I think hanging skin...or looking "old" is among many of our worries. We are all so different, so who knows what to expect. For me personally (I can only answer for me) excercise was the key to keeping my skin happy along this journey...along with eating healthy and taking my vitamins, calcium and Vit. D. Call it genetics or is it because I treated my body right?? Who really knows?? I'm 42, Mother of 3...Lost 130 lbs and I do not have saggy old skin. Treat your body right along the way and I imagine you'll be rewarded in the end.

Best Wishes on staying away from the hand dryers

I think hanging skin...or looking "old" is among many of our worries. We are all so different, so who knows what to expect. For me personally (I can only answer for me) excercise was the key to keeping my skin happy along this journey...along with eating healthy and taking my vitamins, calcium and Vit. D. Call it genetics or is it because I treated my body right?? Who really knows?? I'm 42, Mother of 3...Lost 130 lbs and I do not have saggy old skin. Treat your body right along the way and I imagine you'll be rewarded in the end.

Best Wishes on staying away from the hand dryers.:cursing:

Exercise, Exercises, Exercises is a big key to the whole saggy skin thing you will still have some , BUT not as much. I have lost 116 pounds and I to do not have that hanging skin and am up there in age 50 something.

Good luck!!

There are a few factors that cause hanging skin....

1. Too quick a weight loss.

2. Age

3. Exercise

4. Size we are before we start

As we age our skins elasticity decreases. So if we loose weight at a rapid amount 5-10lbs a week for many consecutive weeks, we are more likely some of the saggy skin.

Once we all regulate out on our weight loss and get back to a 1-3 pounds a week, the skin then has more time to shrink back up. Does this make sense.

In the beginning we are all saggy skinned a little bit, but with exercise, fluids and proper nutrition, most of it should be handled.

I know a lot of people who got the bypass and they have a hard time with hte saggy skin. Just because they loose so much weight so quickly, but my friends with the band, aren't having too much trouble at all.