loose skin - from 167 pounds to 135????

natalie3505
natalie3505 Posts: 169 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
Just curious if anyone with similar stats has loose skin after losing weight? I'm 5'5", SW - 167, GW - 135, maybe 130 depending on how I feel. thank you in advance! :smile:

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  • BekahC1980
    BekahC1980 Posts: 474 Member
    edited August 2015
    Well how quickly did you lose the weight? Are you sure it's loose skin?
  • natalie3505
    natalie3505 Posts: 169 Member
    sorry - I'm just starting my journey, so the weight isn't lost yet. I want to lose about 30 - 35 pounds.
  • eganita
    eganita Posts: 501 Member
    Honestly, I don't think it will be a big issue unless you lose the weight very quickly. I was at 168 at one point (awhile ago, before I joined MFP) and am about 135 lbs now (5'3"). I've always lost weight gradually, and have been in the 135 range for awhile now (had gone down a bit more but then came back up. ARGH! :P). I haven't really had any issues w/loose skin.
  • natalie3505
    natalie3505 Posts: 169 Member
    eganita wrote: »
    Honestly, I don't think it will be a big issue unless you lose the weight very quickly. I was at 168 at one point (awhile ago, before I joined MFP) and am about 135 lbs now (5'3"). I've always lost weight gradually, and have been in the 135 range for awhile now (had gone down a bit more but then came back up. ARGH! :P). I haven't really had any issues w/loose skin.

    Thank you so much! :smile:

  • Chasity6
    Chasity6 Posts: 183 Member
    Genetics, age, how long you have been overweight and how you lose the weight can help determine if you have loose skin. I have a lot more to lose thank you. I will probably have loose skin since >100lbs to lose but I will cross that bridge when I get there. To me I would rather be at a healthy weight and cut my risk for health issues. Good luck. I think you should be ok. Most people have a large amount of skin after larger weight losses than your goal.
  • BekahC1980
    BekahC1980 Posts: 474 Member
    Well to answer that question in complete, no one can. Because your built different than other people for one and for another it depends how you lose it and another it depends how fast you lose it.

    I lost 40 lbs from an ulcer a few years ago but because I lost it very fast I had a lot of loose skin.
    I put the weight back on and now I am losing slowly and I don't gave, any loose skin so far hut I'm working out while being on a defecit in my calories.
  • natalie3505
    natalie3505 Posts: 169 Member
    Chasity6 wrote: »
    Genetics, age, how long you have been overweight and how you lose the weight can help determine if you have loose skin. I have a lot more to lose thank you. I will probably have loose skin since >100lbs to lose but I will cross that bridge when I get there. To me I would rather be at a healthy weight and cut my risk for health issues. Good luck. I think you should be ok. Most people have a large amount of skin after larger weight losses than your goal.

    Thank you! :smile: I know I should probably not even be worried about it since my ultimate goal is to change my lifestyle and become a healthier person.

  • natalie3505
    natalie3505 Posts: 169 Member
    BekahC1980 wrote: »
    Well to answer that question in complete, no one can. Because your built different than other people for one and for another it depends how you lose it and another it depends how fast you lose it.

    I lost 40 lbs from an ulcer a few years ago but because I lost it very fast I had a lot of loose skin.
    I put the weight back on and now I am losing slowly and I don't gave, any loose skin so far hut I'm working out while being on a defecit in my calories.

    slow and steady wins the race! :) we can do this!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    natalie3505 wrote: »
    Just curious if anyone with similar stats has loose skin after losing weight? I'm 5'5", SW - 167, GW - 135, maybe 130 depending on how I feel. thank you in advance! :smile:
    natalie3505 wrote: »
    sorry - I'm just starting my journey, so the weight isn't lost yet. I want to lose about 30 - 35 pounds.

    You have less than 30 pounds to lose. Take it very slowly. Set your weight loss goals to lose .5 pounds a week and incorporate some weight lifting into your program. While genetics and other factors will determine the condition of your skin, weight lifting helps with giving people a toned look. I have also experienced that slow weight loss and weight lifting has helped me with not having a whole lot of lose skin as well.

    Remember, you are trying to make lifestyle changes so there is no end point, just the process.
  • North44
    North44 Posts: 359 Member
    I've gone from 167 to 140 and I have a bit of loose skin on my stomach and on my neck under my chin but it's down to a combination of age, four full term pregnancies and genetics in my case. 30 pounds isn't too much weight- you should be fine.
  • ajc1309
    ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
    I've gone from 182lbs to 127lbs (I'm 5'3") and I've found the only loose-ish skin I have now is my lower tummy. I was overweight all of my teenage years and some of my early 20s so I'm not expecting it to go flat.
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  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Genetics play a key role.

    Staying hydrated and losing at a reasonable rate seem to help.

    I'm slightly taller than you (5'7"), and I've lost a little more weight than you plan to (~50 lbs), too--but I'm happy to say that while my stomach is a bit squishier than I want it to be, I don't have bat wings or floppy skin rolls.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    With such a small weight loss, it's unlikely that you will have a problem
  • AbsoluteTara79
    AbsoluteTara79 Posts: 266 Member
    I'm 5'5 and have went from 170 post-pregnancy to 145 current and the only loose skin I have is related to my pregnancies, and it's very minimal. Still need to lose 10 though.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited August 2015
    My loose skin wrinkles didn't show up until I'd lost about 60 pounds. It didn't actually flop down, with nothing but loose, hanging skin until almost 90 pounds.

    I lost my weight VERY slowly. Contrary to popular opinion, losing slowly is not a guarantee against loose skin.

    I get you lose your weight and end up with no loose skin. :)
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