Terrified of loose skin.

Chances are you won't have too much loose skin. Not like you see on people who weighed 400+lbs and then lost a bunch of weight. How elastic your skin is depends on so many factors, including genetics, so you may or may not have some. Even if you do once you reach your goal weight it will never be the same as when you were at your starting weight and it can be concealed with the right clothing.

MrM27 wrote: »

yopeeps025 wrote: »

MrM27 wrote: »

tinascar2015 wrote: »

Insurance wouldn't cover the surgery anyway, and cosmetic surgeons typically won't perform the procedure until you've hit goal and maintained it for a year. Yes, I've investigated this.

There are many insurance plans that will cover it if it's causing medical conditions such as sores opening from the hanging skin.

Hmm I will keep that in mind as I keep losing as a just in case it happens.

Yeah well that isn't something you want to happen so let's not hope for that option. If you're at that point that means there are tears in the skin fold or at the spot where it's hanging off of and one of the big problems is infection and possible sepsis. Sepsis isn't something that you want to deal with.

I think I have more of a reason to get rid of this weight and yes my chest sag a lot more than I want to. One time I was actually check for breast cancer when a new doctor saw that I tend to get these bumps under the sagging. Maybe I should bring that to someone attention now. But I am and was always prone to getting abscess which is what they call it. They get so annoy and one was so painful I went to the ER for it. I couldn't even lift weights because I was in pain.

Don't let this fear stop you from achieving your goals. I don't have much advice to offer, but I'll share with you what I shared with the people on PumpUp.

I really hope my skin adjusts to my new weight after maintaining for awhile, because this sucks. That said though, it could be worse and there is always surgery if it comes down to it. When it's all said and done though, I'd rather have loose skin and be healthy than go back to horrible health with a BMI of 44.

There isn't much I can do about my loose skin. My health was horrible when I was at my heaviest and I really don't want to go back. If I lose another 8 lbs, I will literally be half the person I was.
You're younger than me and you don't have as much to lose as I did. I honestly think you will be fine if you follow the advice that has been given so far.

jgnatca wrote: »

yopeeps025 wrote: »

. One time I was actually check for breast cancer when a new doctor saw that I tend to get these bumps under the sagging.

I had a similar incident. I think some hard fat lumps in my breast kind of glommed together. It was then an irregular lump on the mammogram, which set off all sorts of alarms. I got an ultrasound and it came back clear. Minor scare.

All my cellulitis shows up in hard relief now. No matter. I can run!

This all happened when I was 21 though.

Stay hydrated
Moisturize daily
Eat plenty of dietary fat as you lose
Exercise
Good luck - you're young, you'll be fine- and as everyone else said, it's better to have some loose skin than to be obese!

ChristieDahlberg wrote: »

I currently weigh 235 and my goal weight is around 140-150 and I'm terrified that I'm going to have a lot of gross lose hanging skin when I get there.

I do toning and I'm losing slowly but I've heard you will still have it and sometimes it has to be surgically removed. I don't have insurance or make a lot of money plus I'm terrified of surgery.

Any tips or help would be appreciated.

Loose skin is far better than fat, for your health and for how you look and feel on the day to day.

It's a very lame excuse/fear to avoid doing the work of losing weight.

I'm 35. -59 pounds. Have had stretch marks since puberty (I have seen people on here claim there is a link.) And: no loose skin. I have done strength training (all bodyweight until fairly recently), I drink a ton of water and moisturize (not sure that really helps but it's something I've always done), and I lost the bulk of the weight fairly quickly.

It's probably going to come down to genetics. You're 19. I wouldn't sweat it. Eat all of the calories MFP gives you, eat half of your exercise calories, begin strength training. You will either have loose skin or you won't and I'm not sure you can really control it.

I've followed all the advice - my weight loss took 3+ years; I do the strength training; drink plenty of water; moisturise... And I have tons of loose skin. Tons. I've had a surgical consultation, but that route would be expensive and require at least 3 surgeries, carrying all the risks that go along with that. Plus, did you know that when you're really fat your veins get bigger to make sure all parts of your body get adequate blood supply? Did you also know that when you lose weight, your veins don't shrink down? So there's the additional risk of increased blood loss (but I'm awesome at donating blood. They love me.)

My point is there may not be anything you can do to prevent loose skin. It's going to be more about genetics than anything else. So alongside all the strategies you're trying, spend some time working on being ok with the idea of loose skin. And if you can't be ok with it, at least find ways to handle not being ok with it.

ChristieDahlberg wrote: »

I currently weigh 235 and my goal weight is around 140-150 and I'm terrified that I'm going to have a lot of gross lose hanging skin when I get there.

I do toning and I'm losing slowly but I've heard you will still have it and sometimes it has to be surgically removed. I don't have insurance or make a lot of money plus I'm terrified of surgery.

Any tips or help would be appreciated.

I started out at 220 lbs and am now 142. I do have a little bit of loose skin, but not much. I cannot recommend Stronglifts 5 x 5 highly enough. Lifting weights helps maintain lean body mass (LBM). Otherwise, don't get in a hurry to lose the weight. Your skin will thank you for losing at a healthy pace Below are my before/afters. Feel free to friend me if you want the support. Good luck to you!!