The One Thing No One Tells You About Losing Weight

[downsizingdiva 459]

I TOO HAVE LOST MOST OF MY CUTE BUBBLY CHEEKS, I HAVE THOSE SMILE LINES TOO. I WAS VERY AFRAID OF LOOKING OLDER BUT I THINK ALL IN ALL I LOOK YOUNGER. I KINDA LIKE THE SMILE LINES - I KNOW THAT'S WEIRD....THE PART I WORRY ABOUT MOSTLY IS MY FUNNY LOOKING NECK. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL SHRINK UP MORE ON IT'S OWN. I HAVEN'T DONE ANY CREAMS OR PEELS BUT I DO NEED TO BE PUTTING SOMETHING ON MY NECK TO HELP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IN THE WORLD TO USE.

[Emilie.Lancaster 189]

Has anyone tried those wraps? the ones for sagging skin? Do they work?

[SeahawksFan 444]

I have tried the wraps and didn't think they helped. I do botox and fillers. Works like a charm. Everyone now tells me I look 10 years younger because of the weight loss....haha no one needs to know about the rest. And I only lost 50 lbs and could see the lines and sunken eyes.

~LA

[vsghealthymom 16]

I'm 29 and have lost quite a bit of weight. My husband doesn't believe me but I feel like I look older. Mostly people say I look great, younger but I notice it when I look closer and in photos. I was 248, now 122

[tera1982 194]

I have heard that Rodan + Fields can really help that....I just started losing so I can't say firsthand, but the folks I know that use it regularly look SO much younger. I wanna become a consultant someday when I have the extra money to get started....my dream - to be healthy & loving myself. ????

I am newly sleeved so can't comment on personal experience but one of my co-workers is a Rodan & Fields consultant and sells the product to many people. I have to say, the ones I know and have known for a while look really good. The products they are using really are making a difference, not to mention she is an older woman and her skin looks great. It has definitely caught my attention!

[heather5565 959]

Possible note to self about this Rodan & Fields product!

I already do feel like I look older and can see it a bit in my neck.

But I still have a lot to lose and I'm also on a medication that changes the shape of your face. (And it has for me. When I weighed this weight in the past - I had a skinny long face and I don't this time. It's smaller, yes but my cheekbones are still hiding and I have jowls! Nobody agrees with me on this but I swear I do!)

[WL WARRIOR 692]

@@vsghealthymom,

You mentioned that you are now down in your 120's and I think that is when I really noticed looking older. Once I got to around 125 (I'm usually 124-127), I noticed more of a sunken in look. Would gaining weight really help the problem? I think gaining even a few pounds at this point would very hard for me to do mentally. I'm going to wait it out and see if time helps the problem some.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@WL WARRIOR

Have you tried a really good dermatologist? One with an esthetician on staff? The derm and a medical grade/train esthetician could help you a lot, at least to the point where you can decide if you need something more drastic. I would give that a try for a few months.

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Edited December 31, 2015 by WLSResources/ClothingExch

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

I am 51 and lost 150#, people tell me my before pix look like mother to my current pix. Look at my profile. I am going to get fat transfer as I have lost upper cheek fullness.

[WL WARRIOR 692]

@@OutsideMatchInside,

I do have a dermatologist, but there is no one on staff there that is qualified to do fillers or lasers. My insurance wouldn't cover it anyhow. It's still probably something I will look into once I hit 40.

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

I am planning to do a Fraxel " Repair" laser on my face neck décolletage and my tummy when I get my bonus next year to help firm things up. Fraxel repair goes deeper (1.6mm) than traditional Graceland lasers. It will NOT be as good as plastic surgery but I figure that if I do it once a year at bonus time within like 5-10 years I should be looking good. My mom is 68 and she had the surgery about 8 years ago and I see that she has saggy skin in the same places that I'm worried about. Hats off to those that do plastics and maybe almost a year from now I will change my mind, but at this point I wish to avoid anymore surgery if I can. Thrilled as hell with this one but I just don't like that weak feeling for weeks afterward when on limited activity. I want to kick butt all the time;-)

[Jill7768 46]

If you would ike to try the It Works! wraps, I can help! jillborst.itworks.com

[Emilie.Lancaster 189]

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Tell me about this. What can one expect?

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

I just got the face fat transfer, I thought I was okay before, but that fullness in the upper cheeks really helps. I am 51.