at what point can you predict if you are going to have loose skin?
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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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
Read through that thread and pay attention to what it's telling you. Lift while you lose but expect to have some loose skin. If you put in as much work as he has you might someday look as good as him but you have to be realistic about what it takes to build a nice physique and what the ramifications of being obese are. He started out with pretty much the same amount of weight to lose as you and he was about the same age so he's a good example to study.3 -
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
Read through that thread and pay attention to what it's telling you. Lift while you lose but expect to have some loose skin. If you put in as much work as he has you might someday look as good as him but you have to be realistic about what it takes to build a nice physique and what the ramifications of being obese are. He started out with pretty much the same amount of weight to lose as you and he was about the same age so he's a good example to study.
I was specifically talking about the picture on the LEFT and not the person in general.1 -
My experience with really overweight people is that if they have more than 80+lbs to lose, the chances of loose skin is high.
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Congrats on the 40 lb loss. Keep it going even if you do see a little loose skin!1
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Going through the same process as you are (260 to 180), currently 227. No lose skin at all yet.
You probably won't know until normal BMI range, the reason being is fat layers work the same as a toilet paper roll. For someone who needs to lose ~90 pounds, the first 30 pounds will do almost nothing, the next 30 will make a difference, and the last 30 will make a HUGE difference. The less fat you have, the more inches you lose off the same amount of fat loss.
To help prevent lose skin, make sure you are using a hydrating oil every day after a shower and drinking LOTS of water. Hydrated skin will shrink better. Keep in mind, even after weight loss your skin will further tighten over the next few years. You most likely will have some at first.
Also keep in mind height plays a role, a short person with 80 pounds to lose is more likely to get lose skin than a tall person with 80 pounds to lose because the fat is spread out much more. Genetics play an even bigger role though.My experience with really overweight people is that if they have more than 80+lbs to lose, the chances of loose skin is high.
That's true, but keep in mind 80 pounds will probably only be minor lose skin so don't get too scared OP. It should be nothing like you see on those videos where people lost 150+ pounds. Bulking up and gain some muscle after the loss will probably hide most or all of it.
With that said, if you aren't lifting HEAVY 1-2 times a week... start yesterday because it is way harder to regain loss muscle than it is to keep muscle during weight loss. Muscle and genetics are probably the biggest factors when it comes to lose skin or not.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
Read through that thread and pay attention to what it's telling you. Lift while you lose but expect to have some loose skin. If you put in as much work as he has you might someday look as good as him but you have to be realistic about what it takes to build a nice physique and what the ramifications of being obese are. He started out with pretty much the same amount of weight to lose as you and he was about the same age so he's a good example to study.
I was specifically talking about the picture on the LEFT and not the person in general.
I understand that. I'm trying to explain that, considering the fact that his age and total weight loss were somewhat similar to what yours will be, it would be a good idea to read through his thread to see what he did wrong (not lift weights) and how he had to correct that. Are you understanding that?0 -
I'm in the camp of "you'll know fairly well by 2 years after you reach goal weight".
I also disagree with that "fat loss like unrolling toilet paper" idea, at least as a universal. Mine (50+ pounds in just less than a year, age 59-60) was more like a water balloon with a slow leak - fat masses started somewhat firm, gradually got squishier as they depleted. Loose skin definitely kept shrinking into 2nd year of maintenance.
This is what I said on a similar past thread, still believe, but am too lazy to retype:Until you've reached goal weight, or close to it, it's hard to assess. Most of us don't lose the outermost fat cells first, then the next layer. Instead, fat cells deplete anywhere in the fat mass.
So, fat areas may start out with firm-ish fat, and get progressively squishier or floppier as we lose weight until the fat cells are depleted enough that they stop conspiring with gravity to keep skin stretched out. Once that happens, the skin can start really shrinking . . . but it's slow.
Actual loose skin is thin wrinkles, like you can pinch up on a body part that's bony, like kneecap, elbow, or back of hand. Thicker wrinkles/folds/rolls still have some subcutaneous fat. Until you reach close to goal, you don't know how much remaining fat vs. loose skin you have.
How fast our true loose skin will shrink, and how much, is a function of age, genetics, and maybe some other general health factors. Any magic techniques or products that are supposed to help are pretty much pure woo.
For me, after I reached goal weight at age 60 (after losing about 1/3 of my bodyweight), my actual loose skin - the thin wrinkles - kept shrinking at least into my 2nd year of maintenance. The areas that were still a little flabby, or where I keep gaining and losing that last few pounds seasonally, extra skin is still hanging around.
Net result isn't bad, and I know I could get better results now via weight training to add muscle and further reduce fat at goal weight (a.k.a. recomposition) . . . but I'm lazy.
I'd aso suggest looking at posts over in the Success Stories forum, where you can see a range of results, some of which include very honest photos/comments about loose skin. Especially check the "Most Helpful Posts" section.
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It seems to me that you've already set yourself up to have poor self esteem if you don't have the body you want at the end.
You're working hard towards a goal.. don't follow that positive with a negative. With all the loose skin I had when I met my boyfriend he was more proud of me for my success to care about the skin.8 -
OP, let me ask you a question. Picture yourself naked as you looked at your heaviest weight, and picture yourself as that man with the loose skin.
Which would you rather look like?7
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