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Old 02-13-2012, 02:32 PM   #7 (permalink)
wildbeanerz
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Originally Posted by frenchhen3 View Post
Hey, Ruby. You are young. Your skin is elastic still. Give it some time, it will return. I looked up some of this online. I can't recall the links, but what I read stated that when you are "young" and lose a lot of weight rather quickly, that happens, but it will tighten up. No need for surgery unless you want "instant" results...The body will react and your skin will do what is supposed to in time. Your body doesn't want to look like a shar pei.

I hope you are right! I am starting to have the loose skin under my arms, my inner thighs and my belly. I just keep telling myself to concentrate my exercise in those areas as much as I can and that having muscle under that loose skin has to help. I have also heard that it takes a while for your skin elasticity to catch up with your loss.
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331.2 lbs 02.21.11 (start) size 28W-30W jeans
229.2 lbs 08.06.12 (best so far) size 16W
256.2 lbs 04.26.13 (current)

Progress 75.0 lbs - 23% of my original weight
Starting BMI 47.52 extreme obesity .... Current BMI 36.76 "simply" obese

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