Weight Loss and Loose Skin

I'm 28 yrs old and have pretty much been overweight/obese since I was a teenager. My highest weight was 268 and now I'm 190 so there's definitely some loose skin especially on my arms. But I'm trying not to focus on that and instead focusing on being healthy. Honestly once I reach my goal weight I'll probably have more loose skin and I may end up getting the loose skin surgery. Its not something I'm focusing on now though. My advice is if you really think loose skin will be an issue then consider getting the surgery. Save up for it if you can. If surgery is not an option then try and lose the weight more slowly so you don't have a lot of loose skin and introduce strength training into your routine to tighten it up a bit. Plus after you've reached your goal you're going to want to give your skin a couple of years to bounce back. In that time you can save up for the surgery just in case and if you end up not needing it you can use the money for something else. Like a vaca.

I think my loose skin has tightened a "bit" during maintenance. This is an 8 week comparison (only one pound actually lost) during weight training and eating maintenance calories. Sorry for the awful picture quality.