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I am going to be six weeks post op tomorrow and I feel like places that I used to have a lot of fat that used to be "firmer" are now very soft and jiggly :-/ whats going on? Sorry for the odd question...lol. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this???

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I am going to be six weeks post op tomorrow and I feel like places that I used to have a lot of fat that used to be "firmer" are now very soft and jiggly :-/ whats going on? Sorry for the odd question...lol. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this???

I think what you're feeling is where your skin in loose. Think about a balloon filled with sand...if its stuffed full then it will feel firm. If you take out some sand it will be squishier.

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when I used to go to weight watchers - that means that fat is ready to go - i.e. burn off. I have defintely noticed much more squish in certain parts of my own bod recently.

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That's do funny. My calves used to feel rock hard. Not like they were muscular. Now they are jiggly and loose. But in a good way.

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Let's hope the loose stuff falls off easier.

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Subcutaneous fat softens as you lose fat mass.

There is a type of fat, visceral fat, that's harder than subcutaneous fat, but it's your internal fat, not the fat in places like your calves or arms.

As for mushy fat preceding fat loss, the going theory is based on fluids. The fat is lost, but Fluid replaces it. Then when the Fluid exits, the "loss" suddenly becomes noticeable. (The intake of fluids also explains a lot of stall activity). Here's an article with more info in layman's terms.

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when I used to go to weight watchers - that means that fat is ready to go - i.e. burn off. I have defintely noticed much more squish in certain parts of my own bod recently.

That reminds me of when I was active on a Low Carb forum years back, they would call it "Jiggly puff" and it did seem when I would lose good my stomach would get very squishy, I say bring it on lol

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