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Old July 31st, 2004, 02:19 AM
SnugBear
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Chris Braun wrote:

I agree that's a partial strategy. However, your post was stated in
absolute terms, and I felt that it offered unrealistic expectations.
Some people are very disappointed to find they don't have a model's
body after a big weight loss, and it's better to not expect the
impossible, or to feel there's something wrong with oneself if that
isn't what happens.


and of course, they didn't have a model's body *ever before*, but think
losing weight will magically reveal one?

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Old July 31st, 2004, 02:26 AM
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Blanket statements and generalizations serve only to breed FUD,
whether it's about loose skin after massive weight loss, or any
particular WOE. My sig says it all _ your mileage may vary.

As always, YMMV.

Kasey
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Old July 31st, 2004, 02:26 AM
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Blanket statements and generalizations serve only to breed FUD,
whether it's about loose skin after massive weight loss, or any
particular WOE. My sig says it all _ your mileage may vary.

As always, YMMV.

Kasey
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Old July 31st, 2004, 06:43 AM
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SnugBear wrote:
jamie wrote:

Lotion merely moistens the dead outermost layer.


Loofah first ;-)


Then it moistens the *new* dead outermost layer. It can't
penetrate the moisture barrier.

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Old July 31st, 2004, 06:43 AM
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SnugBear wrote:
jamie wrote:

Lotion merely moistens the dead outermost layer.


Loofah first ;-)


Then it moistens the *new* dead outermost layer. It can't
penetrate the moisture barrier.

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"There's a seeker born every minute."

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Old August 1st, 2004, 03:09 AM
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jamie wrote:

Then it moistens the *new* dead outermost layer. It can't
penetrate the moisture barrier.


hmph. At least you'll *smell* good - now let me have my fantasy, ok?

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Old August 1st, 2004, 03:09 AM
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jamie wrote:

Then it moistens the *new* dead outermost layer. It can't
penetrate the moisture barrier.


hmph. At least you'll *smell* good - now let me have my fantasy, ok?

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Old August 1st, 2004, 09:41 AM
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SnugBear wrote:
jamie wrote:

Then it moistens the *new* dead outermost layer. It can't
penetrate the moisture barrier.


hmph. At least you'll *smell* good - now let me have my fantasy, ok?


So long as you're into weight-loss fantasies, you might as well try
the "fat-burning soap."

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Old August 3rd, 2004, 11:47 AM
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"JMA" wrote in message
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BTW for anyone considering the surgery to remove excess skin, a good

surgeon
will insist that you keep your weight stable for *at least* a year before
performing the surgery. Mine recommended 2 or 3 years, but would do the
surgery after 1 year if there were other problems associated with the

skin.

That's good advice... Statistics say that the average rate of success of
diets is around 15% when you study them at the 5 years point. Not being a
success doesn't mean being an utter failure, it just means gaining back a
significant part of the original weight, it doesn't have to be all the
weight.
The problem is that if you have surgery to remove skin too soon *and* gain
back a large amount of weight, the remaining skin will get stretched so hard
and fast (weight regain can be explosive) that it is likely to be ruined
beyong repair if you ever re-lose that weight again. Even worse if you
regain weight right after the surgery while the tissues are still healing...
Likewise if you keep losing weight after the surgery, you might need a
second operation.
So, responsible surgeons prefer to play it safe and make sure your weight is
indeed stable.


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Old August 3rd, 2004, 11:52 AM
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"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
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A recent thread on ASD asked why losing faster isn't better. Here's
yet another reason why - Lose slowly enough and your skin should be
able to shrink as your stored fat does. Lose too fast and you could
end up with extra skin.


Usually skin is elastic enough to adapt to a new configuration if it is ever
going to. I suspect the main point of losing slowly is that you usually do
that through a reasonnable diet, not a crash one. Thus, you are less likely
to suffer from nutritional deficiencies. The skin is very sensitive to lack
of vitamins and proper essential fatty acids. Especially during a diet,
where you're asking your skin to do some extra work to shrink to your new
body configuration. Losing weight very quickly through a powder diet with no
fats and bad quality proteins and low quality vitamins *is* going to hurt
your skin. Especially if you add dehydratation to that, which is common in
many diets...


 




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