400lbs to 270lbs...LOTS OF LOOSE SKIN, please help

**oppsiod** · 02-05-2009, 02:01 AM

this is my first thread

all i really want is some feedback/ideas

im a big guy im 23 yrs old

6'7 270 lbs

i use to be almost 400lbs

lost the weight over the past 5 years naturally

lost like 50lbs in 2 months before i joined the military

but in a unhealthy way

mainly because i was living on my own and couldnt afford alot of food

so i lost alot of weight way to quick witch gave me alot of loose skin
mainly in my stomach area and chest

i started getting into weightlifting this past month

chest is defently tighter (man-boobs)

as i said im not fat, just alot of skin

it suxxxxxx

i think i might need to get surgery to fix it

a little help please???

like, best routines to do, to tighting the skin, bust also gain mass/muscle

im already making gains but still nothing for the main area problems

**outlawmuscle** · 02-05-2009, 02:08 AM

cardio

***t-gunz*** · 02-05-2009, 09:08 PM

^^^^^^^^^^

this guy is asking for help if you do not wish you give the best advice posible that you know of. please keep it to your self.

if you don't not get a good response back from this
pm a mod or ronnie,

best of luck and congrats on the weight loss

***FireGuy*** · 02-05-2009, 09:20 PM

I dont know of any cures other than surgery. I am guessing it would be best to wait til you hit your target weight so you only have to have the procedure done once. Great job!

**rockinred** · 02-06-2009, 07:36 AM

I have only read what others that have lost and say about this. I have had some baby fat that when loosing weight ot losens up first, then it gets tight.

I think that you skin will tighten up if you stay on track after a while, but if it is excessive skin folds then the only way will be to get it removed surgically. If it is just a little lose skin and you stay solid, I think it stands to reason that it will tighten up, but if it is folds of skin from what i heard it needs to get removed. good luck.

**Nooomoto** · 02-06-2009, 10:17 AM

How old are you? The older you are, the less elasticity your skin has. Like others said, if it's not massive folds of skin, it should tighten up on its own with time. Make sure to keep your skin healthy and moisturized, as well as protected from the sun as much as possible.

Keep it up at the gym, and eat properly. Don't starve yourself. Do plenty of cardio and plenty of weight training.

Congratulations on the natural weight loss. I know what thats like as I lost 100 lbs on my own over a year and a half when I was 18-19. It's ****ing hard work, but more rewarding when it happens, as opposed to getting surgery. You're better off for it, too.

I suggest watching Ronnie Coleman videos (they are all available from Netflix, also excerpts from the videos on youtube). Watching Ronnie work out is awesome and inspiring. Also watch the entire collection of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, you can also derive power from them. Especially Predator, which has the most powerful scene in the entire maniverse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8KX4iCiJ9g