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Need advice about saggy skin after weight loss
Ok, I saw a post on:
soc.support.fat-acceptance It is titled: Michael Schiavo DEAD...just desserts! And the user called post posted a link in his that post to a woman who had gastric bypass and lost over 200lbs. Now, they show after photos, and I am telling you, a lot of skin! I have a lot of weight to lose. I have done pretty well so far, as of this morning, I have lost 44 lbs. Anyway... After looking at this last night, I had a hard time sleeping. I am wondering if you think this woman just had something wrong with the elastic in her skin that would not allow any of her skin to go back to normal? Or is this just what happens to people that have to lose such a large amount of weight? I may not have quite as much weight to lose as she did, but it is comparable and I am absolutely shocked and scared that this could be the case for me too! Anyone else that has lost a lot of weight get so much skin it looked like this? If my boobs end up looking like that, I would rather be fat! Please check that out and tell me what you think. And if I have offended anyone, I am sorry. I am just really shocked. I would also like to know if you have any ideas of what a person can do while they are losing weight to prevent some of that saggy skin? I know that I will have some and I can deal with that, but man, I don't want anything like she has. Please tell me of ways to help the skin go back to normal. Thanks in advance Sherry |
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But, is she the norm for the amount of weight she had to lose? I have
a lot to lose. I have lost about 45 and have over 125 to go. I am really fat. So, it is close enough to what she lost. But, I am not doing it with gastric bypass and she did. Would that cause the weight loss SO fast that the result is so much skin. Was there something wrong with her skin? Did she not exercise? What can I do to NOT look like that! |
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"wsherry72" wrote in message oups.com... But, is she the norm for the amount of weight she had to lose? I have a lot to lose. I have lost about 45 and have over 125 to go. I am really fat. So, it is close enough to what she lost. But, I am not doing it with gastric bypass and she did. Would that cause the weight loss SO fast that the result is so much skin. Was there something wrong with her skin? Did she not exercise? What can I do to NOT look like that! I lost 150 lbs and have saggy skin but nothing like those pictures. The sagging is a result of many factors but mostly genetics and how long you were fat. My doctor and plastic surgeon both said that since I was obese since childhood and my mom had skin problems after pregnancies there was no weight loss plan (slow or fast) or cream or any other thing that would have kept me from having the loose skin. All told between torso/legs/arms it was once estimated that I had close to 20 lbs of skin that could be removed by surgery. You also need to be at a stable weight for 2 years before you can consider any lifts or tucks. -- the volleyballchick |
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"Ignoramus21027" wrote in message ... On 2 Apr 2005 14:58:45 -0800, wsherry72 wrote: But, is she the norm for the amount of weight she had to lose? I have a lot to lose. I have lost about 45 and have over 125 to go. I am really fat. So, it is close enough to what she lost. But, I am not doing it with gastric bypass and she did. So, you are going relatively slowly, is that correct? Would that cause the weight loss SO fast that the result is so much skin. Gastric bypass is an enforced crash diet, because the stomach is so small that the person can only eat very little. That's what I thought too, till I read through part of this girl's WLS journal just out of curiosity. There she says things like: " but don't understand how in the world I was able to eat so much only 8 days out from surgery..." She cheated on her liquid diet a few times WITHIN THE FIRST FEW DAYS after surgery. From what she says, even after surgery it wasn't easy to stick to plan. It would appear that many people think that, just by having the bypass, they'll automatically eat very little without any effort or willpower on their part. According to this girl's story, that's not the case. Was there something wrong with her skin? Did she not exercise? Exercise wouldn't have done anything to the lose skin, you may develop muscle mass with exercise but hardly enough to fill that empty 'sack'. What can I do to NOT look like that! Plastic surgery! She's had two rounds of it so far... But then she weighed 360+ to start with... I do not think that there is anything you can do, besides losing slowly and making sure that you eat a good diet. It is supposedly better in younger people. I have not seen any supplements that would be proven to work. Which is not to say that some magic solution does not exists, only that I have not seen it. I had a lot less to lose, I lost only 50 lbs, and I personally do not have saggy skin. The mechanism of skin elasticity and loss thereof, is that as people age, sugar bonds with collagen molecules in skin, causing them to cross-link and become less elastic. So, if a person is old and had high blood sugar, they would be more likely to have saggy skin. The girl in the pictures was 33 yrs old when she had the bypass. We cannot change our age, or what blood sugars we had, so our options are, naturally, limited. Since relatively few people lose weight and keep it off, doing studies on that is maybe more complicated. -- 223/175.2/180 |
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wsherry72 wrote:
But, is she the norm for the amount of weight she had to lose? I have a lot to lose. I have lost about 45 and have over 125 to go. I am really fat. So, it is close enough to what she lost. But, I am not doing it with gastric bypass and she did. Would that cause the weight loss SO fast that the result is so much skin. Was there something wrong with her skin? Did she not exercise? What can I do to NOT look like that! Why don't you lose weight and worry about your appearance later? You're all in a tizzy over something that may not even apply to you. If this woman was your *sister* it still might not happen to you! I lost nearly 100 pounds and I'm only 5 feet tall. I don't think the amount of loose skin I have is *that* much more than any average 49 yo woman. I'd rather be healthy and fit than fret over my skin. One thing for sure, I would never have GB surgery. My best advice would be to exercise while losing weight slowly. Btw - I really only walked while I did. -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/115 Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Gastric bypass is an enforced crash diet, because the stomach is so small that the person can only eat very little. That's what I thought too, till I read through part of this girl's WLS journal just out of curiosity. There she says things like: " but don't understand how in the world I was able to eat so much only 8 days