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Anonymous
ok /fit/ two summers ago i lost about 30 pounds and now im 16, 5'9 and 150. any tips to lose some excess skin that i have accrued?

pic unrelated but id kill to look like eugene, moustache and all, lol
>> Anonymous
Plastic Surgery.
>> Anonymous
dude, im only 16 but im wondering f there is anything that I CAN DO to fix it
>> Anonymous
>>203350

It goes away in time. Skin has incredible elasticity. You're young and you weren't that overweight to begin with, so these work in your favor. Loose skin is somewhat of a myth in that the skin hasn't lost elasticity, it's just that once you're at a certain level of body fat, your fat cells literally detach from the skin in anticipation to make room for even more fat cells, but since you lost weight these other fat cells never developed and the old fat cells are permanently detached from your skin, which is what causes the sag.

Gaining muscle in the affected areas will help greatly, as well as continuing fat loss. As I said, the skin is saggy because it has empty space from where it made room for new fat cells, BUT the reason it remains saggy is likely because there are still OLD fat cells within that skin and the skin can not physically tighten up without that fat being burned first.

Here are some tips:

So a lot of ab work outs, you aren't spot reducing fat, but you're increasing the size of your core muscles to make up for the loose skin. This will cause the skin to become more taught over the muscles.

Drink lots of water, get lots of good carbs, and gets lots of omega-3s and other good fats, as well as vitamin D. All of these things are essential to healthy skin.

Run a lot.

Surgery is an option and is sometimes covered by insurance, but probably isn't required unless you're extremely impatient and have willing parents.

Basically, it's not a permanent problem, it's just that you lost a lot of weight relatively fast (most likely) and never built any muscle...likely losing muscle during the weight loss process. You need to work out a lot and see what happens. Your height and weight are fine, but your overall ratio of fat to lean mass is probably very poor.
>> Anonymous
ok, thank you very much
>> Anonymous
>>203375

No problem, it's something I may be dealing with when I get to my goal weight, so I've researched it a bit. I'm a bit worse off than you, I was 265 at my heaviest and 6 foot even, then I got down to 180 and stayed there for 2 years in the Marine Corps reserves, then I ballooned back up as a civilian to 260 again, and since January I've gotten back down to about 190, but the bad thing about this part was that I lost about 45 pounds in a month due to pneumonia, so the extremely rapid weight loss may have doomed me to loose skin in the end.

My goal is to be 150, but I can already suck in my stomach and see how the skin hangs off over my waist and gets totally wrinkled , although there is still a copious amount of fat there...I fear it will remain saggy once the fat is mostly gone. I also think it will be a problem in my upper thighs. But, I keep hope because I know that after weight loss, skin baggage needs time to determine whether or not it is permanent. Thing is, when I initially got into great shape for the military, this wasn't an issue, it may have only been caused from gaining the weight back and then losing it again very fast.

But, keep in mind the importance of healthy fats and vitamins in skin health. As well, if it doesn't go away...it's not THAT big of a deal. I had a tummy tuck operation estimated at about 8,000 dollars and that included hospital recovery time, medication, etc. So, for about the price of a decent used C4 Corvette or one semester's tuition for college, you can make your body look good.

I know it might suck now, but your best option is to increase exercise and try to forget about it. See how it ends up in two years when you're 18...if it's bad maybe show your parents and let them know how self concious you are about it, they might get you surgery as a graduation gift.