Hanging belly fat ????

[NTL44 43]

Ugh! Ok, so I have between 55-60 lbs left to lose! But the way that I carried most of my weight was unfortunately all at my lower gut, I am significantly smaller as I've lost over 100 lbs. but my belly still hangs. I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced trouble reaching their goal and still having a hanging gut.

I am only 5'2 and currently 181.

[glitter eyes 1,398]

I am at my goal and have been for several months. I started at 271 and now I am 145. My belly hangs down and nothing helps it. It doesn't look too bad when I have clothes on- but naked is a completely different matter. Up until this week I haven't even considered plastics, but now I am tossing the idea around in my mind.

I don't mind how it looks, but clothes fit me kinda weird. I have very tiny bony legs and need a size 4, but my stomach needs a 6 so I have to find skinny jeans or pants cut narrow through the legs. It would be nice not to have to deal with it.

However, I will take a saggy baggy belly over being overweight any day!!! It's been so worth it.

I am 5'3

[Designer Edit 41]

I was worried about this when I got my surgery too. I've lost weight a little slower (on purpose so I didn't wreck my metabolism and in hopes that my skin could keep up with my weight loss). I'm down 65lbs and have about 55 to go and yes, my belly (and now my rear too), hangs more than I was hoping. My husband did some research for me and the only real way of getting the skin to tighten back up again without surgery is to drop down to a very low body fat percentage... Like dangerously low. The reason the skin can't tighten back up is because there's fat trapped in little pockets which prevent the skin from bouncing back. Obviously most of us have also damaged the skin but apparently if you get body-builder skinny, your skin has a fighting chance of tightening. The likelihood of me doing this is pretty slim but I will give my skin a couple of years to tighten before I consider surgery. After all, it took me a couple of decades to gain all that weight - I should probably give my stomach some time to do its thing before I cut it off!!

[NTL44 43]

Thank you! Yea if been saving for surgery just in case. I hoped my age would play a part but the more I look at my stomach the more obvious it is I'll probably need it.

[Georgiagirl27 17]

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[Amarie1621 2]

Iam so scared ever since I been watching that show skin tight I'm woundering if I even want surgery I carry my weight well right now of course I'd like be smaller but I'm scared I'm have so much skin after and can't afford skin removel surgery that I'm gonavregreat even doing the sleeve

[Margie122 845]

Listen - this isn't going to be a popular response but would you rather stay FAT and/or MORBIDLY OBESE and die earlier and likely miss out on a lot of life or would you rather have a little hanging skin? For me it's a no brainer.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Iam so scared ever since I been watching that show skin tight I'm woundering if I even want surgery I carry my weight well right now of course I'd like be smaller but I'm scared I'm have so much skin after and can't afford skin removel surgery that I'm gonavregreat even doing the sleeve

Those Drs on Skin Tight are terrible though. They are not a good example of what plastic surgery can do for you.

[NTL44 43]

No matter what I am happy and proud of my progress. I'm healthier than ever, and continue to be everyday. But insecurities don't stop just at weight. I'm 26, single, and although I know I'll find a man who loves me regardless, I want to love myself. I