out from surgery..." She cheated on her liquid diet a few times WITHIN THE FIRST FEW DAYS after surgery. From what she says, even after surgery it wasn't easy to stick to plan. It would appear that many people think that, just by having the bypass, they'll automatically eat very little without any effort or willpower on their part. According to this girl's story, that's not the case. I am confused, was she losing weight slowly (which would suggest that she really ate more food than I thought), or was she losing weight quickly, while feeling as though she was eating a lot? Lost weight quickly over the first couple of weeks despite little cheats but then hit a plateau after 4 wks or so, then lost slowly for a while, 1-2 lbs/wk, which is OK for people of moderate weight losing without surgery but she was still over 300lbs. She definitely had trouble adjusting to eating less even after surgery, although there were also times when her stomach didn't let her eat much. Was there something wrong with her skin? Did she not exercise? Exercise wouldn't have done anything to the lose skin, you may develop muscle mass with exercise but hardly enough to fill that empty 'sack'. Absolutely. I do not think that there is anything you can do, besides losing slowly and making sure that you eat a good diet. It is supposedly better in younger people. I have not seen any supplements that would be proven to work. Which is not to say that some magic solution does not exists, only that I have not seen it. I had a lot less to lose, I lost only 50 lbs, and I personally do not have saggy skin. The mechanism of skin elasticity and loss thereof, is that as people age, sugar bonds with collagen molecules in skin, causing them to cross-link and become less elastic. So, if a person is old and had high blood sugar, they would be more likely to have saggy skin. The girl in the pictures was 33 yrs old when she had the bypass. Looks like she is one unlucky 33 year old... It was an eye-opener, I never thought about this 'dark' side of losing weight. Seeing that is certainly a good motivation for anyone to stop gaining weight, knowing that even if you manage to lose it you may not look as good as you'd have expected, unless you have plastic surgery (and big scars left after it) ;-( |
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Having once been 320 pounds, I'm very concerned about skin elasticity. So
far, after losing 142 pounds from peak, my skin appears to be returning to normal with some extra wrinkles. Wrinkles near the elbow, and such, are common at my age of 49 anyway. I still have some poundage to lose to see what the result will be. My best guess as to why my skin appears to be recovering, is that I get lots of saturated fat and cholesterol. The body needs the basic building materials to re-engineer itself. I suspect that horrible skin results may be a symptom of low fat diets. Cubit 311/178/165 "wsherry72" wrote in message oups.com... Ok, I saw a post on: soc.support.fat-acceptance It is titled: Michael Schiavo DEAD...just desserts! And the user called post posted a link in his that post to a woman who had gastric bypass and lost over 200lbs. Now, they show after photos, and I am telling you, a lot of skin! I have a lot of weight to lose. I have done pretty well so far, as of this morning, I have lost 44 lbs. Anyway... After looking at this last night, I had a hard time sleeping. I am wondering if you think this woman just had something wrong with the elastic in her skin that would not allow any of her skin to go back to normal? Or is this just what happens to people that have to lose such a large amount of weight? I may not have quite as much weight to lose as she did, but it is comparable and I am absolutely shocked and scared that this could be the case for me too! Anyone else that has lost a lot of weight get so much skin it looked like this? If my boobs end up looking like that, I would rather be fat! Please check that out and tell me what you think. And if I have offended anyone, I am sorry. I am just really shocked. I would also like to know if you have any ideas of what a person can do while they are losing weight to prevent some of that saggy skin? I know that I will have some and I can deal with that, but man, I don't want anything like she has. Please tell me of ways to help the skin go back to normal. Thanks in advance Sherry |
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Cubit wrote: Having once been 320 pounds, I'm very concerned about skin elasticity. So far, after losing 142 pounds from peak, my skin appears to be returning to normal with some extra wrinkles. Wrinkles near the elbow, and such, are common at my age of 49 anyway. I still have some poundage to lose to see what the result will be. My best guess as to why my skin appears to be recovering, is that I get lots of saturated fat and cholesterol. The body needs the basic building materials to re-engineer itself. I suspect that horrible skin results may be a symptom of low fat diets. Cubit 311/178/165 There are many reasons for the loss of elasticity in the skin. Menopause is probably the biggest for women. Healthy fats are a great source for help in the prevention of sagging skin. Here's just one of many articles that can be found with a search on "skin elasticity fat". I couldn't find any that specfically suggested saturated fat; most mentioned fat from fish, avacado, etc. I was pleasantly surprised to find many of the foods I normally eat. At age 62 I'm still blessed very little sagging skin. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...2/ai_n12885932 Beverly |
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Anyone else that has lost a lot of weight get so
much skin it looked like this? If my boobs end up looking like that .... I've lost more than 150 pounds, and if you are referring to the Discovery Channel program I think you are, then yes, I look like that. My breasts look like deflated footballs; I have to clean and jerk them into a bra every morning. There are rolls of excess skin on my abdomen and thighs; my upper arms make a flapping noise during aerobics. I look like a shar-pei, but less cute. I would rather be fat! I wouldn't. I started this WOL to improve my health and quality of life. I figured my middle-aged skin would not "go back to normal" after 20+ years of morbid obesity. Being able to walk without fatigue and pain, having energy to live an active life, and controlling my diabetes and sleep apnea are well worth the unpleasant appearance, which can only be seen when I'm nekkid. I look quite presentable clothed: http://photos.yahoo.com/kasey0613 (click on Kasey ASD album) I have an consult scheduled with a plastic surgeon in June, so I hope to have some of the redundant skin removed. But even if I can't, I value my health far more than my physical appearance. As always, YMMV. Kasey 365/213/190 |
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Holy cow, Kasey, you look AMAZING in that blue suit. Way to go, girl -
what an accomplishment! You must be thrilled with the new you! Mary G. |
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