Hey peeps.

Does anyone know what is likely to happen to the excess skin once you have lost your weight- I am 25 so i guess i have age on my side & want to lose about 80lb's & just wondering if anyone has any idea's or 1st hand experiences??

I have 110 pounds to lose and was worried about the same thing (I am 29 years old). My doctor recommended that I start working out now - before I have surgery and that should help minimize the excess skin after weight loss.

Good luck to you!!

A few years ago, I lost 55 pounds (on a 5-foot-2 frame, so that was a significant amount; I still had about that much to go). I started working out at a gym the day I started the diet (Weight Watchers). I didn't have any problems with excess skin, despite going through childbirth a few years before. The skin seemed to tighten up pretty well. I was in my late 40s at the time, so you who are younger are more elastic. This might be even more important if you'll lose a lot of weight quickly. Of course, some people are genetically doomed to have excess skin. But working out can't hurt.

Good luck to you both! :smile2:

You have youth on your side... just be sure to work out, you shouldn't have any problems with skin.

thank you peeps- much appreciated!! If i am honest I really enjoy going to the gym normally (god knows how im in this situation now but anyway!) so I am hoping by continuing the gym while losing weight steadily everything will strink back into place- fingers crossed )