How's your SKIN?

I wasn't overweight and I only lost 25 pounds but I still have loose skin
under my chin and around my waist even a year later. I keep hoping it's
going to tighten up, but I may just have to live with it. And I'm 45 and
have avoided the sun since my early twenties.

on Fri, 20 May 2005 19:07:58 -0400, [email hidden] (Lass Chance)

Quoted message said:

Those of you who have lost lots....did your skin 'shrink" with you?

I understand losing weight fast can make for droopy skin.
Frankly....just being 55 has made me plenty droopy.....well, that and
that I USED to bake in the sun (wot an idjit) Im paying for it
now.....When I see a young person lying in the sun now...I want to run
over and say, "LOOK! THIS is what happens 20 years from now!....See that
droopy, foldy thing on my LEG??? That's my KNEE, man..."

-----
Bev

Lass Chance said:

Those of you who have lost lots....did your skin 'shrink" with you?

I understand losing weight fast can make for droopy skin.
Frankly....just being 55 has made me plenty droopy.....well, that and
that I USED to bake in the sun (wot an idjit) Im paying for it
now.....When I see a young person lying in the sun now...I want to run
over and say, "LOOK! THIS is what happens 20 years from now!....See that
droopy, foldy thing on my LEG??? That's my KNEE, man..."

LassChance
(aka WIR)

Start LC~5-16-05
202-201-165

I'm 64 yr old male and lost 50 lbs last year.

My skin is not flapping.

Actually, someone said that if I were to lose more weight, my face may
look gaunt.

Someone asked me once if I did anything to shrink the skin.

In a teasing mode I said "I eat lots of fat to help soften the skin and
give it elasticity." Evidently, they believed that as an axplanation.

Who knows, it could work.

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Those of you who have lost lots....did your skin 'shrink" with you?

I understand losing weight fast can make for droopy skin.
Frankly....just being 55 has made me plenty droopy.....well, that and
that I USED to bake in the sun (wot an idjit) Im paying for it
now.....When I see a young person lying in the sun now...I want to run
over and say, "LOOK! THIS is what happens 20 years from now!....See that
droopy, foldy thing on my LEG??? That's my KNEE, man..."

I think there are a LOT of factors at work as far as skin shrinkage is
concerned and genetics is probably the most important factor. My skin
was shrinking some during the first year of weight loss, but in the
last 6 months I've seen a marked increase in sagging/wrinkling. I'm
not sure how much is due to weight loss and how much is due to me being
nearly 50 (in two weeks). Would I have been this saggy if I had never
gained the weight? Hard to say. Doesn't much matter, I guess, I'm
that way NOW. I was stretched out for about 8 years (and had been up
and down for about 8 years before THAT). NOW I notice that pretty much
everywhere the body has a sticking joint for muscles, the skin wrinkles
above it (above the elbows, above the knees, above the belly button).
It's taken me almost 2 years to lose 64 lbs, so it's not because I lost
it quickly. I'm also dealing with perimenopause, so who KNOWS what
kind of kinks THAT throws into the mix.

It's disheartening enough to even consider stopping my loss or even
gaining some just to alleviate some of the sagging, but not really --
I'd STILL rather FEEL better than look better, and it's just a matter
of getting used to it -- I got used to being fat, after all. Besides,
I might win a lotto someday and then I'm off to the plastic surgeon :-)
People who say other people should grow old gracefully clearly haven't
grown very old yet or they wouldn't say that :-)

--
Saffire
205/141/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I wasn't overweight and I only lost 25 pounds but I still have loose skin
under my chin and around my waist even a year later. I keep hoping it's
going to tighten up, but I may just have to live with it. And I'm 45 and
have avoided the sun since my early twenties.

Yes, I forgot to add that I, too, have avoided the sun most of my life
because I have sensitive skin -- I've always HATED just lying out in
the sun to get tan. Couldn't STAND it! I also had a tendency to break
out in hives whenever I did a lot of exertion in the sun (such as
playing tennis or going for miles-long hikes, or just walking around in
Maui). I'm such a wuss :-( Still, even though I'm seeing a lot of
wrinkles/sagging now that I've lost weight, people tend to think I look
younger than I am and I'm pretty sure that's because of the low sun
exposure.

--
Saffire
205/141/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Lass Chance" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Those of you who have lost lots....did your skin 'shrink" with you?

