I'm scared of flabby skin

[kayse 25]

My surgery is tomorrow morning. The only thing that keeps popping in my head right now is having flabby skin. I'm 245 right now and anticipate an 80 pounds weight loss. I feel like when it's all said and fine I'll look like a walking sheet like a ghost.

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[Essence46 493]

_{I was scared of sagging skin too especially my arms. As soon as I got clearance from the doctor, I started doing arm weight training. It has really helped. Good luck.}

[JamieLogical 8,727]

Sagging skin won't kill you. An extra 80 pounds of fat might.

Is sagging skin a risk? Yep! But it's not a risk to your life!

There are a few things you can do to try to lessen it. Keep up with your hydration, moisturize daily, take your supplements, and try to "fill in" some of the loose skin with muscle. If you get to the end of this journey and loose skin really bothers you, you can always have plastic surgery to remove it.

[Healthy_life2 8,327]

@@kayse

Its normal to be afraid of the unknown. You goal is healthy.

I started at 254 I lost 119 pounds

I can't afford plastics. I have loose skin on my mid section, back, arms, butt, inner thighs and my boobs are deflated. It's all manageable with shape wear and a good bra.

This is where I'm at after 2 years. It was worth all the loose skin in the world.

[catwoman7 11,233]

I've lost 200 lbs. Yep - I have sagging skin. But it's easy to hide. And I can tell you now that I'd take my saggy skin *any day* over weighing 373 lbs! Once you get your weight off, you'll wonder why you worried about it so much!

[kayse 25]

Thank you all so much! I think it's my mind resisting change ha ha. I am ready and can't wait to begin this new chapter.

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I am flabby, but I don't even care. I am still so much smaller and more comfortable it is worth it.

[KristenLe 5,980]

@@kayse At 286 lbs, I don't look good naked or in clothes - at least after surgery I have a chance of looking good in clothes! There's no point in worrying about sagging skin - concentrate on weight loss and being healthy!

Good luck with your surgery and recovery!!!

[BreannaW 50]

I am still waiting for my approval from insurance for my surgery, but I worry about sagging skin too. You are definitely not alone there.

All the ladies above definitely just helped me see that I am worrying for nothing because the end result is the only thing that matters.

I do a bootcamp class here in Texas called Camp Gladiator and it has helped me tighten up the skin I have from losing the weight I have when I started in January. Definitely weight train when you are able to.

Wish you the best of luck with your surgery!

[Dub 9,926]

Thank you all so much! I think it's my mind resisting change ha ha. I am ready and can't wait to begin this new chapter.

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Yup.

I remember the last few weeks leading up to surgery. I was a bundle of nerves and had weird and irrational hangups. All that went away the very first hour I was post-op and recovering from surgery and had my first lap around the hospital under my belt. It's been great ever since.

If loose skin is resultant....then there are ways to deal with it when the time comes. No worries. No need to ponder it for now is how I've approached it. Getting the dangerous weight off has been the most important priority.

[WhitneyMc 26]

@@kayse At 286 lbs, I don't look good naked or in clothes - at least after surgery I have a chance of looking good in clothes! There's no point in worrying about sagging skin - concentrate on weight loss and being healthy!

Good luck with your surgery and recovery!!!

I disagree lol I weigh 288 and I look great naked... I think we have to remember the big picture, this isn't about looking "great" that's something you have to figure out yourself, its about getting healthy... At 300 pounds or 140, I will love myself just the same. My self worth is not defined by a number on a scale.

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