How far can the body go with tightening the skin naturally around the abdomen after weight loss?

I currently weigh 227 pounds and am progressing towards a goal weight of between 145-160. How terrible of a time will I have with loose skin around my abdomen? I see people who get gastric bypass and am appalled by the excess skin they have and terrified that I%26#039;ll look like that (of course these people weighed a considerable amount more than I do before surgery, but it%26#039;s still scary to see!) I am only doing about 50 crunches a day along with one hour a day of exercising to meet my goal weight over a span of a year. I%26#039;ve cut my calories I ingest down to 1,200 a day as well. Thanks for your help.|||It has very little to do with how you lose the weight and more to do with your age and how much your skin has stretched. Do you have stretch marks around your middle? Skin with stretch marks is permanently compromised and will not shrink back all the way on its own no matter what you do. The more stretch marks you have, the less it will tighten back up on its own. It%26#039;s an unfortunate fact of life. However, since you%26#039;re trying to lose less than 100 pounds it shouldn%26#039;t be too big of a problem for you. Also, the younger you are, the more elastic your skin is. Being young helps.





Also, the loose skin problem happens no matter how you lose the weight. I went from 370 to 170 in the two years after gastric-bypass surgery and I have extra skin over my torso, upper arms and thighs. My boyfriend went from 375 to 230 over the course of two and a half years doing nothing but diet and exercise and he has the exact same problem in his belly. Being male, he was able to fill the stretched skin in his arms and legs back out with muscle.





Loose skin isn%26#039;t pretty, but don%26#039;t let it deter you from losing weight. The health benefits of losing the weight outweigh the cosmetic results. Plus, plastic surgery can fix the skin problem - only losing weight will improve your health.





The good news - because there are so many gastric-bypass patients with this problem, there is now a whole sub-speciality of plastic surgery dedicated to reconstructive surgery after massive weight loss and they%26#039;re getting better and better all the time. Look up some on the web, the results are truly amazing.|||whatever you do -a balanced Protein rich Nutrition is mandatory:


optimum protein,low fat, low sugar, low carbohydrate,low salt nutrition-


with this kind of nutrition you can lose weight- by replacing two meals with the above said nutrition program and having one meal of your choice, plus water one liter for every 44lbs for desired results. 2to 4kgs per month.and you should do your maintenance so that you wont gain back what you lost.


for maintaining weight- have once the above mentioned nutrition program and two meals of your choice,plus water -one liter for every 44lbs of body weight.


Male=1%26quot;=1kg=2.2lbs


women 1%26quot;=800gms=1.76lbs standard weight


now You can work out your possibilities


Fat% Men 16% and women 26%


Men 2000-2200 calories, women 1500-1800 calories(intake|||The younger you are, the better your skin will bounce back. I%26#039;ve been talking to a friend about why people who lose weight w/o surgery don%26#039;t seem to have the hanging flaps that WLS patients have, and she thinks it%26#039;s because when you have WLS you are severely restricted in your water and nutrient intake. If you are losing w/o surgery, you can drink a lot of water (important to keep skin supple) and have adequate nutrition. Whether that is true or not, I don%26#039;t know, but it sounds plausible.


Drink lots of water, take vitamins, even get massages.


Crunches don%26#039;t affect the skin, only the muscle beneath. But having more muscle mass will help you lose weight quicker/more easily.


Good luck on your journey!|||Loosing weight to fast can cause loose skin. Try using a skin firming lotion.