So today I was asked about excess skin. So I wanted to share my skin. Warning there are photos of me in my bra.

So a little about me.

I had gastric bypass on Halloween 2013.

Hw: 333 pounds

Surgery weight: 283 pounds

Current weight: 180 pounds

Estimated excess skin weight from doctor: 20 pounds

Height 5 foot 6 inches

Size 10 stretchy, size 12 regular fit, size 14 tight fit.

Size M shirts

Size WHEN I started 4xl

I will try to attach some before, after and skin photos.

Goal weight 140-150 pounds.

Goal life: healthy, and live life to the fullest

I wanted to share these because I look not so bad with clothing. I don't like having the excess skin, but it doesn't define me.

Remember it can take up to two years for skin to shrink.

I am not ashamed of my excess skin. Do I wish it was gone, yes I do, but life unhealthy was much worse

I hope this does not deter you to lose weight and have this surgery, because this life is so much better and it is worth it!

Let me know if you have any questions

I will likely do this again when I hit goal weight. As you can see in the below pictures, I still have a lot of adipose tissue in the skin, so I am sure it will get better

Cheers!

Thank you for your honesty and confidence. I am pre-op and didn't know what the phantom "extra skin" looked like. You are beautiful and your clothing choices are amazingly perfect! I think you may need to start handing out clothing tips and hints to the new post ops. Thank you for sharing the reality of post op. I can live with that especially if I can avoid another surgery

You are truly amazing to share this. I have never thought about saggy skin. I guess I was so focused on getting healthy that I didn't consider it would happen to me. I am older and would not plan on surgery to fix it. I am 65 and I guess I will just have to deal with what happens. I am only one week out. I am reading about things I probably should have thought about before I did the surgery, but I didn't. I tried to prepare myself emotionally and read a lot, even joined a support group. I guess I will just wear clothes all the time. I am a widow so someone seeing me nude is not something I want, nor a relationship. Can I ask you a question? Do you hate your new body? It would be awful to do all this and still hate your body. Sometimes I wish I would have tried diets one more time, but I have always failed. I am beginning to see how difficult this WLS aftermath will be. I am stuck with it though. I hope I can have the attitude that you do. You are really amazing and courageous.

You are truly amazing to share this. I have never thought about saggy skin. I guess I was so focused on getting healthy that I didn't consider it would happen to me. I am older and would not plan on surgery to fix it. I am 65 and I guess I will just have to deal with what happens. I am only one week out. I am reading about things I probably should have thought about before I did the surgery, but I didn't. I tried to prepare myself emotionally and read a lot, even joined a support group. I guess I will just wear clothes all the time. I am a widow so someone seeing me nude is not something I want, nor a relationship. Can I ask you a question? Do you hate your new body? It would be awful to do all this and still hate your body. Sometimes I wish I would have tried diets one more time, but I have always failed. I am beginning to see how difficult this WLS aftermath will be. I am stuck with it though. I hope I can have the attitude that you do. You are really amazing and courageous.

Salem...if you find that you are hating your body after you lose the weight, think about discussing it with a professional. I am still working on body image issues. I've lost more than half my size and was only noticing the negatives and not the positives. I'm getting there but it is absolutely a process...and a process that some of us need therapy to help us manage. Oh...and I'm far from the only one with this problem. When you look in the mirror and don't recognize yourself, therapy is a good idea.

Wow! Thanks for sharing @@AutumnPunkin you have done a wonderful job!

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!

proud of you. keep up all the great work

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.

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.

Edited September 13, 201411 yr by JanetPRN

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!!!

You look great

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.

@@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!

You look fantastic!!! Great work!

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

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!