Lost Weight Too Fast I Guess....

[BGIZZLE8629]

I have recently dropped a lot of weight over the past 6mos. I used to be around 220-225 and now I am at 175-180 so I have lost a good 40-50lbs. But i dunno if its because I lost the weight relatively quickly or what but, I now just have a lot of loose skin/fat/flab. I mean its pretty gross. It almost just hangs off of me.... Like if I am doing some push-ups w/o a shirt on and I look down at my stomach-- my stomach fat is just hanging off of me and it looks f*cking disgusting.

I dunno if there are like two types of skin fats or something or what b/c my brother has recently gained like a lot of weight over the past 6-12mos.--probably just as much weight as I have lost (40-50lbs AT LEAST) and now he is chunky as hell but his fat is like more solid or something...its not all flabby like mine--it makes me mad. haha

Anyways, if you guys aren't completely grossed out by now, then let me know HOW CAN I TIGHTEN MY SKIN UP!?!?!?! I have been doing sit-ups/crunches as well as oblique workouts and I have also been doing all kinds of chest exercises b/c my chest is flabby too. I also go tanning relatively often. I can feel the muscle underneath my flab and stuff--Like when I flex my abs--you can see my top two abs and then underneath those is just a bunch of flab and fat--and when I flex my pecs I can feel a lot of muscle under there.... I swear if I could ever see the muscle on my chest underneath the fat, it would look good. But I had always been fat (now I kind of still am) so I have never looked good w/my shirt off (since I was like 6yrs old). haha

Anyways, it is just getting really old and I am contemplating lipo-suction on my belly and chest even though I really dont have the time or the money to get it done..... By the way, I am 20yrs old, 6', 178lbs., w/around 16-17%B/F (at least thats what this $150 body composition scale tells me)

Let me know what you guys think I can do and if THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS BEEN IN MY SITUATION BEFORE, PLEASE FILL ME IN ON WHAT I CAN DO TO TIGHTEN MY SKIN UP!!!

Thanks everyone.

[llrockyll]

sounds like u just need to lose more bf cause 16-17% is still kinda high.

[noexcuses88]

surgery might be a viable option when you have that much skin left. Also those comp. scales are garbage so dont go by those mesurements. Good job on the fat loss.

[Doc M]

sounds like u just need to lose more bf cause 16-17% is still kinda high.

What kind of response is that supposed to be?

Loose skin is the result of the large volume of weight that you lost. DON'T run out and see a surgeon yet!! You are young and your skin still has a high capacity to rebound over time. You do need to keep your weight stable and within a healthy range so you don't put your skin through a yo-yo effect which can cause serious long-term issues with skin rebound.

Get your weight in a range you want, keep a healthy diet and exercise program and let time tell the tale. There are a lot of factors that can impact what happens, age, body comp, genetics, etc. Patience will be required and surgery really isn't an option. Trust me when it comes to this, I have been known to wield a scalpel with the best of them. Good luck-

Doc M

[BGIZZLE8629]

alright doc. thanks for the advice.

[Patches24]

Yeah when I was 16 years old my bodyweight went from 290 to 160 pounds in about a year. I had the same disgusting hanging skin situation. Skin does shrink, it's just that the skin does this more slowly than the bodyfat can go down. My personal experience was that my skin did shrink dramatically, but it lagged behind the bodyfat by a few months. Eventually I did look almost like a normal guy with a shirt off, not quite as tight skin, but close enough that I wouldn't be thinking about surgery. I've read that the younger you are, the more it will shrink after you lose weight, but I don't know if that's true or not. I know there are people who've had plastic surgery for this sort of thing, but give the natural way a chance first. My advice is to maintain or increase your dedication to diet and training in the upcoming months/years and be patient with the skin.

[soulstealer]

Yeah when I was 16 years old my bodyweight went from 290 to 160 pounds in about a year. I had the same disgusting hanging skin situation. Skin does shrink, it's just that the skin does this more slowly than the bodyfat can go down. My personal experience was that my skin did shrink dramatically, but it lagged behind the bodyfat by a few months. Eventually I did look almost like a normal guy with a shirt off, not quite as tight skin, but close enough that I wouldn't be thinking about surgery. I've read that the younger you are, the more it will shrink after you lose weight, but I don't know if that's true or not. I know there are people who've had plastic surgery for this sort of thing, but give the natural way a chance first. My advice is to maintain or increase your dedication to diet and training in the upcoming months/years and be patient with the skin.

Actualy as we age our skin slowly looses its ability to take up a specific protein the name of which escapes me... I think elastica or somehting... anyway... as the skin looses its sensitivity to this protein it also slowly looses elasticity.... so the older you are harder it is to get your skin tight =P

[auslifta]

first off well done on fat loss , be patient your still young it will bounce back. if you were older it prob would stay like that

[Musicman]

im kinda in the same sitution, sucks. 7 years of aas then the army, 3 ***loyments, 4 years off aas, now i got all this xtra skin where muscle used to be. my plan, grow back into it!!!

[BGIZZLE8629]

thanks for all of your help guys... the skin IS tightening up and is a lot tighter than it used to be! i just need to stay patient and hopefully i will looked more ripped than madonnas *****! haha

[CMPD213]

Grow into your skin with muscles.. Look at it this way, you won't get stretch marks from getting big fast because you already have skin to grow into haha

[FallenWyvern]

Crunches etc won't do anything for the skin.