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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.
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