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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable?
I'm getting ready to lose a chunk of weight, about 50-65 lbs (notice the
positive attitude)--will likely ease into Atkins after establishing an exercise routine over 2-3 weeks and slowly weeding out sweets to make induction easier (this worked for me in the past--but I fell off the exercise wagon a year later and gained back 15 lbs). Anyway, one thing that scares me is losing the weight and then having excess skin which will not go away. Am I wrong that not everyone will be left with huge flaps--I know some people who have lost 50, 60, 70 lbs and didn't have excess flaps (or so they say). So can it be avoided??? I realize some/most of it has to do with skin elasticity, but come on folks, any of you "big losers" out there who didn't have to follow-up with cosmetic surgery to remove the skin?? I don't have a problem with cosmetic surgery and might have the boobs lifted if they are too saggy afterwards, but I just dread the other. Will post stats when I actually start....in about 2 weeks. jumbles |
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable?
Try taking fish oil capsules and biotin --- don't know about the saggy
skin but both will do wonders for your hair and general skin condition (but beware the fish oil burps!). Andrea |
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable?
I can't tell you what will work for you, but I can tell you what worked for me.
EXERCISE, eating good fats (lots of extra virgin olive oil and sufficient protein and drinking lots of water. I lost approx 1/3 of my bodyweight in about a year and have less saggy skin than I had before the weight loss. I gained a lot of weight very fast when I was pregnant with my son and had GHASTLY, disfiguring stretchmarks and saggy skin on my belly. My son is 23, so I had this nasty baggy skin and stretch marks for a long time And two different plastic surgeons told me that my overall skin-tone and elasticity was so bad that they would not touch the project because it would leave such ugly scars that I wouldn't be happy with the results. My stomach is not bikini-worthy (yet) but the wrinky skin is about 99% smoothed out and the stretchmarks have faded enough to be invisible unless you are looking for them. Thanks to LC, the sags that were there when my waist was 8" larger are gone. I do have a little boob sag, but it is about the same as it was before the weight loss. Olive oil might not be the "fountain of youth" for everyone, but all of those little wrinkles that I used to have on my face & my neck are gone and no one (except my boyfriend) believes that I didn't have any "work" done on my face. Now, if we could find something other than bleach to hide the gray hair...... Robyn |
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable?
What types of exercise have you done to help tighten your belly? I will do
them!!! "Robyn Rosenthal" wrote in message ... I can't tell you what will work for you, but I can tell you what worked for me. EXERCISE, eating good fats (lots of extra virgin olive oil and sufficient protein and drinking lots of water. I lost approx 1/3 of my bodyweight in about a year and have less saggy skin than I had before the weight loss. I gained a lot of weight very fast when I was pregnant with my son and had GHASTLY, disfiguring stretchmarks and saggy skin on my belly. My son is 23, so I had this nasty baggy skin and stretch marks for a long time And two different plastic surgeons told me that my overall skin-tone and elasticity was so bad that they would not touch the project because it would leave such ugly scars that I wouldn't be happy with the results. My stomach is not bikini-worthy (yet) but the wrinky skin is about 99% smoothed out and the stretchmarks have faded enough to be invisible unless you are looking for them. Thanks to LC, the sags that were there when my waist was 8" larger are gone. I do have a little boob sag, but it is about the same as it was before the weight loss. Olive oil might not be the "fountain of youth" for everyone, but all of those little wrinkles that I used to have on my face & my neck are gone and no one (except my boyfriend) believes that I didn't have any "work" done on my face. Now, if we could find something other than bleach to hide the gray hair...... Robyn --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.556 / Virus Database: 348 - Release Date: 12/26/2003 |
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From: "Cyndi" Newsgroups: alt.support.diet.low-carb What types of exercise have you done to help tighten your belly? I will do them!!! Cyndi, It is not just the ab work because my skin is better all over. I do weight training twice a week, usually doing weighted crunches for my abs, and cardio (high intensity interval training) twice a week. Also, one thing that I do that a lot of people say is stupid, but i think helps, is stomach vacuums. I do these in the shower while the conditioner is sitting on my hair. What I do is exhale all of the air from my lungs and then suck in my gut as high up into my rib cage as I can. I know it sounds like bS, but I really think it helps. Then again, I think *any* exercise as long as it is done consistently is an important part of being healthier. Robyn |
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable? ----> No
Okay, I am answering the question about saggy/extra skin inevitable as a
