Anyone who has lost a significant amount of weight...

Do you have a ton of sagging skin or anything like that? I'm terrified that I'll lose weight and just look like a deflated sack. My mom (who is very overweight) is kind of against my dieting and has said that I'll look bad because of having been so heavy in the past, I'll just have skin to my knees and deflated boobs, etc. Is it really that bad?

No. If you lose the weight slowly and exercise while you are losing it, you'll probably do just fine.

If you crash diet and/or don't exercise, loose skin might be a problem.

More importantly, that loose skin used to contain fat. So if you're one of the unlucky ones, the skin does tighten up if you work out a bit and drink plenty of fluids, and revel in the loose skin and what it USED to contain!

I lost about 160 lbs. just before I turned 40. I found that drinking a lot of water and exercising throughout your dieting does help with your skin. I did have some sagging skin but it was nothing like it could have been. I feel like everyone else, it was worth it!
I am dieting again now at 52 because I have put the weight back on. 50 lbs. in the last 4 years. I will use the same philosophy this time, water and exercise.
Good luck and don't let anyone discourage you! It is sad to say but there are saboteurs everywhere!

You can't really compare and we are all different and you are young so with exercise you have a could chance.

I am 50 so yeah I have saggy skin but I will take that over being the size I was every day of the week and twice on sundays!!!

Best of Luck!

I personally do not have loose skin, but I've only lost about 50 pounds. That said, one of the most important things I can tell you is to do some kind of strength training throughout your weight loss. A lot of people wait until they get to their goal weight to "tone." You will be so much happier if you start working on it earlier in the process!

Of course you're going to have some sagging skin. But if you smoke, have sunbathed a lot, heavy alcohol, age they all play factors in this. I've lost over 100 pounds 3 times in my life starting at the age of 30. I exercised lifting weights, aerobics, etc. the entire time. At 30 i didn't have hardly any at all, at 40 not as good as 30, but not bad. At 50, well, lets just say it's not like 30 and 50. A lot of it depends on your skin, your heritage and your habits as well as your age. Keep exercising, lifting weights, etc. Of course you'll have some but it's way worse being obese and carrying all that around. I feel great and I'm proud of my skin. If it bothers you that much they make compression garments that keep things in place. Other than that save your money and get surgery at some point, but you've got to lose it first. Good luck. Just remember your hard work will show and you will be happier and healthier. No ones perfect.....

You've received some excellent advice here. I would just say take it slowly, remember that everyone is different and keep drinking that water - there really is nothing better for the skin. I am also a massive fan of Bio Oil. Ok, it isn't cheep but it helps (plus you can often find it on offer in TX Max). It may not help with sagging skin, but it helps with stretch marks (which people often think you get for weight gain, but can also come with weight loss). Best of luck for the future

I definitely have saggy skin and I still have a long way to go.

I am definitely starting to look "deflated".

No I don't like it, but I'll take an entire body of saggy, deflated skin over a single day of being the way I used to be. I fully intend on having surgery to help correct this in the future once I reach my goal weight.

The benefits of getting healthy and fit FAR outweigh loose or saggy skin issues. Anyone that encourages you to not get healthy for fear of skin problems does NOT have your best interests in mind.

I've lost 220 and yes, I am covered in saggy skin. If you lose 179 pounds, you'll have saggy skin - I promise you that.

But...

Do you want to be insecure and uncomfortable 24/7 because you're obese? Or do you want to be insecure and uncomfortable only for those rare times in which you get nekkid and in front of a mirror, staring at yourself, but confident and secure the rest of the day when you're clothed?

Would you rather be healthy, fit, and active or would you rather be plump, but not saggy?

Your obese friends don't want you to leave their "Fat Girls Club". If you get slim, not only will you be leaving the club, but you'll make them feel inadequate because you are bettering yourself and they are NOT.

Get your priorities in order. Saggy skin and insecurity while nekkid or a Healthy, Activite, Confident and better life the other 99% of the time.

Janine

i have lost the weight slowly, it has taken almost 2 years. There is a little bit of sagging in my belly and chest but nothing to bad. I have been weight training since January and doing cardio as well as I drink lots of water and try to eat good clean food. My arms have almost no sag and that was the part I was most worried about. My plan is to wait a good year after I reach goal weight and continue to work on my fitness and if i need to get surgery I will address it then. I have read that sometimes your skin will eventually go back.

But saggy skin is worth all the health benefits of losing the weight. My back, knees and hips thank me, plus i am being a good example to my kids and several people at my work have started working out and eating better after seeing what I have accomplished.

Your overweight friends are just trying to find excuses to keep you from making them feel bad for not doing it themselves, do it for you, don't worry what anyone else says about it. You will live longer and be happier because you are getting healthy!

I expect to be a bit saggy, but overweight people I know keep telling me I'll look deflated and terrible. I don't know why all of the overweight people I know are against me getting in shape? I am doing circuit training so I'm hoping to tone up a lot, I don't just want to lose weight, what I care about is losing inches of fat and gaining muscle. I care less about numbers and more about having less fat on my body and being stronger/having energy. I don't want to be skinny, I want to be fit! Maybe added muscle mass will help with minimizing the saggage. I do use coconut oil on my skin/hair so maybe that will help too.

Hey! In all honesty a lot of people will tell you bad things(Correct me if I'm wrong) but those people could be just jealous that you are looking to lose weight, that you're taking the time out of your day to recognize that you're not healthy and that you wanna get into better shape, so they're just putting you down because they can't do what you wanna do.

Also: A good way to prevent loose skin/bagginess is exercise!!! Strengthening your muscles, tightening your skin. I'm not sure if you'll still have some loose skin going on but it's better than the fat being there! Also, you can look into surgeries that are offered free, just ask doctors and they'll give you a guideline. For my mom she lost a TON of weight(by gastric by-pass) and has to keep it off for a whole year and steady before they offer her the surgery. Keep at it, don't get discouraged, and good luck!