I understand losing weight fast can make for droopy skin.
Frankly....just being 55 has made me plenty droopy.....well, that and
that I USED to bake in the sun (wot an idjit) Im paying for it
now.....When I see a young person lying in the sun now...I want to run
over and say, "LOOK! THIS is what happens 20 years from now!....See that
droopy, foldy thing on my LEG??? That's my KNEE, man..."

LassChance
(aka WIR)

Start LC~5-16-05
202-201-165

I don't know if the age difference (I'm 32) or the sun baking thing (I
didn't) makes any difference, but on the whole when I lost over 50lb in a
short time (about 7 months) I didn't have an issue with droopy skin. I
recall that this topic was covered once before here and the concensus was
that the LC WOE didn't result in as much of a problem as other WOE did. This
was put down to the increased elasticity of skin when there were adequate
levels of fat being eaten.

comparing some of the gals at work, on low fat diets, At age 51, I think I
faired well with droopy skin- I think I would have been just as saggy
without dieting.

I take vitamin supplements, and definitely don't eat low fat. Actually the
skin factor helps keep me in check- all that gaining and losing weight can't
be good for the skin either. I'm using the new firming lotions for a
moisturizer. Suave same price as other skin creams- take care to groom
yourself. If I went to work without makeup, I could go home on sick leave!

Diane

"Kay" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Lass Chance" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Those of you who have lost lots....did your skin 'shrink" with you?

I understand losing weight fast can make for droopy skin.
Frankly....just being 55 has made me plenty droopy.....well, that and
that I USED to bake in the sun (wot an idjit) Im paying for it
now.....When I see a young person lying in the sun now...I want to run
over and say, "LOOK! THIS is what happens 20 years from now!....See that
droopy, foldy thing on my LEG??? That's my KNEE, man..."

LassChance
(aka WIR)

Start LC~5-16-05
202-201-165

I don't know if the age difference (I'm 32) or the sun baking thing (I
didn't) makes any difference, but on the whole when I lost over 50lb in a
short time (about 7 months) I didn't have an issue with droopy skin. I
recall that this topic was covered once before here and the concensus was
that the LC WOE didn't result in as much of a problem as other WOE did.
This
was put down to the increased elasticity of skin when there were adequate
levels of fat being eaten.

So far, my skin is recovering. The fat is gone from my face and neck where
there used to be very large jowls. There is no wrinkling, sagging, or other
clue to the previous stretching.

I'm 49 years old. I can't be sure what caused the skin recovery, but my
diet included a spectrum of supplements, a protein shake, and lots of fats,
including saturated fat.

Cubit
311/171.2/165

"Lass Chance" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Those of you who have lost lots....did your skin 'shrink" with you?

I understand losing weight fast can make for droopy skin.
Frankly....just being 55 has made me plenty droopy.....well, that and
that I USED to bake in the sun (wot an idjit) Im paying for it
now.....When I see a young person lying in the sun now...I want to run
over and say, "LOOK! THIS is what happens 20 years from now!....See that
droopy, foldy thing on my LEG??? That's my KNEE, man..."

LassChance
(aka WIR)

Start LC~5-16-05
202-201-165

I guess I'll see what I shal see...I'll either droop and flap...or not,
LOL.

LassChance
(aka WIR)

Start LC~5-16-05
202-201-165

"Lass Chance" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I guess I'll see what I shal see...I'll either droop and flap...or not,
LOL.

LassChance
(aka WIR)

Start LC~5-16-05
202-201-165

No skin sags here... I do have a friend who put on weight and then went
low-fat to lose it. She said she lost it, but everything sagged except her
[censored] (said they just shrunk). She ended up putting the weight back on, and
then went low-carb. She said it actually took longer to lose it, but
everything is "normal". I'm having to take her word for it, as I don't know
her that well.

Jim says

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"...I'm having to take her word for it, as I
don't know her that well."

well, Jim.....you're just gonna have to call her up and EXPLAIN that she
neds to take her clothes off for your scrutiny for SCIENTIFIC reasons,
only. IF she feels funny about it, you could wear your bikini, which
ought to equalize the situation.

Now good grief, man....get on the phone!

LassChance
(aka WIR)

Start LC~5-16-05
202-201-165

"Lass Chance" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Those of you who have lost lots....did your skin 'shrink" with you?

Well, my face looks fine until I smile - then I look like one of those
really wrinkly dogs! My kids say it looks cute, good job someone loves me
: )

But I'm happy anyway, because the acne has gone! My Mum said it would go
when I was 14 - she's finally right at 44...

Nicky.

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