Significant weight loss?

[lorli]

Anyone out there lose a significant amount of weight, that share if the excess skin gets reabsorbed or if it hangs around being flabby?

[tiggerlover]

Hi lori! Not sure how significant you are talking about, but I can tell you that after losing 60 pounds I have excess flesh that hangs that is really hard to tone up. You can tone to a certain extent, but if there are certain areas that if they carried the most weight that they are really hard to firm up. My sister lost 100# and she was an exercise fiend and tried everything to no avail, she finally had a tummy tuck and feels so much better about her body. But I know a tummy tuck is not for everyone.

[lorli]

Thanks Tiggerlover,

I was really hoping more of the skin would get reabsorbed, as I will have a lot of it, maybe a disgusting amount but I won't know till I lose it all.

Lori

[tiggerlover]

Lori, I guess everyone is different, I just know what it was for my sister and I. Hopefully you will be lucky. I always thought if I could tighten it all up I would be in a whole clothing size smaller!!

[nbodyhome]

I'm 80 pounds from my highest, with no excess skin. I've lost it very slowly, I didn't want to lose too much at a time (and focused on being healthy, not just weight loss). Of course I have some stretch marks, but I can live with those. :)

[lorli]

I went to your blog, you have done great, keep it up. I'll have to see what happens when I'm done losing my weight. Thank,s for replying.

[princess@heart]

Anyone out there lose a significant amount of weight, that share if the excess skin gets reabsorbed or if it hangs around being flabby?

I've lost 200 so far (gastric bypass) and I have some areas that are flabby and some that toned up okay.

I will definitely need plastic surgery, but I have to lose more and stay stable at that weight.

As other posters replied, it really matters where you carried the weight, and how much. I never realized my arms had been so big, but the skin there didn't bounce back at all. The skin on my hips and butt are doing okay, and that's where I thought I'd have the most problem. We'll see what happens to my belly, but I am betting on needing a tummy tuck. My inner thighs will need surgery, too.

I don't ever expect to look like a swimsuit model. I just want to look good in my clothes. Unfortunately, I am a size 18/20 up top, but still a 28 on bottom. :sad1:

[nbodyhome]

I went to your blog, you have done great, keep it up. I'll have to see what happens when I'm done losing my weight. Thank,s for replying.

Thanks Lori - I hope it was interesting. Losing slow will help any sagging, I lost about 5 pounds per month to start, and now it's a few pounds or more a year (I'm going to try to do a pound or two a month, I think, now). But that isn't really a goal, either!

I do, however, have cellulite (but anyone can have that!) :)