Recomp and loose skin?

This article has some interesting suggestions

http://www.healthyandnaturalworld.com/ways-to-tighten-skin-after-weight-loss/

though I am a bit about how visualising tightened skin could possibly help.

That loose skin will start to tighten up anyway after a while as the body adapts to the lower weight but exercising really helps

I had loose skin on my arms, stomach and thighs. It pretty much all tightened up within about 6-9 months, apart from pregnancy stretch marks. I didn't use any special creams or exercises or whatnot. I just started working out, and my body adjusted. I've not idea if the working out helped even.

Yes and no .. Recomp answer from someone doing that right now.

After a period of time, the skin will tighten up some, but the areas that has some fat still hanging around under neath it still needs some extra attention, like more replacement of that fat with additional muscle.

Recomp makes this most slowest possible thing to achieve because the muscle growth and burning of the fat at the same time is ole so slow, just like getting rid of the cottage cheese look from the butt and legs (it does go away but for example I still have 5 -6 months of recomp before smooth skin is officially relevant.. but the proof is in the pudding for me and the before and afters I have been taking for the past 5 months show significant improvement in the cellulite and hard to define areas like inner thighs, triceps, lower butt and upper/back thighs).

But, there are 2 areas on me that no matter how hard I exercise and what those exercises are, they are the absolute last to loose that extra fat storage and the skin will just have to tighten up as much as it will over the course of time..

angelacookieflynn wrote: »

dopeysmelly wrote: »

I had loose skin on my arms, stomach and thighs. It pretty much all tightened up within about 6-9 months, apart from pregnancy stretch marks. I didn't use any special creams or exercises or whatnot. I just started working out, and my body adjusted. I've not idea if the working out helped even.

I am so please to see this as I have given myself next year (although I have already started) to get rid of my excess skin, I am over the moon to read your post, thanks

No problem! I was actually perfectly happy to live with the loose skin. It didn't bother me, and I didn't even notice that it had gone. DH did!!

I'm over 50, lost 40 pounds, and all my jigglies and looser skin disappeared after 5 months or so. Breast firmed up too. I just walked. So I have no doubt more serious exercise would do you even better. Good luck!

I have just turned 31 and after 10st loss and 4 babies had to much skin that would not go resorted to tummy tuck 5 months post op now and having to go for a reop as I still have remaining SAGGY skin

I lost 80 pounds about 6 years ago. I still have a lot of loose skin, but it improves a little each year.

Carnhot wrote: »

I am 52 & have lost 55 lb. I am glad that there is hope for me.

I am one year older and gave lost one pound more than you we must be sista's lol

It takes up to 3years at your goal weight for your skin to tighten up if you have lost a significant amount. The amount of time you were at the larger time will also factor into of it will all tighten up.