What weight is most likely to have skin hanging after?

That is one of my big fears too. I have emailed a lot of people who have lost significant amounts and have heard if you tone the muscles you won't get as much skin sag. And use plenty of lotion. It happens worse to people who lose a lot very fast.

I've heard drinking water helps? But this is a big concern of mine too - I have 70 to lose, and already have some saggy belly from having a baby, I'm hoping the toning will help with that... would love to hear from people who have lost a lot and not had saggy skin!

Also, when you do get loose skin, is it permanently loose or is it just not able to keep up with the rate of fat loss (and thus will disappear over time)?

With the majority of my clients from the past, if they had 80lbs to lose or more, there was usually going to be excess skin. The younger ones (20's) seemed to have less of it. Age and genetics have a lot to do with it though.

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First off you will age saggy skin. Accept that fact. Now how much of it, the way it looks and if it's permanant no one can answer. You can do things to help your body, lose slower, exfoliate, water, weights and so on but it will happen. I'm not saying it will stay hat way (two years after you hit goal is a common measure)

Would you rather have firm skin with that 110lb or saggy skin weighing lighter wih all the extra benefits?

You will probably have some saggy skin. 1) lots of water, 2) lots of stomach/core exercise 3) lots of moisturizer on you tummy (
AND ARMS). 5) start a savings account for the tummy tuck when you reach your goal!! I prefer saggy skin over the beach ball.

At my heaviest I was about 250lbs and am now 126lbs. I have a "hangy" tummy. That being said, I have also had 3 c-sections and am in my mid 30s so those things probably factor in also. I lost my weight over a period of years (not super fast) and it really bothered me. In the past few months I have been working more on toning and I am starting to notice a difference. I will probably always have some lose skin but I figure I'm still way better off than I was.

I am scared about this too... I'm 21, so hopefully my skin is elastic enough to take care of it, but it's still hard to think about it. I really don't want to invest in a tummy tuck or something.

I heard the losing the weight really fast can cause that like in lap band or bariatric surgeries. If you are exercising and eating right I think it's not as severe. I one time lost 85lbs and didn't use any lotions and had no problems at all. Now that I'm older and gained that all back I'm not sure if I'll encounter it. I think weighing less and being healthy outweighs loose skin though.

I think part of it is genetics. (collagen and all that.)

But when I first had my son, I went from 228 (or more, I seriously stopped weighing....) down to 136. I was saggy a good long while and just accepted it. Then one day I saw a picture and went..... wait.....no sag! oO I think your skin may take way longer to shrink or whatever it does than it takes to lose weight. After all, your entire body regenerates itself over several years, so maybe its just a waiting game in combo with your genetics. I have heard building muscle underneath that skin also helps. Thats what I did, and plan to do again since I apparently had so much fun losing all that weight years ago that I decided to do it again. *sarcastic*

But I am also older now, so there is a good chance my collagen just isn't what it used to be. And you know what, I am ok with that. I have spent the last 5 years hating, hating, hating this weight, so if I can get rid of it, I will either accept the sag or start saving to minimize it surgically in the awkward places.