Used to be overweight with tattoos?

Quiing
Quiing Posts: 261 Member
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I have a question for those who used to be overweight with tattoos. Did your tattoos disfigure or change colors when you lost the weight?

I'm going to get a tattoo for my birthday and I'm unsure of where to get it because I wouldn't want it to look wrinkly and stretched out once I (finally) drop 100 pounds.

Please advise!

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  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    I have a question for those who used to be overweight with tattoos. Did your tattoos disfigure or change colors when you lost the weight?

    I'm going to get a tattoo for my birthday and I'm unsure of where to get it because I wouldn't want it to look wrinkly and stretched out once I (finally) drop 100 pounds.

    Please advise!

    A friend got a butterfly tat on her hip prior to getting pregnant. She gained a lot, lost a lot, gained again. That thing is an unrecognizable Rorschach test now.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I'd go with somewhere like the wrist or the ankle just to be safe.
  • brittanidigby
    brittanidigby Posts: 247 Member
    My tattoo artist told me if I lose it slowly it'll be fine. And so far mine look exactly the same.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    my tattoos look the same .....
  • loseiteli
    loseiteli Posts: 242 Member
    It is all going to depend on where you get it, and how big it is...i have two; one on my low back and one on my foot, neither looks disfigured and im down 50lbs. stay away from stomach and arms as I would think those would change a lot with pounds lost and gained.
  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    I have plenty of tattoos but have only lost about 25 lbs and don't plan to loose much more, but I would assume major weight loss would effect your tattoo. My guess is legs or arms would not make a huge difference but I am not sure. I would wait if I where you, a tattoo isn't gonna go anywhere make sure you do it right! Id make your reward for loosing all that weight to get that tattoo, plus once you get one you WILL want more and its not worth the expence to have stratched out tattoos.
  • Sabresgal63
    Sabresgal63 Posts: 641 Member
    I'd wait and do it as a weight loss present. This way, you will be sure to not waste your money:heart:
  • shannoninBC
    shannoninBC Posts: 345 Member
    I have tattoos on my back and leg, thankfully.
  • RachVR6
    RachVR6 Posts: 3,688 Member
    40lbs down and I've lost it slowly. All mine are peachy!
  • sweetchildomine
    sweetchildomine Posts: 872 Member
    Depends on where you get it. I wouldn't recommend getting it on your belly, hips, upper arms or thigh. Anywhere else I think it should be ok.
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    It will look less distorted if you get it somewhere that doesn't change much with weight, like your upper back, foot, ankle, wrist, etc.
  • ArtGeek22
    ArtGeek22 Posts: 1,429 Member
    I'd wait and do it as a weight loss present. This way, you will be sure to not waste your money :heart:

    ^^ This sounds like a good idea. Or I would get it on my wrist or ankle.

    (P.S don't have any tattoos of my own.)
  • axannamorgan
    axannamorgan Posts: 10
    This is why I got mine on my wrists and upper back... anywhere you can gain substantial amounts of weight is not a good place to get a tattoo...
  • bellina1
    bellina1 Posts: 7
    I'd wait and do it as a weight loss present. This way, you will be sure to not waste your money:heart:

    ^^This^^

    Use the tattoo as motivation to lose the weight, that way you know it will look great no matter what and it will be a reminder of what you have achieved (and an incentive to keep the weight off once it is gone!)!
  • Anelda
    Anelda Posts: 99 Member
    I have tattoos and mine have not changed in appearance. However, I have lost weight slowly.
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    i knew a girl who had a Playboy bunny tattoo on her hip/abdomen area. She had 2 kids and it turned into a distorted butterfly looking thing. So when she had a tummy tuck, she asked them to remove the tattoo too.

    I would wait for the ink and get it as a weight loss present.
  • mbajrami
    mbajrami Posts: 636 Member
    I have them pretty much all over (including my stomach). They all look the same.
  • MissTattoo
    MissTattoo Posts: 1,203 Member
    Just don't do anything crazy to make you lose weight at a quick rate. Tattoo disfiguration happens when you lose weight too quick and your skin doesn't have a chance to keep up.
  • DavidOfOz
    DavidOfOz Posts: 225
    I didnt think the ink in tattoos weighed that much!!
  • AngelAura777
    AngelAura777 Posts: 225 Member
    why not wait until you lose the weight you want to lose and get the tattoo as a reward
  • seamonkey789
    seamonkey789 Posts: 233
    I have 1 on my stomach and lost 80 lbs and it looks the same, but I never carried weight in my stomach.
  • narrington77
    narrington77 Posts: 98 Member
    Ive actually lost count of how many tattoos I have... And none seem to have been affected by my weight loss.. Most of my back is covered...
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Mine are doing fine too. I've got s large one between my shoulders and up hm neck. I carried a fair amount of fat there. Alls well
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    If youre getting it now, and youre worried about what it will look like after you have lost weight, I'd say you have nothing to worry about.

    It''s gaining after the tattoo is already there that can stretch mark it and ruin it. I just covered up my own old ruined stretchmarked tattoo with a new one.
  • ilovesparkle
    ilovesparkle Posts: 127 Member
    I only have one on my wrist, so I can't speak for it. I am getting one in 10 pounds on my bra line area as a reward for hitting 25 pounds!
  • Quiing
    Quiing Posts: 261 Member
    Awesome, thanks everyone. I think I'm going to get it small on my upper back (this is my first tattoo by the way, birthday gift from my tattoo artist friend) and my weightloss present will be a half sleeve :)
  • narrington77
    narrington77 Posts: 98 Member
    Awesome, thanks everyone. I think I'm going to get it small on my upper back (this is my first tattoo by the way, birthday gift from my tattoo artist friend) and my weightloss present will be a half sleeve :)

    I have a pretty large one on my arm.. I love it
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    Awesome, thanks everyone. I think I'm going to get it small on my upper back (this is my first tattoo by the way, birthday gift from my tattoo artist friend) and my weightloss present will be a half sleeve :)

    Upper back shouldn't be a problem. I have one on my upper/mid back and it hasn't changed with my weight at all.
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    I have a small tattoo ( 4" ) on my hip. It started out as a lovely phoenix, and is now a fat bird :/

    I think GAINING weight is worse for tattoos than losing.

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