at what point can you predict if you are going to have loose skin?
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delgrand
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I was 271 lbs about 4 months ago. Now I am 231. I am 5'10 M, 26 year old.. so I lost 40 lbs
I have still too much to lose, but at 231 I can't see any loose skin at all ..
at what point can I safely predict that I am not gonna have too much loose skin ?
I have still too much to lose, but at 231 I can't see any loose skin at all ..
at what point can I safely predict that I am not gonna have too much loose skin ?
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I was 271 lbs about 4 months ago. Now I am 231. I am 5'10 M, 26 year old.. so I lost 40 lbs
I have still too much to lose, but at 231 I can't see any loose skin at all ..
at what point can I say safely that I am not gonna have too much loose skin ?
When you're at goal weight without too much loose skin.10 -
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10453193/honest-loose-skin-thoughts-pics/p1
This thread may be useful to you.
Cheers, h.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »I was 271 lbs about 4 months ago. Now I am 231. I am 5'10 M, 26 year old.. so I lost 40 lbs
I have still too much to lose, but at 231 I can't see any loose skin at all ..
at what point can I say safely that I am not gonna have too much loose skin ?
When you're at goal weight without too much loose skin.
so I can't do any predictions before I reach my goal ?1 -
middlehaitch wrote: »http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10453193/honest-loose-skin-thoughts-pics/p1
This thread may be useful to you.
Cheers, h.
I did not to be honest. Thanks for sharing though
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Here is another thread about lose skin from earlier today.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10621558/want-to-hear-from-people-who-were-250#latest
Cheers, h.0 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »You can't. Genetics is the only thing that will determine how your skin will react to weight loss.
I know that genetics determine if I am going to have loose skin or not, but that's not my question.
People who are genetically programmed to have loose skin will at some point after losing certain % of body fat know that they are going to have loose skin, right ? I am asking about that point. I don't believe that loose skin suddenly appear from nowhere, I assume that a person knows beforehand during his weight loss journey that he will have loose skin. Please correct me if I am wrong.2 -
I believe that by the time you hit the healthy weight range for your height you'll have a good idea of whether or not you'll have loose skin.
Considering how much you will end up losing, you will likely have some permanently loose skin. That doesn't mean I think you'll have huge draping swaths of it but you'll likely be able to pull/stretch it out in some areas.
Post #12 in this thread is what I'm talking about.1 -
I believe that by the time you hit the healthy weight range for your height you'll have a good idea of whether or not you'll have loose skin.
Considering how much you will end up losing, you will likely have some permanently loose skin. That doesn't mean I think you'll have huge draping swaths of it but you'll likely be able to pull/stretch it out in some areas.
Post #12 in this thread is what I'm talking about.
I would be heartbroken If I ended up looking like the picture on the left in post 12 . I hope you are wrong 10 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »I believe that by the time you hit the healthy weight range for your height you'll have a good idea of whether or not you'll have loose skin.
Considering how much you will end up losing, you will likely have some permanently loose skin. That doesn't mean I think you'll have huge draping swaths of it but you'll likely be able to pull/stretch it out in some areas.
Post #12 in this thread is what I'm talking about.
I would be heartbroken If I ended up looking like the picture on the left in post 12 . I hope you are wrong
You have two choices then....save for surgery or stay fat. Sorry but we all got fat we all have to bear the consequences. Telling someone who is proud of their massive loss you'd be heartbroken to look like them is pretty harsh.
The poster of the comment is not the same person in the thread the OP referred me to( it is even in another forum)0 -
I think that guy looks phenomenal. His body shows hard work most people don’t care to put in and that’s super attractive.9
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You will know loose skin is happening when you have wrinkled baggy skin in certain areas, i used to describe it as like being one of those dogs that look like they have all kinds of fat rolls..
Another way was, since i took baths, all the skin used to float2 -
But that being said.. im gonna repeat what i said in another thread..HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »Loose skin happens... if you don't have a lot of it, fantastic.
If you do tho.. and that ends up just being the way it is.. im going to tell you something.
I went from 300 pounds to 135 pounds... my body looked like a deflated saggy balloon in a lot of places.
From the time i hit goal, i did nothing but hate and loathe and look at myself like a disgusting disease.
What was the point of all the loss if i was just going to look like a person stuck in a fat suit i couldn't take off.
the amount of dislike and hate i had for my body caused me to not appreciate or enjoy a single day of my loss.
I lied to others who asked me if i was proud of myself, yes i would say, but in reality, i was pissed, disappointed and disgusted.
Anyway, like a lot of people I am part of the statistics that people who lose will put some weight back on, as maintaining is the most difficult part of things.. i put about 50 pounds back on.. I am waiting for this cycle with my BED to pass so i can finally take it off again..
However, it wasn't until i put the 50 pounds on that i realized that the body... that wrinkled, saggy flappy body i had, was nothing compared to how i feel with weight back on. And once i get back there, I will not hate myself and put myself down this time
If you end up with loose skin in the end.. don't hate yourself when you look in the mirror.. believe me, you waste too much time doing that when you should be enjoying the hard work you put in instead of just being insecure about something else now.
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I think I have some of the wrinkled skin you are talking about on the inside of my thighs, but I had them even before I started losing weight. Thanks for sharing your story and congratulations on your weight loss success.1 -
I believe that by the time you hit the healthy weight range for your height you'll have a good idea of whether or not you'll have loose skin.
Considering how much you will end up losing, you will likely have some permanently loose skin. That doesn't mean I think you'll have huge draping swaths of it but you'll likely be able to pull/stretch it out in some areas.
Post #12 in this thread is what I'm talking about.
I would be heartbroken If I ended up looking like the picture on the left in post 12 . I hope you are wrong
Eh, I certainly have a fair amount of loose skin (the guy in that post looks better than I do), and I certainly don't regret any part of losing the weight. I still look so much better than when I was over 300, and I feel so much better as well just in everyday life.
Would it be nice if I had no loose skin? Sure, but that's not how things turned out.6 -
WhereIsPJSoles wrote: »I think that guy looks phenomenal. His body shows hard work most people don’t care to put in and that’s super attractive.
I do too. Women who have babies end up with stomachs like that all the time, ftr. It's nothing to be heartbroken about.5
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