Anyone lost 100lbs without loose skin?

Freyhb · July 2021

Hey guys,
I've started my weight loss journey and I'm prepared to have loose skin as my weight comes off.
My stats are:
Female, 5'2, SW: 236lbs, GW: 130 lbs
I'm prepared to have lose skin because even now with all this weight I have two droopy fat rolls on my stomach and saggy boobs but I'm still hoping to hear of some experienced where there was minimal loose skin.

Would love to hear of your experiences.

Thanks!

aeborowski · July 2021

I'm starting with just about the same numbers, and I'm terrified of ending up with lots of loose skin. I know it's going to happen, but would also like to hear other experiences.

wunderkindking · July 2021

I 'only' lost about 50 lbs, but I will say that I looked a lot worse when I was only part way through than I did later on. As you lose you sort of deflate, but still have a lot of fat. It makes things saggy and floppy. As you lose more it turns into JUST skin. Which is sort of wrinkly and crepe like, but doesn't sag and flop around and is basically invisible in clothes.

I'm not quite at goal weight, but t his is playing out pretty consistently as I go - it looks better as time goes and even at 44 and a couple of kids things have tightened up with time.

It's really NOT the big deal people make it out to be, even with massive lost. Looking at some youtube videos from people like Obesetobeast will show some lose skin and the fact is that it's there but it's not actually obvious or terrible looking.

When you're done. The midstage and fact that you lose fat unevenly can make some weird stuff happen :P

alisampm · July 2021

I am just about 100 pounds down and have some loose skin under my arms that is annoying, but I think will continue to lessen as I get closer to goal weight. And like @wunderkindking said its not noticeable under clothes and is 100% worth it for the health benefits of losing the extra weight.

aeborowski · July 2021

Thank you both for sharing! This makes me feel a little more hopeful.

justanotherloser007 · July 2021

I have lost 66 lbs as of now, started at 277. Some of my skin is a little loose, like only a smidge in the thighs - barely noticeable. I am also older - about to turn 48, and started in 2013 so going very very very slowly. Have no idea if this impacts it. I guess when I lose the rest of the 44 I will update you - if I survive that long. Sorry, main goal was losing it and keeping it off. So slow was the plan all along. Since lent I have sped it up a bit, because penance!

FABRICWOMAN · July 2021

Hi, this has always been on the back burner for me. I am an active 68-years-old and 5' 2". I started out at 319 lbs. 7/16/20 and C.W. is 209. I have come to the decision that if I am still alive and totally wacked out about loose skin when I reach my goal (140 lbs.

) I will seek cosmetic surgery. I am more concerned about my sagging boobs (started out 50 DDD) than my stomach or thighs. Last thoughts on this subject is "be kind to yourself no matter how saggy your skin is".

TallGent66 · July 2021

Freyhb wrote: »

... saggy boobs but I'm still hoping to hear of some experienced where there was minimal loose skin.

Would love to hear of your experiences.

Thanks!

I'm currently combining Intermittent Fasting w a Keto approach. The top "IF" doctors claim much loose skin, old cells, old mitochondria, etc. can be reused / recycled if you enter a physiological state called 'atophogy' - which can happen through fasting.

Dr. Berg has hundreds of videos on YouTube. Most videos typically 3 - 10 minutes. IF can be 12 hours, 16 hours, 24 hours, or more. I'm doing OMAD now (one meal a day). There are legal cheat foods... cruciferous veggies, tea, coffee (no sugar), etc.

Dr. Jason Fung another early proponent of intermittent fasting, his videos are longer, comparisons to the Caveman, etc. (We were designed to burn fat first, and muscle as a last resort.)

Here is one video that explains the high level- different levels of fasting, and some of the incredible benefits. (I'm currently eating one meal per day. For beginners, there is also a video for IF Basics.)

https://youtu.be/HFY-C9rG70E

sandielewis2001 · July 2021

Hey there,

I am down 54 lbs with no sign yet of loose skin.

My stats: 38yo Female. Height 5'9" Starting Weight: 271.1 Current Weight 217 Goal Weight 165

Ay the beginning of my journey I told myself that my reward for losing to goal and staying in maintenance for a period might be cosmetic surgery for any excessive loose skin. I am now hoping to spend that reward bank on a new wardrobe instead!

ctruss2 · July 2021

I don't know if this helps, but I don't think loose skin matters. At least it doesn't to me.

