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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004I DID IT!!!
I DID IT! I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! YEAH! I had originally wanted to be 122 but wanted to get down to 120 for a little wiggle room, and I had gotten to 120.5 for over a week with no budge in sight and then this morning I weighed myself and I was 119! YES! 119! YIPEEEEEEEEE Now my problem is that since I am 55 my skin is just hanging there and therefore makes me look like I still have some midriff bulge and stuff but it's just loose skin. I had been doing weights but I had to stop because I just don't have time right now. I now what you're all going to say..."MAKE TIME" but we are moving in 6 days and we are behind schedule in packing so I really just can't! I have been really busy from dawn to dusk packing and hauling stuff to the new house so I have been burning calories. That probably explains the recent weight loss. I have not been eating properly either. I just grab something on the run. Luckily it's all been low carb stuff. So I have not had formal exercising but I've been very active. Has anyone who is my age and lost considerable weight ever gotten their skin back in shape? And did weight lifting do it or should I just be happy with the weight loss and not worry about the loose skin? :-( Now that I have my figure back, I want my skin back too! LOL dot Wow - congrats, Dot! Can I ask at what weight you started, and when? I have no answer about the loose skin thing, but I sure do understand. At just 30#s off, I'm already seeing loose skin (I'm 52) and it's not pretty. I'll be interested to see answers to your question about it. Really, great job. You must just be SO proud! Joan J > I DID IT! > I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > dot Excellent!!! I sympathize with the skin thing (I'm almost 58) but don't really know what the answer is, but your weight is wonderful. :-) -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. dot wrote in message ... >I DID IT! >I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Now my problem is that since I am 55 my skin is just hanging there and >therefore makes me look like I still have some midriff bulge and stuff but Dot, CONGRATULATIONS!!! How much weight did you lose? I'm 45 and have lost 68 pounds so far, but still have about 90 pounds to go. I can already detect loose skin (loose flab actually) so can imagine I'll have quite a bit at goal. My wife started higher than I did and has more to lose; she is convinced that she'll have to have surgery to get rid of the excess skin. I hope to not have surgery for the skin myself, but don't really know. Mark. > I DID IT! > I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > dot > I DID IT! > I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > dot Congratulations Dot!! I'm 53 and concerned about the loose skin as well. I have a site bookmarked that explains what the author calls "The Myth of Loose Skin" http://www.bodyfatguide.com/LooseSkin.htm You might want to take a look at it. Laura LC since 01/04/04 5'8" 212/181/140 >Congratulations Dot!! >I'm 53 and concerned about the loose skin as well. >I have a site bookmarked that explains what the author calls "The Myth of >Loose Skin" >http://www.bodyfatguide.com/LooseSkin.htm >You might want to take a look at it. I gotta say that that guy doesn't make much sense. He says some ridiculous things. Like he challenges people to show him a woman with 10% body fat that has loose skin, they shows dozens of celebrities with 10%--NONE of which were EVER obese and went through drastic enough weight loss to cause severely loose skin. SHowing people who were always fit don't have loose skin just makes me think his argument is unsupportable. I wonder if anyone in the group lost like a 100lb, had bad loose skin and it went away "quickly" by simply getting down to extremely low BF%. The rub at even asking the question is how does one "quickly" get to that low. Most of us so much time to actually get THAT buff that the time we spent doing it alone would probably give the skin time to retract. And it would have nothing to do with lower BF. I mean, its not like if your plump UP to 20% BF you suddenly develop loose skin and the fat hangs in loose sacks. Increased BF is not the cause of loose skin! The sudden loss is. He also says a guy 12-15%BF might have reached their goal and have flaps of skin, but bodybuilders think 12% is being fat, and 5% is good. ??!?? so .... in order to get rid of loose skin guys have to have 5% BF?? I'm confused at what point that statement was supposed to even make! There are BILLIONS of people with non-bodybuilder BF%s and no loose skin! I hope there are more reputable references to the subject online. I'm already seeing sagging sacks on my thighs with closing in on 40lbs down. By the time I reach (hopefully!!) 150lbs it could get gross!! >Laura >LC since 01/04/04 >5'8" 212/181/140 DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/313/Mar-315/200 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 OWL-35 carbs/day (CCLL=?) :: "Laura" <imakepotz@adelphia.net> wrote: :: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] :: loose skin and the fat hangs in loose sacks. Increased BF is not the :: cause of loose skin! The sudden loss is. He also says a guy :: 12-15%BF might have reached their goal and have flaps of skin, but :: bodybuilders think 12% is being fat, and 5% is good. ??!?? For competition, not walking around everyday. so .... :: in order to get rid of loose skin guys have to have 5% BF?? I'm :: confused at what point that statement was supposed to even make! