Hi All,

I am wondering if you have any advice on when and how you know that the majority of your excess weight is leftover loose skin vs. pounds you can still lose.

I am currently at a weight I've been at before (a long time ago...) but with more muscle than last time and so I'm not sure how many more pounds I can lose, especially given that I'm sort of at a stand still despite working out a lot and eating properly. It also seems like I have a lot of loose skin from all the yo yo years and my pregnancy so it's confusing.

Any ideas on how I can get a better sense? Is it time to see a PS surgeon yet? Also, anyone have any information or had non-invasive or minimally invasive PS? I am terrified of the surgery, having been told it's the most painful recovery ever...

Looking forward to your input!

Thanks!

Jo

Well, for starters i think that sometimes, even when theres more fat you techmically *could* lose, you may look better stopping earlier and fixing tjose trouble zones with ps. I know for me, i got really thin with a bmi of just 19 and i was STILL bothered by my very flat but loose tummy and my thighs STILL had small saddle bags but you could count every rib in my chest and every vertebrae in my spine. For me ther is mo weight at which those things disappear. Ive gotten back to a bmi of 21 and my face and chest look much better but my problem areas have grown too! I think personally getting to a normal bmi of 25 or so is probably a good balance between health, attractive levels of body fat and the point where things are not going to get a lot better for the majority of people. If your bmi is say 28 then you can still choose ps of course but there would definitely be fat you could lose