When I see women that have lost so much weight that they have loose skin, I completely ignore that and instead I focus on the huge accomplishment of losing the weight. It takes serious discipline to pull that off and I find that very attractive.

mk820820 · July 2021

I have lost 100# and have tons of loose skin. I wear clothes. My face is wrinkled, but that has
been like that forever. I look at the folds and think I'd rather have loose skin than nice tight skin filled with 100# of fat. It's all in your attitude.

LittleLightShine · July 2021

I"m also a fan of fasting and believe it's helped with the loose skin. It's the primary reason I got into fasting.

Maryb2362 · July 2021

I'm 65 and started at almost the same point (5'2", SW 233#, CW 180#, GW 130#). I'm at that floppy stage though, at my age, I may stay floppy but that is okay because I'll still be so much healthier. I'm already so much healthier! But, yes, I would love to not have a bunch of extra skin. Interesting about IF helping reduce excess skin; I'll have to read up on that.

Fflpnari · July 2021

I have loose skin. Trust me. Loose skin Is way better than being fat. 105 pounds down!

yweight2020 · July 2021

I've loss 51 lbs and 27 lbs to go and my inner thigh skin is getting lose and jiggly and the rest of me is jiggly on this transition as well, here's to hoping exercise and time will help with that especially once reaching goal and beyond.

Sand_TIger · July 2021

Lost about 95 pounds at this point. I do have a big belly pouch and I suspect that it's going to become loose skin, but that's pretty easy to hide and that's why they make shapewear. No major issues with arms, maybe a little bit of loose skin on upper thighs, a little on back of butt, but really, it's all in places that a good pair of bike shorts can hide. Weight training helps quite a bit, as does hydration.

ninerbuff · July 2021

TallGent66 wrote: »

Freyhb wrote: »

... saggy boobs but I'm still hoping to hear of some experienced where there was minimal loose skin.

Would love to hear of your experiences.

Thanks!

I'm currently combining Intermittent Fasting w a Keto approach. The top "IF" doctors claim much loose skin, old cells, old mitochondria, etc. can be reused / recycled if you enter a physiological state called 'atophogy' - which can happen through fasting.

Dr. Berg has hundreds of videos on YouTube. Most videos typically 3 - 10 minutes. IF can be 12 hours, 16 hours, 24 hours, or more. I'm doing OMAD now (one meal a day). There are legal cheat foods... cruciferous veggies, tea, coffee (no sugar), etc.

Dr. Jason Fung another early proponent of intermittent fasting, his videos are longer, comparisons to the Caveman, etc. (We were designed to burn fat first, and muscle as a last resort.)

Here is one video that explains the high level- different levels of fasting, and some of the incredible benefits. (I'm currently eating one meal per day. For beginners, there is also a video for IF Basics.)

https://youtu.be/HFY-C9rG70E

Lol, uh no. Your skin is an ORGAN and you can't affect it's looseness through dieting. While intermittent fasting is a STRATEGY, a lot of what Fung and Berg purport is THEIR WAY of selling you books, supplements, ideas, etc. to earn cash.

Think logically here. If it's about just food quality, etc., then we should have an obese prison population. Oh and they should be all dead after eating that way 3 times a day for 5 years.

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ninerbuff · July 2021

My experience with clientele is that if one has more than 80+ lbs to lose, there will be a high likelyhood of loose skin somewhere on the body (usually abs, glutes, inner thighs and under arms)

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Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

2t9nty · July 2021

I lost 135 lbs and had a lot of loose skin. I was late 50's when I did it, and people told me I was just going to have loose skin. It has tightened up a lot in the last 2 and a half years. I don't really think it is even noticeable now. Easily the worst was on my face and neck initially.

GCAsMom · July 2021

I'm almost at the half-way point in this current journey, (I previously lost a 100#, gained it almost all back), I'm 49, 5'9" and do a 16 hour IF with a calorie zig-zag, cardio six days a week and weights three days a week. I have loose skin. It just is what it is. If I remember correctly, previously I still had a bit of loose skin, but not as much. I lifted back then as well, but I was also seven years younger. I imagine some of it will shrink, but you lose elasticity as you age, so I'm not going to hold my breath too much. I'm getting stronger and healthier, that's all that matters.

JoshIsRunning · July 2021

I lost 130 pounds in 2012-2013, and I have loose skin. While it can be annoying, I would rather have the loose skin than have the fat.

Anyone lost 100lbs without loose skin?

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