from sleeve to bodybuilder

[justdance 0]

Ok not really bodybuilding but close. I am a female who is very interested weightlifting and putting on muscle, no saggy skin for me thanks. I'm ready to do what it takes surgery will be in march and want to get started now. Just wondering if anyone has an interest in this as well?

[determined1 3]

trying to fight the saggy skin myself with weight training. I take a 1 hour long class (2 times a week) at the local Y, its called 'bodypump' you work your whole body with weights as a class. I LOVE IT! I actually think I'm becoming addicted to it. I love how my body is transforming, and it seems like my 'saggy' skin is less. Now, on the other days of the week, I take Zumba for cardio...So yep, I will fight the saggy part of this process with all my might;)

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Ok not really bodybuilding but close. I am a female who is very interested weightlifting and putting on muscle, no saggy skin for me thanks. I'm ready to do what it takes surgery will be in march and want to get started now. Just wondering if anyone has an interest in this as well?

Good idea!! I love to workout, and I love toning as well. I do toning exercises twice a week and the session lasts about 1 1/2 hours. My skin is bouncing back really great and I know its because I have really good skin, and I'm doing what I can to keep my muscles looking good.

Not bad for someone who used to weigh 330 lbs!!

[Lila21 36]

Somewhere (now I can't find it :-( ) on here, a lady posted pictures of her saggy skin before she starting lifting weights and after she started lifting weights, and the difference was amazing!! She totally sold me on lifting weights!

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

I really like bodybuilding, as you may gather from my avatar. Right now, I'm taking a lot of dance classes, but I make sure to hit the weights at least once a week so I don't lose muscle mass. I was worried about losing muscle after the sleeve, but that doesn't seem to be a problem. Depending on what my skin looks like in a couple of months, I might even do an amateur competition this summer. I haven't had major loose skin issues - tiny bit on my inner thighs and butt, but both areas are still carrying some fat, so it's too early to tell. To give you an idea, I just get wrinkles on the underside of my butt when I flex my glutes, so this isn't something that would prevent me from, say, wearing shorts. I definitely don't have loose folds or anything major along those lines. I've heard it can take up to a year for your skin to fully tighten up. I don't think I'll ever have so much that I'd have surgery, but maybe I'll look into a laser or some other non-surgical option, if I can find something effective.

[justdance 0]

Thanku all for ur input.. I really appreciate it.. blackberry juice, your are definitely someone for me to aspire to.....

[LittleSteve 4]

Thanku all for ur input.. I really appreciate it.. blackberry juice, your are definitely someone for me to aspire to.....

I've moved from 100% cardio to 50% weights and 50% cardio.

I find it much better if you can get into some kind of group.

I went from walking on a treadmill to 18k runs in 8 months.

I love my sleeve.

[w2ben 3]

Started out with an exercise bike that I could only pump 1 or 2 rotations....now I do 100 and very little pain. Anyway, bought weights for upper body and the hanging skin on the arms are getting smaller! I'm 60 and never thought this could happen. Now I'm looking for a complete set and bench I can afford...weights become an obsession though I've discovered but a good one.

[justdance 0]

Thanku for the replies. Much appreciated