Advice needed about skin care during/after weight loss

Adequate protein to assist in collagen and elastin production.

Exercise, or daily movement to encoutage good circulation and cell turnover.

Gentle exfoliation when showering/bathing.

Not using ultra hot water when washing with mild soap product

Any moisturizer applied when body still damp will help keep the skin moisturized. I tend to use a basic unperfumed Cerave, Nivea, or similar simple ingredient product.

A good sun block of ~30.

Genetics play a big roll in how your skin ages also. Some things are unavoidably genetic.

Skin retraction after weight loss can take up to 2 years so be patient. Again genetics can be a big influence.

Cheers, h.

Well, skin is an organ. The things that keep any other organ healthy are going to keep skin healthy, too, so more likely to be elastic and shrink. That would be

* avoiding fast loss (because it's a physical stress to lose fast),
* getting good well-rounded nutrition (macros and micros, especially but not exclusively protein),
* getting regular exercise (both cardiovascular and strength),
* managing all-source life stress,
* hydrating adequately (not crazy much, but enough),
* avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol,
* specific to skin, also avoiding tanning.

Be aware that many people find their loose skin looks worse partway to goal weight than it will at goal weight (because it often isn't just loose skin yet, but rather a layer of subcutaneous squishy-fat conspiring with gravity keep skin stretched); and that it looks worse at goal weight than it will after a couple of years in maintenance at goal.

I didn't lose as much weight as many do here, only around 50 pounds, but at age 59-60. I don't think I look dramatically worse now than most women my age (now 64) who've always been thin (even in sleeveless shirts or a swimsuit), though some body parts looked like a hound dog's droopy face when I first reached goal.

For sure, multiple people who met me after I was thin were suprised to learn I was obese until only a few years ago . . . and I don't mean just-being-polite surprised, I mean visibly startled when I showed them photos, after it came up in conversation. I hear the "someone like you who's always been thin . . ." line sometimes, which is often how it comes up.

Most people, IMO, are likely to have better long-term results than they anticipate. Before & after threads over in the Success Stories part of the forum may be helpful, to visualize what I mean.

A lot of aging is genetics, true, but I do believe there is a lot we can do to control how we age as well. Some of what I’m about to say is common knowledge and others are based on my own experience. I’m 37 now and have noticed some changes in my skin lately but am still regularly told that I look to be in my mid 20s.

Sunscreen. SPF 30 at least but 50+ is better. Use it all of the time and reapply, even on cloudy days.

Sunglasses majority of the time when outside. The first place to usually show age is around our eyes.

High antioxidant foods in your diet: pomegranate, blueberries, etc.

Avoid too much caffeine and alcohol.

Retin-A or equivalent.

Vitamin C serum.

If you have age spots, hydroquinone to fade them.

Get adequate sleep. This is very important.

This is just what I do. Some may disagree with me but it has worked for me thus far. Good luck!

Retinol. Try a brand called the ordinary. It’s cheap.

Stay out of the sun
Sunblock on face
Nutritious diet.