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I've seen a lot of people asking about loose skin, and a lot of people showing loose skin pictures. Does anyone NOT have loose skin after reaching their goal weight? My BMI is 36.5 and the fat isn't concentrated in one place. I'm hoping that works in my favor.

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I've lost over 100lbs and have no noticeable loose skin...

Why is that..can't say for sure, but these are some things I have been doing during my weight loss...

Exercised like crazy...primarily aerobic activity....good for muscle and skin tone

Sat in sauna 30 minutes after every workout, and could easily drink as much as 32 ozs of Water while sitting there, and took a cold shower immediately afterward tightening the skin. (think of the swedes jumping in the snow)

Drank Water all day, stayed loyal to taking Vitamins and other supplements.
Protein...

I did not do this as a goal to fight loose skin, but I believe it did contribute.

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When I was early 20s, I lost about 60# and got to goal. I had NO extra skin, could wear a bikini.

Late 40s, had a pregnancy in the past, had lost and regained a few times, lost over 150# to get to goal, and had excess skin.

Individual results may vary but I tell you I feel and look alot better trim an healthy even with excess skin.

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It might be my yo-yoing, maybe my age, but whatever, this time around I have loose skin. When I was 25 and lost weight, everything popped back into place. When I was 45, pretty much the same. The three times in between, ditto. However, this time, at 62 it seems like the relentless hands of time have stepped in. I have quite a bit of flabby excess around my belly, extra skin under my chin and neck. It's a small price to pay for health and a chance to keep this off permanently, but it is indeed a consequence.

Another issue I am having this time, is a significant amount of muscle loss. I am trying to exercise in order to minimize the loss, but it is happening. I am getting my Protein and Vitamins in, and consuming 900-1000 calories a day, so maybe I need to up my weight training. I have been focusing on walking and the elliptical these past few weeks.

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It depends on age, genetics, skin elasticity, years of obesity, level of obesity. You can't control it with Protein, exercise, rate of loss, Vitamins, lotions, potions, or snake oil. I've seen young people with skin issues, and old people with none, though usually the older we are, the less elasticity we have.

I lost 145 pounds at age 50 and had lots of skin issues. When I was younger, that wasn't a problem. My 26 year old daughter lost 115 and has almost none - just a little on her lower abdomen, like lots of women who have had children (she has one). We arguably have similar genes, so that gives you an idea. One thing I've noticed on me, though, is that even with poor elasticity, it did contract some over time, especially on my neck.

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I have yo-yo'd as well and after two kids when I was 28 my stomach had no excess. In my early forties I wasn't as lucky. My weight is somewhat evenly distributed so the excess now at almost 53 is the lower belly, under arm flags and some on my upper (really high) thighs. I am contemplating the extra 20 the doctor wants me to push for (150-155) because of that very reason. At my age and height I have weighed 165-170 and been very happy with that...

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Not trying to influence you because I am glad I pushed to get down to the 150s, but it was the last 30-40 pounds where the excess skin really showed up.

I was laying in bed nekkid and was shocked to discover skin, laying next to me on the bed! Seriously like a fold on each side of my body just laying there, draped. Lower body lift took care of that sucker!

I have yo-yo'd as well and after two kids when I was 28 my stomach had no excess. In my early forties I wasn't as lucky. My weight is somewhat evenly distributed so the excess now at almost 53 is the lower belly, under arm flags and some on my upper (really high) thighs. I am contemplating the extra 20 the doctor wants me to push for (150-155) because of that very reason. At my age and height I have weighed 165-170 and been very happy with that...

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I did all those things except the daily sauna, and I had excess skin. I have a hard time imagining that a sauna would shrink skin vmbut who knows.

On the other hand, I had at least a triple of not quadruple chin and my face skin bounced back very well. I don't have a turkey neck yet!

I've lost over 100lbs and have no noticeable loose skin...

Why is that..can't say for sure, but these are some things I have been doing during my weight loss...

Exercised like crazy...primarily aerobic activity....good for muscle and skin tone

Sat in sauna 30 minutes after every workout, and could easily drink as much as 32 ozs of Water while sitting there, and took a cold shower immediately afterward tightening the skin. (think of the swedes jumping in the snow)

Drank Water all day, stayed loyal to taking Vitamins and other supplements.

Protein...

I did not do this as a goal to fight loose skin, but I believe it did contribute.

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I'm 24 and have some on my tummy and legs. My arms aren't bad though. I was hoping I wouldn't have any but I have been overweight most of my life so I guess my skin lost some of its elasticity.

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