., which tipped over the 200-lb. mark. I actually weighed more than my husband. After giving birth, I was stuck at 150 lbs. for a while, at a size 12-14. I did manage to get down to 135 lbs. before getting pregnant again. I didn't gain as much during that pregnancy, mainly because I had gestational diabetes and couldn't just eat what I wanted all the time. After giving birth, I went down to 145 and was stuck there for a while. I've been working out since mid-November to lose weight and am down to 132 lbs. Still have a little ways to go, but I'm in smaller pants and feeling much better, more motivated. I'm starting to look great IN clothes again, but my stomach is--well--gross. It sags. And wiggles.

I wondered if it would ever be tight t-shirt worthy again. I'm in my middle 30s and don't expect to every have a bikini stomach again, but I was hoping I could at least get rid of the sag. Anyway, anytime I do research for myself, I write it out to share with others. Here's a quick article on my findings for "How to Tighten Loose Abdominal Skin": http://voices.yahoo.com/how-tighten-loose-abdominal-skin-12420716.html?cat=5

The first point was a tough one for me to swallow, for sure. To realize that what I'm looking at, for the most part, isn't loose skin at all. Good luck!

Just want to keep this thread going its really chalked full of info!

I found this topic very interesting. I am someone who is dreading the loose skin. I am only 23 but I've been a big girl my entire life, and at my heaviest, I tipped the scales at 280lbs. I'm not the healthiest eater and my weight constantly fluctuates with me staying between a size 18 - 24. I see this taking a toll on my body and I am already beginning to see some sagging on my belly area. I want to try the Bio oil & coconut oil ideas. I'd really love to see this thread continue. It's good to hear from people with the same worries/fears as well as those on the opposite end of this battle. The best of wishes to you all

Hey.. Im 18 years old and im currently about 320 pounds...i irecently started doing simple half hour workouts each morning, im starting a work out plan which includes exercises used by boxers (as im trying to get into boxing and MMA training)... However i ha e no clue where to start with dieting and eating healthy....any advice??

Since I'm 50 and want to lose 50 lbs I expect I'll probably wind up with loose skin, especially my upper arms which seem to gain weight disproportionately to the rest of my body.

If anyone is not sure what 'loose skin' is, Mike Meyers parodied it at the end of his Austin Powers movie series, by having "Fat *kitten*" loose weight--but not skin. Comic hyperbole, but not by much.

i weighed over 300lbs..lost it slowly .. i dont know if drinking a lot of water, exercise and eating right did it but i dont have any loose skin yet .dont know if its genetics or i did something right

I don't really have loose skin. What I have is empty sagging areas where the fat used to be. Doubt they will ever go away.

While loosing weight slowly will help in prevent extensive amounts of "sagging skin," it is not an absolute. You can and most likely will have some excess skin even if you lose 1 pound a week, likewise, if you lose 5 pounds a week, you will most likely have excess skin. What are more likely factors include: your diet, your age, how long you have been overweight, genetics, sex, and race.