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] :: already seeing sagging sacks on my thighs with closing in on 40lbs :: down. By the time I reach (hopefully!!) 150lbs it could get gross!! Yes....but your health will improve and the skin may shrink over time. That part depends. you have no choice (IMO) but to lay that fear aside and proceed on your course. >:: "Laura" <imakepotz@adelphia.net> wrote: >:: [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >part depends. you have no choice (IMO) but to lay that fear aside and >proceed on your course. No, the idea is this guy says the reason behind loose skin is you still have too much BF%. BODY FAT is CAUSING you to retain loose skin. However by the time I get to the ridiculously low levels he talks about time would have cured the problem--not being a bodybuilder. Janet Jackson is one of the women he holds up as proof that bodyfat is the "cause" for loose skin. Basically, "look at Janet--she doesn't have loose skin!" It's silly. In the months & years it would take me to be that buff, I would think time alone would solve the problem. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/313/Mar-315/200 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 OWL-35 carbs/day (CCLL=?) >Janet Jackson is one of the women he holds up as proof that bodyfat is >the "cause" for loose skin. Basically, "look at Janet--she doesn't >have loose skin!" It's silly. In the months & years it would take me >to be that buff, I would think time alone would solve the problem. Janet Jackson also has some of the world's best plastic surgeons nipping and tucking away at her non-stop. We all don't live in that world. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/219/140 & hubby- 6' 310/238/180 ----- Original Message ----- From: "DigitalVinyl" <reader@internet.com> Newsgroups: alt.support.diet.low-carb Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:22 AM Subject: Re: I DID IT!!! > I gotta say that that guy doesn't make much sense. He says some > ridiculous things. Like he challenges people to show him a woman with > 10% body fat that has loose skin, they shows dozens of celebrities > with 10%--NONE of which were EVER obese and went through drastic > enough weight loss to cause severely loose skin. Did you notice where it said : "Celebrity weight and waist sizes are from "Heavenly Bodies; Vital Statistics of 120 Stars"; National Enquirer, June 16, 1998" Sadly, I dont have a lot of faith in anyone who has to resort to quoting the Enquirer in a supposedly scientific study. But, it would be sooooo nice to be assured the droopy skin was going to go away eventually. Laura LC since 01/04/04 5'8" 212/181/140 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "DigitalVinyl" <reader@internet.com> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Sadly, I dont have a lot of faith in anyone who has to resort to quoting the >Enquirer in a supposedly scientific study. Yeah, it made everything he talked about totally suspect! >But, it would be sooooo nice to be assured the droopy skin was going to go >away eventually. Yes, and since skin is NOT dead like hair, it contracts on its own. I think every childbearing woman has proven that! The real question in mine mind is, since many of us are dealing with losing lots of weight is their something that can be done outside of surgery to encourage tightening of skin--vitamins and such come to mind. I would doubt any kind of "cream" since most of the "legitimate" creams are akin to snake oil. >Laura >LC since 01/04/04 >5'8" 212/181/140 DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/313/Mar-315/200 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 OWL-35 carbs/day (CCLL=?) :: "Laura" <imakepotz@adelphia.net> wrote: :: [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] :: kind of "cream" since most of the "legitimate" creams are akin to :: snake oil. Google this newsgroup for post from 'Icrazyhorsei' with a subject of 'Stretched Skin(by C!)LONG'. She lost 100 lbs and claims to have a treatment. >I met my goal and then some! :-) That's fantastic, Dot! Congratulations on a job well done! Carol  Signature227/220/150 Low Carb (again) since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie CONGRATULATIONS, DOT!!! You done did it, you done did it, you done did it! Fine inspiration abounds! I am very pleased. Piedlourde > I DID IT! > I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sight and then this morning I weighed myself and I was 119! YES! 119! > YIPEEEEEEEEE CONGRATULATIONS!!! Did your neighbors look askance upon hearing shrieks of delight emanating from your bathroom? :-) > Now my problem is that since I am 55 my skin is just hanging there and > therefore makes me look like I still have some midriff bulge and stuff but > it's just loose skin. I had been doing weights but I had to stop because I I worry about that, too. I'm 48. > just don't have time right now. I now what you're all going to say..."MAKE > TIME" but we are moving in 6 days and we are behind schedule in packing so I > really just can't! I have been really busy from dawn to dusk packing and > hauling stuff to the new house so I have been burning calories. That If you're packing and hauling stuff, you ARE doing weight training! Good luck with the move, and take care of yourself -- moving is so EXHAUSTING and is such a major disruption of your routines! I'll never forget moving (in a hurry to leave my husband) and feeling exhausted, sweaty, grimy and achey all over. I wanted a nice, soothing bath in the worst way! I managed to use the last ounce of strength left in me to dig out a bath towel and some jammies, then turned on the water and waited for it to heat up. And waited. And waited. And waited. It NEVER warmed up. Turns out that PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric) had turned on the electricity, but not the gas. ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!! Not only couldn't I have a nice soothing bath, I couldn't even take a SHOWER! NOW when I move, that's one of the FIRST things I check :-) SignatureSaffire 205/164/125 - 5'2.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 > I DID IT! > I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sight and then this morning I weighed myself and I was 119! YES! 119! > YIPEEEEEEEEE Yay for you! Can't help with the loose skin thing until I get closer to goal. Marsha/Ohio Now my problem is that since I am 55 my skin is just hanging there and therefore makes me look like I still have some midriff bulge and stuff but it's just loose skin. I had been doing weights but I had to stop because I just don't have time right now. I now what you're all going to say..."MAKE TIME" but we are moving in 6 days and we are behind schedule in packing so I really just can't! I have been really busy from dawn to dusk packing and hauling stuff to the new house so I have been burning calories. That probably explains the recent weight loss. I have not been eating properly either. I just grab something on the run. Luckily it's all been low carb stuff. So I have not had formal exercising but I've been very active. Has anyone who is my age and lost considerable weight ever gotten their skin back in shape? And did weight lifting do it or should I just be happy with the weight loss and not worry about the loose skin? :-( Now that I have my figure back, I want my skin back too! LOL ------------------------------- Congratulations Dot! As far as the skin problems are concerned maybe I can shed a little light on it. When I was pregnant for the first time I got really HUGE and after the birthing my stomach just laid there in folds (I was 27 at the time), and it didn't snap back like I thought it should, so I asked my obgyn about it. He told me that everyone has a certain amount of elastin in their bodies, some more, some less. He said that my body simply just didn't produce enough. I have lost 79 lbs. since 08/01/03 and my stomach looks very flabby too. (I'm 50) When I went to my GP recently he agreed with my obgyn when he said that the only thing that could be done for my excess skin was surgical repair, since I still have a bit of a pouch there, even at my current weight of 123 lbs. at 5'6". You might be one of the lucky ones that tighten up. I did some, and still might some more. Only time will tell. Surgery is out of the question, it's just not worth it to me. If having a flabby tummy is the only downfall of this healthy WOE I can live with it. Best Wishes; Marty Thank you ALL for your very nice and supportive comments. I wish I had the time to reply to each of you but I had another busy day yesterday packing and hauling. The good side of that is guess what? I lost another whole pound! I am 118 this morning! YIPEEEEEEEEEE! I really think activity and drinking tons of water is a large key in weight loss. You're just not gonna lose weight sitting around waiting for the calories to burn. And when I don't have time to eat I chug a cup of water to fool my tummy into thinking I am full. It's worked! Wish you all luck in your weight loss progress. KEEP GOING! dot I DID IT! I met my goal and then some! :-) My BMI according to Fitday is 20.43! YEAH! I had originally wanted to be 122 but wanted to get down to 120 for a little wiggle room, and I had gotten to 120.5 for over a week with no budge in sight and then this morning I weighed myself and I was 119! YES! 119! YIPEEEEEEEEE Now my problem is that since I am 55 my skin is just hanging there and therefore makes me look like I still have some midriff bulge and stuff but it's just loose skin. I had been doing weights but I had to stop because I just don't have time right now. I now what you're all going to say..."MAKE TIME" but we are moving in 6 days and we are behind schedule in packing so I really just can't! I have been really busy from dawn to dusk packing and hauling stuff to the new house so I have been burning calories. That probably explains the recent weight loss. I have not been eating properly either. I just grab something on the run. Luckily it's all been low carb stuff. So I have not had formal exercising but I've been very active. Has anyone who is my age and lost considerable weight ever gotten their skin back in shape? And did weight lifting do it or should I just be happy with the weight loss and not worry about the loose skin? :-( Now that I have my figure back, I want my skin back too! LOL dot |
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