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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
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? -- Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
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 365/253/??? |
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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 365/253/??? |
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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
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. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
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. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
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? -- Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
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? -- Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
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." -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
"JMA" wrote in message
... 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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Interesting Documentary on Discovery Health Last Night...
"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
om... 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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