AutumnPunkin

AutumnPunkin,
Thanks so much for sharing! You look fabulous. I have lost 65 pounds (at goal now) and I was wondering if I should expect any skin tightening. My belly is pretty darn saggy! I am doubtful that I will pursue a panni or Tummy Tuck, but I wish all of you the very best!

I admire you for sharing the photos - thank you!
As a side note, you're beautiful and congrats on your loss.

Thanks for the photos - they really help the newbies like me. We ALL get jiggly and saggy as we get older, irregardless of any weight loss along the way. You truly do look awesome and you probably feel sooo much better!

I am loving my jiggly bits. They remind me of what I am losing and where I was.

You look fantastic!!! Great work!

@@JanetPRN, you made me laugh! Along the lines of "Do you boobs hang low, do they wobble to and fro? Can you time them in a knot, can you tie them in a bow" kind of way. Hilarious!

I am struck by how pretty you are. And you were before surgery, too. I actually like the pic with the elephant because it shows you out there living life. I echo the comments made here about your courage and candid sharing. And I echo the comments on how you look amazing.
You are young. And there is a chance that your skin will still shrink back. Personal decision, I know.
Congratulations on such wonderful success.

You look great

Thanks for sharing, you look beautiful! Saggy skin that reminds you of where you came from. You have inspired me to take some skin photos now 60+ loss since February 2014. I have lots of sagging skin and much more to come when I lose another 200 lbs. Keep up the great job!!!

Thanks for the photos. Like yourself, I can camoflauge my jiggly bits pretty well. I actually call my extra skin my " janet suit". The extra skin amuses me at times. It floats in the pool, and can be picked up and tucked in my pants. Hey it could be worse, right?
PS Doc says I qualify for a Tummy Tuck now, but I will wait another 6 months I think.

Thanks for the candid photos. I too am from BC and was sleeved on July 1st. I am noting skin in my arms but still have a lot of weight to come off. I am really pleased to here from other BC weight loss surgery people.

proud of you. keep up all the great work

You are a beautiful person and very special to share this. The saggy skin is a small price to pay for being healthy, living a new life and look at your smile. You look amazing. Keep up the good work!

OMG!
Great pictures!
I'm 3ms post opt and have lost 56lbs!
My arms are a little jiggly, but who cares. I'm getting healthy! Keep up the great work! You look GREAT!

Congrats on your success. You look great, I take excess skin over excess weight anyway. I am two months post op but it does let me know what to expect & I will deal with it then.

YAY!!! Good for you! What an awesome attitude!
You look GREAT and I know feel 110% better!
Keep up the good work! XO

GIRL!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING THOSE PICTURES!! You are brave, but who cares of our excessive skin?! (lol) You are skinny and I will be skinny someday soon also. I rather have my skin like that and be skinny and healthy. (if that makes any sense) I know that will be a issue w/the weight loss but you are gorgeous. Again, I rather have excessive skin and be healthy(skinny) than overweight and in bad health. Congratulations!!! and God Bless you girlfriend!
GREAT JOB!!!!!

Thx so much for showing ur private side. I have been worried what will happen after surgery. U look awesome!!

Autumn Punkin, Thanks so much for sharing. I was very curious about what the extra skin will look like, and this really helps.

Thank you so much for being so candid and sharing!! That is my one concern about losing weight so quickly. I had the lapband in 2008 and lost 85 pounds over 2 years. I didn't have any excess skin from that loss.
I had the band removed in 2013, and of course have gained back all but about 15.
I'm having the bypass on Oct 20th and you've really helped me gain perspective on my one big fear. (the excess skin) It's not about the appearance, it's about being healthy.
Thank you!!

Congrats! Thanks for sharing. You look beautiful. I am 3 weeks from surgery. So excited that I might be able to lose that much.

Congratulations on your weight loss! I see you're coming up on your one year anniversary! You should be proud of what you have accomplished this past year! I think there are a lot of questions we have pre-surgery... specifically around saggy skin and hair loss! I know I wondered about both and appreciate your candid pictures. I thought I would post a pic on this thread too to show how much the skin sagginess can vary. I am just 5 months post surgery. I am also 5'6" and started out this journey at 236 pounds (241 at my highest.). We are both now around 180 pounds (I was 177 this morning.) I have lost 61 pounds and am 17 pounds from my first goal of 160 and 37 pounds from my stretch goal of 140. I have very little saggy skin. I credit that to my extra SLOW weight loss (as in it took me over two months to go from 189 to 180). I think the two factors that influence the most how much excess skin you will have is 1) how overweight you were and 2) how much time you spent as an overweight person. Your skin will retract some post weight loss, but not much. I do know the areas I had concern about are getting better. I initially had saggy skin on my inner thighs and arms, but it is almost gone. I have an area on my belly between my belly button and pubis that looks like a deflated balloon. This is a result of two pregnancies and is unlikely to ever go away. I'm okay with that though. I'm 43 years old. I will never have the tight youthful skin I had when I was younger. I look pretty damn sexy with my clothes on though! I wouldn't change the fact that I can now hike without dying and live a full, exciting life without the extra weight weighing me down!

Can someone explain about adipose tissue? I hear people saying that the saggy skin will shrink, but how does that happen? I thought the only way to get rid of excess skin was with surgery to have it removed. Thanks for the explanation, since I'm already thinking ahead and am not looking forward to a lot of saggy skin!

I was wondering about this just the other day. As I'm seeing changes to my body, I don't fear them. Extra skin, so be it. Like another poster said, it's worth it to be healthier. I thank you for sharing your candid photos. I only see success

Thanks for sharing.You look great.