VioletViolet
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Great advice from @Brunneria and @bulkbiker , aren't they just the best Mum and Dad ever?
OK, I know this is probably silly but.:
I have gradually, over two year, lost just over 2 stones. Not a great deal as I have another 6 to lose. At this rate, I will be in my coffin before i get slim........
anyway, thats not my question.
I am in my 50's and some of the skin where I have lost it (all my weight seems to be on my tummy) hangs a bit. I am truly terrified of ending up like the people I see on YouTube, surrounded by hanging skirts of empty skin, with fungal infections and worse.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire, if you see what I mean.
Is this what will happen even if i lose it very slowly like I have been doing? If so, there is no way I would be able to afford a private surgery, or have the guts to go through with surgery (big phobia)
As so many here have lost vast amounts of weight, would you mind sharing what happened to your skin please? I am so upset about this that I am not sure I want to lose any more weight if i turn into a human elephant and swop obesity related issues for infected skin issue.
help!!!!
A great article @hankjam.I went from 95 to 70 kg over about 9 months from all over, though the rubber tyres round the middle did leave some loose skin... not that pretty. Been working, as others have mentioned, on building up the muscles again, pretty slowly over the last two years and it does seem to be working. It's really a by product of shoulder/arm weight exercise for frozen shoulders... 3 kg for each arm and some core pilates, all pretty gentle, muscle and body tone.
It's some that is often not mentioned when bariatric surgery is discussed. There was an article in Guardian a couple of months back and after some digging found it.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...o-cut-it-off-weight-loss-patients-excess-skin
Loved this clip thank you “butter makes your pants fall off”!Also saw a video of Butter Bob Briggs where he showed his loose skin .. now considering he has lost 150 pounds in weight it didn't look too bad.
@lucylocket61
Another personal experience - from a 47 year old. Last year I lost nearly 8 stones in 8 months. I was eating low carb - but nowhere near keto levels. No fasting. Lots of walking and some swimming. I went from a size 24 to a 12 (10 in some things!) My skin isn't a taunt as once it was - but there is no hanging skin or anything like that. I'm not going to show my tummy off - but it's never been smooth since first pregnancy when I was in my 20's. I'm just sort of softer now - and very happy with it. I wear a swimming costume and am happy with that for the pool Having looked at the video up thread - then my results are just as good - so fasting isn't always essential.
There’s a brilliant book called Facercise with face exx. Takes time, but just brilliant.Don’t fall for the myth that exercising will tighten the skin. The only place on the body where the skin is attached to the muscles is the face. So you can lift facial skin by increasing facial muscle volume and stopping muscles sagging. Elsewhere on the body all you can do is increase muscle definition and volume while the skin sags over it. Sometimes this can give the limited impression that the skin has tightened.
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If anyone wants, i can provide online references to all of the above (including you tube vids of facial exercises that claim to work as well as face lifts (hmmmm!) but i will not provide links suggesting jogging and collagen to reduce saggy skin. You can find them if you like, but i won’t help you.
Bio oil is good.My girlfriend bought me something called BioOil to reduce the appearance of a scar I had (I think from Boots and some hairdressers for about £20) as she had used it for stretch marks after 2 children The stretch marks disappeared after about 6 months.
Would be worth reading up on this stuff.