I think I've been turning a blind eye to my extra skin. Up until yesterday, I didn't think it was so bad. I truly thought my extra skin was, well, still fat!! I'm now a runner ( still feels good to say that). But I'm a runner with a knee injury. So I've been using a roller- pretty much a big rolling pin torchure device that I need to lay on it and roll it along my muscles to release the tightness. I went in a really hot shower to warm up my muscles and decided for the first time to not put on clothing to using my roller. There I am, lying on my side with the roller under me and I saw all this skin!!! Like holy crap!!! Where did that come from!!!! My stomach is pretty bad too. I only wear a size 8 pants, but I can't help but think what size I could be if this amount of skin was gone!!! This is truthfully the first time I've thought about plastics.

I remember in the past when I lost 100lbs (I've since gained it back) I had quite a lot of extra skin in my breasts and stomach. I also thought about plastic surgery at that time, but I knew I couldn't afford it. It's really kind of a shame, if you ask me, that we feel so much pressure to have our bodies look a certain way. I mean, you've made such incredible progress! I wish you could just feel proud and not focused on the so-called "flaws." But I know I am the exact same way. Best of luck to you, whatever you decide to do.

I have gone from a size 28 to a size 18 in the last 4 1/2 months; so needless to say, I have extra skin/flesh. I have four kids ages 4-11. They are all boys, so I try to keep them run out of the bedroom when I am changing. It is futile *sigh*. Anywoo, the other day, I was changing and my 6 year old came in. I was covering my chest (what's left of it anyway) and hollered for him to go out while I turned my back to him. He was unfazed. Then all of a sudden he grabs the flesh on my back and squeals with exuberant joy, "OH MAMA! Do you have wings?" *flop, flop, flop* Boy, that really has a way of letting the air out of your "I'm getting to be a hot mama" balloon...lol.

LMAO! gotta have humor!

Lol, kids say the darnedest things! Keep your head up! Your doing great! Unfortunately the skin is part or it.

Hahaha!! Not laughing at you but laughing with you. Kids do have an amazing way of keeping us humble, don't they? Bless your heart. Just put a little more air in that balloon and keep on truckin'!!!!

Lmao...that's funny.

That was too cute. And funny. Sorry!

Hehe, mommys do have wings, its how we keep up with everyone

I almost burnt my "bat wings" this past weekend making something hot on the stove and needing to dump it into a strainer... about killed me wtih the burn... not only are they huge, now they are a hinderance and also a hazzard when cooking.. lol hoping for surgery next year to remove them...

Oh gosh you and me both! I'm just hoping I can afford another surgery. But if I am healthier than I am now then I will still be so very happy!