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@@aroundhky Great post!

And you seemed to have conquered the attack of loose skin. Did you simply become a gym rat after surgery, work out with a personal trainer, or are you just very diligent with a personalized program? Also, do you concentrate on MACROS at all?

I have a fear of having loose skin after my upcoming surgery and its mostly because I have really bad arthritis after two knee surgeries and two degenerative discs. While I'm hoping the anticipated weight loss will give great relief on the joints, the discs limit my activity with weight training. Any suggestions?

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@@aroundhky Great post!

And you seemed to have conquered the attack of loose skin. Did you simply become a gym rat after surgery, work out with a personal trainer, or are you just very diligent with a personalized program? Also, do you concentrate on MACROS at all?

I have a fear of having loose skin after my upcoming surgery and its mostly because I have really bad arthritis after two knee surgeries and two degenerative discs. While I'm hoping the anticipated weight loss will give great relief on the joints, the discs limit my activity with weight training. Any suggestions?

Thank you. I was a bit of a gym rat before, as I've always enjoyed lifting and exercising. I like to think I'm more of an informed gym rat now, and my time away from the gym (dinner table), has improved and I eat better now to support that lifting. I don't use a personal trainer, but I've acted as an unofficial trainer for others a few times helping them with what I know, which is I'm sure less than a real trainer. :P

I think there is only so much we can do for loose skin as there are so many variables out there such as total amount of weight loss, how long overweight, age, etc. But I do know that lifting and adding muscle can only help with loose skin and can't hurt. I don't want to give medical advice, but I would urge you to use less weight in regards to your injuries and pain issues, and maybe increase volume (total reps and time under tension). But before any of that, please check with your Dr.

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@@aroundhky Lol. I get it. Thanks and I appreciate the response.

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