Weight gain = looking older?

vallemic · July 2012

Funny how almost everyone who loses weight looks younger! The opposite also seems to be true! Why do you think this is so?

urasweethart · July 2012

I wonder if we associate weight with age because they its harder to lose weight as you get older and when you think of a younger person you assume they have all this energy and are out burning everycalorie they eat,drink or Smell lol. i know I have been over weight for the last 8-9 yrs and Im only 28 and ppl always assume Im way older. Ive been told its because of the way I carry myself but I honestly think I carry myself & act different when I lose and gain weight.

Deltabigboy · July 2012

You would think it would be the opposite. All that extra fat should push those wrinkles away!

kittenkris · July 2012

I'm actually nervous about looking older as I loose. I'm afraid my face will be super wrinkly. I'm 48 but look much younger. I'm also worried about having a waddle under my chin. When I was thin 22 years ago I had a chiseled jawline and great cheekbones. I guess I shouldn't worry about it must just live with whatever happens. Wrinkles don't give you diabetes or heart problems!

joshuamhort · July 2012

Well, if people look younger as they lose weight, I am in trouble! I already look like I am (maybe) barely out of high school. I am going to have people trying to throw me back in!

Natihilator · July 2012

some people look younger as they lose weight, and some look older. I think it really depends on every person's face and skin.

2muchsauce · July 2012

I would say I think it has made me look older unfortunately

BandedTriaRN · July 2012

I think that carrying around all that weight made me more tired and when you are tired you can look a lot older?

misskatibear · July 2012

I most definitely look older when I lose weight on my face. When my face is a bit rounder, looks like I have baby fat or something :P
But I know last year when I was quite a good healthy size, I looked like a more 'mature' woman :P

Dani_wants_to_be_fit · July 2012

I think it really depends on the individual. My 'aunty' (those close family friends you are forced to call aunty) is a pretty large and cheerful women who looks about late 40's early 50's and is actually 62... surprised me =/ But I have also seen some over weight people look older with weight. All depends on the individual.

PrayerofAmity · July 2012

I've actually found the opposite. I know one woman who was a beautiful heavy woman, then she lost 100+ pounds and she looked so much older. I'm extremely obese and told I look much younger than I am. I'm still going to lose to be healthy but I do worry what I will look like afterwards.

Dauntlessness · July 2012

I think its true either way. I have seen my fair share of before and after pics and some people look 10+ years younger. I have also seen some people that get more wrinkles because their face droops.
I think it depends on genetics but either way, its not a good excuse to not lose weight.

You are unique, just like everyone else. :laugh:

Ma_Vie · July 2012

For those of us who are older, sometimes the weight loss leaves us with wrinkles because our skin is thinner and once the fat is gone, skin settles and voila! Wrinkles! I have lost 52 lbs, and now have wrinkles on my forehead of all places, where I did not have them before...oh, well...

I also have crow's feet around the corners of my eyes and had none before.

I like 'em all! They show all my hard work! (That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it, as the saying goes).

vegasmari · July 2012

I've noticed this when people lose weight too quickly. Almost as if our faces need a gradual weight loss to look firm and tight, so it doesn't keep up with our bodies. Just my opinion

danilee1020 · July 2012

I'm scared of looking older, but that is why I am trying to lose at a good pace, not too fast. I notice people who get lap band and drop weight quickly look older, jmho.

LizHowerton · July 2012

I look younger slimmer than I did heavier. Many people have told me so. I'm almost 50

vallemic · July 2012

I also wonder if it's about clothing. When one loses weight, he/she may be apt to wearing more stylish clothing that makes them look younger. With that also comes confidence, your posture changes and your head is held higher

litatura · July 2012

Thankfully, I look younger now that I've lost weight. Most of the people that I know who ended up looking older after losing weight is because they went a little too excessive in weight loss department and their face ended up really gaunt.

Aljn27 · July 2012

I believe this is true. I was about 45 pounds heavier this time last year when my father passed away and someone thought that my younger cousin was my daughter. We do look alike but I did look much older then. I guess stress and weight gain can make a person look older because we are using so much more of our energy to function. I look this site and I am and so glad I decided to take my health into a more positive direction

jenjersnapco · July 2012

I am developing a turkey wattle as the weight comes off. Horrified. Haven't lost too quickly - 30 lbs in 16 weeks. I hope with time it tightens up a little.

PunkyRachel · July 2012

I know right! It's crazy, my husband could easily pass as 35 or even 40(he's 28).Last week he bought alcohol they didn't even card him! I blame the full beard and long unkept curly hair, but he's put on weight too, he's only 5'4 and about 250 lbs now. Being healthy and losing weight does make you look way younger. I just found out how old my zumba instructors are. One's 35, she looks younger than me (I'm 27) the other is 48, but she looks about 30-35 tops. It shocked me, I would have never guessed that!

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