"No" Unfortunately, I don't really have any hidden wisdom to share. Am I wrong that not everyone will be left with huge flaps--I know some people who have lost 50, 60, 70 lbs and didn't have excess flaps (or so they say). So can it be avoided??? It must be avoidable, because... the first year I was married, my husband lost 70 pounds. He has absolutely NO flappy skin. The only place we noticed were his elbows were really stretchy for a little while... if he would pull on his elbow skin, you could stretch it wayyy out, but that somehow shrunk back with time because he looks completely normal everywhere. And very cute. During that year, he did NO exercise (well, as little as a newlywed can get away with, hee hee) He worked at a desk computer job, sitting all day, would come home and watch tv / sit at the computer for the majority of the time left. The most walking he did was the 4 porch steps you have to take to get up to our house. So maybe he was blessed with great elasticity, I don't know. I'm still a little jealous that he was able to lose 70 lbs without any effort on his part, although I'm happy I get to enjoy the end results. So, my point is, obviously not everybody ends up with baggy skin. Oh, and his stats... he was 28, his start weight was 300, after a year he was 230. During the year after the weight loss his skin really toned/tightened for some unknown reason. He is now (4 years later) 220, and we are both starting Atkins to slim down. Good luck! Spring |
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable? ----> No
If anything, the elbow skin pulling sounds sorta fun! LOL
"Sprgtime" wrote in message news Okay, I am answering the question about saggy/extra skin inevitable as a "No" Unfortunately, I don't really have any hidden wisdom to share. Am I wrong that not everyone will be left with huge flaps--I know some people who have lost 50, 60, 70 lbs and didn't have excess flaps (or so they say). So can it be avoided??? It must be avoidable, because... the first year I was married, my husband lost 70 pounds. He has absolutely NO flappy skin. The only place we noticed were his elbows were really stretchy for a little while... if he would pull on his elbow skin, you could stretch it wayyy out, but that somehow shrunk back with time because he looks completely normal everywhere. And very cute. During that year, he did NO exercise (well, as little as a newlywed can get away with, hee hee) He worked at a desk computer job, sitting all day, would come home and watch tv / sit at the computer for the majority of the time left. The most walking he did was the 4 porch steps you have to take to get up to our house. So maybe he was blessed with great elasticity, I don't know. I'm still a little jealous that he was able to lose 70 lbs without any effort on his part, although I'm happy I get to enjoy the end results. So, my point is, obviously not everybody ends up with baggy skin. Oh, and his stats... he was 28, his start weight was 300, after a year he was 230. During the year after the weight loss his skin really toned/tightened for some unknown reason. He is now (4 years later) 220, and we are both starting Atkins to slim down. Good luck! Spring --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.556 / Virus Database: 348 - Release Date: 12/26/2003 |
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable?
Robyn Rosenthal wrote:
I can't tell you what will work for you, but I can tell you what worked for me. EXERCISE, eating good fats (lots of extra virgin olive oil and sufficient protein and drinking lots of water. I lost approx 1/3 of my bodyweight in about a year and have less saggy skin than I had before the weight loss. I gained a lot of weight very fast when I was pregnant with my son and had GHASTLY, disfiguring stretchmarks and saggy skin on my belly. My son is 23, so I had this nasty baggy skin and stretch marks for a long time And two different plastic surgeons told me that my overall skin-tone and elasticity was so bad that they would not touch the project because it would leave such ugly scars that I wouldn't be happy with the results. My stomach is not bikini-worthy (yet) but the wrinky skin is about 99% smoothed out and the stretchmarks have faded enough to be invisible unless you are looking for them. Thanks to LC, the sags that were there when my waist was 8" larger are gone. I do have a little boob sag, but it is about the same as it was before the weight loss. Olive oil might not be the "fountain of youth" for everyone, but all of those little wrinkles that I used to have on my face & my neck are gone and no one (except my boyfriend) believes that I didn't have any "work" done on my face. Now, if we could find something other than bleach to hide the gray hair...... Robyn How old are you, Robyn? I am almost 54. (I also spent ca 10 years sunbathing in my foolish teens and early 20s.) My skin, which looked young, suddenly looks very old. I hate it! -- Jean B. |
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable?
your stomach exercises do not sound stupid, I do that at every red light !
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Is saggy/extra skin inevitable?
On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 02:51:38 GMT, "Cyndi" wrote:
. I will not have any time of surgery to remove it if I do end up with a great big fold under my belly I would in a heartbeat. :-) |
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