Weight gain = looking older?

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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:

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

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

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.

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.

Yeah, it definitely varies. I think people who become really heavy and then lose when they're still relatively young are often the ones who end up looking younger because of the skin elasticity that you lose as you age, as someone else mentioned. And it definitely helps that when people lose weight they tend to gain confidence in their posture and clothing, and have often healthier skin (wrinkles or no).

But hey, if you look wrinkly now from getting fit, just remember the person with fit muscles and less fat is the one who maintains independence the longest into old age (barring disease), not to mention they're the ones who have a longer and less injury-prone old age. I've got to find an MRI I saw of the muscle content of a standard 70-something's leg and a 70-something who had remained well and truly active (a runner!)... it was amazing.

ETA: I forgot it also had a 40yo's legs. AWESOME. http://www.adventure-journal.com/2012/01/finding-inspiration-in-an-mri/

I look 10 years older since losing weight.

I have noticed that in a lot of pictures posted on here but I don't know that it's universally true. How one chooses to present oneself definitely factors into perception and a lot of people who have gone on to lose weight obviously didn't feel particularly good about themselves before the loss. People post pictures of themselves confident, thinner, made up, smiling and wearing nice clothing and it's easy to perceive them as younger.