Anyone lost a lot of weight and had no excess skin?

[nervous_newbie 0]

Anyone lost a lot of weight and actually didn't have any excess skin?

I was just wondering if there's a chance I won't need any sort of plastic surgery to fix myself up after the surgery.

[IndioGirl55 32]

Anyone lost a lot of weight and actually didn't have any excess skin?

I was just wondering if there's a chance I won't need any sort of plastic surgery to fix myself up after the surgery.

It depends on your DNA mostly - how much weight you have to lose - how long you have been over weight - your age..

The way I looked at it - was the excess skin isn't going to kill me (they make good foundation undergarments like Spanx for those issues) but the excess fat was going to kill me and limited the quality of my life..

[mominkansas 2]

When I first started losing weight I had a ton of flab. Now I work out and I see my skin starting to bounce back. I think my bikini days are over but I do see light at the end of the tunnel!

[Jachut 487]

I wouldnt say I had no excess skin at all, on a few areas, I'm a little squishy. But i dont need any PS and I can wear a bikini at the age of 42, after 3 babies. I'm pretty happy with how my body held up.

[surfergirl 0]

I AM NOT SO WORRIED ABOUT LOOSE SKIN YOU CAN HIDE IN YOUR CLOTHES.:biggrin: MY PROBLEM IS 2 AREAS. ONE MY UNDER AREMS,,OH SO FLABBY, AND THE ONE I HATE MOST IS MY FACE AND NECK..OMG, SO WRINKLY AND LOOSE, I LOOK AWFUL IN PHOTOS.:sad:.ANY ADVICE? ANY ONE KNOW OF ANYTHING TO USE? I WAS AT ALTRA 3 AND THEY HAD SOME NECK CREAM TO TIGHTEN UP THAT AREA, BUT IT WAS 99.00 A JAR.:biggrin:.YIKES..I'D BUY IT IN A HEART BEAT IF I KNEW IT REALLY WORKED..ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED

DEE..T-ROSE

[LollyMoe 1]

I met a lady in my doctor's office when I went to get a fill yesterday. She is very petite and has lost 187 pounds. I ask her if she had had any surgeries and she said no. She sure looks good! Of course she is younger than I and I think that makes a huge difference.

[Yvette1026 0]

I lost 140+lbs on my own and had no lose skin, now I'm getting the band to prevent the up and down cycle I go through, after gaining 50-60 of that back. I'm sure I won't have any "excess skin" and actually there's no such thing as "excess skin" it's that you lose muscle instead of fat, once you lose the fat in the skin your skin will snap back.

You can prevent this by giving your body the Protein you need. For example, if you want to weigh 175lbs, you would need to eat 175 grams of Protein every day to burn the fat and feed your muscles.

You can look it up online if you google it, you'll see excess skin is a myth.

[IndioGirl55 32]

I AM NOT SO WORRIED ABOUT LOOSE SKIN YOU CAN HIDE IN YOUR CLOTHES.:biggrin: MY PROBLEM IS 2 AREAS. ONE MY UNDER AREMS,,OH SO FLABBY, AND THE ONE I HATE MOST IS MY FACE AND NECK..OMG, SO WRINKLY AND LOOSE, I LOOK AWFUL IN PHOTOS.:sad:.ANY ADVICE? ANY ONE KNOW OF ANYTHING TO USE? I WAS AT ALTRA 3 AND THEY HAD SOME NECK CREAM TO TIGHTEN UP THAT AREA, BUT IT WAS 99.00 A JAR.:biggrin:.YIKES..I'D BUY IT IN A HEART BEAT IF I KNEW IT REALLY WORKED..ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED

DEE..T-ROSE

Dee Rose - Sorry but I don't think they have come up with PS in a jar - if they did they would be rich !!! My arms are the worse too and I hate it - but I rather be healthy and have the skin issues that be fat and have the health issues

I met a lady in my doctor's office when I went to get a fill yesterday. She is very petite and has lost 187 pounds. I ask her if she had had any surgeries and she said no. She sure looks good! Of course she is younger than I and I think that makes a huge difference.

Lolly I am petite too and dressed I look just fine - if you met me for the 1st time in person - you would think I have always looked like this - Thank God we don't walk around naked :0) - I guess we do have to be glad Eve gave Adam the apple :0) lol

I lost 140+lbs on my own and had no lose skin, now I'm getting the band to prevent the up and down cycle I go through, after gaining 50-60 of that back. I'm sure I won't have any "excess skin" and actually there's no such thing as "excess skin" it's that you lose muscle instead of fat, once you lose the fat in the skin your skin will snap back.

You can prevent this by giving your body the Protein you need. For example, if you want to weigh 175lbs, you would need to eat 175 grams of Protein every day to burn the fat and feed your muscles.

You can look it up online if you google it, you'll see excess skin is a myth.

Darling - there is such a thing as excess skin - it does lose its' elasticity - Stretch Marks... You take a garbage bag fill it with 100 lbs and leave in there for 5 minutes - take it out and it goes back to its normal shape - put a 100 lbs in that bag leave it in there for 20 yrs - take it out and the bag stays stretched out..

It is basically your DNA which determines if your skin is going to bounce back or not.. But the combination of how much excess weight you have - how long you have had it are also a contributing factors.

I work out with a trainer - I have muscles in my arms - but no amount of muscle (unless I doped) would fill up the space where the fat was - When or if I ever have ps to cut away the skin that has stretched out and isn't going to bounce back - I will have Kelly Ripa arms.

[adagray 1]

I have read some of the research on this and aside from the things you can't control (age, genes, etc.), your best bet for avoiding lose skin is to exercise a lot and emphasize Protein in your diet. My surgeon's office recommends this anyway so that is my plan. Of course, there are no guarantees I'll still be happy without PS, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

My mom had lapband two years ago and lost 100+ pounds. She told me to start saving for the PS now. She's not getting it done because she is 65 and just doesn't want the risk of more surgery, but she said if she was my age, she would do it.