Those who have lost about 50lbs - did you have loose skin?
CourtneyUT
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I have my goal set to lose 1lb a week. If I go that slow, will I have loose skin? I know everybody is different and genetics is a factor. I would just like to hear from people who have lost 50 lbs - do you have loose skin? And did you lose fast or slow?
Either way, I am still going to lose the weight. I just want to calm my fears if they are unnecessary.
Either way, I am still going to lose the weight. I just want to calm my fears if they are unnecessary.
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I lost 86lb my first time and it took almost 2 years. I have loose skin. It has gotten a little better over time with strength training but I will always have some.4
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I've lost 50 lbs over the past year. I lost the first 30 pretty fast, but the final 20 came off over about 8 months or so. I don't have any loose skin, but like you said everyone is different.2
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I lost 103#over the last 18 months and have no loose skin per se. Of course my skin is not as taunt (belly, arms, butt) but would not call it loose skin. I wore compression shirts while loosing, no way to tell it if helped or not but it made me feel slimmer at the time ;-)1
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You've already answered your own question, noone can tell you if you will or not as there are factors outwith your control.
I am not quite as far as 50lbs yet (just about to hit 40lbs lost) but I have no loose skin at all I've lost at around 1lbs per week average and have taken a couple of maintenance breaks, I've been losing weight for around 15 months. I've tried to keep my protein intake up above 100g per day and done strength training throughout to maintain as much muscle as possible during my loss which can also help to avoid loose skin and keep myself well hydrated which helps with skin elasticity.3 -
Lost 55 pounds and I have a little bit- but really nothing that anyone else would notice except me- I believe age has a lot to do with it as well as genetics. I don't think it would have been an issue 10-15 years ago. It took me about a year and a half.2
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50 lbs here. Nope.1
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Lost major weight twice. First time 55 pounds. I was in my 30s. No loose skin. Lost 70 in my late 40s. Have loose skin. Still better than the weight.9
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I lost 50lbs over about a year in 2011-2012. I don't have loose skin. I was 32-33 then, 39 now. I've also lost and gained 15-20lbs about 3x between then and now and had no issues with my skin.3
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When I was pregnant with my twins I was close to 180lbs. I slowly dropped to about 127lbs (over a period of 2yrs) and have no loose skin. Stretch marks-yes, but they have faded for the most part too.
I do believe losing slow helps with skin bouncing back and also genetics.2 -
59lbs lost over a years time and no loose skin.3
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Down just about 50 this year. 80 to go. Have some skin that I can pull down/around on my arms and my stomach is very wrinkly but I also had REALLY bad stretch marks there.2
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I've lost 57 pounds in 6 months. I continually do strength training and cardio. I have a ton of stretch marks from having kids, but no loose skin.3
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I have lost 80lbs, at one point it was over 100 lbs
id be a confident 157 right now if I didn't have all the lose skin
I hate it but surgery is way too $$2 -
I lost 55 pounds in a span of 8 months... I have loose skin but to be honest I had loose skin before I lost the weight thanks to my two kiddos. My second child stretched my belly so much that my abs actually tore right down the middle and had them sewn up.3
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I lost well over 50lbs, and I have loose skin, it was something that I was warned about, am doing some strength exercises hoping to fill out with a bit of muscle definition.
The choice is between being at a healthy weight with loose skin, or having tight skin and getting health lectures from my doctor.
Can't see my self having surgery, however I have resigned myself to the fact that I am too embarrassed to participate in public nudity events8 -
Depends a lot on your age, your toning exercises, and how the weight loss is distributed. Everyone is different. My suggestion. Lose the weight as you plan and do some toning type exercises along the way.1
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I lost 65 and no loose skin! but I think it depends on genetics. I did have stretch marks tho.
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no loose skin at 50 or 60 down2
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65 lbs in - the skin on my thighs is pretty loose. Tummy, not so bad considering 2 kiddos. Arms are a little flappy.
STILL BETTER THAN WEIGHING 242 LBS!!!!!12 -
I still have more to lose, but after 50 lbs down I dont have any lose skin, from 217-166 and im planning on getting down to 120 so we wil see if I have an lose skin then.2
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Thanks everyone! It's nice to hear some real-life examples. I guess I can only wait and see what will happen to me. I had two c-sections and have plenty of stretch marks. It is what it is. The most important thing is that I'm getting healthy.5
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60 lbs lost in my early 40s over the course of about 9 months. Still have loose skin 18 months later, but I believe it's still shrinking. Going to give it another 6 to 9 months before I decide whether to go down the surgery route, but I am saving and consulting doctor's ahead of time. I was also 30 to 60 lbs over current weight for about 20 years.2
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With each of my three pregnancies I've been 40-60 lbs pounds up, then down. And another couple of swings around 40 lbs, no kids involved.
Today I'm 55lbs lighter than my heaviest, and when I stand straight my skin is smooth. Only on my stomach I can see it. If I bend to the side or forward, the skin kind of ripples and fold faster than it did before, but I can live with that.
As you say, you'll want to loose the weight whatever. You can always find a way afterwards to dress that corresponds to your new shape and the way your skin has become. With good clothes, posture and attitude nothing can go wrong3 -
Yes but I gained a large percentage of my weight during pregnancy. I've had five babies, several of whom were almost 9 pounds, and I'm 5'1". All of my loose skin is at my hips and under my bellybutton. I didn't have any c-sections, just big babies and gained between 33-55 pounds during plus the 20+ pounds I was holding onto before pregnancy.3
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I've lost about 58lbs (209 to 151lbs) pretty slowly, over the course of a year and a half. I would say I do have some loose skin, but not a lot to worry with. Just a little jiggly around the tummy, thighs, and upper arms. A lot of mine can be chalked up to not having a strength training routine, which I need to get to work on.4
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I'm a little more than 50 down now and so far, no loose skin. But I'm still fairly young. I really need to get this off sooner rather than later to minimize my chances.3
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After losing 80 pounds my skin was deflated in my trouble areas and the areas where I lost a lot of inches. It wasn't quite "loose" like I have seen on those extreme weight loss shows, but it was just there and wobbly. Kind of hard to explain.
2 years into maintenance my skin started to firm up. 4 years into maintenance my skin everywhere looked tight everywhere as if I was never overweight/obese.
I was worried since I was overweight for so long and older that I was doomed, but I'd much rather deal with that then be 80 pounds heavier. Plus it was very easy to hide in clothes.
Thankfully that wasn't the case. Time and I believe strength-training helped my skin greatly.13 -
I'm 21, I've lost about 56 pounds in a little less than a year, and I have very minimal loose skin. Just a tiny wee bit, on my arms, and my inner/upper thighs, but it's not much at all. And, I'm certainly not complaining, I feel, and look so much better than I did 56 pounds ago. lol1
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48 pound loss in 10 months, 16 st 2 lbs to 12 st 8 lbs, at 62yrs old & male.
Weight training 3 times a week.
Muscle tone for the first time in my life.
Abs starting to show if lighting good
Stubborn lower stomach/ loin / chest fat remains
Loose skin round my middle
19% body fat on scale (was 30 %)
Will keep working hard with beach weather approaching
Maybe we’re related
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