Im researching my ass off, and honestly I want some serious answers from some people who experienced it. Im aware that i may have excess skin, but working out will reduce it, when i gain that muscle mass it will help with not only to get me to my goal quicker but I won't be loosing muscle mass as if I did nothing. So what Im really curious about is what is best for me to reduce the amount of skin Im left to deal with. Im 18 years old, so Im hoping my skin will be gracious, but I was wondering if any of you had any tips, suggestions, or certain workouts, that worked best for you on tightening those parts of your body especially the stomach where your left with that unwanted skin. :/ It's what worries me the most, being so young, and cosmetic surgery is so expensive!!!

Any suggestions are well appreciated.

First of all, I am hoping to be a December bandster too so hoooray for us both! LOL.

Secondly, I think its awesome that you are already visualizing a slimmer, sexier, healthier you and you're preparing for the potential loose skin.

But like someone else said, at your age I think you will probably not have much of an issue with bouncing back. There may be some loose skin, but probably not a whole lot.

And like someone else said, I'd rather be thin with loose skin, than fit in the amount of skin i got now!! lol

Good luck!

I am going to be banded on December 27th , this is my 2nd attempt the first one couldnt be done because of a tumor they found , but I wont quite !!

I have had 5 kids so I have a belly but I have been working out and regardless I have some "clinging" skin . My trainor told me to exercise to keep firm before the surgery and then after to keep it up as the weight is lost .

I wish us the best of luck for success !!:thumbup:

I am replying based on my sister's experience. Before the surgery she started doing all kinds of exercises, stretching etc. She used jugs of water, cans, etc. so didn't spend money on it. She continued doing that after the surgery and she also used the cocoa butter lotion the whole time to avoid as many problems as possible. It did help her a lot. She would still like to get surgery to take off some of the extra skin etc, but really for losing over 100 lbs she looks great. I can only hope to have the same experience.

I'm 19 so I definitely know what you're going through! It sucks to think about the possibility of having all this hanging skin, but in the end you're so much more healthy. It all depends on how long you've been overweight, by how much, genetics, etc.

I have 40lbs+ (maybe 50 if I wanna push it) to lose and my skin is doing soso. I don't think I'll have a flat tummy ever and I can tell there will be skin there. But I can say it looks better then I thought it would, but in the end I am definitely saving for plastic surgery. I'm oddly excited to go through that phase..but that'll come in time.

Only thing I suggest is staying hydrated and toning (weight-lifting) as well as cardio. It's important to build muscle and it can really help. Start with light weights and build up. I've been using 15lb weights and I'm starting my routine over with 20lb dumbbells this time.

Best of luck and feel feel to message me if you have any questions :thumbup:

Thanks for that advice. Ill do that. Right now im doing elliptical to build up my breathing, because im asthmatic. Then i will start on weights.