My fear........

[cosguy21]

I'm new to these boards...I need and want to lose 100 pounds.....currently about 310lbs. Anyways.. I've been fat all my life..... My fear is having extra skin after I lose it.....is there anything I can be doing to offset my chances of have extra skin????????????

[BabyDreamer]

Exercise it the KEY!

Steve,

The key is exercise, exercise, exercise! It is not an option if you want that skin to draw back up! I was at 311 and I am at 260 now. I haven't lost any pounds in three weeks, but I lost 8.5 inches last week so I am shrinking. I am exercising every day and it is helping my "parts" to go back to where they should be. I am sure you will have some excess skin, but drinking plenty of H2O (the perfect beverage) and getting your exercise in will SOOOOO help! I am here anytime you need help.

Deb

I'm new to these boards...I need and want to lose 100 pounds.....currently about 310lbs. Anyways.. I've been fat all my life..... My fear is having extra skin after I lose it.....is there anything I can be doing to offset my chances of have extra skin????????????

[softnred]

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Steve,

First, welcome to the family!!! You've stumbled across a great source of information, encouragement and just plain silliness.

Second, here's a post that talks about sagging skin on guys. this might help allay some of your fears..

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=19187

Again, welcome!!

~JoAnne

[2big4mysize]

Re: My fear........

welcome to Atkins and ADBB form a former 300+ pounder


You really need to think about what you just ask. you are afraid of sagging skin after you lose. Your fear should be of not having skin emptied of all that fat it is currently filed with. loose skin after you become the smaller healthier person you are going to become on Atkins will be dependant on your genetics in dealing with elasticity issues and how much extra stkin you have grown over the yrs to cover your body.

Work on taking the steps to get there before you worry about the after effects.

Happy low carbing

[cosguy21]

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Thank you everyone...... I understand what you are saying 2big4mysize....but this fear is what has kept me from loosing the weight in the first place.....I used to believe I looked better fat and I had the whole mind set that I would never become thinner...... I never thought about the whole genetics thing.. that brought light to the situation.....

SoftnRed.... thank you for the link.... some one in that link was talking about deep tissue massage and a light popped on.....I should just get whole body facials....lol Facials do wonders to the face...maybe I have stumbled upon something.....j/j
Baby Dreamer--- Also thank you for your response....I'm going to exercise my butt off ....litterally I'm going to get to my goal.....

I just have to keep faith................

[2big4mysize]

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just take a naked pic of what you think looks so good now and keep it near as you get smaller that filled up with fat taunt skin will stop look I promise.

[dreamof145]

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I was also afraid of loose skin. I think it is normal for all fat people to wonder what their bodies will look like if they lose the fat. I was 285 pounds. I am now 175. I do have some sagging skin, but I am sure I would have a lot more had I not drank gallons of water and done exercise. This is what puts the elasticity back into the skin. My doctor told me that if you keep exercising and drinking water...then your skin will get tighter. I would not put back on the weight in a million years - you can cover up the sagging skin with clothing. BELIEVE me, you will feel a thousand percent better, be healthier and have loads more energy. There is no comparision when it comes to saggy skin or losing the weight. Hope this helps give a view of what I've experienced.

[limabean]

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Welcome!

[BabyDreamer]

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Steve,

If you have not exercised in a while I recommend the Walk away the Pounds by Leslie Sansone. I started with her a few days ago and I did five miles today.

Deb

Thank you everyone...... I understand what you are saying 2big4mysize....but this fear is what has kept me from loosing the weight in the first place.....I used to believe I looked better fat and I had the whole mind set that I would never become thinner...... I never thought about the whole genetics thing.. that brought light to the situation.....

SoftnRed.... thank you for the link.... some one in that link was talking about deep tissue massage and a light popped on.....I should just get whole body facials....lol Facials do wonders to the face...maybe I have stumbled upon something.....j/j
Baby Dreamer--- Also thank you for your response....I'm going to exercise my butt off ....litterally I'm going to get to my goal.....

I just have to keep faith................

[Mary-chan]

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Welcome to the ADBB

[fr1endly2]

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HEY welcome to the board!

I started looseing weight after hitting my heighest weight which is near your weight 310, of course im a female, i am now at about 204 lbs...sure i have some extra skin but really
at this point if i look good in my clothes i can deal with it, NOTHING tastes as good as thin feels and i dont know the health benefits, refound energy and all the other things
that i have achieved out weight some extra skin.

I even crack some jokes about it and say im a relative of the SHAR PAI dog! LOl
NO biggie just get yourself healthy!

GOOD LUCK
LISA

[Momtofour]

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Clothes are hiding all of my loose skin. I might not ever be able to wear a bikini, but I don't want to either, so it's all good. When people see me in smaller jeans they don't see the skin underneath. Don't worry about it, just have fun looking better every day.