Comments on: What is the best way to avoid saggy skin during a weight loss regiment?

By: Raymond L

Raymond L — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:25:22 +0000

Congratulations – you have just inspired me:)

By: peoplehi5

peoplehi5 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:21:41 +0000

You don’t want to exceed the max b/c it affects your metabolism and it will be hard to keep the weight off if you are not continually pushing yourself on a strict diet and exercise regime. The faster you lose, the more sag you will see.

Going slower (like 0.5lbs/week) will reduce skin sag significantly, but based on your height and weight, I wouldn’t feel safe with a full prediction of eliminating sag … going SUPER slow would maximize your ability to keep the weight off, not damage your metabolism, and result in the least possible excess skin, but I know the desire for results can make this hard …

tip #328 in this link reiterate some of this

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:35:41 +0000

i have heard that if you lose weight slowly, your skin will be less likely to sag. but, i also heard a professional trainer say, you didn’t gain 2 lbs. a week. why try to lose it that way? ultimately, i would say talk to you doctor. great job on the weight lose. hope i can follow your lead. keep up the good work.

By: Iritadragon

Iritadragon — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:23:35 +0000

It really doesn’t matter how big you get (as long as you are not grossly overweight). What matters is how healthy your skin is, and the skin type you were born with.

The Vitamins that directly affect skin health are…
Making sure you are taking these daily along with lots of water for hydration is VITAL to help your skin repair itself.

If you can stand to do it, you should replace EVERY FLUID in your diet with water–but make sure you don’t drink too much. You need to keep your skin hydrated, but you can make yourself sick if you drink TOO much.

By: zenithxana

zenithxana — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:33:01 +0000

first congrats on your weight loss.
As we age our skin’s elasticity becomes less and less able to spring back to normal. losing weight too fast can also cause this.

Don’t cut out your sleep too much. You should still get about 8 hours a day. it’s the esnacks before you go to sleep that are the problem.

Please do not get discouraged when you reach a point when you stop losing. Your body is just taking a break. Not gaining anymore weight one week can be an accomplishment, too.

Losing 80+ pounds may need the help of a doctor to get rid of the extra skin.

By: Sue C

Sue C — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:38:11 +0000

You’re young enuf that working out w/help fill out the extra skin turn it into muscle. Lifting weights is an excellant way to build muscle. If you don’t have weights, use books or even cans of food to do things w/your arms. But you can fill in w/muscle that looks good too! Good luck to you, keep up the good work. Walking is good for your legs. Push ups for your arms chest area. Stand w/your legs slightly apart, hold your arms our straight toyour sides just swing your upper body from side to side. That helps w/those love handles.

By: bri89

bri89 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:50:46 +0000

weight train for a while along with your diet and exercise you are doing now and see if you can keep up losing more than 2 lbs a week and if not slow down

By: Agent319.007

Agent319.007 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:28:10 +0000

Stretching, body lifting, weight lifting, walking, and aerobic excercise. You need to build up on your abs and muscle mass. If not, you will sag like a helium balloon loosing air. Not attractive.

By: amandafofanda66

amandafofanda66 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:54:56 +0000

Losing weight slowly will give your skin time to bounce back as much as it can. Fast weight loss will cause saggy skin. I wouldn’t recommend more then 2 lbs per week.

By: stardirt

*stardirt* — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:52:41 +0000

My skin has been shrinking…as my sleep has increased. I sleep at least six hours per night. Sometimes seven or eight. You need to increase your sleep to increase weight loss and body repair. Congratulations on the good results of your hard work, and good luck!