Terrified of Sagging Skin

I have been told to make sure to drink LOTS of water - well hydrated skin is more elastic then dehydrated skin. Also, do toning exercises with weights to help with muscle definition. Like I said, those are the two tips my doctor gave me at the start of this. I don't know that they will work for everyone, just going by what he told me!

Good luck!

For me, losing weight will be worth it, even if I do have some extra skin.

You will have sagging skin and there is no way to prevent it. Some may bounce back but for the most part you'll be saggy. I'm 23 and have lost a total of 121 pounds and I'm a saggy lady. I am PROUD of it. I'd much rather be saggy and healthy than be fat and miserable/unhealthhy.

Plus, there's always plastic surgery. I'm saving for my tummy tuck already. Good luck and don't sweat the saggy skin. There are worse things in life to be terrified of. ;-)

I am also terrified...scared me out of last diet, but now I have faced the facts...yes, seeing as how I was. 150lbs overweight, and have been overweight my entire life, I prob will have some loose skin...but im doing everything in my power to avoid it... so here's what my research has shown me...

In the shower I use a liquid soap that contains vitamin e, c and a, or at least a couple of them. Then when im out of shower I put on a lotion that contains the same vitamins (I use jergens, age defying). I use it pretty much everywhere, but mainly on upper arms, stomach, thighs, and love handle areas...oh and my butt lol. These types of things will help ur skin with elasticity on the outside...certain vitamins help skin elasticity. U may also want to use cocoa butter if u have alot of stretch marks ur considered about, either every other day than the other lotion, or maybe one in the morning, the other at night...?

Then you also need to help ur skin from the inside out, not just from outside in...drink tons of water...at least half ur body weight in ounces a day, more if u excercise alot or drink caffeine drinks, or have alot of sodium...ater is important..but you also need to be eating vitamin rich foods that have those skin elasticity vitamins...so vitamin a, e, c& some others, such as vitamin k..there's a couple others but I can't remember at moment...spinach has all of them so I add spinach to eggs, eat as salad, add to rice, etc. Omega 3s will also help... u can take those vitamins in pill form, but since u gotta eat everyday anyway, might as well eat foods that will help u... and last but not least...strength training will help tone, and I've been adding in some small arm weights for aerobic workouts or even going on walks flinging them about, and have started to notice already (its only been a month) my arms don't look as dropy..I've been doing alot of ab work as well, and upper leg excercises...

Oh and if u lose weight too fast, this can cause it, cuz ur body doesn't have enough time to adjust, so take it slow and don't get upset about plateaus or low losses a week, cuz its just giving ur body more time to shrink up :-) I know two ppl that did gastric bypass, lost over 200lbs, and r left with baggy skin all over, but they lost all that weight so quickly.. slow and steady is key...

I hate to tell you this but the sagging skin happens no matter what but it's worth it. Granted I am a hypocrite probably because I won't wear shorts or tank tops but it's worth being healthy! But hey but hey that is the perspective from someone who has lost a lot of weight!

I lost 80 llbs when I was 22-23 and I didn't have any sagging skin. My boobs even got semi-perky (no small feat when even after I lost the weight I was still in a D). I did a lot of weight training and I drank water religiously though. I'm hoping to have the same luck this time lol but if not then so be it.

worst sinario(cr@p spelling lol)

saggy skin or rolls of fat which would you rather?

If you had to choose between being fat with tight skin and being thin with loose skin, which would you choose?

Genetics supposedly play a big part in how elastic your skin will be, as well as age.

For me, I chose "thin with loose skin" not knowing if my skin was super-elastic or not, and it turns out that for the most part, my skin has tightened up. There are a few loose spots, but I'm not worried about them, I figure that they will tighten up over the next couple of years, or they won't. Either way, I'm happier now than I was at 220 pounds, even with some loose skin.

You're going to be fine! :happy:

I had a huge belly when i was nine months pregers and i dont have sagging skin on my stomach, stretch marks yes. if you already have a hanging belly you might have a hard time tightening up but i think by the looks of your pics you are going to be fine.

I have lost all my weight in the last year and a half and I don't have much saggy skin. I do have some concerns though. I have a little loose skin on my arms, a little on my tummy, and a little on my inner thighs. It isn't anything that I think I can't tone up though. I am fairly positive that within the next year with lots of strength training, things will start to look a lot better. I do not have saggy flaps of skin though. The only thing I have that I know will not go away are stretch marks. Don't spend your time worrying about saggy skin though, even though I really do know how hard it is...I worry about my skin's appearance nearly every day. It is sooo worth the weight loss though. You'll feel great about yourself even if things aren't quite perfect once you lose the weight